This gorgeous wedding inspiration was richly warm, luxuriously rustic and an inviting celebration incorporating the colors, materials and textures found in a mountain lodge. Plush furs, traditional tartans, rich leather, antlers and hardwoods complemented this simple color palette perfectly to round out this masculine wintry wedding at the gorgeous Coleman Hall & Chapel in Charleston, SC.
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Shaun & Will's Intimate Downtown Charleston Elopement | Scarlet Plan & Design\
i love her, and that's the beginning and the end of everything. - f. scott fitzgerald
We had an absolute blast working with Shaun and Will. It's no secret that we love our clients, but every now and then we hit the jackpot with hilarious, champagne guzzling, trusting, laid-back couples. And that's exactly what happened with Shaun & Will! From laughing hysterically on our planning calls, to boozing about the city before their wedding together, laughing so hard champagne was shooting out of our noses, the hilarity was nonstop with these two!
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Wedspiration Wednesday: Wedding Cakes We Love | Charleston, Greenville, Atlanta, Destination Wedding Planners | Scarlet Plan & Design
#wedspirationwednesday is all about that cake, cake, cake, cake, cake!
Get ready for some serious wedding cake goals! We're thrilled to share our Top 20 absolute favorite Scarlet Plan & Design wedding cakes with you today! Enjoy!
As just about any wedding planner will tell you, going on wedding cake tastings with our clients is definitely a favorite perk of the job!
We absolute love some of the unique wedding cake designs that our brides and grooms have served up at their weddings! From teeny-tiny elopement cakes perfect for just the happy couples or grandiose mega wedding cakes to share with hundreds of happy guests and even cakes that aren't even made out of "cake", each of our favorites brings something very special to the wedding reception. And the options are simply endless when it comes to creating a design that is perfectly unique for your own wedding!
We're smitten with these trend-setting lovelies and hope you find loads of inspiration for your own Big Day! We've got fabulous geode wedding cakes, cakes covered in wild foraged greenery, traditional buttercream cakes with fresh flowers, hand painted watercolor cakes, cakes made entirely out of CHEESE WHEELS (OMG!), pancake wedding cakes, rustic cakes and much much more!
Watercolor wedding cake by Sablee Pastry, photo by Click Chick Photography
Geode cake by Vintage Soul Cakes, photo by You Are Raven Photography
The bride & groom chose to serve their favorite family recipes and each cake was lovingly baked up by a family member!
Photo by Ben & Colleen Photography
Custom cheese wheel wedding cake by Charleston Artisan Cheese House, photo by Catherine Ann Photography
Elopement cake by Sweet Rhi, photo by Natalie Gray
Brunch cake, treat station and pancake cake by Cakes by Kait, photos by Catherine Ann Photography
Cake by Sablee Pastry, photo by Click Chick Photography
Geode cake by Vintage Soul Cakes, photo by You Are Raven
Cake by Legendary Events, photo by VUE Photography
Cake bar by Cakes by Kait, photo by Catherine Ann Photography
Rustic wedding cake by Confection Perfection, photo by VUE Photography
Cake by Sugar Magnolia Cake Boutique, photo by The Click Chick Photography
Naked cake by Sweet Rhi, photo by Sea Star Arts Photography
Day of the Dead cake by Vintage Soul Cakes, photo by Gemini & the Bear
Wedding Cake & Yeti Cooler Groom's cake by Merci Beaucoup Cakes, photo by Jules Photography
Rustic wedding cake by Sweet Rhi, photo by The Click Chick Photography
Cake by Seersucker Sweets, photo by Catherine Ann Photography
My Life as a Wedding Planner Told in GIFS | Scarlet Plan & Design
I'm gonna tell you what life is like to be a wedding planner, but I'm gonna do it using GIFs so nobody gets too offended.
Welcome to the highs, the lows, our pet peeves, the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between in the life of a professional wedding planner. Wedding planners don't always have the sunshine and rainbows job that J Lo gave everyone the impression we did. Sometimes things are downright batshit crazy, and other times we're on top of the world. But I'll let the GIFs show you what I'm talking about. Enjoy!
When your dream couple books you for full planning, design AND styling.
When your clients have realistic budget expectations.
When the couple gives you creative freedom to work your magic.
When a couple tries to pay me in "exposure".
When a couple picks the worst possible color palette and you have to somehow make it work.
When the wedding is outdoors in the summer in the deep South.
When they hire a club DJ and he acts like he's spinning at Burning Man.
When a bride sends you her Pinterest board and its full of your designs.
When everyone wants to give their input at the rehearsal.
When a couple ignores your expert advice and does the dumb shit you told them not to do.
Your face when the dumb shit they done did blows up, like you said it would, and somehow you're expected to magically fix it.
When you've assembled a #DreamTeam of vendors and you know this wedding is about to slay. Hope you're watching, Martha.
When the preacher just won't stop talking, and talking, and talking, and talking.
When the dance floor is #DEAD asf but a couple drunk bridesmaids stay live all night long.
When the bride says she's got 15+ bridesmaids.
When you turn into Wonder Woman in an emergency and pull off straight up magic. #JustCallMeMarthaMacGyver
What the couple thinks their choreographed dance with the wedding party is gonna look like:
What their dance actually looks like...every. single. time:
My greatest fear every single time they start doing the Hora.
When a new inquiry tries to hide her inner-psycho but you see right through her at the consultation and you're not about that life.
When a really promising couple tells you they hired a friend as the planner because you're just too expensive.
When the florist suggests Mason Jars, shepherd's hooks or burlap.
When the couple tries to cram 6 cake tastings in on one day.
When they booked that one caterer and you know the vendor meal is about to be worse than an episode of Kitchen Nightmares. #youknowwhoyouare
When an inquiry comes in for a BOMB destination wedding but you're already booked that weekend.
When you finally see the reception space fully set up and realize everything is absolutely perfect.
When the bride send you Pinterest pics from a six-figure wedding and wants you to recreate it on a four-figure budget.
What it's like to try to eat dinner during a wedding reception.
When the kitchen throws your full plate of dinner out when you run out to check on the reception... and there's no more food left.
When a couple tells you half their "vendors" are actually random friends/family members with no experience.
When there's no such thing as a "sick day" because, its Wedding Season.
When the couple picks super inappropriate parent/child dance songs.
When the bride asks you to help her do something unmentionable in the bathroom because her gown is too big and she can't reach.
When the bride pulls up the day before the wedding with a U-Haul filled with half-done DIY shit she never told you about, but you now NEED to finish.
When someone asks how the wedding went last night.
When the DJ plays Shout for you during breakdown and you get that final jolt of energy to finish strong. (shout out to David, Nick, Joel & Mike, y'all the real MVPs)
How we feel the day after a wedding. #WeddingHangover
When you see your favorite couple for the first time after the wedding is over.
But let's keep it real, all we wedding planners ever really want is to be like Martha.
#amiright?
The Parsonage in Charleston Elopement: Brent & Lisa | Scarlet Plan & Design Destination Elopement & Pop Up Wedding Planners
The Parsonage in Charleston was the perfect venue for Brent & Lisa's intimate, family only elopement.
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