Puja Seam & Jamey Thompson; October 7, 2006, William Aiken House

When bride-to-be Puja approached Tara Guérard and her event design team at Soirée, she and fiancé Jamey had a daunting request: plan two weddings and two receptions, all in one day.

Andrea Zucker & Nicolas Muzin; July 3, 2006, North Charleston Area Convention Center

“People thought we were crazy,” says Andrea, recounting the speed at which she and Nicolas were engaged.

Elizabeth Merck & Douglas Lake; April 29, 2006, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church & Hibernian Society Hall

Holy City native Elizabeth, a student at the New York School of Interior Design, and Douglas, an MBA student at Columbia University, met as teens when they were both in boarding school near Douglas’ home.

Rebecca Olson & Sanjay Gupta; May 15, 2004, The Shell House at Ashley Hall

“Ever since I first visited Charleston, I thought it would be a perfect place for a wedding,” says attorney Rebecca.

M. Joyner Milam & Bart Beasley; April 8, 2006, Kensington Plantation

“We knew we wanted to be married in the Lowcountry,” says Joyner. “But the big plantations just weren’t what we were all about. We wanted the wedding to feel cozy, not fancy.”

Kelly Regan & Patrick Duffy; June 10, 2006, Summerall Chapel & Hibernian Society Hall

For Charlestonians Kelly and Patrick, the Hibernian Society hall was the obvious place to celebrate their wedding, as it was where their mothers conspired to introduce them on St. Patrick’s Day in 2003.

Margaret Mueller & Christopher Hall; May 30, 2004, Isle of Palms

When Margaret and Christopher took a weekend trip to Charleston seven years ago, it was the start of a beautiful relationship—or rather, two beautiful relationships.