Planters Inn
Charleston, SC 29401
(map) Phone: 800-856-7082
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GUEST
We loved having our wedding and reception all at Planters Inn for about 75 people. Rachel Sneed is amazing! Before we booked the venue, we absolutely adored her. She is EVERYTHING you want in a local on site person to help you through the many details. While Planters Inn did not officially give many of our things such as band and photography, Rachel was always ready with great advice of who to contact. I hope Planters Inn realizes all that they have in her. Gorgeous place for a wedding. All of our guests had a fantastic time.
GUEST
I really enjoyed my reception in the ballroom and courtyard of Planter's Inn. It was very intimate and elegant.
The food was very good and beautifully presented. The service during the evening was impeccable.
Rachel, the new planner, was great, but Chris, the food manager, was the person who made the night go so smoothly. He was very professional and assured us that we would not have to worry about a thing that night.
They were flexible and receptive to our ideas for the events of the night. Normally, they do not allow music out in the courtyard, but they did for us, so we had our first dances outside under string lights (HIGHLY recommend stringing a few strands of italian lights across the courtyard!).
We used their sound system in the ballroom for music. We burned our own cds and only had to press start on their 6-cd player.
In our last meeting, we brought our centerpieces and candles and showed Rachel how to set them up, and she did it for us on the day of! Very easy!
The biggest, and really only, disappointment was the cake. It looked beautiful, but it was dry and bland. It tasted as though it had been made a week before. I am not sure what happened as they have a pastry chef, but it was a really disappointing end to the dinner. Perhaps the coconut cake is their most popular because it's all the chef can do well! Since Planters does not do ANY tastings (big mistake in my mind), we got the wedding cake kit from Publix, which was fabulous, and picked our flavors from there. In hind sight, we should have gotten the cake from there and paid the cutting fee. After my mom complained, they reduced the price of the cake, but it was still not competitive with Publix.
All in all, I am very happy with our reception at Planter's Inn. It is very expensive, but it is very elegant, and the food is good.
Recommendations: chicken/filet and crab, She crab soup, brie passed h'ors deurves, string lights in courtyard, sparklers for send off, and carriage for get away!
About Planters Inn
Unhurried and intimate. If this is your wish for your Charleston wedding, you will find no finer setting than Planters Inn. As the only historic inn on the famous city market, Planters Inn offers only the finest in service and accommodation. Voted a top hotel by readers of Travel & Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, Planters Inn boasts spacious rooms and suites with high ceilings, 4-poster beds, marble baths and grand piazzas overlooking a lush Charleston courtyard, making it a perfectly romantic spot for your Charleston wedding. Couples can truly enjoy their once-in-a-lifetime wedding as our expert wedding coordinators take care of all the details, from arranging transportation for your guests to booking a photographer.
With a variety of packages to choose from at the Planters Inn, couples and their guests will be spoiled by the southern hospitality and charm included in these special arrangements. You can experience our signature southern breakfast served in our dining room each morning, cognac and chocolate truffles each evening with turndown service and romantic carriage rides. Or you can curl up in our exquisite embroidered jacquard bathrobes. And for those who want to take their memories with them, we offer a welcome bottle of Champagne along with keep-sake monogrammed crystal flutes. Whatever package you choose for your wedding, you are sure to be pleasantly surprised.
Our wedding coordinators will create a uniquely personal experience for you and a memorable celebration for up to 125 guests. Gather with family and dear friends in our romantic courtyard followed by dinner and dancing in our Garden Ballroom. And for smaller wedding parties, we offer the warmth and charm of our lovely parlor.
Guests can also enjoy our five-star custom catering. Beautifully designed wedding cakes will be artfully prepared by our very own award-winning Peninsula Grill, referred to by the New York Times as "Charleston's most sophisticated restaurant, with wines to match." We can also provide exquisite flower arrangements and respond to any special requests for your day.
And because Planters Inn is nestled in the heart of the historic district, you will be a short stroll from beautiful antebellum mansions, the Battery, Waterfront Park and the fashionable boutiques and antique shops of King Street.
Whether it's a rehearsal dinner, bridal lunch or farewell brunch, a formal dinner at the Peninsula Grill, or a relaxed gathering freshened by the scented breezes of our courtyard, Planters Inn will make your Charleston wedding unforgettable.
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