You'll likely find Mike and Kathleen here at some point during the wedding weekend, possibly even late night after the big day ;) Great food and drinks with an awesome outdoor patio often featuring live music.
If you want the best food in Charleston (bold claim, I know) and the most unique dining experience, this is your place! They are an outdoor restaurant and only serve food cooked on an open flame grill. No reservations but incredible cocktails to make the wait fly by. Fun fact: they were featured on the New York Times 2024 America's Best Restaurant list and Kathleen's family got to witness the NYT reviewers as they enjoyed their meal.
Kathleen and Mike's favorite Italian spot is a must visit if you want to dine in a historic Charleston house and eat where the locals gather. If you're feeling adventurous with a big group, ask them to surprise you with a chef curated family style meal. And you better be prepared for a limoncello shot to end the night!
Visit the historic marketplace featuring local vendors selling Charleston gems such as saltwater taffy, benne seed wafers, sweetgrass baskets, and palmetto roses. Click below to read more about the history.
Take a picture at the iconic Rainbow Row - colorful houses that make you wonder how the people of the 1900s could predict the age of instagram stories. If you go viral and quit your day job remember who recommended this place to you! Click below to read more about the history.
If you want to shop till you drop this is your street! Stretching pretty much the length of Charleston you will be able to go until your legs or your wallet gives out, whichever comes first. Click below to read more about the history.
Named for a pre-Civil War coastal defense artillery battery, this waterfront area is home to some of the most gorgeous houses in Charleston. While we'll get to see the iconic houses from the water on the Carolina Girl Yacht cruise, it's worth a visit if you love wandering through rich neighborhoods and manifesting your future. Click below to read more about the history.
If you know Mike and Kathleen then you know they're breakfast people and this is the spot to be in Charleston.
Are you even in the south if you don't get BBQ? Everyone has big opinions on this topic and our fellow southerners probably have an uncle or neighbor who can make a brisket better than any restaurant out there, but this place is pretty solid if you want to have the full southern experience. Credentials? Kathleen grew up in Greenwood, the home of the South Carolina BBQ Festival, so she knows a thing or two.