Weddings
Full planning, partial planning or month-of management for weddings of 40 to 200 guests across greater Charleston.
Wedding planningIvy & Oyster · Charleston, South Carolina
Weddings & celebrations, set in order.
Full planning, design and wedding-day management in Charleston and along the coast — with published packages, a written timeline and a plain-English contract.
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- Packages from $2,400, payment and refund schedules published before you inquire.
- A written weather plan for every date — hurricane season runs June to November.
- Ivy & Oyster Events, LLC · South Carolina
- Published prices & refund schedule
- Written timeline for every event
- Vendor insurance certificates on file
What we plan
Three kinds of days, planned with the same care.
Whether it's a 160-guest wedding or a Sunday oyster roast for the family, you get a clear scope, a fixed fee and a planner who answers the phone.
Intimate weddings & elopements
Up to 30 guests, with guidance on park and beach permits, timing around the tide and a simple dinner plan.
See the packagePrivate celebrations
Rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, anniversaries, milestone birthdays and the Lowcountry oyster roast.
CelebrationsThe day, in writing
Every couple gets a minute-by-minute timeline.
Here is a sample October wedding for 120 guests. Yours is drafted eight weeks out, reviewed with you and sent to every vendor.
4:30
Ceremony
Guests seated by 4:20. The officiant, musicians and photographer have the same running order.
A sample, not a template. Your timeline follows your venue's curfew, sunset and vendor contracts.
Investment
Published prices, so you can plan before you call.
Every package starts from a stated fee. Your written proposal confirms the final number before anything is paid.
Full Planning & Design
from $9,80012–18 months of planning
- Venue search & vendor team
- Budget tracking & design direction
- Full wedding-day management
Partial Planning
from $5,4006–9 months of planning
- Finish your vendor team
- Design & layout plan
- Wedding-day management
Wedding Management
from $2,900We start 8 weeks out
- Vendor confirmations
- Final timeline & rehearsal
- On-site coordination
Payment schedule, cancellation & refund terms: Terms of Purchase.
Stories
Three celebrations, three very different plans.
Shared with each family's written permission. Names and venues are left out on purpose.
Full planning · 120 guests
A downtown courtyard, planned from three states away
Remote planning, an October date and a rain plan that was used.
Intimate · 18 guests
A marsh-side ceremony timed to the tide
A public-park permit, a sunset ceremony and a set-menu dinner.
Celebration · 80 guests
A 50th-anniversary oyster roast for three generations
Step-free seating, a children's table and a four-hour run of show.
Where we plan
Greater Charleston & the coast.
Downtown courtyards, Mount Pleasant waterfronts, the sea islands and Summerville. Travel beyond our standard area is quoted in writing before you sign.
- Standard area: within 35 miles of downtown Charleston
- Extended area to Beaufort: travel fee from $350
- Beach & park permits: your responsibility or a quoted line item
Standard areaBeach & island venues (permits may apply)
How it works
Five steps, all of them in writing.
- InquiryTell us the date, the guest count and the feeling.
- ConsultationA 45-minute call or studio visit, free of charge.
- ProposalA fixed fee, scope and payment schedule.
- PlanningPortal, budget, vendors, design, timeline.
- The dayWe run it. You host.
200+planning hours in a typical full-planning package
100%of vendors' insurance certificates collected before the event
3timeline drafts reviewed with you before the day
2business days to answer every inquiry
Formats & venues
The kinds of places we plan in.
We don't display venue or vendor logos. Instead, here is what we plan, where, and what each setting asks of the plan.
- Courtyards & gardensDowntown walled gardens and courtyard venues. Tent holds and an indoor fallback are written in.
- Historic halls & churchesLoad-in windows, candle rules and noise curfews confirmed with the site manager.
- Waterfront event spacesDocks, marinas and riverside lawns: wind plans, tide times and guest shuttles.
- Hotel ballroomsRoom blocks, banquet event orders and vendor access coordinated with the hotel.
- Private homes & tented eventsRentals, power, restrooms, parking and neighbor notices, with a site plan.
- Public beaches & parksCeremonies only with a municipal permit, filed by you or quoted as a line item.
Tell us about your date.
Share the season, the guest count and a few words about the day you imagine. We reply within two business days with availability and a suggested package.
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