Charleston, United States is a destination-wedding region with 5 curated venues seating up to 300 guests. Known for: Lowcountry, antebellum houses. The best months to marry are Mar–May · Nov.
Charleston's venues are Lowndes Grove, a circa-1786 house beside the Ashley River; The Charleston Place, a hotel in the historic district; and Kiawah Island Golf Resort, on the coast south-west of the city.
Below: 5 curated Charleston wedding venues, the best months to marry and how the ceremony works. Venue facts come from each venue's own published information.
The Charleston Place is a 434-room hotel at 205 Meeting Street in Charleston's historic district, with a Grand Ballroom, the Sottile Ballroom and around forty other spaces including a gazebo and restaurant rooms.
Lowndes Grove is a circa-1786 house on fourteen acres beside the Ashley River in Charleston, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with a covered piazza, a private dock, a grand lawn and a smaller River…
Middleton Place is a National Historic Landmark about fifteen miles from downtown Charleston, where Henry Middleton began his terraced gardens in 1741 above a bend in the Ashley River, with a 4,700-square-foot pavilion…
Every Charleston venue we list, with its capacity, rooms and season.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort offers a nondenominational chapel for up to 130, a six-thousand-square-foot ballroom at The Sanctuary hotel, and a clubhouse beside the Ocean Course's 18th hole, with the resort quoting…
The Dunlin brings Auberge Resorts Collection's instinct for intimate luxury to Johns Island, South Carolina — a retreat defined by coastal marsh, live oaks, and tidal waterways that frames weddings in the Lowcountry.
Couples visiting from abroad can marry in each of the US states covered here, under that state's own marriage law. There is no residency requirement and no blood test: apply online with the Charleston County Probate Court, with both of you present for the application. State law requires a 24-hour wait before the licence is released, and it is valid only for a ceremony held in person in South Carolina. Rules change, so confirm the current requirements with the office that issues your licence before you book.
A minister, rabbi or South Carolina notary public can marry you at the venue.
Each venue page lists its rooms, minimum stay and music curfew where the venue publishes them.
The most comfortable months for a wedding in Charleston are March, April, May and November, with average highs of 21–29°C. June and July are hotter, with highs up to 33°C, so they are left out of the best months. August, September and October are the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, so they are left out. In May the sun sets around 20:11. Figures are long-term averages for Charleston SC.
Too few Charleston venues publish a price to give a reliable range. The Wed Journey lists 5 Charleston venues; send an enquiry and we pass it on to the venue for a quote.
The best months to marry in Charleston are Mar–May · Nov, going by average temperatures and rain. Each venue page gives the venue's own wedding season where it publishes one.
Couples visiting from abroad can marry in each of the US states covered here, under that state's own marriage law. There is no residency requirement and no blood test: apply online with the Charleston County Probate Court, with both of you present for the application. State law requires a 24-hour wait before the licence is released, and it is valid only for a ceremony held in person in South Carolina. Rules change, so confirm the current requirements with the office that issues your licence before you book.
The largest Charleston venue listed here seats up to 300 guests. Each venue page gives its own seated and standing capacity where the venue publishes it.
The Wed Journey features 5 curated wedding venues in Charleston, United States. Each venue page lists its capacity, rooms and season where the venue publishes them.
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