FAQs

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Is the venue indoors or outdoors?

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The ceremony is planned to be outdoors on the front lawn. We will be able to space out chairs for social distancing efforts. The reception is at the Cotton Dock which is an open air event space. The area affords guests the opportunity to spread out at their own comfort.

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Are there any extra precautions that the venue is taking to sanitize the site?

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They are fogging the event space prior to each event as well as having increased cleaning schedules in the restroom and sanitation stations on site. Food stations will have plastic partitions and a few feet buffer between the chef and guests.

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Will you be requiring face masks to be worn?

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We will have face masks available should guests want to wear them but given the cocktail style approach to the evening we imagine eating and drinking will make this difficult to enforce/require.

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How do you feel about getting married at a plantation?

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If you have been to Boone Hall, you understand the appeal and the beauty of the site. The driveway lined with live oaks is gorgeous and a visual staple of the lowcountry and the Charleston area. The Cotton Dock is set along the water with beautiful views of the marsh, another common and desirable backdrop for a beautiful occasion. Unfortunately, in parts of the United States and especially throughout the south, the practice of slavery existed. We can't ignore it. It literally occurred on every inch of soil in the state. We live in Charleston and we want to get married here. We love marsh grass and we love live oaks. We obviously don't support slavery and neither does Boone Hall as it is an active farm today (owned by someone other than the original owner) that grows and sells produce. Not only is it a beautiful venue and active farm, but it is also a historical site and uses exhibits to educate visitors (including school children) on slavery and Black History in America.

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Will we be able to tour the plantation?

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Guests will have access to the gardens and the Black History in America Exhibit in the preserved slave cabins located on site.