Melissa & Kyle's Intimate Spring Destination Micro-Wedding at the River House at Lowndes Grove in Charleston | Scarlet Plan & Design

The River House at Lowndes Grove might be one of the most magical venues in all of Charleston for intimate, elegant elopements and micro-weddings. And it was love at first sight the moment Melissa & Kyle laid eyes on it!

And with less than 20 guests, we knew there wasn’t a more perfect location for their Lowcountry destination micro-wedding. Especially for fans of the Outer Banks! (Lowndes Grove is the home/shooting location of the Cameron family on the show… we may or may not have purposely scheduled our site visit during their Season 2 shoot dates hoping to run into John B and the gang haha!)

Charleston Micro-wedding vendor team

event planning, design & stationery design: Scarlet Plan & Design | venue, catering & bar: The River House at Lowndes Grove, Patrick Properties | photography: Nicholas Gore Weddings | cake: Jessica Grossman for Patrick Properties | floral design: Festoon | event rentals: EventWorks | music: Charleston Virtuosi | hair & makeup artists: Alter Image | linens: BBJ | lighting: Lowcountry Entertainment

THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY DO A FIRST LOOK! Look at his face!! How perfect is his reaction to seeing Melissa in her gown for the very first time?!

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La Petite Allee - An all-inclusive luxury micro wedding & elopement event at The Glass Wedding Chapel at Nolichuckey Bluffs B & B Cabins in Greeneville, TN | Scarlet Plan & Design

WE’VE COMBINED LUXURY & OPULENCE WITH THE SIMPLICITY OF A VEGAS ELOPEMENT TO BRING YOU LA PETITE ALLEE AKA "THE TINY AISLE"

The first-ever micro-wedding event to make it effortless to host an extraordinary, lavish six-figure wedding on a micro-wedding budget by hosting multiple wedding ceremonies with intimate guest counts throughout this weekend-long event! Couples will enjoy hours of private access to the venue and grounds surrounding the breathtaking Glass Wedding Chapel at Nolichuckey Bluffs nestled right in the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains in Greeneville, TN from September 22-24, 2023.

Perched high atop the cliffs, the Glass Wedding Chapel and The Ridge offer ceremony spaces with jaw-dropping panoramic views of the Nolichuckey River and surrounding mountains. And although you’ll feel like you’re completely off the grid, you’re actually only 20 minutes outside of Greeneville and an hour's drive from Asheville, NC, Pigeon Forge & Gatlinburg, TN! Talk about the perfect location!

Every last detail has been purposefully chosen and artfully designed by Scarlet Plan & Design founder, Sara Skinner, to present not one, but TWO completely unique wedding designs and packages for couples to choose from! We’ve already teamed up with the incredible Katie Lee of Katherine Elena Photography to capture every moment and enlisted the best wedding professionals in the Blue Ridge Mountain Range to create this beautiful, magazine-ready, all-inclusive tiny-wedding experience, allowing couples to skip the planning altogether, and simply meet us at the altar!

Now, I’m sure some of y’all are wondering HOW this will actually work, right? Well, check out a sample timeline for an 11:00 am ceremony below to get a feel for how the day will flow!

Gouri & Luke | Private Waterfalls Elopement at Secret Waters Highlands North Carolina

Things turn out best for people who make the best out of the way things turn out.

When Gouri & Luke first started planning their big, beautiful, destination wedding in India, odds are they never thought a worldwide pandemic would interrupt a thing… Enter COVID stage right.

Much like many of our other couples, Gouri & Luke’s world, and all their carefully made wedding plans, were flipped upside down when the rona came crashing into 2020 like a wrecking ball. With travel bans and borders closed around the globe, this sweet couple bid adieu to what could have been and said hello to their new normal - an epic elopement adventure in the North Carolina Mountains.

With only a few weeks to plan something epic for Gouri & Luke, we set out with their wish list in hand determined to make magic for them. And boy, oh, boy, did the magic happen!

:: badass asheville & highlands elopement vendor team ::

planning, design & styling: scarlet plan & design // venue: secret waters // photography: gipe photography // officiant: Rodney McClain for Love & Wisdom, Inc. // cake: Hey Hey Cupcake // hair & makeup artist: AnaRie Brides // gown: The Sentimentalist // flowers: fern & flora

The couple rented a gorgeous cabin set high, HIIIIGGGGHHHH up on the side of a mountain, far above the rest of the world in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside Asheville, NC where they stayed with their only wedding guest, their sweet Great Dane! Gouri’s stunning, custom red sari, originally purchased to wear at their overseas wedding, had been flown in from India with Luke’s traditional kurta. Normally it takes several experienced hands to fold and dress a bride in such a garment, but Luke had spent weeks learning how to assemble the intricate folds and layers so he could help Gouri dress that morning. Watching him slowly and carefully help Gouri get ready was one of the most beautiful moments I can honestly remember ever seeing!

