about a charleston bride

Melissa Barton, a native of Charleston, SC. While ACB plans some non-wedding related events, it mostly focuses on weddings offering extensive knowledge of etiquette and traditions, reputable local vendors, budget maintenance, and crisis management. Today, the company plans around 40 weddings each year.

A Charleston Bride employs two, full-time event coordinators, Melissa Barton and Carrie Glasscock. With a combined experience of over 17 years planning both weddings and corporate events, the duo offers extensive knowledge in wedding etiquette, food & beverage, event design and effective project management all of which is critical to orchestrating a successful event. Each planner only accepts one wedding per weekend, offering their clients the utmost respect & service. For this reason, A Charleston Bride is known, by both clients & local vendors, as being one of the most highly regarded firms in Charleston.

Melissa Barton is a true Charleston Native -- born and raised. After graduating from the College of Charleston with a degree in Business Administration, she began coordinating corporate events for a real estate company, and was soon adding weddings to her event planning repertoire. She founded A Charleston Bride in 2001.

Carrie Glasscock, originally from Atlanta, GA, joined Melissa in 2006. She is a graduate of Auburn University and began her event coordination carreer at the William Aiken House, a local and highly coveted venue. She has over 10 years experience in both event coordination and the food & beverage industry.

Leigh Douglas joined A Charleston Bride in 2007 as the company’s full time Assistant Coordinator. She handles most of the day to day operations as well as assisting the coordinators on most events. She brings over 5 years in event management experience to the company.

A Charleston Bride manages all event florals in house. Jonie LaRosee, our lead designer & floral division manager, has over 15 years experience in the flower design. Most recently, she was a lead designer at Tiger Lily Florist, one of the largest and well-known florists in Charleston. We are very lucky to have her on our team.