extra helping of southern charm.

I hope you all had a great start to the week! As promised yesterday, here is an extra helping 

of southern charm to help you get through this Wednesday!

After the meet-up on Saturday morning, I roamed the city for a few hours solo...yes, solo. {cv} was slaving away back at the hotel and I decided to make the most of it. With my photography class under my belt, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to try out a few of my new skills. {You saw some of the pictures from that walk in my windowboxes post last Thursday!} At the suggestion of {jt}, I grabbed lunch at Fast & French {otherwise known as Gaulart & Maliclet}--satisfying an undying craving of mine in the form of a delicious croque monsieur.

I headed back to the hotel around three, with cupcakes in hand, to give {cv} a little celebratory boost before we gussied up for the wedding. I dragged my Nikon D5000 to the wedding--and I'm so happy I did! {lh} and {bh} got married in the stunning French Huguenot Church in downtown Charleston. Their celebration continued at the Old Rice Mill, just a short trolley ride from the church. 

Their venue exuded Southern charm from the first moment we arrived. {I sported my Rent The Runway dress and I couldn't have been happier with this Shoshanna rental! Though I'd never buy a pink dress, it was fun to sport one for a night!}

{lh} and {bh} threw a spectacular party, complete with a killer band, off-the-charts food stations, and two very tasty cakes. {lh} looked positively gorgeous! My favorite part of the night? Seeing {bh} so enthralled with his brand-new wife that he never took his eyes off of her! {cv} and I were so honored to be guests at such a fabulous celebration :)

Have you ever been to a wedding in Charleston? 

What are your favorite "southern" wedding touches?

Endless love to the {h}'s! You deserve a lifetime of happiness and we can't wait to see that come to fruition! Have a wonderful Wednesday, everyone! xoxo {av}


P.S. Yours truly will be making a trip to NYC for the Royal Wedding! {more on that next week!}

Over that weekend, I have lots of fun plans with my girlfriends, but one that involves a few new friends too! I'll be joining a few other lovely {actual NYC} bloggers in hosting a little New York City blogger meet-up!

If you're in the City that weekend and would like to join in the fun, send over your email RSVP! The meet-up will be on Sunday morning, May 1st--and we would love to put a face with your blog :) More details will be emailed to you before the event! YAY!