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Last night my husband and I went to dinner at a friend’s home, and the hostess made key lime pie bites (and chocolate chip cookies with the Neiman Marcus recipe)! Talk about yummy! Emily’s lemon squeeze inspiration board reminds me of those key lime pie bites – yummy (looking) and completely refreshing. Yellow bridesmaids’ dresses can do that exact same thing for your wedding. The bright and vibrant pop of color can be a fun twist to your wedding day palette!

Image credit from top to bottom: Anne Marie Photography via this lovely SW feature, Rebekah Westover, Clary Photo (see the rest of these high school sweethearts’ party here), and Susan Dean (see more of this sunshiny-bright wedding here).

Looking for a yellow dress that has your maids looking more like Andie in How to Lose a Guy in 10 days than Big Bird? Our Shopping Guide has you covered:

A. Modcloth Blossoms and Buttercream Dress ($48), B. Allure “1279” ($198), C. Old Navy Belted Cap-Sleeve Dress ($25) D. Calvin Klein One Shoulder Jersey Sheath Dress ($98), E. Belted Lace Dress by Rare ($90), F. Jenny Yoo “Nikki” ($325). G. Nordstrom “Muse” ($128), H. 6 Shore Road “Panama” ($204), I. Modcloth “Sunshine on my mind” ($49.99), J. Modcloth “Lemon Armour” ($419.99), K. Rebecca Taylor “Stunning Strapless” ($335), L. BHLDN Bowknot Dress ($160), M. Donna Morgan Belted Chiffon ($99), and N. Asymmetrical Ruffle by Rare ($90).

What color will your girls be wearing down the aisle? Would you/have you chosen a bright pop of color for them to sport?

If you haven’t decided yet, be sure to check out our other Southern Style posts:
Mixed Bridesmaids’ Dresses
Cardigans and Tights

Still stuck? Check out our yellow board on Pinterest!

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  1. avatar Sarah reply

    Where’s N? It’s the best, but it’s not listed underneath. Thanks!

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Engaged? We Want to Hear From You!

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Y’all might not know this, but I’m usually the first person called when a friend gets engaged (or experiences love at first sight – true story, y’all!). Not because I work for Southern Weddings (though that helps), but because I am always good for some full on jumping up and down excitement. There is just something about a proposal that makes me literally flip!

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That being said, I want to hear from you lucky gals who have just gotten engaged! Over Christmas, on New Years Eve… ahh! Just thinking about all the squeal-worthy photos building in my inbox makes me giddy with excitement.

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All you have to do is send me the first picture taken of you and your honey after he popped that fabulous little question with the subject “I’m Engaged!” No need for a formal shot, just you, your handsome beau, and that stunning sparkler will be perfect! We’ll be using submissions for a future post, so please only send us mail if you’d like to see your smiling face on the Southern Weddings blog!

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Don’t worry if your email is filled with tons of exclamation marks, because my reply is sure to blow your exclamation mark record out of the water! (But who’s keeping count, anyway?)

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P.S. Love these engagement photos? So do we! They’re all from past Facebook Friday features. FF is where we feature some of our favorite e-sessions exclusively on our Facebook Page for our fabulous readers to enjoy. If you’d like your photographer to submit your pro session, just check out the details right here!

Amanda Watson and Captured Photography by Jenny are both fabulous Blue Ribbon Vendors!

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Southern Delicacy: Grits

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My husband BDK and I are completely obsessed with Scott Cochran. If you’ve ever been to an Alabama game, you’ve seen this fellow on the sidelines yelling and bouncing, or up on the jumbotron with his famous “yeah yeah yeah yeah!” Last night, we spent a good hour watching YouTube videos of him and his motivational speeches. Seriously, this guy wakes up on fire and never stops! Y’all, I promise I’m going somewhere with this…

Like college football and saying yes and no ma’am, FOOD is crazy important in the South! So much so that it inspired us to begin a new Southern Weddings mini series: Southern Delicacy. Beginning today, we’ll all learn a little more about the yummiest (and yes, sometimes the wackiest!) grub in the country!

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What better Southern food to start with than grits? Originating from the American Indian culture, grits are now most commonly found in the Southern United States. They are mainly eaten at breakfast, and made from coarsely ground corn. Grits are often seasoned with salt or sugar, but true Southerners serve them with cheese, butter, country ham red-eye gravy, or – my personal favorite – shrimp! Grits are one of those foods that you either love or hate – there really isn’t an in-between. A cousin of mine thinks they taste like “dirt”! I tend to disagree with her. I do agree that the texture is a bit grainy, and plain they can be a bit bland, but with the right amount of butter and cheese mixed in, they’re rather yummy. Think more ground popcorn than dirt!

