Here at the Francis Marion Hotel we include a lot of your décor items complimentary: Tables, Chairs, White 120’ Round Table Linen, Glassware, Silverware, China, White Napkins, Dance Floor, Band Stage and Candle Centerpieces This makes it easy when you are working on...

Sometimes it is hard to narrow down your food selections for passed hors d’oeuvres during cocktail hour. If you run into this situation, the next best way to feature tasty foods you want at your wedding, is a late night hors d’oeuvre! This would be passed or displayed...

Another artistic way to include your wedding style or theme is through your wedding cake topper. Traditionally, it has been a figurine of the bride and groom, but these days the cake topper has evolved. Here are some fun wedding cake topper’s that we have seen here at...

Check out the Borrowed & Blue Blog on one of our weddings from September 2016, in our Colonial Ballroom. Photos by:: Once Like A Spark Photography

Check out the Borrowed & Blue Blog on one of our weddings from June 2016, in our Colonial Ballroom. Photos by: Riverland Studios https://www.borrowedandblue.com/charleston/weddings/holly-nicholas

A few gorgeous photographs that capture the special moments of Kurtis and Madeleines’ Wedding Reception at the Francis Marion Hotel caught on camera by Michel Berda at King Street Photo Weddings. The kissing couple inside our Colonial Ballroom with photograph caught...

At the Francis Marion Hotel, you receive a complimentary menu tasting as part of our wedding package. When choosing the hors d’oeuvres from our list of options, most couples ask what is the most popular. There are definitely four very tasty, southern favorites I see...

1 Holding a place in Charleston’s history for the past 92 years 2 A strong, durable brick building to withstand the southern weather elements 3 Having a staff that has been here many years, considering each other family 4 Thus, providing the best customer service to...

We have the ability to host both your wedding ceremony in the same ballroom as the wedding dinner, for a small room rental charge. We hold the ceremony in half of the ballroom, while a draping wall covers up the other half of the ballroom. On the hidden half, we stage...

We all know Charleston summertime heat can be draining at times. There is several fun and creative ways that I have seen past weddings incorporate cool, sweet treats! Ice Cream – We have had several weddings open an ice cream station towards the end of the evening as...