Lowcountry plate for the bride

Battery promenade bridal shot

The Battery is one of Charleston's most photographed spots. Find a stretch of seawall, line the team up with the bride centred and take a group photo with Fort Sumter or a passing harbour boat behind you.

Cathedral steeples bridal frame

The twin spires of the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist on Lafayette Square are visible from blocks away. Find a vantage point on Abercorn or Harris Street and take a group photo with the bride centred and the steeples behind.

Charleston bride lift

The party begins! Take a group photo where the bride is triumphantly lifted up by the team with a Charleston backdrop (a palmetto, a piazza, a wrought-iron gate). Higher and louder, this is your opening shot!

City Market mural moment

The City Market courtyards are full of painted murals on the warehouse walls. Find a colourful mural and take a group photo with the bride centred and the team posed around her.

Cobblestone bridal strut

River Street's ballast-stone cobbles were laid with stones from English ships in the 1700s. Take a group photo where the bride struts along the cobblestones with the river behind, the team trailing in formation.

Cobblestone Chalmers strut

Chalmers Street is one of the last fully cobblestoned streets in Charleston. Take a group photo where the bride struts toward the camera leading the team, the cobblestones drawing the eye.

Forrest Gump bench for the bride

Chippewa Square is where Forrest Gump sat with his box of chocolates. The original bench is in a museum, but find any bench on the square, sit the bride down with an imaginary box of chocolates and recreate the scene for a photo.

Forsyth fountain bridal pose

The Forsyth Park fountain is Savannah's most photographed landmark. Arrange the team around the fountain with the bride centred in white, the white tiers and palms framing the group.

Holy City finale for the bride

This is the final challenge! Take an amazing closing group photo where the bride wears a full bachelorette accessory set (sash, tiara, the works) with a Charleston backdrop (Rainbow Row at sunset, a wrought-iron gate, the Battery at dusk). A photo for the wedding slideshow, well done everyone!

Holy City steeples for the bride

Charleston is nicknamed the Holy City for its many church steeples. Find a vantage point where at least two steeples are visible and take a group photo with the bride centred, the steeples behind her.

Hostess City finale for the bride

This is the final challenge! Take an amazing closing group photo where the bride wears a full bachelorette accessory set (sash, veil, the works) with a Savannah backdrop (a square at golden hour, the fountain in low light, the river at sunset). A photo for the wedding slideshow, well done everyone!

King Street rooftop toast

King Street has Charleston's best rooftop bars (The Watch, Citrus Club, Stars). Find a rooftop with a harbour or steeple view, order a round and take a group toast photo with the bride leading.

Live oak bride canopy

Find a wide live oak in White Point Garden (the ones dripping with Spanish moss) and take a group photo with the bride standing in the centre of the canopy, the team around her.

Local Charlestonian bridal tip

Convince a local Charleston resident to share one favourite rooftop, restaurant or bachelorette tip. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and the bride, and remember the tip.

Local Savannahian bridal tip

Convince a local Savannah resident to share one favourite rooftop, restaurant or bachelorette tip. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and the bride, remember the tip.

Mercer Williams bridal shot

On Monterey Square stands the Mercer Williams House, the main location of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". Take a group photo with the bride centred in front of the brick facade, the team around her.

Pineapple Fountain bridal jump

Walk east to Waterfront Park and find the Pineapple Fountain. Take a group jump photo where everyone is airborne and the bride leads in front, the fountain clearly in shot.

Pralines for the bride

Pop into River Street Sweets or Savannah's Candy Kitchen, watch a praline pour and take a group photo with the bride catching the first bite at the same moment as the team.

Rainbow Row pastel match

Line the team up across from Rainbow Row, each bridesmaid in front of a different colour, with the bride centred in white. Take a group photo where the bride pops against the row of pastels.

Recreate the bride's wildest moment (Charleston)

Everyone knows that one legendary night out. Imitate the bride at her most wild moment ever. One person plays her, the rest directs, capture it in a photo or short video. Best impression wins.

Savannah bride lift

The party begins! Take a group photo where the bride is triumphantly lifted up by the team with a Savannah backdrop (an oak canopy, a square bench, a fountain). Higher and louder, this is your opening shot!

Spanish moss bridal shot

Find one of the wide live oaks dripping with Spanish moss in Forsyth Park and take a group photo with the bride standing under the canopy in the centre, the team around her, everyone looking up.

Sweetgrass basket for the bride

Inside the City Market, Gullah weavers sell handmade sweetgrass baskets, a tradition that traces back to West Africa. Pick a small basket as a bride keepsake, ask permission and take a respectful photo with the weaver and the bride.

To Charleston City Market (bride)

Walk north to the Charleston City Market on Market Street and check in at the main entrance.

To City Market (bride)

Walk to the City Market on West Bryan Street and check in by one of the open-air courtyards.

To Forsyth Fountain (bride)

Navigate to the cast-iron fountain at the north end of Forsyth Park and check in with the bride and the team gathered around it.

To Monterey Square (bride)

Walk north up Bull Street to Monterey Square and check in by the monument in the centre.

To Rainbow Row (bride)

Navigate to Rainbow Row on East Bay Street between Tradd and Elliott. Check in across the road from the pastel houses with the bride in the centre.

To River Street (bride)

Walk down to River Street along the Savannah River and check in by the Waving Girl statue or the Hyatt steps.

To the Battery (bride)

Walk south along East Bay to the Battery promenade at White Point Garden. Check in once the bride and the team are on the seawall with the harbour behind them.

To-go cocktail crawl

Order a Savannah to-go cocktail (frozen daiquiri, espresso martini, mimosa) from a bar that pours into a paper cup, gather on a square and take a group photo with the bride leading a "cheers" pose, every cup in shot.

Trivia: Fort Sumter Civil War

The opening shots of the American Civil War were fired across the harbour at Fort Sumter. In what year?

Trivia: Rainbow Row houses

How many colourful historic houses make up Rainbow Row?

Trivia: Ravenel Bridge opened

The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge over the Cooper River, visible from Waterfront Park, is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the western hemisphere. In what year did it open?

Trivia: Savannah founded

James Oglethorpe and the settlers from the ship Anne landed at Yamacraw Bluff and founded Savannah. In what year?

Trivia: Savannah squares

Savannah was originally planned with 22 squares. How many of the original squares remain today?

White for the bride in Charleston

The bride is the star today. Make sure everyone in the team wears or holds something white, find a wrought-iron gate or piazza, and take a group photo where the bride stands out.

White for the bride in Savannah

The bride is the star today. Make sure everyone in the team wears or holds something white, find a square or a moss-covered oak, and take a group photo where the bride stands out in the centre.