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As the lone Duke fan in the Southern Weddings office, the fact that Molly and Eric’s ceremony took place in the breathtaking Duke Chapel was almost enough for me to slate it for a Saturday film feature. Add to that a Fearrington reception, a tear-inducing toast by the father of the bride, and beautiful filming and editing by Blueberry Fusion, and you had a package I simply couldn’t refuse. Enjoy this early spring beauty!

Credits:

Videography: Blueberry Fusion // Coordination: Sally Oakley and Gilda McDaniel // Ceremony Venue: Duke Chapel // Reception Venue: The Barn at Fearrington // Catering: The Fearrington House // Flowers: Tre Bella Flowers and Fearrington // Bluegrass Band: The Bluegrass Experience // Reception Band: Attraction // Photography: Krystal Kast // Cake: Fearrington Cakes // Transportation: Carolina Livery // Wedding Dress: Tara Keely via Lovely Bridal Shop // Bridal Party Makeup: Pamela Hung, OnLoKtion Makeup Artistry // Bridal Party Hair: Angela Goldman of Hot Headz Salon (bride) and Kara Pezzimenti and Alexis Nance of Funky Monkey Hair Studio (bridesmaids) // Wedding Stationery: Crane & Co.

Blueberry Fusion is a fabulous member of our Blue Ribbon Vendor Directory!

emily Written with love by Emily
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  2. avatar molly stillman reply

    love it! i won’t hold the fact that you’re a dook (sorry, I mean Duke) fan against you! ;) but seriously – gorgeous wedding!

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Has anyone else found their car to be a sickly pollen-colored yellow this week? I love that spring is here, but I find myself holding back on taking Lola (Yes, I did name my car. Has anyone else?) to the car wash twice a day.

Thankfully, the blog is not subject to weather conditions and it’s been perfectly lovely all week! Of course, we like to socialize outside of the office, too. If you’re interested in meeting the Southern Weddings ladies and hearing all about our history and what’s to come, join us at our meeting on Monday at UNC! The Carolina Association of Future Magazine Editors is hosting us. You can RSVP here. We’d love to meet you!

We started Monday off with a sweet ring pillow alternative. We love the sentiment attached to this idea.

We were thrilled to welcome March’s Southern Bride of the Month, Ali to the blog! Her Gator engagement photos might look familiar to you!

We love these photos of our newly engaged readers! Give them a big congrats right here.

I’m so excited for our next Ultimate Southern Challenge! Send us your most Southern and adorable sweets!

We know vendor tipping etiquette can be really confusing, so we’re very happy that Emily put together this handy cheat sheet!

Emily walked us through her wedding registry and gave us some helpful tips!

We’re crazy for cotton at Southern Weddings and we want to share the love! Floral Cotton is pairing up with us and giving away up to 50 cotton bolls!

This week’s featured Real Wedding Gallery was Victoria + Michael. Their dreamy garden wedding still has us swooning!

We’re happy to introduce the newest additions to our Blue Ribbon Vendor Directory! Say hello to Amanda Scott Photography, Blue Eyed Yonder, Cabana Pictures, Cyn Kain Photography, David Murray Weddings, Joe Bunn DJ Company, Julie Cate Photography, Kingston Stables, Stems of Dallas
and Your Special Day!

This week’s beautiful Real Weddings

There are so many details we love about Cee Cee + Chad’s ballroom wedding, including the bride’s veil and the baby’s breath arrangements. See it here.

Sarah + Dan may not have been married in the South, but we give them major kudos for bringing the South to them! See their wedding here.

Have a lovely weekend, my dears! Share your fun plans below!

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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  1. avatar molly stillman reply

    having a MUCH NEEDED date night with the hubs tonight! :)

  2. avatar Corinna Hoffman reply

    Fun stuff!

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Have y’all thought about what you might do with your wedding dress after your wedding? I’ve actually thought about it a lot. My wedding gown budget was somewhat in the middle of the spectrum – about $1,500, including alterations. That’s more than the national average (which is $1,121, in case you’re wondering!), but it’s not enough to afford most of the couture designers, like Monique, Vera, and Amsale. And if you recall, I loved gowns from all three of those ladies :)

So when I locked eyes on the dress that I knew was mine, my heart sunk a little at the price. After talking it over with my Mom, though, we agreed that if I sold my wedding dress after the wedding, we would recoup enough to make the dress fall into our initial budgeted amount (so, dress purchase price – dress resale price = our final price – make sense?).

