Monday, December 28, 2015

Christmas in Charleston

Happy Monday, sweet friends!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas last week.  I cannot wait to recap ours, but we are currently on route to Jersey then Delaware today to spend time with family and have spent time four states in the last 24 hours.  Instead, before I have time to get all of my photos and thoughts together, I thought I'd share a bit of our Charleston Christmas adventures this year.  
I absolutely love the Christmas decorations in our city!  This year, we had fun on King Street for Second Sunday, watched the boat parade under the Ravenel Bridge, and shopped at a bunch of wonderful holiday markets.  At home, we decorated quite the same as last year, and I was lazy and didn't take many photos (so here is last year's post).

Holiday events included two very different ones with Charleston Blog Society.  The first was our "Style a Blogger" event at a new shop on King Street, Beckett Boutique.  I was paired with the beautiful Charleston Shop Curator, Andrea, and she put me in an amazing Viktoria + Woods blush trench, Elizabeth and James dress, and stone and studded necklace.  I styled Kate (to the left of me in the group photo), and we all enjoyed delicious snacks and drinks from O&O Hooch.
Our CHS Blog Society holiday party took place at StyleDwell Boutique.  Everyone was invited to bring a guest, so a few friends and I decided to bring our husbands!  The hot chocolate bar was delicious and I can't wait to wear the new pieces I purchased.
I'm having so much fun with the Yelp crew in Charleston, and their holiday party at Striped Pig Distillery (one of my favorite places of all time!) was epic.  Food from Graze and a delicious cranberry ginger cocktail made with Striped Pig's orange lavender gin made for a great night!
It was an "ugly sweater" event, but since it's been in the 70s everyday, we bought these fantastic Christmas Star Wars tee shirts at Kohl's (that we also wore to see the movie that weekend).  Don't worry, no spoilers here, but who else has seen Episode VII?!  Please comment so we can talk about it; I hope y'all liked it as much as I did! 

Linking up with Biana for Weekending!

19 comments:

B @ The Sequin Notebook said...

Such pretty, festive pictures...and that blogger style event sounds awesome!

BLovedBoston said...

So glad I got to see some pictures from that Yelp event!! You've convinced me to start yelping haha! So glad I got to see you guys this weekend!! Happy and safe travels girl! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

R's Rue said...

The event looks awesome
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Rebecca Jo said...

Love you turned the sweaters to Star Wars shirts... which BTW, I LOVEEEEEDDDD!!! I cant wait to go back &see it again!

Carly said...

So many fun things before you left to visit family! The style a blogger event sounds so fun, and I love that you guys went with Christmas t-shirts instead of a sweater for the Yelp event!

Emily said...

Christmas in Charleston is the best! Especially going to an event that has food from Graze...YUM!

Cara (Kindly Unspoken) said...

That's so awesome that you have so many local bloggers near you. Great photos!

Unknown said...

I love that you're getting involved with Yelp! I miss working for them but its so much fun being able to enjoy the events now ;)

Caitlin Elizabeth said...

Charleston decorations are so pretty! I love the Star Wars Christmas shirts, perfect alternative to an ugly sweater haha

Macy V said...

You had so many fun events this past month! Those Star Wars shirts are great!

Christina @ Simple and Delish said...

I love a good Ugly Sweater Christmas party! Have a wonderful week!

Christina :: Simple and Delish

Julie said...

I don't know what that pole with the lights are in the middle but its gorgeous! Glad you had a good time at the Yelp event, it looks fun :)

elle jo said...

Such a fun Christmas weekend! We had a warm Christmas too. I love your "ugly Christmas sweaters" Where did Mike get his? I think Kyle would like that one too!

The Christmas decorations are beautiful, I cannot believe how beautiful Charleston is.

liz @ sundays with sophie

Darcy said...

Gosh it looks so beautiful there at all times of year!! I really want to get there one day!
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Jen said...

The photos are awesome! I hope you are enjoying time with family. :)

kerri @ cheshire kat said...

love that elizabeth and james dress! everyone looks so cute! and charleston i bet is friggen adorable during the holidays. love! and lastly those star wars outfits - yes!

xoxo cheshire kat

SMD @ lifeaccordingtosteph said...

Love the festive photos of your town and of course your Christmas Star Wars tees!

Veronica-VeroSays! said...

Awesome photos' shhhhhh, I've never watched anything StarWars! 🙊

Kate at Green Fashionista said...

Your blogger events always look like so much fun! Can't wait to hear about your Christmas in New England. Safe travels home <3

Green Fashionista

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