Last week, we asked you to share your favorite Southern gift basket ideas for a secret project we have been working on, and today we want to share the finished product! Huge thanks to all the amazing Southern companies who sent swag for the Mammoth Men gift bags that are waiting in New Orleans as we speak for the guys to pick up. (I have to admit: getting sweet treats in the mail from Paula Deen and Moonpies was definitely one of the highlights of our year, y’all!) Here’s a little sneak peek of what the Mammoth Men will find from the SW girls:
Our favorite items: custom XOELLE bowties made especially for the Mammoth Men (and coincidentally made in my home town of Pensacola), Paula Deen’s Butt Massage (think brisket, not behind), Kato’s Down South Hot Sauce for a little kick, LEGEND Deep South Hot and Spicy Barbecue Sauce, Cotton Pickin’ goat’s milk soap from Country Scents (although we’re not sure if the Mammoth Men get a chance to shower on these trips), Nascar and cammo t-shirts, Moonshine Cordials from Carolina Cupboard (“Liquid-Filled Chocolates With a Tar Heel Tang”), some mammoth Moonpies, a few ridiculously funny books (including Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit, The Redneck Dictionary, How To Speak Southern, The Deer Burger Cookbook), and a whole slew of fun surprises from our neighborhood Southern Mecca, Southern Season.
Pralines, peanuts and popping corn, oh my!
CONTEST: A trip to the Dirty South wouldn’t be complete without a Dirty South nickname. Our craft diva, Emily, tagged each bag with these fun name tags. My personal favorite is Michael Norwood’s new Southern name, “Michael Nor Bob”. (SW Tip: to make any name Southern, just add “Bob” to the end!) Here’s your chance to win your very own Mammoth Men Dirty South Swag Bag! Just leave a comment here with a NEW “Dirty South” nickname for one of the guys (or all of them). The best new name/s win! Contest ends Friday at midnight. Have fun y’all!
Thanks again to our ultra-generous sponsors. That Mammoth box weighed over 50lbs! Enjoy the Southern swag, gentlemen!
P.S. stay tuned to my Tweets all this week for daily Twitter-only giveaways!
Could that barn be ANY cooler! This wedding is A-mazing!
Wow – this is incredible! I love the mix of rustic and elegant (but you all probably knew that already).
to this date, this is still my most favorite wedding ever! if it weren’t 10 in the morning and i didn’t have a paper to write i’d raise a glass and toast to ya’ll! :-)
Nothing I could have imagined could have better reflected the love you have for each other, your family and friends. It will always be the little personal touches that make this wedding uniquely yours. It was a joyful weekend to celebrate a new beginning!
The Rehearsal Dinner was my favorite… so ROMANTIC… Everything from the flowers, lights, food, the traveling white couches and crystal lights… :) It was a dreamy place to be!!
Exquisite!! If you think these pictures are incredible – you should meet the bride and groom! They are both as beautiful inside as these photos depict outside. The entire event was perfection and I was honored to be a part of it.Did Pottery Barn stage this wedding?!!? :-)
LOVE this! It might be one of my favorite Fall weddings I have ever seen!
Those are some seriously awesome center pieces. WOW.
This wedding was simply Beautiful. It was a perfect mix of rustic and elegance. Each detail and every thought that went into making Alexandra and Jeremy’s wedding made it so unique and such an irreplaceable memory for all who attended. It was a pure blessing to have been a part of it! And lastly, wasn’t their sweet flower girl darling!!!
Awwww…. it looks beautiful! If I ever have a reason to, I’m hiring ALEX as my wedding planner!
It looks like it was an absolutely magical wedding!
WOW! The wedding is gorgeous, and I can only hope that have such perfect weather!
The photographs of the wedding are phenomenal! The venue sites for Rehearsal Dinner, Wedding, and Reception are very unique and bring out the beauty of Western North Carolina and what it has to offer!!
Looks absolutely beautiful! Love the color scheme!
Yup. This was the best wedding ever. (And that’s coming from a late twenty-something who’s seeing his friends get hitched left and right.)
Holy smokes! That was a GORGEOUS wedding! What a perfect day and a perfect way to start a lifetime.
This wedding was perfected to the smallest detail. It couldn’t have been more beautiful, elegant, casual, and comfortable! From the time we arrived in town until the time we left all of our needs and wants were met, and then some. It was like one glamorous party that made you feel right at home from the rehearsal dinner through the reception. Not to mention, the weather was perfect the whole weekend. A wedding like this was made perfect by the two wonderful souls being united. They are two of the kindest and giving individuals and only they could make this wedding the fantastic gathering that is was!
Amazing…
The wedding was absolutely beautiful!! From the time we arrived until the time we left our days were filled with such detailed planning and beautiful events. The pictures say it all!!!
What an amazing use of color.. the pictures are unbelievable!
That place is awesome!I want to shoot there!Great shots, great post.
Wonderful eye for detail in everything. Very unusual floral arrangements.
These are some of the most interesting floral designs I have seen in quite awhile. Whoever is responsible, keep it up!
Really amazing and original designs. The floral designs are especially great!
yo this wedding is tight!
What a great combination of elegance and earthiness! I love the flower girl’s basket, and unusual and warm floral designs.
Simply amazing!
Wow, this wedding is marvelous. Exquisite work on the floral displays!
I love the use of the fiddleheads throughout – in the floral bouquets, as well as the silverwares, etc. Very cool!
this is one of the best weddings ive ever seen. the flowers are the best part. they are amazing!!!!
this wedding is so cool.
i love the colors in this wedding. is is a great combination!
Visually mouthwatering! It gives me such inspiration!
That is the coolest farm wedding I’ve seen. I absolutely love the white couches in front of the barn. Just stunning!
I like the floral designs i saw something similar for wedding flowers on w-weddingflowers.com