FAQs

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When should I arrive for the ceremony?

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The ceremony will begin promptly at 4:30 p.m. Please arrive no later than 4:15 p.m. to ensure you are seated.

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Will Transportation be provided?

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Transportation will be provided for Friday’s Welcome Party between Middleton Place Inn and Holy City Brewery. On Saturday, transportation will be available throughout the day between Middleton Place Inn, Old St. Andrews Parish, and the Middleton Place Pavilion. If you need any additional assistance, please don’t hesitate to let us know—we’re happy to help.

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Is there a dress code?

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The attire is formal. Think dressy but not black tie. For women, a cocktail dress or jumpsuit; for men, a suit or blazer with dress pants. Polished, stylish, and celebration-ready!

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Can I bring a plus one?

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Due to limited space at our venue, we will kindly share with you the number of seats we have allocated for you on your RSVP card.

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Old St. Andrew's Parish History

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Built in 1706, this simple, elegant church is the oldest surviving structure used for worship south of Virginia. It is South Carolina’s only remaining colonial cruciform church. Rice, indigo, and slaves brought prosperity to the lands along the Ashley River, where some of the wealthiest plantations in British North America were located. The church was expanded into the shape of a cross in 1723 to accommodate a growing population. It survived a major fire in the 1760s but was quickly rebuilt inside its existing walls. But the parish declined before the Revolution and into the antebellum era. Ministering to the enslaved, at the church and at three plantation chapels, became the focus of the clergy. From 1851 to 1891, the Rev. John Grimké Drayton, the renowned horticulturalist at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley just north of St. Andrew’s, served as rector. The church was one of the few buildings along the Ashley that Union troops did not burn to the ground at the end of the Civil War. It became a polling place and did not reopen until 1876, eleven years after the war ended. The parish found itself at the epicenter of two of the most important events of late nineteenth century Charleston: the phosphate mining boom along the Ashley and the Great Earthquake of 1886, which caused significant damage to the church. After Reverend Drayton died in 1891, St. Andrew’s lay dormant for the next fifty-seven years. ​In 1948 Episcopalians moving to the West Ashley suburbs reopened the dilapidated church, even though it was far away from new residential developments. Dogged perseverance brought slow but continual improvements. A parish house was built, then expanded twice in quick succession. For more than 300 years, St. Andrew’s Parish Church has survived, indeed has thrived, against all odds.

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Middleton Place History

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Middleton Place is America’s Oldest Landscaped Gardens and home to a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Located along the Ashley River in Charleston, Middleton Place is a National Historic Landmark, historic home, research center, and historic plantation and stableyards. First settled in the late 17th century, Middleton Place was acquired by Henry Middleton through his marriage in 1741. At its peak, the rice plantation was 7,000 acres in size. For 125 years, the property was the family seat of four successive generations of Middletons who played important roles in American History. Henry was the second president of the First Continental Congress; Arthur, an ardent revolutionary and signer of the Declaration of Independence, his son Henry became the Governor of South Carolina, and Williams was a signer of the Ordinance of Secession. The Gardens, which Henry Middleton envisioned and began to create in 1741, reflect the grand classic style that remained in vogue in Europe into the early part of the 18th century. A long reflecting pool greets you at the plantation entrance..