After doing a first look outside the cabin, the couple spent the first part of the day in their traditional Indian wedding garb, taking photos in scenic vistas all along the way from Asheville to Highlands with the incredible Gipe Photography. This genius husband and wife photography duo are always down for an adventure, adore travel, and have become our first phone call when we need bold photography for our rad couples!

Secret Waters, a brand new venue in Highlands, North Carolina, and the only venue we know of to own their own private waterfall, was the most magical location imaginable for this sweet couple to exchange vows. Nestled deep in the woods, this venue is truly one of a kind, offering absolute privacy and unparalleled customer service for intimate events. I could honestly gush about the owners, Greg and Mary Lou, all day long!

Once they arrived at Secret Waters, Gouri & Luke changed out of their South Asian attire and into their western style gown and suit. After quickly refreshing the bride’s hair and makeup, we pinned a gorgeous, dainty rose gold and fresh floral crown into her hair and they were ready to say I Do!

We adore when couples choose to get ready together the morning of their wedding! There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a groom help his bride into her gown or the bride helping him to fix his tie… honestly we cry happy tears every single time and LOVE seeing this trend continue with more and more couples!

This is the first time Luke had seen Gouri in her western style wedding gown and the look on his face is absolutely priceless! This is also the first time Gouri had seen the waterfall so she got a double first look! Haha!

Hoppily Ever After - Molly & Tracy's Beer & Travel Inspired Wedding at Summerour Studios in Atlanta, GA | Scarlet Plan & Design | Same-sex, LGBTQ-friendly Wedding Planner

Molly & Tracy were quite possibly some of the sweetest, most laid back, easygoing clients we’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. When they first started planning their wedding, they really just wanted to run off, but their families were so thrilled about them getting married that they begged the brides to reconsider eloping and have a legit wedding wedding. The brides agreed as long as they got to have a private ceremony with family only and that’s where we came in!

One of our first questions when we start talking to a couple is how they met and to tell us their whole sappy love story. We want to get to know what makes them an “US” before we begin planning anything or making recommendations for the wedding. Finding ways to incorporate their unique love story into their overall wedding story is what makes our planning process different from other planners (or so we’ve heard haha).

Molly & Tracy love traveling together, they love finding new breweries in their travels, they’d rather have a frosty brewski than a mixed cocktail or glass of wine, they’re self-proclaimed foodies but have a soft spot for junk food (think Twinkies, Oatmeal pies and Ho-Hos), and they absolutely hated the idea of having non-stop attention or a huge spotlight on them at the wedding. Challenge accepted!

We found many other ways to pull in their love story in the details of their big day! Enjoy!!

:: badass Atlanta wedding vendor partners ::

planning, design & styling: Sara & Megan for Scarlet Plan & Design | photography: Say Bre | venue: Summerour Studios | catering: Endive | music & lighting: Amp’d Atlanta | hair & makeup artists: Raney O’Keefe | floral design: Chelsea Brittle for Stylish Stems | linens: BBJ Linen | transportation: Atlantic Limo | stationery design: Paper Daisies | cake & desserts: G’s Bakery | officiant: Jamelle Wooten with The Modern Officiant |

Summerour is such a unique Atlanta venue. Tuscany inspired on the outside, yet warmly industrial and rustic inside, with sweeping views of the Atlanta city skyline, this gem is a must-see for couples searching for a dope spot to say I Do!

That bridal jumpsuit is dangerously stylish!

Like I said, this bridal jumpsuit is FIERCE!! So fierce that even the mother of the bride wore an asymmetrical pantsuit too!

This stunning bridal gown featured delicate lace detailing and buttons, with an unexpected sexy slit up the thigh and POCKETS! I’ll take 2 please!

OMG they found a kitten in the middle of their First Look portraits!!! I hope y’all kept him!

Molly & Tracy had originally planned for their private, family only ceremony to be held outside in the courtyard, but sadly the weather was not very cooperative. However, moving it indoors to the mezzanine was warm, cozy and intimate, simply perfect for their handwritten vows to be exchanged.

Pssst, I’m gonna tell you a secret, your guest book doesn’t have to be a book at all! Since the brides love traveling so much, they had guests sign a huge map of the world, which was framed following the wedding and now hangs in their home. We used some of our favorite vintage luggage pieces beside the map to pull in more of their travel vibes.

Each of the copper table numbers were customized with maps of the brides’ favorite cities! How fun is that?!

We reached out to Drew, the executive chef and owner of Endive Catering in Atlanta, to help us create a menu that reflected the taste of our brides so he found delicious recipes that incorporated all of their fave beers directly into their menu! From passed apps each paired with a favorite brew for guests to grab a bite and a small beer sample together. to brews and ales used in the recipes of the entrees, Drew really went above and beyond! As always!

The estate table was decked out with hand-painted globes, mercury glass candles and lush blooms.

The brides were overjoyed to slip into much more comfortable rainbow Converse sneakers as soon as the ceremony was over!