We did a wedding this past weekend that was “perfection”, if I do say so myself and perfection is not a word I throw around easily. But this wedding and reception went off perfectly from beginning to end. That isn’t to say it didn’t take a lot of work, because believe me there was a lot of work put into this wedding by the bride and groom, their families and all the vendors, but it all came together so very well.
It was the wedding of Maggie and Jonathan and it took place at the Old Stone Church in Clemson and the Keowee Key Golf and Country Club in Salem, SC. If you haven’t heard of the Old Stone Church, it is one of the most interesting historical attractions in the Upstate. According to the legend, stones were gathered by farmers from their fields while women took sand in their aprons, to build the Old Stone Church in 1797 on land donated by printer John Miller. One of the original elders of the church was General Andrew Pickens.
The Old Stone Church was the first church in South Carolina to allow slaves to be members. The slaves sat in a gallery at the back of the church where they could enjoy the service.
It is a beautiful little church with the original wooden pulpit and wooden pews, thick white walls and heavy wooden doors. It does have some draw backs when using it for a wedding, the biggest being there is no electricity inside the structure, nor restrooms. We brought in a lighting expert to run electricity and lights to the balcony and also brought in a small tent to set up at the front of the church to protect guests in case of rain.
Here are some before and after pictures of the wedding site.
Before
After
More tomorrow about this beautiful wedding
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