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I love each and every giveaway on the Southern Weddings BlogSite but I have to admit that I am a little bit obsessed with Cynthia Vardhan Designs’ homemade dishes. Maybe it’s the intricacy of the designs. Maybe it’s how genuinely nice Cynthia is. Anyways, I’ll admit that I am a huge fan of Cynthia Vardhan Designs and judging from the comments, y’all agree.

We asked you lovely readers to tell us the top wedding detail that absolutely, positively must not be overlooked. Congratulations to Erika, who won with this comment:

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These dishes are absolutely AMAZING!!

Okay, THE number one wedding detail that CANNOT be forgotten is writing your own vows. You’ve pledged to give this person your love for the rest of your life. It is YOUR wedding, and YOUR special day. I just don’t see how it could be entirely special and heartfelt if you just say a bunch of scripted words that are repeated over, and over, and over again. Make it personal. Say what is on your heart. Pledge your love, devotion, and commitment in your OWN language. Once the cake is gone, the flowers die, and the party is over, the only thing that you are left with are those special words on that special day. THAT is what the day is all about. The pledge from you OWN hearts.

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Lucky Miss Erika will be getting SIX dishes from Cynthia Vardhan Designs. I might be a little jealous….
Tune in tomorrow for another awesome Southern Weddings giveaway! See you then!
Written with love by Whitney
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  1. avatar Ring Finger Studio reply

    I cannot get over how beautiful these are by Cynthia Vardhan Designs. I love that they can be used a ring dish. I'm literally obsessing over their beauty! What talent.

  2. avatar Jee reply

    small but lovely

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There are some big changes in the works at Southern Weddings.  In case you haven’t heard, we have a new magazine out : )  But, there’s another fun change on the horizon that you’ve probably heard us a mention a few times: the new Southern Weddings blog!   We got a wee bit behind with Engage!10 and V3 launching, so the official launch date for the new SW site is now set.  Mark your calendars for October 20th aka NEXT WEEK!

That’s right:  www.iloveswmag.com is getting a major facelift that is going to rock your world thanks to our friends at Flosites.

What’s so great about the new site, you ask?  Besides just about everything?

How about: a completely redesigned home page and user interface that will revolutionize the way you view your favorite weddings, a brand new vendor registry and all-new, bigger and better advertising options dedicated to helping you find the best vendors in the South, an exclusive Southern Shop filled with our most fabulous fab finds for the big day and beyond, and, for the first time ever, personal blog pages that will help you keep tabs on your favorite SW gals.  Whew, I almost can’t handle all the awesomeness that’s about to take over Southern Weddings.

The official countdown to the site launch: 10 days.

Be honest: you’re excited, right?   (Cause we’re pretty psyched!)

WEDDING PRO’S:  You heard it here first: you will NOT want to miss being a part of this!  Our ad placement options are being totally revamped, with tons of custom opportunities to be had, including the return of the very popular vendor resource directory.  To celebrate the all-new SW site and to help make Southern Weddings the best wedding resource around, we’re offering a 25% discount for our first advertisers on the new site.  (That’s anywhere from $50 – $300 in savings, y’all!)  Interested in being a part of the all-new SW blog?  Want a copy of our media kit?  Email me!  

Yee-haw!
Katharine 

Let us know: what are you most excited about on the new site?

photos by Millie Holloman

Written with love by Katharine
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  1. avatar Stacy Reeves reply

    You girls look so Southern and classy and gorgeous. I love it!!!!

  2. avatar Courtney @ Pizzazzerie reply

    That picture is just SO GORGEOUS of you girls!!!

  3. avatar Ashley @ http://www.honeysucklechic.com reply

    So exciting! Can't wait for to see the vendors list and the new Southern Shop! I'm always looking for unique and fun ideas/items to bring to my wedding day!!! Ashleyhttp://honeysucklechic.com

  4. avatar Melissa reply

    How exciting! Can't wait to see the new site.

  5. avatar Kat Braman reply

    oh my gosh I love it! you ladies so fresh and gorgeous. can't wait to see the new site.

