Mount Pleasant Magazine Jan/Feb 2015

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This is the largest issue of Mount Pleasant
Magazine ever, and it’s also our Best
Of 2015 edition. There’s so much in
this edition of our magazine, but, since
I’m writing this while I’m in Florida at
a wedding, I have weddings on my mind.
I’m enjoying family and friends in Merritt Island,
which is near Cocoa Beach, along the Sunshine
State’s Space Coast, where my nephew, Kip, and his
bride, Jessica, had a wonderful wedding. Weddings
have changed over the years, reflecting the lifestyles
and personalities of the bride and groom.
I’ve been to two weddings in the last couple of
months. One was at The Woolfe Street Playhouse in
downtown Charleston. The reception was catered by
Crave, a well-known Mount Pleasant restaurant. The
food was great, and the playhouse provided a unique setting, since “Macbeth” was
in production. The bride and groom could have easily been a queen and king of
that era. The wedding definitely reflected the personality of the wedding party.
Kip and Jessica’s wedding also reflected their personalities. Because it was held
on my sister Toni’s riverfront estate, there was plenty of opportunity to be creative,
and Kip and his eight groomsmen certainly took advantage of that opportunity.
Adorned in sunglasses, they arrived by boat and strutted down the dock to the altar
to AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck.” It was a sight to behold. As the preacher said, “All
the men here are living through you vicariously. The fact that you were allowed to
put AC/DC in your wedding gives us all hope.” It was a very special sunset wed-
ding, with family and friends gathering on the green grass that lines the bank of
the Intracoastal Waterway.
We’ve all heard how Charleston is a great place for a wedding. Here at Mount
Pleasant Magazine, we felt it was time for Mount Pleasant to take a walk down
the aisle to see just how many people get married in East Cooper and the financial
impact all these weddings have on our community.
Mount Pleasant has always been a special place to make a lifelong commitment.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds could have picked anywhere in the world to tie the
knot, and they chose Mount Pleasant. Inside this issue, our team of writers and pho-
tographers, led by Managing Editor Denise K. James, have provided some wonderful
ideas for your wedding. You can read more at .
Did I mention that this is the largest issue ever of Mount Pleasant Magazine?
We owe it all to the relationships we’ve developed with our readers and the local
businesses that support our magazine. And we look forward to growing even larger,
which will give us the privilege of informing even more people about why East
Cooper is such a wonderful place to live, work and play.
Thank you Mount Pleasant. The staff and I feel your love.
Until next issue,
— B i l l M a c c h i o
Publisher
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Vol. 5, issue 1
January/February 2015
Publisher/Editor
Bill Macchio
Managing Editors
Denise K. JaMes
Brian sherMan
Art Director
Dana coleMan
Webmaster
GeorGe conKlin
Contributing Writers
stacy e. DoMinGo
Bill Farley
Kalene Mccort
cullen Murray-KeMp
sarah lynch
BarBara M. patricK
courtney DaVis o’leary
Julie spranKles
patra taylor
Julie thiGpen
John torsiello
Contributing Photographers
Jenn Cady • Brandon Clark
ronnie Martinelli • WilliaM Quarles
Cassandra riCherson • Brian sherMan
Design Associate
KiM hall
Internet Marketing
sherMan paGGi
Editorial Assistant
lillian Miller
Media Consultants
JenniFer BurKe
BranDon clarK
cullen Murray-KeMp
tracy hooD
Administration & Bookkeeping
kiM hellMan • lea leWis
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Publisher’s Note
Kip, Uncle Bill and Jessica.