Thank you for making us THE Bride’s Choice for wedding bands here in Charleston!!

January 14, 2013 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading online wedding marketplace, is thrilled to announce that Palmetto Soul has been selected as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards® 2013 for Wedding Bands in Charleston, SC.

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network of sites (which include leading wedding sites such as WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee) who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Palmetto Soul’s selection as a Bride’s Choice Award 2013 winner was selected based on the positive experiences expressed by past clients on WeddingWire, the world’s largest wedding review site with over one million reviews. While many industry awards are given by the host organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards® winners are determined solely based on reviews from real newlyweds and their experiences working with Palmetto Soul.

“Each year, WeddingWire looks forward to celebrating the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Network,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Now in its fifth year, the Bride’s Choice Awards® program continues to recognize the elite wedding professionals who exemplify a commitment to quality, service and professionalism. These businesses were chosen by our bridal community for their responsiveness and dedication to their clients over the past year. We are honored to recognize Palmetto Soul for their impressive achievements within the wedding industry.”

We are so very blessed to live in this fabulous city and be a part of the diverse music scene!  Thank Y’All!

The world mourns the loss of an iconic visionary.  Steve Jobs truly changed the world as we all know it ~ and has personally touched us all in one way or another.

The internet, twitter, facebook, the world is teeming with articles, links, footage and information about Steve Jobs.   Personally, although I did not know this man, I am struggling with the feelings of loss, as though he was a close friend.  As I search for a reason behind these emotions, that quite honestly have taken me by surprise, I have come to the conclusion that it is because he put so much of himself into his products.  He made products so personal, so easy to use, that have become so integral to our lives, that I can’t help but feel like I knew the man himself.

I came across the following article while reading the many tributes to this incredible man online and wanted to share it with you all. What if Steve Jobs Had Chosen Politics Instead of Tech?

Charleston’s hottest, exciting and most sought after Wedding and Party Band – launches a new and improved website today!!Hello!  You made it.  Thanks for stopping by.  For those of you who are first~timers – Welcome!  To those of you who have hung with us before ~ Welcome Back!!  We’ve got a whole lot of freshness going on here and we hope you’ll stay awhile, get comfortable, pour yourself some sweet tea ~ and check it all out!

A new website you ask, why all the hoopla?  What is the BIG deal?

We are glad you asked!  The answer is – You!  You deserve our very best ~ every time!  In our commitment to keeping things fresh, to giving you the absolute best and most professional performance in our power ~ EVERY TIME ~ we felt compelled to take it up a notch and give you a better, more informative and exciting website experience.

We are going to have FUN here ~ We are going to provide you with information, the guidance and the support, everything you need to help you create the wedding, party, or event of your dreams.

All of us here at Palmetto Soul would like to give a gigantic shout out to the incredible talent that helped us put this all together.

Thank you Stephen (Parris Image)~ webmaster extraordinaire and talented musician in his own right ~ for not only your fine coding skills but your creative guidance every step of the way in this process ~ you get the Soul Award for patience for sure!  Need a website or some design work – Stephen Parris is your guy!

Dana (Dana K Photography) you are amazing ~ thank you for your fine photography ~ your willingness to hoof it all over town ~ and for putting up with the creative direction from the peanut gallery! (on second thought Stephen may have to share that patience award!) You captured the coolness, the fun and the true heart of Soul!  Dana and her husband do amazing print and video work ~ their cameras are at the ready to shoot and capture your timeless moment!

What would our sound be without the technical wizardry of Joey and his crew at Charleston Sound.  You guys took our amazing talent and recorded it like a dream – thank you!!  Casey we appreciate you working with us every step of the way and always going above and beyond to meet our needs!  We look forward to getting back into the studio with you again soon – we may even regale you with some originals!  For all your recording needs, there is only one studio in Charleston you need to call – Charleston Sound in Mount Pleasant!

Last and definitely not least ~ the most important folks to give a shout of thanks out to – all you Brides & Grooms and your families that we have had the pleasure and honor to share in your wedding day.  You are our reason for being and we thank you!  To all you who have yet to book us ~ we look forward with great anticipation to the pleasure of meeting you and the privilege of taking part in your most special and sacred day.

A word from the Bride & Groom ~

Andrew

Casey & Andrew hosted their guests at the Old Exchange Building in beautiful downtown Charleston.  Working so closely with this amazing couple over the months leading up to their wedding, made us feel like part of the family.  From meeting with the bride, her mother and soon to be mother-in-law and accompanying them as they checked out the venue, to the many phone calls and emails in which we shared ideas in order to finalize the details and the flow of the evening, we were with them every step of the way.  It was an incredible privilege to share in this magical day.  Thank YOU Andrew & Casey!

Photos courtesty of The Connellys ~ 843.324.5630 ~ www.theconnellys.com

The First Dance

Shawn leads the way as the happy couple leave their guests and head off to begin their new life together!

This is EXACTLY what we all wanted. Everyone had so much fun! We hosted a day after brunch on Sunday & received so many comments & compliments about your band. There was a reserved couple there whose bedtime is at 8:00. I saw them at 10:00 on the dance floor!! I almost fainted! The crowd didn’t want you to leave – neither did we. Saw you handing out cards with your info. Hope you get lots of business.

Kelly & I will certainly call on you again when an occasion arises.
Thanks again! Y’all surely know how to get the party started!
Sincerely,
Kelly & Bonnie

“You guys were awesome at our wedding  last weekend. We couldn’t have asked for a better band in the WORLD!   We are forever supporters of  Palmetto Soul!
The HOTNESS…that’s all I can say!”

~ Marquel

photos courtesy of Richard Bell Photography