With holiday shopping season in full swing, we thought there was no better time to share this year’s Surcees feature! In case you’re not familiar, “surcee” is a Southern term for a little gift given unexpectedly, and we have so much fun rounding up products from across the South and beyond to include in each issue. Our V7 surcees, photographed by Brett & Jessica, are made up of our favorite things for people in four different categories: newlyweds, brides and grooms, ladies (such as bridesmaids, moms, and hostesses), and foodies. We hope they help you check the last few people off of your list for the holidays, as well as get your wheels turning for gifting ideas throughout your engagement. Be sure to enter the giveaway below for a chance to win one of these goodies for yourself, too!
First up, a few sunny finds for newlyweds! We love these as housewarming gifts, wedding presents, or a special little something you treat yourself to post-honeymoon.
Clockwise from top left: Mr. & Mrs. Mug Set ($38, Lindsay Letters), custom canning labels ($25 for 20, Felix Doolittle), custom family crest ($175, Juliet Grace Design), camellia napkin ring ($19, Oxford Exchange), 9 oz. “tomato” soy candle ($24, Produce Candles), embroidered pineapple cocktail napkins ($42 for set of 4, Lettermade), North Carolina state plate ($78, Corbe Company), hostess square soap set ($39, Mark and Graham), “how to pray for your husband” bookmark ($3, Gather and Dwell)
From bouquet ribbons to bow ties, we loved rounding up these special details for your big day!
Clockwise from top left: pink and navy plaid bow tie ($38, The Belle and the Beau), lace plates ($25-48, Food52), state ring bearer pillow ($25, Emily Steffen), polka dot bow tie ($55, Collared Greens), Diamond Monogrammed Sandal ($168, Jack Rogers), velvet ring boxes ($75, The Mrs. Box), sixpence necklace ($49, Crow Steals Fire), linen stripe bow tie ($60, Southern Proper), hand-dyed silk ribbon ($24-33 for 6 yards, Froufrou Chic), pink seersucker bow tie ($50, High Cotton Ties), velvet ribbon ($30, Sara Kate Studios), ceremonial marriage certificate ($45, Southern Weddings Shop)
A whole wagon full of gifts wouldn’t be quite enough to thank the special ladies who help us to the aisle, from our mamas to our house parties. Along with a gracious handwritten note, we think these sweet surcees are a pretty good start, though!
Clockwise from top left: 14 oz. “gardenia” soy candle ($30, Sydney Hale Co.), Sweet Tea Sugah scrub ($20, The Charleston Soap Chef), lavender and lemongrass bar soap ($7, Seychelles Soap Co.), rose daily body serum ($39, One Love Organics), monogrammed pashmina scarf ($28, Dixieland Monogram), cotton pearl initial bracelet ($98, John Wind Maximal Art), navy gingham clutch ($129, Ila Handbags), Greek charms in antique gold ($67 each, Diana Warner Studio), Southern sayin’ pencil set ($15 for set of 6, Stephanie Creekmur), 15-piece New Orleans chocolate collection ($31, Sucre), Sweet Tea print ($20, Southern Weddings Shop)
A delectable food or heirloom-worthy kitchen accessory makes a welcome gift for any occasion. We love these ideas as gifts for hostesses, neighbors, or anyone who could use a little something special!
Clockwise from top left: spiced watermelon pickles ($9.99, Pickled Pink Foods), cast iron drop biscuit pan ($45, Food52), fried chicken rub ($14, Blackberry Farm), sweet tea concentrate ($7-12, Moonshine Sweet Tea), Wellfleet oyster, littleneck clam, and crab knives with leather wrap ($150, Food52), red velvet cake mix ($5.99, Old School)
We are so excited to give away some of the beautiful things from this feature! Just leave us a comment on this post letting us know which surcee you’d like to win (please note, the products that are up for grabs are in bold above and listed in the graphic below)!
Winners for all nine surcees will be chosen and emailed on December 15!
How precious are these surcees! And what wonderful gift ideas!
That sweet tea scrub sounds to die for! :)
Never heard that word before, but these all look so sweet!
gardenia is one of my favorite scents and I am always burning candles at home!
Such a fun giveaway! I would LOVE to win something!
I love the gingham clutch :)
I love them all… would love to showcase these products and more in our wedding packages!
I learn something Southern from you guys almost every post, love the term “surcee”! I have my eye on that gingham clutch :-)
I would love to win the charleston soap chef bar soap and sugah scrub in sweet tea! What a fun prize to use before my 12/31/14 wedding!
great ideas!! I’m going to a girls night gift exchange soon and these have given me great ideas! I’d love to be entered into the giveaway for the candle. Thank you!!
the gardenia candle would remind me of my wedding day everyday at home!
