The Hughes Sisters!

02.5.2016

We have had a few opportunities over the years to work with families for multiple milestones.  With the Hughes family, we were blessed to be a part of each of their amazing daughter’s wedding celebrations.  Lily and Sarah are beautiful, gracious and fun loving women, who come from a tight knit and loving family.  Where the solid foundation of their upbringing brought similarities to their weddings, their differences in personality allowed for so many unique elements, distinguishing one from the other.  No matter their style and priorities, both Lily’s wedding in Charleston and Sarah’s in Savannah spoiled their friends and family with incredible wedding weekend festivities.

We can only assume, after nearly 20 years in the wedding business, we may soon be asked to cross generations within families.  Are there any past Loluma brides who have daughter’s with impending engagements?

photo credits from left to right:  Perfect Circle Photography, Carolina Photosmith

Draping Elegance in Casual Spaces

02.2.2016

One of our all time favorite spots in Charleston is the Pavilion at Mingo Point at Kiawah Island.  The possibilities for dreaming and creating are endless.  On a normal day, you will find the space full of picnic tables and plastic “camping tent style” khaki walls rolled down.  However, the ceiling grid and wooden columns make it the perfect place to dress up and transform into an elegant affair, with draping and lighting fixtures to suit any event style.  Not to mention the gorgeous views of the water and marsh we all think of when we hear Kiawah Island.  We always love hearing from the oh so talented team at WED, and when they called in need of our draping skills, we jumped on it.  Creating both soft swags scalloped from the ceiling and vertical curtaining throughout, both softened and highlighted the structure creating the bride’s ideal southern, feminine, romance.

Photos by the oh so talented Tim Will Photography

Welcoming your wedding guests to Charleston…

01.24.2016

A Rehearsal Dinner in Charleston, tends to be more than just a dinner, gathering immediate family and bridal party.  Our Destination brides use it to welcome their full guest list to our beautiful city.  We always recommend sharing a part of town they may not discover or have the ability to venture to.  An event venue very different from the wedding location the following evening.  Kathleen and Chase decided to share a location very special to her Charleston family roots.  Middleton Place was the perfect place to create the casual style Welcome Dinner she was hoping for, and a place contrasting her downtown, Yacht Club wedding for the following day.  Keep checking back as we share their wedding photos next…!

Photography by Tim Will

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Anne Kelley: Married!

01.18.2016

We are so excited to be able to finally share Anne Kelley’s bridal portraits with you after her fabulous wedding at the William Aiken House this past Saturday.  We were able to enlist the amazing photography skills of Sean Money & Elizabeth Faye, and had an absolute blast working with them.  Not to mention, their photography skills are off the chain!  Anne Kelley could not say enough regarding the fun she had working with them on this portrait session and the pictures certainly prove that.  We are really excited to see the pictures from the wedding!  This bouquet, by the way, might just be one of my favorites, thanks to the skills of Loluma’s very own Leesa Phipps.

Magnolia Plantation Carriage House

06.11.2015

We adore weddings at Magnolia Plantation carriage house because of its rustic simplicity, which lends itself to nearly any color palette. For this Fall wedding, we incorporated lush greenery into the chandeliers, and draped soft white voile out to the side of the room, framing in the magnificent peaked ceiling for a soft and romantic effect. The bride’s colors were reflected in the floral hues; soft lavender, purples, and shades of gray green, accenting the charcoal bridesmaids dresses. Glamorous or relaxed, Magnolia Plantation can accomplish any bride’s look with the right designer on board!

 

Photography by Richard Bell Photography