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Y’all, I legitimately teared up reading all of the sweet comments on our wedding posts this week! (In case you missed them, they are here and here.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. I was thrilled to have the chance to share our photos with you, and now, our highlights film. As stunning as Tanja’s images are, there’s just something about seeing a wedding day in motion that is unlike anything else. Enter Inkspot Crow Films.

In this post, I mentioned that one piece of advice I had for those still planning was to “do what feels right for you.” There were many times throughout our engagement that people thought we were crazy for the decisions we made, and flying in a videographer from North Carolina was definitely on that list. However, I didn’t give naysayers even a second thought on this point, because I knew in my heart that there was no one else for us besides MacKenzie and Philip, and I was right, gosh darn it! Please enjoy…

For those of you still struggling over the videographer question, I’d encourage you to read this post I wrote about our decision-making process. You can also check out this post that I wrote with my videography thoughts after our wedding.

P.S. You can see all of our vendors listed in this post!

Inkspot Crow Films is a fabulous member of our Blue Ribbon Vendor Directory!

emily Written with love by Emily
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  1. avatar Sarah Jane reply

    OHHH! Couple of things…Watching this makes me so grateful that I decided to go ahead with a video, even though it wasn’t initially in the budget! As gorgeous as your images are, there are so many sweet moments that the video brings out. Also, I chose a veil nearly identical to yours, horsehair border and all! After seeing how it moves in the breeze, I am even more in love with it! I’d never heard of Sperry tents before reading your blog, but I almost wish I needed a tent so I could have one – those flags are just so festive :)

    Gorgeous day, Emily…your details are charming and wonderful in every way.

  2. avatar Clara reply

    The view is breathtaking!

  3. avatar Kat reply

    Emily THANK YOU for pushing wedding videography!!! Reading your thoughts, along with a few others by bloggers I love, really helped my fiance and I realize how NECESSARY videography is… and now, seeing your video come to life makes it all seem so RIGHT! We officially booked our videographer yesterday and I am SO grateful we made it work in our budget; It wasn’t initially in the budget but man I just knew it needed to be! Your still images are fantastic, but you’re right, the video is priceless…it’s a beautiful video girl. Thank you for sharing your thoughts so openly with bride-to-be’s! Your words of wisdom really do help!

    • avatar Emily reply

      Kat, I am SO glad to hear it. It sounds like you are in exactly the same situation we were in, with videography not being in the original budget, but I promise, you will NOT regret it. With all the things we spend money on over a lifetime, I can think of few better ways to use it than to record those precious few hours of your wedding to look back on for years to come.

  4. avatar brett reply

    philip and mackenzie, you two are ridiculous. beautiful, as always!

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    […] Y’all, can you believe that John and I have been married for almost a year?? Sometimes it seems like just a few minutes ago that we were sharing our wedding photos and film. […]

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Southern Weddings Weekly Round-Up

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I don’t know about you guys, but my weekend plans include snuggling under multiple blankets until I figure out how to turn on my fireplace. It’s cold in North Carolina, y’all. I’m advocating for an office field trip farther South, say Key West?

We try to keep things quite cozy on the blog, however, especially since we wanted to welcome our newest Blue Ribbon Vendors on Monday! Say hello right here.

Y’all know we can’t get enough of Plum Pretty Sugar. We wish we could win this amazing giveaway of theirs! Enter here.

We’re smitten with our real weddings!

Jessica + Troy’s wedding boasted the best of elegant barn soirees and gorgeous portraits. See it here.

Savannah + Robbie’s wedding was at once rustic and romantic. We love their sweet style and line dance moves! See it here.

Okay, y’all. We have been waiting for Mrs. Emily Thomas’s wedding for quite some time! Though we’ve seen her wedding in print, we are still swooning over the beautiful portraits and sweet details. See it here and here.

Adis + Victor’s celebration wasn’t a wedding, but a vow renewal on their thirtieth anniversary. We are blown away by the amount of love that shine through in the photos and by their beautiful family.