Image credit: First two images from Martha Stewart Weddings (here + here); grits sign photo by Melissa Schollaert via Southern Weddings; next two images by Veil & Bow via Style Me Pretty (bag design by Sarah Jane Winter); grits favors by Calder Clark (photo by A Bryan Photo)

Grits make a great Southern addition to any wedding menu, but don’t stop there! We love the idea of a mix your own grits bar, and a shrimp and grits appetizer station would be perfect to start your reception off on a Southern note. I also adore the idea of adding a personal touch to favors by tucking a bag of grits and a copy of your grandmama’s best recipe into some pretty packaging for guests to enjoy at home.

What’s your favorite Southern food? Let me know in the comments below, and you might see your name and favorite food up in lights! (Okay, in my next feature. Who needs lights anyway?)

Melissa Schollaert is a fabulous member of our Blue Ribbon Vendor Directory!

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  1. avatar Perryn reply

    LOVE It! We had a Grits Bar at our wedding and it was amazing! (of course some of our northern friends weren’t fans…) But it is such a wonderful Southern touch..and Very yummy! P

  2. avatar Liz reply

    I have been on the hunt for small bags of grits for wedding favors— any suggestions???

    • avatar Marissa reply

      Hi Liz! Any small muslin bags with a drawstring will be great, but I’m a BIG fan of these adorable muslin bags with mason jar thank you’s printed on them. http://www.etsy.com/listing/76709425/muslin-favor-bags-muslin-3×5-set-of-25 Good luck! xo, Marissa

  3. avatar Annie reply

    Grits are so good! My husband and I got married in VA, and we had grits at our rehearsal dinner (a fun Southern-style dinner) and at the brunch the next day.

  4. avatar Katie reply

    One of the best memories of my wedding has to do with grits! Seeing this post, I have to share. There is a grist mill in my hometown that still makes grits the old fashioned way – fresh ground with a stone and no preservatives. I was going to do them as favors in little muslim bags with our new initials handstamped on them. I picked up my order of freshly ground grits 2 days before the wedding and stayed up all night with my dad bagging away. The next morning, over breakfast no less, my mom and I noticed weevals in the grits! We both started crying, with a little laughter mixed in! I was terrified to send my guests home with bugs in their grits! (especially my in-laws to be from New England!)Turns out the mill had ground the grits a week to early! We fixed it though with a trip to the grocery store to pick up store-bought stone ground grits with perservatives!!

    • avatar Marissa reply

      Oh, Katie! That is horrible, but I do see why y’all laughed! I’m glad to hear that it ended up working out in the end! Thanks for sharing your story! xo, Marissa

  5. avatar Madelynne Miller reply

    I ABSOLUTELY must agree that grits are amahzing. Gouda grits? yes! Cheddar grits? yes! Mixing bacon and eggs into your grits? yes! stone ground grits? more please! Shrimp and grits is the BEST.

    • avatar Sierra reply

      We are definitely on the same page… I don’t eat grits unless I mix bacon, eggs and cheese in there (sort of like how I prefer a loaded baked potato)!

  6. avatar Kelly reply

    I love love love my Granny’s cheese grits! Favorite food ever. I do have an addition to your perfect-accompaniments-to-grits list, though: bacon! As much as I’m not one of those people who likes to put bacon on EVERYTHING, the salty crunch of bacon goes perfectly with stone-ground grits! Yum! :)

  7. avatar Laura reply

    Although I’m a born and raised Southerner, I never was much of a fan of grits, fortunately when I started dating my boyfriend, he opened my eyes to their wonders :)

    But I have to say that my favorite, quintessential, southern food has to be corn bread! I’m going to insist that corn bread and biscuits be served at my southern spread reception (family style of course!) with lots of fresh butter and preserves at the ready.

  8. avatar BrittanyElizabeth reply

    hmmm, I think by far one of my favorite southern foods is the Barbeque! :] It’s just so good! And no other place does it better than the south! :] But grits are pretty good too! My fiance likes his with syrup! :]

  9. avatar AmandaR reply

    FRIED GREEN TOMATOES!!! Man alive, they’re good and fancy people even eat em and add special “coulis” and what-not to em. We are having them as an appetizer during the cocktail hour at our wedding in June. Oh ya, mac n’ cheese too! I love food.

  10. avatar Vanessa reply

    I love this idea! I’m from PA but my father is from the south so I’ve grown up eating grits and obviously love them! :)

  11. avatar Jackie Briggs reply

    My daughter is planning a Charlston wedding within the next year. Since we are true “grits lovers,” we’d love to send guests home with a favor of grits. Any suggestions on where to purchase, how to package, etc. small samples of grits? Thank you!

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