The Story: An Open-Air Chapel and a Ballroom Celebration
LivingWater Chapel & The Magnolia Room
Madison & Josh | Rock Hill, SC | October
Two Rock Hill Settings, One Wedding Day
LivingWater Chapel at Westminster Park is an open-air chapel built with natural stone and wooden timbers along the Catawba River. The Magnolia Room offers a spacious ballroom with neutral tones, an outdoor area and an open-vendor policy. For a wedding with a chapel ceremony and ballroom reception, planning the transition is just as important as planning each space.
Madison and Josh's October wedding paired the chapel's timber frame with a warm ballroom reception. Soft florals, brown bridesmaid dresses and green accents carried a consistent palette between the two settings.
Photography by Timeless Carolinas (@timelesscarolinas).
The setting and getting ready
The open-air ceremony
Portraits
The Magnolia Room reception
The planner's notebook
What we would suggest
Plan the ceremony-to-reception handoff early
For a wedding using two venues, make the transport plan, guest directions and arrival window part of the timeline. Leave enough room for portraits without making guests guess where to go next.
Use a small set of colors to connect different spaces
A chapel and ballroom do not need identical decor. Repeat a few floral colors and linen tones, then let each setting keep its own character.
Build around the open-air chapel
Check the rain plan, guest comfort and sound needs with the venue and your vendor team. A beautiful outdoor setting still needs practical planning behind it.
The people behind the day
The Collective Creative
- Wedding Planning & Coordination
- Love, Evermore Events@love.evermore.events
- Photography & Videography
- Timeless Carolinas@timelesscarolinas
- Ceremony
- LivingWater Chapel
- Reception
- The Magnolia Room
- Catering, Bar & Cake
- Melanie Rowe Catering
- Hair & Makeup
- Peyton Roach@itspeytonroach
- Entertainment
- Emerald Empire Band@emeraldempireband
- Rentals & Linens
- Ribald@ribaldevents
- Rentals
- Party Reflections@partyreflections
Planning a chapel ceremony and ballroom reception near Charlotte? Love, Evermore Events can connect the venues, vendors and timeline into a day that feels like yours. Let's dive into planning your dream day!