Along with the many wedding pros and vendor friends we asked to share their favorite thing about marriage for V7, we also asked someone else who is very special: you! We loved opening up this question to our dear readers on social media, and are excited to share some of the sweet responses we received!
Monthly Archives: October 2015
I hope y’all are following us on Snapchat (swmag), because if you are, you saw that Southern Weddings V8 is officially printed!! Nicole spent most of the week in Wisconsin at our printers, making sure everything went off without a hitch and every page looked exactly the way we wanted it to. She even brought a copy of the cover back to the office for us to ooh and ahh over yesterday–y’all, it is SO beautiful, joyful, and Southern. We have all our fingers crossed that you love it as much as we do!! Be sure to preorder your copy here, especially if you’re outside of the Southeast where we’re not as heavily distributed…or if you just want to make sure you get a copy ASAP!
Ashlyn + Wes: Magnolia details, a classic lace gown, and Southern cuisine in Alabama.
Adrienne + Scott: Bright florals, coral bridesmaid dresses, and an outdoor celebration in Virginia.
Ellen + Robert: Delicate greenery, a downtown reception, and cake centerpieces in Texas.
Bonnie + Quentin: Lace bridesmaid dresses, cafe au lait dahlias, and a rustic reception in Virginia.
Marissa shared her favorites ways to simplify and get cozy for fall in The Simple Interview.
Shelby of Pretty in the Pines styled our Love Never Fails tee for fall.
Marissa shared her tips for making a rental feel like home in Southern Newlywed.
We revisited our family-focused fall editorial, Blackberry Beauty.
Sponsor Corner
When it comes to stress-free, romantic, and exotic wedding and honeymoon locations, our longtime sponsor family members Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts are second to none! Perfect for destination couples, Sandals and Beaches offer a WeddingMoon package: a free wedding and honeymoon surrounded by your loved ones, set along the beautiful beaches and lush foliage that the Caribbean has to offer. With stays of three paid nights or more, a Beautiful Beginnings wedding package is complimentary, and when you invite friends and family to celebrate with you at the resort, your honeymoon room is free, too! The more rooms your guests book, the more both you and your guests can save. Find wedding inspiration beyond the included Beautiful Beginnings wedding package? Sandals and Beaches loves collaborating with local vendors to create your dream destination wedding. Click here for complete offer details, and visit Sandals.com and Beaches.com to check availability for your wedding date!
Have a wonderful weekend, and congratulations to anyone getting married!!
We’re currently counting down the days until we get to reveal the NEWEST Southern Weddings editorials to y’all (eeeeee!!!), but it’s still almost as fun to look back at past projects and enjoy them all over again! We try hard to make the ideas we share with y’all meaningful as well as beautiful, current as well as timeless, and a good indicator that we’ve succeeded is when we love something just as much years after it debuted as we did on newsstand day. Such is the case with Blackberry Beauty from Volume 6, inspired by family dinners, delicious food, and tasty desserts in starring roles.
Hugs to Lauren Kinsey for these beautiful images!
Photographer: Lauren Kinsey / Film processing: Indie Film Lab / Planner: Shelby Peaden Events / Venues: The Strickland House and Eden Gardens / Florals, tables, chairs, linens and stemware: Myrtie Blue / Bride’s Gown: Lela Rose via Nordstrom Wedding Suite / Groom’s Tuxedo: Black by Vera Wang / Hair Stylist: Jamie Hardy Mcowan / Flower girl dresses: Fox’n Lily / Makeup: Lanna Bloodworth / Bridesmaid Dresses: Donna Morgan, Amsale, Watters / Silk Ribbon: FrouFrou Chic / Chairs and Flatware: The Big Day / Catering: Dine By Design / Paper Products: Regas / Transportation: A Bride’s Ride
Myrtie Blue and Shelby Peaden Events are delightful members of the Blue Ribbon Vendor Directory and Donna Morgan is a lovely SW sponsor!
I got up this morning looked at my husband and told God thank you for a project that will last a lifetime. Philippians 2:2