The questions that actually decide a Charleston wedding — curfews, tenting, shuttles and the tide — in the order you’ll need them.
On the historic single houses and estates, ask the guest cap, the noise curfew and hard end time, the open-flame and candle policy, and exactly where a tent and vendors are allowed to go. These properties are protected first and venues second, and the rules shape your whole timeline.
Ask what the rain plan really is and how fast you can move to it, whether the site floods or turns to pluff mud at low tide, and how the venue handles summer heat. On the marsh and the water, wind and tide are part of the booking.
Confirm parking and loading, the drive time and shuttle plan from downtown hotels, and, on the islands, the bridge and gate access. A Kiawah or Wild Dunes date can add forty minutes and a real transport budget that a peninsula venue does not.