Simply Charming Socials

04/15/2024

We're mixing up the standard wedding budget breakdown and allowing space and funds for some incredible, service-driven line items that we frankly cannot live without. Here are our Top Five Categories to Spend Your Wedding Budget On... and it's not what you think.

As a hospitality-driven event planning and design company, we are allocating our clients' funds to certain areas that most definitely take their wedding experience to the next level. Here are five categories and services to spend your wedding budget on that you may have never considered.

03/13/2024

We won big at the Allie Awards on Monday! Our Flying High First Birthday took home the award for Best Non-Floral Design. As Kristine Cholakian Cooke said in her acceptance speech: "to create an incredible design, it takes time, budget, incredible partners, and most of all, the TRUST of our clients." Thank you Daniela and Paul for allowing us to bring this vision to life for sweet Sebastian.

Forever grateful to this incredible team who made it happen:
MomsKloset, Party Bound, Bold Catering & Design, The Carlyle Venue, MixPro Events and Entertainment, Craig Obrist Photography, Cake Envy, BBJ La Tavola, Indaglow Productions, The Sweet Tooth, Iris Films, Big Idea Atlanta, Lindsay Coletta Floral Artistry, & more!

01/23/2024

Manifesting travel in 2024! We’ll be in New York, Denver, and Charleston, with our sights on a few other cities stateside & abroad. Who knows, maybe another trip to ?

Kelsey & Evan’s Mexican wedding team:

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01/19/2024

Diving into the paper process with two clients today. I love talking fonts and paper stocks, building the foundation of a great suite. But then… the fun stuff! Like diecuts and scrolls we did with in this set for C & J!

01/16/2024

The cozy colors of the season. | photo: cake: floral:

01/11/2024

Going all in on pretty chairs and lush aisle blooms this year.

01/05/2024

Soaring into 2024 with a throwback to the first time we flew into the clouds for a client. This aeroplane themed celebration is one of our most DMed-about parties. From the Americana color palette to the vintage planes, it’s a lasting favorite.

12/24/2023

Happiest holidays with love from the Cookes. ❤️

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11/07/2023

Sharing alll the holiday goods this year, from shopping guides and tablescapes, to party inspo, and hosting tips.

Let's start with some Hosting at Home expert advice.

The most wonderful time of year is around the corner and you’re itching to host but not sure where to begin. From choosing a theme to menu planning, here’s a step-by-step guide on how to plan a holiday party at your home.

05/11/2023

It’s graduation season! We’re pulling out all the stops for not one, but two poolside fetes this month. From colorful balloons to pretty photo ops, there are cheery details at every turn. Congrats to Devin & the class of 2023!
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01/19/2023

Celebrating milestones with our clients never gets old. We went west for this backyard, cowboy-themed fete, welcoming baby Wyatt Oak into the world. It was all about texture, masculine details, and Colorado cool for the Blackmons. Can you spot WB’s brand on the steak?

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01/04/2023

Going into 2023 with a full heart, grand ambitions, lots of grace, and folders of pretty that we cannot wait to share.

New galleries will be popping up here and there, starting with Clement & Carter’s winter wedding. From their original mood board: “inspired by European gardens and intimate art galleries…a touch of tassels, a spot of heraldry, and a slew of variegated blooms like hellebores.”

For me though - it was the epic headband and killer custom gown.

11/07/2022

Shouting from the rooftops that my favorite wedding I never attended is on the cover of . Let me explain.

Kelsey from and I go way, way back. She has been an integral part of the growth of Simply Charming Socials on and off for the better part of a decade and has become family to me and my littles. So when it came time to design the destination wedding of her dreams in Mexico, it was bittersweet to realize I would not get to see her say "I do" as I would be just a couple weeks postpartum with baby Dash. The wedding came and went, as did the birth of my sweet boy, so I peeped the photos from afar, waiting until TODAY when they were published so I can finally share. Loved playing a part in creating this day for you, my friend. And thankful for a team of professionals that did their very best to bring it all to life for Kelsey and Evan.

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09/26/2022

Over the moon to see Sarah & Donovan’s wedding on today. This incredibly kind and cool couple was such a joy to work with and it was an honor to design their day inspired by their love of modern furnishings, espresso martinis, their sweet pup, and most of all, their new moniker: The Greens. Thankful as always to work with some of the best in Atlanta, including who captured this day so beautifully. The team behind the magic: & more!

09/20/2022

Cannot resist a good milestone birthday, especially at a gorgeous home with wonderful clients. We planned two big 4-0 celebrations that took place in the past two weeks and here’s a peek at Sanjay’s birthday celebration.

We focused on the ambience, transforming the residence into a Hamptons-esque, late summer poolside fete. The color palette was cool and clean. The bar was stocked. And the beats were bumpin.

Thanks to a fab team who helped execute this social: & special thanks to my clients Amisha and Sanjay for letting me run with the design. What a party to remember!

08/19/2022

Just a little love this Friday for my Legacy Clients. It’s quite literally an HONOR to be invited into your homes and lives and milestones. And watch you grow and celebrate life’s most memorable moments. To get to know you for years and produce events 3, 4, 7(!) for you… I’m so very thankful.

Currently so grateful to be planning this next celebration for you and your family, . Ahhh it’s going to be so good. I adore you! It all started with thirty. 🤍

04/15/2022

A look back at Gwen & John’s backyard elopement from last year as we kick off their wedding celebration weekend. All the festivities as they finally party with their loved ones.

03/29/2022

It’s with unbelievable joy that I announce the newest member of our family, Andrew Ardash Cooke. We welcomed this little Dash of sweetness on 3/11/22 and we couldn’t be more complete. We waited so long for you, baby boy, and love you the very most. We’re all settling in well and I am thankful to have this special time of quiet and recovery as we adjust to life with a new little one and as a family of four. My heart is most full watching my Kiki become the most incredible big sister. Thank you for all of the well wishes. 🤍