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Real Wedding · 2013

So In Love--$50,000 Wedding Winner!

A dream wedding at Magnolia Plantation proves the ultimate pick-me-up for two soldiers

So In Love--$50,000 Wedding Winner!, a real Charleston wedding of Katie Hill & Bobby Durham

Sometimes a couple makes our entire staff melt. When it came to Katie Hill and Bobby Durham, we weren’t the only smitten ones: the story of the two Afghanistan-deployed Army lieutenants vying to win a $50,000 wedding by Engaging Events at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens garnered the lion’s share of the contest’s some 7,200 votes and helped the venue net some 15,000 Facebook likes. This past February, the pair wed in a ceremony overlooking the Ashley River and celebrated with a reception rife with crimson poppies, camellias, and ranunculus. For more tremendous images (don't you just love the one above?), check out the gallery. To read more about their love story, click here.
 

Vendor List

Bar Service: IceBox, www.icebox.com
Bridal Gown: Fabulous Frocks, www.fabulousfrocksofcharleston.com
Cake: Elaine’s Events—Cakes of Disctinction, www.elainesevents.com
Calligraphy: Calligraphy by Request, www.calligraphybyrequest.com
Catering: Mosaic Catering & Events, www.MOSAICedibles.com
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Carriage House, Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, www.magnoliaplantation.com
Florist: Tiger Lily (ceremonial) www.tigerlilyflorist.com; Judy Johnston of Engaging Events (reception), www.engagingevents.com
Hair Stylist and Makeup Artist: Vanity Salon, www.vanitysalonsc.com
Honeymoon: Charleston Place Hotel, www.charlestonplace.com
Invitations: Scotti Cline Designs, www.scotticlinedesigns.com
Limo: A Charleston Wedding, www.acharlestonwedding.com
Music: Classical Charleston (ceremony), www.classicalcharleston.com; DJ (reception), www.mycharlestondj.com
Photography: Richard Bell Photography, www.charlestonwedding.com
Rentals: EventWorks (www.eventworkrentals.com) and Snyder Event Rentals (www.snydereventrentals.com)
Tent: Atlantic Tent, www.atlantictent.com
Wedding Design & Coordination: Engaging Events, www.engagingeventscharleston.com

Photos

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