Legendary Charleston, SC event designer and our good friend, Tara Guérard, has opened a new studio in New York City.Tara's studio, Soirée, has been a mainstay for sophisticated, modern event design in Charleston for thirteen years. Her work has been featured in multiple issues of Weddings Unveiled and also in InStyle Weddings, Martha Stewart Weddings and Town & Country Magazine. Clients across the country – from celebrity hosts to hometown brides – seek out Tara for her signature gracious southern style infused with a decidedly modern flair.Following the release of her book "Southern Weddings: New Looks from the Old South", Tara has been planning the expansion of Soirée for several months. The New York studio is opening in Manhattan at 37 West 20th Street with Nicki Clendening, a longtime outside creative consultant for Soirée and former director of publicity for Artisan Books, at its helm. “I have known and worked with Nicki for many years," says Tara, "and am confident that her extensive network of New York contacts will help us generate immediate visibility and new business leads. Nicki’s impeccable eye for design and detail will also meet the needs of existing Soirée clients as well as those of its sister company, The Lettered Olive, a purveyor of luxury invitations.”Since opening the doors of Soirée by Tara Guérard in Charleston, South Carolina over a decade ago, Tara has been recognized as a leading arbiter of entertaining and southern style. In 2005, she was selected as a Top 25 Trendsetter by Modern Bride magazine. Most recently, Tara was tapped by Martha Stewart and the editors of Martha Stewart Weddings to create a “Gorgeous and Green” Nashville, Tennessee wedding which was highlighted in the magazine and televised on the Style Network.Weddings Unveiled wants to wish Tara Guerard all the best with her new studio in New York and we can't wait to see more of her amazing work!Soiree by Tara GuerardNew York37 West 20th StNew York, NY 10011646-329-6258Charleston54 Chapel StreetCharleston, SC 29403843-577-5006Samples of Tara Guerard's Work from "Southern Weddings: New Looks from the Old South"
