Children's Miracle Network Torch Relay

Hard to believe another year has gone by and the annual Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Torch Relay is on it's way here to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The 5K walk/run takes place at The Marriott Surf Watch Resort on Monday, October 27th, and will raise thousands of dollars for sick children in need with the generous support of our community.  And hopefully you!

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals treat over 17 million children annually, regardless of their condition or ability to pay. They treat 98% of children in need of transplants and 88% of children with cancer. Reading children's stories on their website is enough to make you put on those shoes and pull out those wallets! (Just read Emma's Journey here.) It's unfathomable to think of our own children having to endure sickness and can't imagine what sick children go through. Anything we can do to support CMN still doesn't seem like enough!  We think the organization is incredible and love putting on our walking shoes with friends to support the organization. Will you join us?

We do need your help! If you are local, we would love for you to join our team and walk or run with us! If you aren't local, we could also use your support by making a donation to our team. Just click here to donate! We truly appreciate your help in achieving our Spencer Special Events team goal of raising $1,000!  Together we can do it.

Learn more by visiting this website.  Thank you for your help!

Rachael & Jeff

What a treat do we have for you today! In case you missed the post on Style Me Pretty, we are here today to share all the beautiful (and we mean, truly beautiful!) details of Rachael and Jeff's Colleton River Plantation wedding in May. It was such an honor to be featured on the front page of Style Me Pretty and even more of an honor to work with this sweet couple. Their love is so evident and this wedding was truly all about them and celebrating that love with their families.

With an Avante-Garde fashion forward dress and BoHo Chic dresses and halos for the bridesmaids, the styling on this wedding was perfection. The duo was married in the charming United Methodist Church where they always wanted to marry. The Voices of El Shaddai Gullah Choir rejoiced in "Oh Happy Day" immediately following the ceremony. We couldn't get enough of the gorgeous florals by A Floral Affair.

At Colleton River, custom made bars were crafted and cocktails and hors d'oeuvres were served on the lawn with soft seating. Inside, a dramatic escort card display was created with guest names hanging from a chandelier wrapped in flowers. For dinner, Chef Robert Wysong at Colleton River Plantation created impeccable dishes with local grouper, Mediterranean roasted chicken and filet of beef.  Minette Rushing of Savannah Custom Cakes created the most splendid cake gilded in gold and guests danced the night away with East Coast Entertainment's top band.  The entire day was filled with an incredible team of vendor friends that made this beautiful wedding possible. Here's a photo recap!

Photography: Landon Jacob Productions | Event Planning: Spencer Special Events | Floral Design: A Floral Affair | Wedding Dress: Berta | Cake: Minette Rushing | Reception: Colleton River Plantation Club| Bridesmaids' Dresses: Jenny Yoo | Lighting: JLK Events | Band: East Coast Entertainment | Linen and Draping: Party Tables | Makeup And Hair: Christine Stephens | Rentals: Savannah Special Events

Meet Lindsay Daly!

Over the last few years, Spencer Special Events has grown tremendously and what a fun ride it has been!  We are so fortunate to have an extensive team that makes all of our amazing events possible. With three event coordinators, our PR/Social Media gal, between 3-5 day-of assistants and of course, Case Spencer who's our jack-of-all trades, Spencer Special Events is more than just one person show.  We're comprised of a group of individuals that together makes the Spencer Special Events family. Today we're highlighting one person in particular-- meet the darling, Lindsay Daly! 

Lindsay started with Spencer Special Events over four years ago and now is responsible for designing and planning many of our smaller, more intimate events. This is particularly exciting for all those brides that realize during the planning process they need a little help on their wedding day! Lindsay's incredibly trustworthy, creative, detail oriented an absolute doll to work with.  She's more than experienced, too. 

