New Columbia bride

vintagegal2011 · February 2010

I am fairly new to this board, just reading different boards for a little while- but wanted to see if there are many other Columbia brides??

AJtheBride · February 2010

Hi !! Yes, I'm getting married here...still looking...where are you having yours ?

vintagegal2011 · February 2010

I am just starting so I have NO clue! I am a little lost :-( we are looking at planners to help so I don't drown. What about you, what/who are you using?

ChaunteM09 · February 2010

I'm a Columbia bride!! Living in Charleston so doing the long distance planning.
We are getting married next May at the Officers Club on Fort Jackson...wedding and reception all in one place.

Have you set a date yet?

vintagegal2011 · February 2010

Long way off :-) May 28,2011....giving myself time to pay!

ChaunteM09 · February 2010

LOL I'm right there with you..just a week before. May 21, 2011.
Better to plan early and save up!

chaoticdawn · March 2010

Hiya! I'm also going to be a Columbia bride! Planning from Jacksonville, FL (yikes!). I know what you mean, mine isn't till March 12, 2011. I've already got the location, I'm just on a hunt for wedding planner

No way can I plan from so far and keep my sanity.

So far we've only interviewed Craig Houston with White Tent Event, he seems absolutely amazing, but I'm looking at inquiring into a few more before making a choice. What wedding planners are you looking at?

vintagegal2011 · March 2010

I feel like I am going crazy already...tell me it 'lightens up' :-)

I met with Melanie Murphy, By Invitation Only...Event Planning and Design, love their work but the best thing is all the stuff they have to use.

What about photographers??? Any suggestions?

chaoticdawn · March 2010

Oh, I'll have to check out By Invitation Only as well. White Tent has alot of their own equipment too.

I don't know anything about the photographes in the Columbia area. I actually hired one from Jacksonville and they agreed to travel up to SC for my wedding (http://www.aviphotography.com/) . The photographers I'm using actally gave us a full engagement photo session for free, they were so confident in their work they would let it stand alone as our 'interview' for their services. I don't know if any of the photographers in Columbia do that, but I think it was a great expereince in deciding to use a photographer. We got to see their personality under stress ( 6 hours in the blazing hot florida sun brings out the 'best' in people) , we got to really interact with them and see how our personailities meshed and they had the opportunity to build a rapport with us.

ChaunteM09 · March 2010

I recommend Judy Kay Bryan out of Saluda... she's great!
www.photosbyjkay.com

Tell her Chaunte' & Dave reccomended her!

isa2gab · April 2010

Columbia bride here. We are really deap in our planning. I only have 8 months left. So getting closeand getting more excited about it all.

CompleteSarah · April 2010

I just started my search for wedding venues in Columbia. There aren't too many listed as vendors on this site. Does anyone know of interesting non-hotel venues that will hold around 125-150 people for a sit-down dinner? We'd like to do the ceremony and reception in the same place if possible. I'm looking at things like historic houses, the botanical gardens, the art museum...really all over the map at this point. I need the inside scoop!

Thanks in advance for your help!

ha.miller00 · April 2010

I am using Brooke Turner, www.brooketurnerphotography.com for my wedding on Sunday and I LOVE her!

clemsongirl14 · May 2010

hey yall! i'm using Erin at For the Love of Brides for coordination. she's awesome and pretty affordable. we're using ash little for photography. our engagement photos are amazing so can't wait to see what he does on the day of!

janine_chin · May 2010

5.14.11 - YAY!!! Have you considered Gene Ho for photography? They are out of Myrtle but have pretty reasonable rates and various packages available. www.geneho.com.

Decided on a location yet?

JBLW2010 · August 2010

My husband and I used White Tent Event (Craig & Julie Houston) and could not have asked for a better group to help us arrange our special day. They sincerely care about their clients and are willing to work within whatever budget you have. The day went off without a hitch and people have been coming up to us ever since and complimenting us on the gorgeous church set up and reception. Anyone looking to get married in SC should give them a chance.

As for photographers we used Gene Ho, and more specifically Scott Lee. He was awesome and made our photo sessions very relaxed and fun. My husband is not a fan of having his picture taken and Scott did a great job of making it bearable for him.

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