Something old, something new: These 250th anniversary historic spots have a vow factor

There’s going to be a whole lot of sweaty physicality going down for the upcoming US semiquincentennial — a UFC fight at the White House, for one (on June 14, POTUS’s 80th birthday), but also weddings!Gobs and gobs of weddings.If you prefer a circular shiny ring to the bloody octagonal kind, read on for historic venues to make a more perfect union (yeah, that’s from the Constitution, not the Declaration of Independence, but just go with it, you fact-loving Ken Burns fanboys and girls).I never thought the Palmetto State could get any more romantic than when I flew into Myrtle Beach on the just-launched Hooters Air in 2003.That now-defunct, #MeToo-fueled airline lasted all of three years (2½ more than expected).

Owl egg on my face!But love remains eternal in the Low Country, where the Sea Islands lie, as does the vast 1,600-acre Wild Dunes Resort on the Isle of Palms, right near Sullivan’s Island — the site of one of the Revolutionary War’s pivotal battles where the Americans gave the redcoats the L in June 1776.“Let our proposal specialists set everything up for you so all you have to do is ask, and all your significant other has to do is say yes!” said Jena Clem, founder of Propose Charleston, which tag-teams with the resort.“This engagement planning experience is designed to be seamless, and Wild Dunes Resort is the perfect setting for a dream proposal.”Assuming that answer goes the Yes route, the wedding staffers at the retreat have curated a number of spots for the main event, offering intimate oceanfront beach ceremonies, palmetto-lined lawn receptions, chic poolside affairs, and even golf course and ballroom blowouts.The “crown jewel” is the Indigo Room & Rooftop Terrace, a sunlit sanctuary with coastal views and an open-air terrace to dance ’neath the star-sprinkled night sky.

They can also handle all of the rehearsal dinners, bridal luncheons, farewell brunches, and crazed bachelor and bachelorette shenanigans.Piggybacking o...