I would love the “how to pray for your husband” bookmark or the Gardenia candle!!!
Such good ideas!
Absolutely love all of your picks! Pray for your husband bookmark and gingham clutch!
I’d love the Pi Beta Phi charm for one of my (yet-to-be-asked) bridesmaids!
The Diane Warner charm in Pi Beta Phi to tie around my bouquet!
I love all of these things! Super cute!
That sweet tea scrub! Swoon.
I would love the Charleston soap!
I really loved this feature. Y’all put together a wonderful collection of items and it’s so thoughtful of you to share the goodness! As a clutch girl through and through, I would like to win the navy gingham clutch from Ila handbags. :)
Crow steals fire Sixpence necklace! pretty :)
I would LOVE to win the gingham clutch. That has my name written all over it!
Ooooh that gingham clutch or the KKG charm! :)
What wonderful ideas!!! I love all of these!
Oh my gosh, what fabulous gifts! Love those Mr & Mrs mugs and the how to pray for your husband bookmark. How special!
The Bar Soap and Sugah Scrub sound delightful!
Love the gingham clutch! The “How to Pray for Your Husband” bookmark is super sweet :)
Such beautiful gift ideas!
I love these ideas, I saw them in your beautiful magazine.
Oh My Goodness! All these are to die for! #letswinthis!
Gardenia is my favorite smell in the world. It reminds me of everything good in this world.
I love the combination of lemon + lavender. So refreshing!
The Sydney Hale Co. Gardenia candle would be lovely to receive – and right before my birthday on the 16th, too! :)
yes please!!
Love the term surcee! And I most definitely run on sweet tea :-)
The Charleston Soap Shop soap and scrub are precious! I would love to win them! They would make me think of summertime even in this chilly weather :)
As a librarian, avid reader and wife to be in 10 days, I would love the “how to pray for your husband” bookmark!
The Sydney Hale Co. gardenia candle would be a wonderful addition to our newlywed home! xo
Love that clutch!
the candle or the clutch sound amazing! you can never have too many of either one!
I would love to win the gardenia candle!!
Oh mercy, a surcee! Love that clutch!
I would love the sixpence necklace!
Soooooo cute! Would love the lavender soap!
This giveaway is amazing! I would love any of these!
As someone prayerfully preparing to become a wife soon, I would love to win the ‘How to Pray for Your Husband” bookmark! Love all of these gorgeous surcees (and love having a new word to add to my vocabulary!)
I’ve been a surcee queen and I didn’t even know it! The unexpected gifts are the most thoughful. :)
I’m dying over that gingham clutch! So gorgeous!
That clutch is just darling, and I love the bookmark! What a great reminder to pray for my sweet husband!
I’d love to win the Texas ring bearer pillow!
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I’d love to win the Texas ring bearer pillow!
Thanks !
Oh I love that blue pashmina! I’m a Tarheel fan come basketball season and that pashmina would be just perfect!
Hello! I would love to win any of these!! So cute!
The Charleston Soap Chief bar soap and sugar scrub in sweet tea, please! I would love to test this out before I give as gifts!
Love all of these wonderful sweet things! If i had to pick on it would be the dainty sixpence necklace!
The navy gingham clutch! All of these items are lovely!
I just ordered a gift off of these recommendations! Thank you!
I love the gingham clutch! so cute!
Those surcees are so sweet! They will make people’s holidays very happy indeed :)
What sweet surcees! Sure to make anyone’s holidays happy :)
lemon grass soap!1
The gingham clutch! Its a perfect little gift for my friend to use for her BBQ rehearsal dinner!
How lovely. The Mrs. Box is on my Christmas wish list :)
I would love to win the Gingham Clutch! It is adorable!
I love the cast iron drop biscuit pan!
I would love the sixpence necklace!:)
December 15th is my birthday! I’d love to win the sweet tea sugah scrub or the gardenia candle (the best scent ever). Thank you so much for the chance to win. :)
love love love! Southern Weddings always comes up with the cutest things!
I sure would love any of these adorable items!
All of these are lovely! I loved this post! :)
I love this blog!
I would like to win the sweet tea sugar scrub.
These are all so cute! I absolutely adore that gingham clutch!!!
The Pi Beta Phi charm for my sister who is her chapter’s newly elected president!
the gardenia candle!
I LOVE the Crow Steals Fire Sixpence necklace and want to include it in my June 2015 wedding!
What a great selection of surcees! I would love the scrub or Kappa Charm to gift to one of my sweet bridesmaids<3
Absolutely love all of your surcee ideas! The Greek charms are perfect for bridesmaids!
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I love your site. It’s been a great source for my wedding. I love the first set with How to pray for your husband.