Our wedding at Old Wide Awake Plantation was absolutely perfect. The venue is gorgeous with moss covered oak trees lining the gravel driveway all the way up to the beautiful, historic house that sits next to a small pond with a lovely fountain. It’s got quite the Southern charm! We chose to have our ceremony on the venue grounds right in front of the pond where they’ve built an arbor and it was picturesque. The house itself was the perfect setting for our cocktail hour and reception with its wide wrap around porches and large patio on the ground floor that could accommodate all of our guests. The house was also great for getting ready as you have access to it all day. The upstairs has very large rooms which are perfect for the bride to get ready in. The upstairs also has a wide wrap around porch that overlooks the grounds and was great for our bridal lunch the day of the wedding.
We hired Margaret McKenzie, the venue coordinator, to be our wedding planner and that was the best decision we made! She helped us pull our wedding off without a hitch despite having to reschedule three times due to the pandemic. She truly wants your wedding to be all that you want it to be and all that you hope it will be and she works tirelessly to make it happen. She is very knowledgeable about vendors in the Charleston area and provided us with great suggestions. She is also very organized and meticulous and will help you plan your wedding down to the very last detail which truly gave us peace of mind and the ability to simply enjoy every moment of our wedding day. We are so grateful that we chose Margaret and cannot thank her enough for everything.