Real Wedding: Caroline and Keating, Charleston, South Carolina

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Caroline and Keating

Caroline and Keating Crown stroll the grounds of 18th-century Middleton Place, which boasts the oldest landscaped gardens in the country.

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The Groomsmen

The groom, center, and his attendants wear custom navy suits and silk pocket squares instead of boutonnieres.

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The Groom's Accessories

In keeping with the South Carolina location, the groom wore Hilton Head-themed cufflinks.

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Fireplace

This brick fireplace draped with roses, hellebores, and magnolia leaves provides a backdrop for their vows.

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The Ceremony

To brighten the gray day, candles flood the ceremony room, including pillars arranged in sand-filled hurricane lamps and votives strung from the rafters, wrought-iron chandeliers are crowned with wreaths of white hydrangeas, ranunculus, and greenery.

Flowers, Blossom Events

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The Officiant

Caroline's sister Sera performs the ceremony; her sister Elizabeth, left, is maid of honor.

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Glowing Candles

At the ceremony, pillar candles dotted the aisles and set the altar aglow.

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Sharing a Kiss

After the wedding, the sky clears just in time for an alfresco photo op.

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The Bouquet

Ruffly white poppy anemones with inky centers satisfy the bride's wish to carry blooms with accents of navy blue, her favorite shade.

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Programs

Navy-and-white programs continue the color scheme.

Stationery, Dulles Designs

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The Bride's Family

The couple poses with Caroline's immediate and extended family.

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The Tables

The tables are dressed in cocoa silk and dotted with phlox, hypericum berries, oak branches, peonies, and hydrangeas in ceramic containers.

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A Modern Mix

The gallery room at McCrady's houses unexpectedly modern paintings.

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Family-Style

Heirloom pole beans with braised ham hocks and pan-roasted asparagus, mushrooms, and tomatoes are served family-style.

Catering, Duvall Catering & Event Design

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Traditional Thanksgiving Fare

The feast includes turkey with stuffing and cranberries, glazed ham with cornbread pudding, mashed potatoes, and biscuits.

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The Escort Card Table

A profusion of blooms decorates the escort card table.

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Bridesmaid

Bridesmaid Sarah Ann Harris with daughter Lane.

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The Menu

Menus are tucked into hemstitched linen napkins.

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Hors d'Oeuvres

Creative hors d'oeuvres await hungry guests.

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Lanterns

Dozens of hanging lanterns create an aura of romance.

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Southern Setting

A nod to the wedding's southern setting, cool drinks were served in rustic mason jars.

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Modern Cake

A cube-shaped cake makes an unforgettably unique statement.

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The Bridesmaids

Caroline, surrounded by her attendants, shines in a gauzy silk-chiffon Monique Lhuillier gown and Christian Louboutin heels, which, along with sapphire-and-diamond earrings, serve as her something blue. The women picked out their own dresses from Thread and accessorized them as they liked. "I didn't want them to look like bridesmaids' dresses," says Caroline. "I've been a bridesmaid so many times -- I know how it is."

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Something Blue

The bride wore white -- with navy shoes, her something blue.

Shoes, Christian Louboutin

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The Reception

At the reception, exposed oak tables feature peonies, garden roses, lilacs, anemones, and hydrangeas in combinations of silver and clear glass vessels. "It's like you pulled all the fine pieces out of your grandmother's china cabinet -- not too planned or perfect," says event planner Calder Clark.

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A Toast

The couple enjoys a toast.

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Place Cards

Seating cards are pinned onto a bed of moss.

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Time for Champagne

Keating busts out the bubbly.

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First Dance

The newlyweds have their first dance, to "Better Together," by Jack Johnson.

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The Lighting

Caroline says of the twinkling mood lighting, "I wanted tons of candles"; here, votives inside a silver lantern and etched frosted-glass holders cast a warm glow.

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Bride and Bridesmaid

Caroline with bridesmaid Erica Silverman.

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Guests

Beth Gray, a friend of the bride's family, greets the maid of honor.

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Real Wedding: Caroline and Keating, Charleston, South Carolina

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Caroline and Keating

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The Groomsmen

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The Groom's Accessories

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Fireplace

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The Ceremony

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The Officiant

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Glowing Candles

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Sharing a Kiss

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The Bouquet

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Programs

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The Bride's Family

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The Tables

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A Modern Mix

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Family-Style

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Traditional Thanksgiving Fare

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The Escort Card Table

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Bridesmaid

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The Menu

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Hors d'Oeuvres

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Lanterns

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Southern Setting

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Modern Cake

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The Bridesmaids

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Something Blue

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The Reception

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A Toast