With a population hovering around 130,000, the Holy City {That's Charleston, South Carolina, for you Yanks } might not be a big city—but weddings are big business there: More than $150 million is spent on weddings in Charleston every year. The city saw an average of 107 weddings a week in 2014, and not all those brides and grooms were local. Around a quarter of U.S. couples are hosting destination weddings, and South Carolina is the No. 5 state for destination brides and grooms. If you find yourself in Charleston (whether you're a wedding guest, part of a bachelorette party, or the one saying "I do") here's what we loved when we swung through for Charleston Fashion Week's Spring Bridal Show. (In retrospect, we ate a LOT.) STAY A photo posted by Kimberly Fusaro (@kimberlyfusaro) on Mar 17, 2016 at 2:42pm PDT THE RESTORATION The coolest hotel we've stayed at in recent memory—possibly ever. The suites are huge, the decor is painstakingly perfect, and the location can't be beat. Plus, it has a pint-size pool (just right for cooling off) and a restaurant with sick sunset views. The hotel's creative direction/designer is also a perfumer, so it smells really, really![]()
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