Southern Wedding Photos

A Cozy Cabin Wedding at Leatherwood Mountains Resort in Ferguson, North Carolina

While planning their September nuptials in Ferguson, North Carolina, Katie Beam (27 and a stay-at-home mom) and Kyle Miller (32 and an operations manager) fell in love with a quaint locale close to home. In fact, the equestrian-loving couple planned a country celebration at a cozy cabin in the wo...

A Rustic, Nautical Wedding at the Island House in Johns Island, South Carolina

One day at the beach with common friends, Lauren Clark (29 and a digital sales executive) and Todd Hundley (32 and an insurance broker) happened to meet. The two hit it off and began dating soon after. Lauren and Todd knew they wanted a wedding by the ocean, where their relationship had begun, so...

An Elegant Garden Wedding at Thomas Bennett House in Charleston, South Carolina

Katie Morton (29 and a lawyer) and Derick Thranhardt (29 and an IT salesman) met during their last year of college through a common friend. Over the course of several years, law school, dating other people and a spontaneous trip to Costa Rica, their friendship slowly evolved into much more. Katie...

An Outdoor Fall Wedding at Leslie-Alford-Mims House in Holly Springs, North Carolina

Allison Dipper (25 and a pharmacy student) and Zane Tharakan (25 and an account manager) met the first day of high school in the cafeteria but remained friends until senior year. The two were married in their shared childhood church in a ceremony that incorporated an Indian blessing to honor Zane...

A Casual Waterfront Wedding at Lowndes Grove in Charleston, South Carolina

Katie Hall (29 and an IT recruiter) and Kyle Wood (28 and a federal government employee) met when they randomly struck up a conversation at a Zac Brown Band concert —not knowing it would change their lives forever. The couple threw a laid-back wedding on the banks of the Ashley River at Lowndes G...

A Rustic Lowcountry Wedding at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina

Maryland natives Carly Cross (28 and a nurse) and Spencer Disque (28 and an engineer) left the mid-Atlantic for a classic Southern destination wedding at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina. “I fell in love with Charleston from going to visit my grandparents there. I lov...

A Romantic Garden-Party Wedding at the Millstone at Adam’s Pond in Columbia, South Carolina

Jamie Mayhak (22 and an accounting and media assistant) and Matthew Groen (23 and a teacher) met while living in the same hall and dorm as college freshman. “I like to say it was love at first sight, but it took us four years to figure that out,” Jamie says. The couple threw a romantic garden-par...

A Classic Summer Wedding at the Island House in Johns Island, South Carolina

High school sweethearts Haley Wilson (22 and a teacher) and Dillard Stephens (23 and a medical student) met when Dillard transferred schools and Haley couldn’t help but notice the cute new boy in her class. The duo threw a seaside wedding at the Island House in Johns Island, South Carolina, near ...

A Timeless, Southern Wedding at Bonnie Doone Plantation in Walterboro, South Carolina

Kelsey Dew (24 and a teacher) and Clark Stepp (26 and a commercial loan officer) met in college, where she played volleyball and he played basketball. "Clark begged and begged her to go out with him, and Kelsey, the quintessential Southern belle, continually played hard to get," says their photog...

A Rustic Southern Wedding at Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina

Morgan Neal (24 and a marketing manager) and Dustin Mynatt (31 and a teacher and football coach) threw a relaxed, rustic wedding at Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. The duo’s overarching goals were to keep their small destination wedding elegant, while also accentuating the rust...

A Whimsical Plantation Wedding at Lowndes Grove in Charleston, South Carolina

Through common friends, Nicole Silvernale (27 and a second-grade teacher) and Ben Russell-Schlesinger (29 and a restaurateur) met while vacationing one summer in Florida. “Truly, it was love at first sight," Nicole says. "We went on our first date and decided that we wanted to make our relationsh...

