Charleston Harbor Fish House

Rehearsal Dinner

Red's Ice House

The Night Before

The Creek Club at I'On

Ceremony

Reception

Transportation provided to after party

O'Brion's Pub & Grille

After party

Our Wedding

It was Summer 2020 when Hayley decided to move to Fripp Island, SC for the summer to work as a Recreation Intern for her sister Hannah. She was so excited to live on this private little resort island for the summer with her sister and soak up as many beach days and golf cart rides as possible (and work a little...key word "little"). Little did she know, one of her beach days at the very beginning of summer, Memorial Day weekend led to her meeting Brady. For those who don't know, Brady's Birthday is May 29th, conveniently right around one of the first big summer weekends. Brady loved to celebrate this weekend by getting a big beach house on Fripp Island with a bunch of his buddies. The day Brady and Hayley met, Hayley had been at the beach all day, as she does, and Brady was just arriving before sunset with his big group of friends. The part of the beach where they met was at the tip of the island and also has the best sunset view, some may know it as "make out point". As soon as our friend groups approached, Brady had his eyes on Hayley and of course had to spark conversation. After learning that Hayley is from Michigan and at the time was a student at Central Michigan University, the connections started to be made. Although Brady was born and has spent his entire life down south, his entire family is also from Michigan. They figured out that Hayley knew his cousin from school and that their dads happened to have a mutual friend. Talk about a small world! Hayley and Brady have been together since that day, summer 2020. They spent every moment it seemed possible together that summer, until Hayley had to move back to Michigan in August for her Senior year of college. That year Hayley and Brady did long distance, while Brady was living in Daytona, FL working for Nascar. This consisted of a lot of trips to Florida for Hayley and very minimal trips to Michigan for Brady, who prefers to avoid the cold weather. Hayley graduated in May 2021 and knew she wanted to move back to South Carolina, so she did. By early 2022, Hayley and Brady were both living in Charleston, SC where they still are to this day! Fast forward to Memorial Day weekend 2024, Brady pulled off the ultimate surprise proposing to Hayley on the beach in Charleston surrounded by both families and closest friends. It was truly the perfect day and weekend. After all, it's a small world and you never know who you'll meet on that quaint little fishing island!

Our Story

Photos

Hannah Harrold

Hayden Cormier

Caitlin Cormier

Alex Horen

Megan Lee

Melina Dimambro

Hannah Masters

Nicole Hoard

Chris Connolly

Prescott Hendrick

Connor Gruel

Andrew Smyth

Nick Chisholm

John McLendon

Lilly Cormier

Wedding Party

Q + A

The Charleston airport is about 27 minutes from the wedding venue and 20 minutes to the hotels where we have room blocks.

Charleston International Airport

Travel

HOTELS

Hilton Garden Inn Charleston / Mt.Pleasant

Room block option at the Hilton Garden Inn Charleston / Mt. Pleasant which is 2.4 miles from the venue. Be sure to book by February 17th, 2026 to get the room block rate. Here is the link to book: <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/chsplgi-956-477f42e4-9a6b-45fb-b7da-568c1ad54d3c/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ballentine Cormier Wedding</a> Address: 300 Wingo Way, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

SpringHill Suites Charleston Mount Pleasant

Room block option at SpringHill Suites (Marriott) Charleston Mount Pleasant which is 2.5 miles from the venue. Be sure to book by February 17th, 2026 to get the room block rate. Here is the link to book: <a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1743707292455&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true&amp;app=resvlink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book your group rate for Ballentine Cormier Wedding</a> Address: 245 Magrath Darby Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

Embassy Suites by Hilton Charleston Harbor Mt. Pleasant

Room block option at the Embassy Suites by Hilton which is 3.0 miles from the venue. Be sure to book by February 17th, 2026 to get the room block rate. Here is the link to book: <a href="https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/ballentineweddingroomblock2026/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/ballentineweddingroomblock2026/</a> Address: 100 Ferry Wharf Road, Mt.Pleasant, South Carolina, 29464

AirBnB or VRBO

There are plenty of rental options in the area! We recommend looking at Airbnb or VRBO around Mount Pleasant, Downtown Charleston, Sullivans Island or Isle of Palms.

Stay

Visit the Beach

Charleston is known for its beautiful beaches. We recommend checking out Sullivans Island, Isle of Palms, or Folly Beach!

EXPLORE DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON

Shop, dine and explore the historic city of Charleston. There is an overwhelming amount of incredible restaurants downtown Charleston. Some of our favorite spots include 167 Raw, Frannie and the Fox, Home Team BBQ, Millers All Day, The Darling Oyster Bar, Felix, Basic Kitchen, Stellas, Amen Street, and Church and Union.

Visit Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant

This is one of our favorite spots to grab a casual lunch or drinks on the water! We recommend Saltwater cowboys, Reds, and Tavern and Table.

Things to Do

Registry