Hooray for a winner round-up!

Oh boy, we’re just full of giveaways. We’re happy to announce that the winner of our V5 Launch Party Tote is Amanda! The winners of our Family Heirlooms giveaway are Lindsay Rebecca, who won the yellow and white quilt, Luke, who won the red and white quilt, Laura A, who won the multicolored quilt and Lorraine, who won the baby bow tie.

Our Something Old, Something New and My Kentucky Rose giveaways have many hopeful family heirlooms in it, too. Congratulations to Lauren K, who won the cake pull set, Kelly, who won the locket and Amelia, who won the lace headband. More congratulations go out to Ashley, who won the dangle earrings, Jennifer, who won the cushion cut earrings, and Kelsey B, who won the Nina earrings!

Happy news for the weekend!

If you’re in the thick of planning the details and decor for your wedding, hop on over to Origin Crafts. They’re offering 15% off paper lanterns purchases in sets of four.

Let’s give a hug congratulations to Melissa + Stephen, who were married on December 1! Melissa was one of our Southern Brides of the Month and we couldn’t be happier for her. Click over to Landon Jacob Photography’s blog for more from their dreamy day.

If you’re looking for a darling engagement session to feast your eyes on, head over to Facebook Friday, where Cyn Kain is treating us.

Happy weekend to all you belles and beaus!

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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Hey, y’all! Happy Friday! We have kind of an interesting post to share with you today. It comes with lots of goodies, so make sure you listen up!

One of the many reasons why I fell in love with our wedding videographers was their impeccable taste in music. Philip has a knack for choosing the perfect song for each film, one that sets the scene and helps the couple’s story come to life. This couldn’t be more important, because even with the best footage in the world, an “off” song can discolor an entire film in no time.

This is just one reason why I love The Music Bed, an awesome tool and source of inspiration. By making it easy and legal for videographers to affordably license music people like you and I actually want to listen to, The Music Bed makes it easier for videographers to create something we’ll fall in love with. Plus, it helps support the (often newer or smaller) musical artists, and allows the wedding artists to create more creative pieces, since they no longer have to use on the same ten songs as everyone else.

The Music Bed can also be a source of inspiration for couples planning their weddings, as its curated library is filled with thousands of handpicked songs just ripe for their ceremony or reception debut. I certainly believe in the power of personal music — that’s why we agonized for so long over our ceremony choices! — so anything that can help me think out of the box is a winner in my book.

So what are those goodies for y’all that I mentioned up top? Mary Kate from The Music Bed, who just so happens to be a recently-engaged Southern bride herself (fun!), has handpicked a selection of 20 songs from their library. Just click here to give it a listen! We hope it gets your wheels turning for creative ceremony and reception options!

And finally, for an additional treat, we have three spectacular wedding films to share, all created with music licensed through The Music Bed. Definitely set aside some time to watch them! First up is Lindsey + Andrew’s Texas wedding by Joe Simon, using “London” by Benjamin Dunn.

Next we have Rachel + Sam’s Oregon wedding by Moetic Wedding Films, using “Alas We Aspire” by Amy Stroup.

Last but not least we have Mara + Elo’s Philippines same day edit by Jason Magbanua, using “Our Love” by Seryn.

Be sure to check out the entire library here. Happy listening, belles!

emily Written with love by Emily
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  1. avatar Mark reply

    Hello, I know it’s 3yrs since this post, but what’s the top 20 wedding songs list? The link to the playlist on musicbed, is broken. Thanks!

  2. avatar Joshua reply

    I as well would love to see this list! As stated above, the link is broken.

  3. avatar Chloe – Bands For Hire reply

    I checked out Musicbed and it’s a great looking site, seems to have gone from strength to strength since this post. Would love to see an update on the most popular wedding songs at the moment.

  4. avatar Geoff reply

    The Music Bed has the best selection of all the music license sites that I’ve used. Their interface is pretty easy to use as well and you can find hidden gems like these tunes all the time.

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