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Elizabeth West & Rob Duffey; October 2008, Edisto Beach

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King Street Studios

Because her engagement ring was a family heirloom, Elizabeth and Rob chose to make their wedding band tied to the city in which they met—New York. Her wedding band was handmade at a store in their neighborhood, and Rob’s band was purchased nearby, too.

Natural embellishments accentuated traditional wedding elements, like these cards, which, once signed by guests, were included in a guestbook. The palm tree on the cards corresponded with the wedding stationery.

Sandals were provided for guests so they wouldn’t ruin their formal shoes on the beach.

oices of Deliverance sang traditional hymns such as “This is the Day.”

Pashminas took the chill out of the autumn evening and dressed up the reception location, too.

“A Poinsettia is champagne mixed with cranberry juice,” says Elizabeth, “and we named the drink after my mom, Lynn, just to honor her.”

Edisto-based At Your Service Events served a Lowcountry boil, pulled pork, and shrimp and grits, as well as appetizers like these crab-stuffed mushrooms.

Small cakes like Elizabeth’s white velvet cake with lemon, made by Cecilia Villaveces Cakes of Athens, Georgia, suited the wedding’s laid-back beach style.

“I never say that I ate or drank too much,” Elizabeth says. “Instead,  I always say, ‘I was over-served!’” Thus the bride made these Do Not Disturb signs (they say “I was overserved at the West-Duffey Wedding”) as a little gag gift for guests.

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