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I have a running mental list of images I would love to frame for my new office walls.  (I am pretty much out of wall space with all of the images I love!)  I can’t get enough of Kristina + Royce’s wedding from {Apertura Photography}. The shot with the swirling yellow petals is divine.  Just pure perfection!

Here’s another favorite from Erik Clausen aka {Poser}.  He thinks I’m kidding about putting this on my wall, but I am just in love with this photo.  Can’t wait to see the rest of this wedding!

We are debuting a new weekly feature on the SW Blog next week: 5 + 5: The South’s Top Photographers.  The hottest pros in the South will be sharing their top 5 favorite wedding images and answering our 5 hot topic interview questions. Stay tuned for some fab photo overload! 

What a week! We are so excited about everything that is happening in the SW world and have to give thanks to all of our fabulous readers.  Just 2 weeks ago I posted that we had reached the 300 subscriber mark.  Well, thanks to our amazing readers, that number has now almost DOUBLED!  We are thrilled that people love Southern weddings as much as we do.  All the credit goes to the phenomenal photographers and designers that we feature every day.  You do the work, we just help people see it. 

 

  • The fabulous {Hello!Lucky Contest} ends next Wednesday, so get those comments in for a chance to win 100 Letterpress Invitations from {Hello!Lucky}.  (1 ink color with plain envelopes; reply set not included. Retail value of $600)  I love getting invitation samples in the mail.  Sabrina sent me a lovely collection of Hello!Lucky designs this week.  Gorgeous!
  • If you haven’t already spent several hours faux shopping on {Wishpot}, get to it!  This fun shopping site allows you to create “wish lists” and even wedding registries.  I plan to do more shopping this weekend, but check out the SW Featured Wishpot Gallery.  Thanks, Christine, for interviewing me today.

Now, close your computer, pull out your bathing suit, get outside with the Slip’nSlide and have a fun weekend!  ~Lara

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  1. avatar Poser reply

    LOL!

  2. avatar Leanne Stamatellos reply

    I’m not sure that I’ve ever posted a comment on your blog, but this blog is pure delight and I can’t get enough of it. I’ve been married for over 17 years now and love looking at the amazing photography and the stunning brides – makes me want to grab my husband and get married to him all over again. Keep posting all these beautiful inspirations.

  3. avatar Jennifer Bowen reply

    Love this post! Especially the FINALLY photo and that divine one by Erik Clausen (poser).

  4. avatar Jaime @ “It’s A Jaime Thing” reply

    Oh my, that picture of the bride & groom in the swirling petals truly is divine! Now I wonder – how was that achieved?!?! Beautiful! And I agree with the other commenter – Leanne S. I can’t get enough of your blog either…it’s pure addiction!!! lol Keep up the fabulous work!Cheers!-Jaime :)

  5. avatar Tanya Perez reply

    Thanks for stopping by our blog. LOOOOVE this blog. :)

  6. avatar Weddings on the Strand reply

    The "FINALLY" pic takes the cake! Thanks for the fun.

  7. avatar Sarah reply

    These photos are breathtaking! Adding that "rose petal" shot to my "must take" photo list for sure. Thank you for sharing these inspiring pictures.SincerelySarahhttp://jeunemarie.blogspot.com/

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Now that I am officially a North Carolinian, I get so excited when I see a Tar Heel wedding! The {Bliss} girls just posted a really fun Tar Heel inspiration board this week… Be sure to check it out! For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Tar Heels, click here. I found this really fun vintage Tar Heel postcard that reads:

Here’s to the land of the long leaf pine,
The summer land where the sun doth shine,
Where the weak grow strong and the strong grow great,
Here’s to “Down Home,” the Old North State!
Here’s to the land of the cotton bloom white,
Where the scuppernong perfumes the breeze at night,
Where the soft southern moss and jessamine mate,
‘Neath the murmuring pines of the Old North State!

-Written by Leonora Martin and Mary Burke Kerr

If you don’t know what scuppernongs are, please make a trip to the South so you can experience them. I will have you over for scuppernong wine, pecan pie and boiled peanuts. OK, back to the wedding…

Shot by talented North Carolina-based photographer {Kellie Kano}, this wedding is pure southern simplicity and goodness. {Wild Bloom Flowers} played up the Tar Heel color scheme with fresh bouquets of peonies, roses and blue hydrangeas. We love the coordinating blue and brown polka dot ties on the groom and groomsmen. From Leslie… ” We had the ties custom made in NY at Seigo Neckwear. Here is a link to a New York Magazine Profile of the store: NY MAG.” Event planning by Samantha from {Emma Grace Designs}. For more of CJ + Leslie’s beautiful day check out Kellie’s {BLOG}. Happy Friday! Enjoy~

The weather was: Perfect at 79 degrees and mostly sunny.

