Black-Owned Wedding Vendors in Charleston (2026)

A full-service planner, a designer who also does the florals, two bridal boutiques, an alterations team that fits the dress properly, a mobile daiquiri bar, a charter bus for the guests, a photographer, Gullah Geechee catering, and three small inns to put everyone in. Charleston runs on weddings, and this is the part of its record built for them.

Every business named here links to its profile, where the ownership tag shows the source it came from. For everything in the metro, filter the Charleston hub.

Quick answer

1. Planning: Firefly Weddings & Events or Eventions By Joselyn.
2. Design and florals: NaPrell Van Buren Events.
3. The dress: Zobella Bride or Aspire Allure.
4. The alterations: Curvy Couture by KEM.
5. Catering: Carolima's for Gullah Geechee, The Drizzled Pear for the spread.
6. Drinks: B&T Daiquiris, a mobile daiquiri bar.
7. Getting everyone there: G & L Charters and Tours.
8. The Charleston hub carries all 46 listings across 10 categories.

Planning and design

Firefly Weddings & Events is a full-service Charleston planner working on tailored events with timeless design. Eventions By Joselyn takes a couple's vision and executes it. NaPrell Van Buren Events works as florist and designer together, which is a useful pairing when the flowers are carrying the room.

Booking a planner early is the difference between a Charleston wedding and a Charleston wedding you enjoyed, because the venues here book a year or more out.

The dress

Zobella Bride is a bridal boutique in the city, and Aspire Allure offers a personalized styling experience for brides and for contemporary dressing generally. Curvy Couture by KEM is the alterations team, tailoring every stitch until the dress fits the person rather than the sample size, which is the step most people underestimate.

Food, drink and the cake

Carolima's caters Gullah Geechee cooking, which turns a reception menu into something specific to this coast rather than the same three chicken options. The Drizzled Pear handles a broader spread, Take a Bite Desserts bakes from scratch, and Carolina Cookery does private dining for the smaller events around the wedding itself.

To drink: B&T Daiquiris rolls in a mobile daiquiri bar, Bourbon N' Bubbles sets up for the rehearsal dinner, FermentedVines runs a cocktail mixing class for the party the night before, and Don Luchi Prosecco supplies its own sparkling wine for the toast.

Photographs, transport and where the guests sleep

Picture perfect photography by Monifa Basdeo shoots heirloom portraits. JoyRide Transportation does personalized transport and wine tours for the days either side, and G & L Charters and Tours puts a charter bus under the whole guest list, including shuttle service to a wedding.

For rooms: Parson Inn is a boutique home with six suites, the Jonathan Jasper Wright Inn sits in downtown Charleston, and INN AT 157 is a bed and breakfast across three restored houses. Between them they will hold a wedding party without anyone booking a chain hotel.

For gifts and favors, Sweetgrass Creations by Lynette makes sweetgrass baskets, The Tiny Tassel handmakes earrings in house, and Gullah Tings sells handmade goods rooted in Gullah culture.

What the record does not cover yet

Seven of the 46 published Charleston listings are filed under events and weddings, with a dozen more that a wedding would use. What the record does not have is a venue, a DJ or band, a hair and makeup artist working weddings, an officiant, a rental company or a videographer.

Those are gaps in the record rather than in the city, and they are the categories a Charleston wedding needs most. If you work weddings here, a free listing is free to keep and puts you in front of couples already searching.

Common mistakes

• Leaving alterations to the end. The fitting is a longer job than the dress purchase, and it is a separate business here.
• Assuming a caterer travels to any venue. Check the venue's rules and the caterer's range before you fall in love with a pairing.
• Booking rooms late. Three small inns on this list hold a limited number of rooms, and Charleston fills up.
• Reading a planner and a designer as the same role. One runs the day, the other makes it look like something. Some of these do both, and the listing says so.

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