  6. avatar Janna reply

    Can't wait to see the new site! You all look gorgeous in the photos! And what a great birthday present- getting to check out the new site on my birthday morning! Yall shouldn't have! :)

  7. avatar Mari Darr~Welch reply

    Y'all look so gorgeous and fun! Great images. I can't wait to see the new site!

  8. avatar SouthernBelleJM reply

    I love that blue dress! Where did she get it??

  9. avatar Southern Weddings reply

    Hi SouthernBelleJM! My blue dress was from Victoria's Secret. I bought it early last spring, so I'm not sure if they still have it, but good luck with the search!Emily @ SW

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We would be remiss to end this week without publicly thanking the scores of friends and fans that have posted about the new issue on their blogs. First, though, I suppose we should apologize for jamming up the airwaves on Twitter. According to our good friend Nate

Nah, we won’t apologize — we’re too excited! Without further ado, a few of the lovelies who’ve given us a shout-out over the last week:

Our good buddy Jonathan Canlas made us blush.

We will forever be indebted to Brooke and the Curious + Company team for their work on the “Choose Your Own Southern Wedding” feature.

Kiley + Tim’s wedding by Paul Johnson was the last wedding we accepted for V3 and we’re so happy we did!

Jose, Jose, Jose… we can’t sing his praises highly enough.

Gina Zeidler wowed us with her Texas brunch cover concept.

And the Vue chicks cover entry was sweet as a peach. Make sure you check out Diva Productions’ video from their shoot day!

Sweet Southern gal Emily Ley was invaluable in helping us with some of the trickier graphic design elements.

Our girl Jen from Green Wedding Shoes came up with the most stunning concept for her “Southern by Design” shoot. We love you, Jen!

Her co-conspirators Carissa of JL Designs

and photographer Stephanie Williams also had lovely things to say.

The ladies of 100 Layer Cake wowed us with their Great Gatsby concept.

We tapped one of our favorite bloggers, Kathryn of Snippet & Ink, to contribute to our Southern honeymoon story.

Kelly Hornberger was one of our fabulous sponsors, and she’s giving away a few copies on her blog!

Jill Thomas was responsible for one of the most beautiful real weddings we featured, Ali + Matt.

Bow ties and gorgeous pocket squares, oh my! The Cordial Churchman made us swoon with thier dapper creations featured in V3.

Lauren, from Every Last Detail, gave us her Southern insight on page 10!

Kirstie lent us a few photographs for the groom’s gallery and blogger directory.

We were THRILLED to have the chance to feature an A Bryan Photo wedding…

…and the work of SW fave Calder Clark.

Kate Headley was the talent behind another one of our real weddings (and perhaps my personal favorite!).

Yet another real wedding was shot by Anne Marie Photography. We loved the bold yellows!

We were thrilled to feature menus from Minted in one of our editorial spreads. They do amazing work and are so easy to collaborate with!

Lauren Larsen came through in the clutch with the perfect imagery to pair with an article that was in dire need of some beautiful photos. Thank you, Lauren!!

We couldn’t have dreamed up a better end story than Ruth & Jerry. Thanks to Donnan Photo for sending the two lovebirds our way!

Amelia Lyon was behind the camera for a stunning editorial spread!

And So Happi Together was the genius behind the details of the same spread!

To round out the all-star team from Amelia’s shoot, we were thrilled to find this post from The Loveliest Day who did event design and styling!

Last but DEFINITELY not least, Joey + Jessica were the photo geniuses behind our beautiful cover. We love you guys!!!

Thank you, again, to all of these lovely friends! If you wrote a post about the new SW on your blog, share it with us in the comments and we’ll make sure to include you in this post or a future one!

Want your own copy of V3? WIN ONE here, or take a pic with V3 and win one here, or order here OR find it on newstands all over the US (heavy in the South of course, but we’re in every state somewhere!) at select Barnes and Noble, Borders, Piggly Wiggly (YEEHAW!!), Walmart, Target, and major retailers. We’re waiting on our complete store list to come in, so if you find your copy, tweet us where you found it or leave a comment here so we can let other folks know. Thank y’all again so much for the love! 

emily Written with love by Emily
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