Lindsay grew up mostly in Connecticut and after graduating Vanderbilt University, she worked at JCrew in their corporate office in NYC. Her roles included keeping an eye on fashion and style trends, as well as budgeting and placing orders in a very faced paced environment.  She had to be creative, good with balancing finances, and very detail oriented. (Translates so nicely to wedding planning, doesn't it?!) 

Her passion for weddings dates back to a young, single girl in her early twenties where she kept a secret stash of wedding magazines. (Ssshh! Don't tell.)  For Lindsay, event planning encompasses so many of the things she loves!  Lindsay majored in Art History in college, loves interior design and all things beautiful. For each wedding, Spencer Special Events is helping couples design a unique and personal ceremony and reception space -- it's right up Lindsay's alley and reflects her passions! 

Linsday absolutely LOVES getting to know the couples she works with.  Since every couple is so different, she finds it so much fun getting to know them and their style for their dream wedding.  Lindsay always finds it  interesting to see the songs they pick. " I feel like that tells a lot about them!" she says.  "We’ve had everything from very traditional, to all songs from Disney Movies, even had a flash mob dance at a rehearsal dinner!" Whether it’s as the bride is walking down the aisle or if they have chosen to do a first look – Lindsay's favorite thing is always when the groom sees the bride for the first time! 

When she's not planning weddings, you can find Lindsay hanging out with her goofy great dane, Georgia, where the two love to stroll on the beach. She loves hitting the pool with a great book and frequents Lowcountry Back Yard (one of her favorite restaurants) and other yummy local eateries and watering holes.

There you have it, folks! A snippet and insight to the fabulous Lindsay Daly! We hope we've given you just a little peek at our team and sparked anyone's interest in one of our limited-service packages. For inquiries, please visit here!

Katelyn & Evan

If you follow any of our social media -- Facebook, Instagram, Twitter -- you may have noticed we were over the moon excited about seeing our gorgeous (inside and out) couple, Katelyn & Evan, featured on Weddings Unveiled Magazine Blog.  (The highly popular blog is seen by hundreds of thousands of people! So cool!) Weddings Unveiled is known for featuring exceptionally beautiful weddings with fantastic photography. It's a true honor to have one of our Spencer Special Events weddings featured. 

But so much more than seeing an event of ours featured in a magazine or blog are seeing the photos again. They bring back such an incredible day for us. In working with couples and their families for months and months, people become like family to us.  And so, seeing Katelyn & Evan's photos allow us to reminisce about a beautiful day when two people we love got hitched!  Seeing their families faces again really warmed our hearts!

With the ceremony and reception both taking place at the prestigious Colleton River Plantation Club in Bluffton, South Carolina, Katelyn and Evan had a stunning wedding with classic finishes and details. White, cream, khaki, natural linen and touches of green and purple made up the color palate. Take a peek at some of the glorious photos (some of which you may not have seen yet on our social media!), shared to us by the exceptionally talented and pleasure to work with,  Joy Marie Photo. 

 

In case you missed Katelyn & Evan's engagement photo shoot, be sure to visit this post -- it was also really beautiful and worth the click.  A HUGE thank you to all the folks we worked with on this wedding. What a talented team of friends!

Photography: Joy Marie Photography    |  Ceremony and Reception Venue: Colleton River Plantation Club    |    Cake: Minette Rushing Custom Cakes    |    Florals: A Floral Affair    |    Invitations: Pretty Papers    |    Rentals: Ranco Tent Rentals and Savannah Special Events    |    Linens: Party Tables    |    Lighting and Ceremony AV: JLK Events    |    Hair (bridesmaids): All About Me    |    Makeup: SKINZIN    |     Officiant: Rev. Joe Wadas    |    Ceremony Music: Nu Image    |    Ceremony and Cocktail Music: Sean Driscoll, Classical Guitarist through Hilton Head Entertainment    |    Reception Entertainment: Deas Guyz    |    Videographer: Hart to Heart Media    |    Transportation:Diamond Transportation, Old Savannah Tours (bridal party) and Kelly Tours