About A Charleston Bride
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A Charleston Bride is a full service wedding planning and event design firm founded in 2001 by 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.
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.
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Melissa 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 investment company, and was soon adding weddings to her event planning repertoire. She founded A Charleston Bride in 2001.
Carrie, 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.
Today, the company plans around 40 weddings each year.
