The Island House
November 19, 2011
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The amazing Judy Johnston of Engaging Events created some amazing bouquets for the spring photo shoot this issue of Charleston Weddings Magazine!
In addition the magazine they did a feature in this weeks Bridal Buzz.
“Engaging Events (EE) has been creating stunning weddings in the Lowcountry for more than eight years. Cindy Zingerella, owner and lead consultant of the boutique event firm, teams with assistant Jessi Martin and a small army to provide their signature high-end looks delivered with personal service. But none of EE’s soirées or weddings would be complete without their long-time floral designer Judy Johnston. We tapped into Judy’s 20-some years of expertise when it came to putting together the current issue of Charleston Weddings magazine and our fashion shoot bride/model needed a handful of bouquets. “
Pretty Petals – Charleston Weddings Magazine
We are so excited to be featured not once but twice in the latest issue of Charleston Weddings Magazine!
This past summer we were so happy to be apart of a 20 year vow renewal at the Sanctuary on Kiawah Island. The two day event began with a welcome party when guests arrived to the island, followed the next day with the Vow Renewal ceremony, dinner, and dancing by candle light. How romantic!
Secondly our favorite florist, Judy Johnston did the flowers for the photo shoot featured in the magazine. Not only can her work be seen in the magazine, but more images of the flowers can be seen online at http://www.charlestonmag.com/weddings/main.
Engaging Events is now on Pintrest! I don’t know how we’ve missed out on all the fun for this long!
Hope everyone enjoys our Pins : )
Engaging Events is happy to announce we are a Little Black Book Member for 2012!
Cooper River Room
November 5, 2011
Caitlin and Chris were married at St. Andrew’s Church in the Old Village of Mt. Pleasant.
They followed up the ceremony with a reception at the Cooper River Room at Mt. Pleasant’s waterfront park. This is a really neat venue and we were excited to be designing an event there. The view is spectacular and the venue is unique and flexible in its use.
In Lieu of a guest book, Caitlin chose to have her guests “Leaf” their signature on their new family tree!
Guests enjoyed cocktails on the lawn, followed by dinner in the Cooper River Room- Caitlin’s color scheme was so pretty for fall, charcoal grey and apple/pear green and ivory. We used beautiful button linens from Connie Duglin Linens in ivory accenting them with charcoal grey runners and then Judy our florist helped finish it off with bouquets of green hydrangae.
Guests enjoyed a “Beer Rita” as the specialty drink- yes you guessed it- a margherita meets beer- created by the fabulous crew at Mosaic Catering.
Guests dance the night away to the sounds of Soulfish, in a tent bedazzled with Engaging Events chandeliers, and comfy cozy lounge furniture.
Caitlin, Chris, and all their family and friends had a great time…we wish them many happy years to come….
Right before Christmas, we were so excited that Abbey and Joseph’s wedding was featured on Style Me Pretty!
In case you missed it here’s a link to the full blog post!
Charleston Wedding From Engaging Events + Liz Duren
The Historic Rice Mill
October 22, 2011
Laura and Jason tied the knot at The Church of Holy Communion on Ashley Avenue. The church is a beautiful place of worship..but what made it even more beautiful to this fabulous couple was its history….to her family….Laura’s grandparents and parents were also married at this church….what a wonderful tradition for her to make her own….
They followed the wedding with a fantastic reception at the Historic Rice Mill..many thanks to the crew of Good Food Catering for another fantastic event.
Elaine Mincey created the cake; a design featuring “ruffles” of icing…one of Laura’s favorite fashion trends…
We used the Engaging Events lounge furniture in the beautiful Marina room - a room with 3 walls of windows overlooking the marina and harbour. We paired our fun lamps with the sofa seating areas, which were adorned with throw pillows in the custom fabric we used throughout the design of the event. Laura created a fabric on a custom fabric website we then used the pattern as a band and envelope liner in her invitation suite – created by Studio R Designs. We followed that up with using the fabric for throw pillows, runners and other custom accents. A printable vellum of the pattern to cover our glass cylinders helped to customize the design of this wedding.
The fabric could even be found on our pendant lights on the patio!
One of our favorite flowers is the orchid and the one shown above is called “Sexy Blue” doesn’t the name just make you want to buy it?!
In any case they looked fantastic paired with the custom runner….
We tented the open patio at the Rice Mill using a white tent with liner and lighting it with the Engaging Events crystal chandeliers. A White plantation bar from Snyder Event Rentals, and the Engaging Events white back bar shelves added to the patio’s charm. The raw bar provided by Good Food Catering…didn’t hurt the popularity of this spot that nite either:)
We wish Laura and Jason many happy years of marriage and were thrilled to be a part of their day!
October 8, 2011
The Veranda at Magnolia Plantation
Sarah and Jared were married on the white bridge lawn at Magnolia Plantation.
This is one of the most photographed foot bridges in the lowcountry…They followed the ceremony with Cocktails, Hors D’oeuvres and Lawn Games on the Veranda and Front Lawn. Upon sunset..guests were ushered to the back lawn where Southern Oak Trees, tents, bistro lighting and candlelight greeted them…along with great food from Duvall, Dance Music, Cupcakes from Elaine’s Events and the super fun photo booth from Olive Productions.
A great time was had by all – we hope you enjoy these sneak peeks..see more of this great event on our Scrapbook!
The Engaging Events Chalkboard served as a directional piece as well as a schedule of events.
The back lawn behind the veranda created a wonderful garden party feel…as did the lounge seating and umbrella tables from Eventworks!
Elaine Mincey provided wonderful cupcakes and a small cake for the ceremonial cutting.
Congratulations Sarah and Jared!