What was the design inspiration for your wedding? We were going for North Carolina/Southern wedding. We wanted a traditional service and a fun reception. We are both from North Carolina and are now living in New York. We love, and are very proud of our southern roots and wanted to share that with our friends and family from all over the country.
What colors did you choose for your wedding? Carolina Blue and Chocolate Brown.
Describe your wedding flowers: The flowers were simple and elegant.
Describe your wedding cake : Delicious! It was Carolina blue icing with chocolate brown ribbons. The top and bottom layers were cakes and the three middle layers were cupcakes. Our flavors were lemon with strawberry filling, chocolate with peanut butter filling and red velvet with cream cheese filling.
How did the two of you meet? We lived in the same dorm at UNC.
Describe your engagement: We were on the beach in St. Croix, USVI. I was more surprised than I’ve ever been in my life. Everyone finds this surprising because we had been dating for 7 years. It was absolutely perfect, what I had always imagined!
What attracted me to my husband was: Initially, his legs and his smile! He has a caring personality and is always loyal to those important to him. We were friends for a while before we started dating and he always looked out for me and was always there for me when I needed him. He is so much fun and loves exploring, which always proves to be a fun experience.
What attracted me to my wife was: Her eyes, her smile and her altruistic personality.
A date we went on that we’ll always remember: C. J. is a great date planner which makes it hard to pick a favorite! One that I will definitely always remember was a romantic picnic in Duke Gardens.
Our favorite detail of the wedding was: It is so hard to pick just one detail. Everything was so amazing and came together better than I ever could have imagined. If I had to pick I would say the food. It was a southern menu that included fried chicken, pork chops, green beans cooked with pork, cornbread, and banana puddin’.
What was the biggest challenge you had to overcome while planning your wedding? The biggest challenge was the distance. I was planning my Chapel Hill, North Carolina wedding from Brooklyn, New York.
What was your most memorable moment about your wedding day? It was our reception that turned into a dance party.
Funniest moment? The funniest moment was when one of our good friends did his rendition of “Strokin’” by Clarence Carter. It was especially funny because we have seen it before but many of our friends and family had not. I was laughing very hard at everyone else’s reaction.

Why do you love your husband? I love my husband for a million reasons but one I’ll mention here is that he always brightens my day!
The most unexpected event on our wedding day was: Getting to dance to “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston. Whitney Houston was one of my favorite artists growing up and this was one of my favorite songs. My brother secretly requested it and Kellie Kano, our photographer, got some great shots of us singing and dancing to that song!

How was your wedding different than the way you’d always imagined it would be? It was exactly what I had always imagined!
Three adjectives that describe the day are: Classic, Carolina Blue, and Fun.
What advice would you give to someone planning their wedding? Make it a reflection of yourselves and have a blast. Definitely don’t sweat the small stuff, especially on your wedding day!

Congratulations, Leslie and CJ! We wish you a lifetime of love and joy!

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  1. avatar holly hatam reply

    beautiful couple

  2. avatar Kellie Kano reply

    You ladies never cease to amaze! Leslie & CJ are going to love this! They are such a special couple..thanks for the feature!

  3. avatar Kellie’s lovely assistant reply

    What a beautiful couple! my favse is the one of her hugging her dad and the one of them in the white seats in the stadium. One of my favorite weddings to date.

  4. avatar Cathy and David – Photographers reply

    Kellie is one of our favorite reads so it’s awesome to see her up here. What a seriously adorable wedding, and love that the whole thing feels so color coordinated, fabulous job Kellie. Seriously HOT!

  5. avatar Leslie reply

    This is so amazing! Thank you so much for the feature. Kellie and Jeff did an amazing job shooting the wedding and capturing all of the details and emotions of the day! It is so fun to look at this and relive that special day. Thank you again!

  6. avatar Krista reply

    I was there and I love how every moment was captured so beautifully. My favorite is still the one of them in the stands of the football stadium. So unique in fitting. I can’t wait to have Kellie photograph my wedding…one of these days! :)

  7. avatar srikant kanoi reply

    wow..lovely pics.

  8. avatar Orange Beach wedding reply

    Loved this article. The pictures, the poem, the adjectives. From Brooklyn to Chapel Hill, weddings are never boring.

  9. avatar Woodward + Rick Photographers reply

    Looks like it was fun! Great images, beautiful light, love the stadium shot!

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The setting for this ceremony is one of my favorites of all time.  You can feel the love in Amber + Mike’s Wedding, shot by the oh-so-fabulous {Next Exit Photography}.  These details are just pure loveliness!  Enjoy~

 

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  1. avatar FRED EGAN reply

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! These posts look great!!

  2. avatar holly hatam reply

    I love the basket of parasols!

  3. avatar Polka Dot Bride reply

    How amazing is the tree? Love this wedding!

  4. avatar Cathy and David – Photographers reply

    AHHH!!! THAT TREE IS REDICULOUS!!!! :-D How.. good god. Seriously, we’re gone for like 4 days and we have 10+ odd SWM entries to go through. You guys have been WORKIN IT! :)

  5. avatar Realmarce reply

    Wow, amazing place, beautifull wedding. Congrat!

  6. avatar Ailey cat photography reply

    Just stunning, The tree is lovely, & I love all the small details they put into it.

  7. avatar kate10 reply

    This wedding is gorgeous. I love the detail photos of the natural elements of the venue — the fence, the vineyard, the tree — they seem to add so much to the story. And that tree… stunning.

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