Southern Weddings

Oh, y’all. This girl. Where do we even begin? We love her more than sweet tea in summer and are overjoyed to wish her a very happy birthday today!!

You may already know Emily as a lover of classic weddings, mini food, and etiquette, and in honor of her birthday, we thought we’d share a bit more about why Emily is so special!

Merry: Emily is naturally positive and cheerful, and she is so much fun to be around! We especially love her always-witty comments and hilarious stories about her cats.

Adventurous: Emily and John have a reputation for going on frequent adventures—whether that means trying out fun restaurants, hiking new trails, or traveling to different cities. They do it all! We love their commitment to living life to the fullest and never being afraid to try something new.

Role model: Every single one of us looks up to Emily for her constant grace, poise, professionalism, and kindness. The phrase, “I want to be Emily when I grow up” has been said in the office more than once!

On the left: One of our favorite photos of Emily + John by Tanja Lippert from their wedding day! See their wedding here and here. On the right: Emily showing off her cute-as-pie Smilebooth skills.

Valuable: You may already know how much Emily does as far as creating amazing content for our blog and magazine, but there is also so much more that she does behind the scenes! She contributes an invaluable opinion to everything from ad sales to magazine layout and we don’t know what we would do without her every day.

Encouraging: Emily is quick to let people know when they’re doing something well, or to offer just the advice they need to help them do better. She is always thoughtful and sincere.

Loving: As well as loving on us through things like sweet treats and hugs (as you can see in the amazing picture below), Emily loves her husband, family, and friends so well, and isn’t afraid to show it.

Photo by Landon Jacob Photography

On point: Whether she’s chatting with readers at an event or representing Southern Weddings in a business meeting, Emily knows how to be friendly and tactful all at once. We’ve never seen her flustered and admire how quickly she can adapt to changing situations with grace.

Unstoppable: This girl makes things happen. Whether she’s bringing an editorial shoot together in the rain or editing magazine pages long after the sun has gone down, her motivation to get things done and to do them well fires us up!

Smart: We always say that Emily is smarter than the rest of us. While we love her brain for random bits of etiquette advice and Bachelorette pop culture, we also love that she’s extremely logical, always keeping in mind lessons from the past while considering all points of view and potential opportunities in the future.

On the left: Graham Terhune snapped this shot of Emily crouched in muddy strawberry fields to protect our gorgeous gown for our Berry Bliss shoot. On the right: Emily being adorable during a blueberry picking outing with Eric Kelley.

In case you hadn’t noticed, all of these qualities line up to spell the number one adjective to describe Emily Thomas: marvelous!

Please join us in wishing Emily a very marvelous birthday today! Leave her some love in the comments section!

Written with love by Lisa