And that’s where today’s sponsor, PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com, comes in! They provide the perfect outlet for those looking to sell used wedding dresses. They’re also, of course, a great resource for anyone looking to buy a pre-loved wedding dress, as you can search by designer, size, price, location, and silhouette, among other options!

Since these gals have more than 9,500 wedding dresses (from 300 different designers!) listed, I thought it would be fun to show y’all three of our favorites currently for sale. Here we go!

The first is the lovely “Aspen,” from Monique Lhuillier’s Fall 2011 collection, listed for $3,500 here. I have to say, my favorite part of this listing might be the photo of the happy bride – makes me excited to think about the next lady who might enjoy my dress after I’m through loving it!

Next we have “Rochelle” by Kenneth Pool, quite the stunner with her dramatic trumpet skirt and glamorous beading. She’s available for $3,500 here.

Long time readers will for sure recognize Blakely, the dress of choice of our former editor Katharine (didn’t she look amazing at her wedding??). This Amsale stunner is on sale for $2,000 here, which is such a steal!

Trust me, those are just three of thousands upon thousands of dresses waiting for a new home! Ready to start looking? We recommend browsing the Dresses We Love, Most Viewed, Best Deals, or New Listings of the Week pages!

Now tell me: What are you planning to do with your dress after your wedding? Keep it? Sell it? if any long-time readers have used PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com to sell their dress, we’d love to hear from you, too!

emily Written with love by Emily
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  1. avatar amanda reply

    Emily, I felt the exact same way you did. I started off with an initial budget but fell in love with an Amsale that I just couldn’t pass up, but felt SO guilty about the price! I told my mom I didn’t mind selling it after because I wanted to get some of that money back because it was a little over the top. I only wish that the dress wasn’t a brand new one for the season otherwise I would’ve bought it online used!!

    So I think it’s an awesome opportunity!! I will definitely be looking to pass my dress on, and it barely needed any alterations whatsoever so it makes it a little easier to sell as well.

    Good luck to you!

    • avatar Emily reply

      Hi Amanda! We’re definitely in the same boat! I’m crossing my fingers I won’t need too many alterations for the same reason, because I’ve heard it definitely helps when reselling!

  2. avatar molly stillman reply

    ohmahgolly. that last dress is TO.DIE.FOR. almost makes me want to ask my hubs if we can get married again just so i can wear it.

    • avatar Emily reply

      Seriously, isn’t it amazing?! Katharine looked so stunning in it that I seriously considered borrowing or buying it from her for my own wedding, but she ended up selling it before I even got engaged! SUCH a gorgeous gown.

  3. avatar Jessie reply

    I am a huge fan of Preowndedweddingdreses.com. I bought an Amsale dress on the website and then changed my mind. I sold it on the website and then bought my dream Monique Lhuillier from the website. After my wedding I ended up selling that dress as well. I had such a great experience and I met some awesome brides. It is the way to go if your dream wedding dress does not fit in your budget! I love the Aspen!

    • avatar Marissa reply

      Hi Jessie! I am so glad to hear that you had such a wonderful experience with PreOwnedWedding Dresses! Such a great option to nab gorgeous dresses at a great price!

  4. avatar Lara reply

    OK, once again, I want to do a vow renewal!!! That Monique is DIVINE!!!

  5. avatar Brit {Colure Weddings} reply

    Adore this concept! You could get your dream dress on here for half the price! Frugal bride award for this one!

  6. avatar Jennifer reply

    I stalked this website but unfortunately could never find the gown I wanted, Paloma Blanca :( I did find my gown as a sample on sale for half off during black Friday:) getting that dress only took a 4 hour road trip with my sis & 5 month old niece. I plan to repurpose my dress with some alterations & dying to make it a mother of the bride or mother of the groom dress for me to wear at my future kids weddings. I have also seen some great jewelry on etsy made with pieces from wedding dresses. I want mine reused in some way. I loved it so much how could I take that same love from someone else just because her purse strings are a bit tighter? Love that you feel the same way. Good luck on your sale & stay frugal!

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