An Elegant, Southern Wedding at Mountain Brook Club in Birmingham, Alabama

The Deep South played more of a role than just the setting of Keeley Patterson (25 and an auditor) Graham Tayloe’s (35 and a recreational land specialist) wedding. It was also the theme for their big day. Born in a small Southern town, Keeley wanted to stay close to her roots, as well as to those...

A Whimsical Plantation Wedding at Lowndes Grove in Charleston, South Carolina

Through common friends, Nicole Silvernale (27 and a second-grade teacher) and Ben Russell-Schlesinger (29 and a restaurateur) met while vacationing one summer in Florida. “Truly, it was love at first sight," Nicole says. "We went on our first date and decided that we wanted to make our relationsh...

A Romantic Wedding at Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art in Nashville, Tennessee

It took only a week after Bonnie Mertz (26 and a nurse) shared a patient with Jason Rogers (33 and an orthopedic surgeon) for the pair to start dating. After a courtship and an eight-month engagement, the couple married on a hot August day in Nashville, Tennessee. A beautiful venue—Cheekwood Esta...

A Classic Southern Wedding at The Plantation on Sunnybrook in Roanoke, Virginia

High school sweethearts Lauren McClung (24 and a human resources generalist) and Chad Connor (24 and a financial adviser) became husband and wife at the Plantation on Sunnybrook, a charming estate overlooking the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in Roanoke, Virginia. “I had always wanted to get mar...

A Mountain Meadow Wedding at The Manor House in Littleton, Colorado

Eboniece Washington (27 and a nanny) and Brandon Jefferson (27 and a security engineer) dreamt of getting married in a big, white house full of Southern charm. The pair found their perfect venue at Manor House in Littleton, Colorado, and had a gorgeous mountain as the backdrop for their vows. For...

A Rustic Southern Wedding at Cedarwood in Nashville, Tennessee

To say that Courtney Hubbard (30 and a neonatal nurse) and Jason Cohen (38 and an insurance sales manager) loaded their wedding with personality is probably an understatement. Details small and large were custom-designed to create a superpersonal affair with a high-style rus...

A Minimalist Rustic Wedding Chattooga Belle Farm Wedding in Long Creek, South Carolina

On her first day of graduate school at Stanford University, Rachel (24) almost crashed her bike into Alex (24) while he was talking to their professor. Within two weeks the pair were in a secret relationship, keeping their feelings under wrap since their was only one other student in their progra...

A Horse Racing-Inspired Wedding at Big Survey Plantation in Yemassee, South Carolina

Brogann Sanderson (39) and Jonathon (Jon) Bowden (42 and dentist/owner of Bowden Dental, L.L.C.) had a lot in common when they were first introduced by a mutual friend: they lived a block away from each other, each had children at the local elementary school and both had recently lost a spouse to...

A Colorful, Casual Wedding in Austin, TX

A Refined-Meets-Relaxed Wedding at Jekyll Island Club Hotel on Jekyll Island, Georgia

Meg Christopher (30 and a kindergarten teacher) was set up on a blind date with Mitchell Hill (32 and in insurance) and quickly began dating long distance. After a year a driving back and forth between Savannah and Athens, Mitchell surprised Meg with an intimate proposal at home. "I knew he was c...

A Vintage-French-Inspired Wedding at The Loom at Cotton Mill Place in Simpsonville, South Carolina

Ellyn Finney (22 and a nurse) and Alan Marionneaux (21 and a bioengineering graduate student) met at church and both ended up going to Clemson University. Though Ellyn was hesitant at first, the pair began dating and it wasn't long before Alan enlisted her family to help with a proposal. "To my k...

A Rustic Southern Charm Wedding at Blandy Farm in Boyce, Virginia

Kamryn Newlin (24 and an animal caretaker) met Daniel Dixon (24 and a Staff Sergeant Air National Guard) met at work where they began talking and hit it off, discovering each others adventurous sides. They went to a casual lunch once but their first official date was a skydiving trip! A year late...