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Sweet Tea Sundays No. 26

by Lisa in Main, Marriage and Relationships on June 8, 2014

If you’ve ever researched tutorials for chic updos, pretty curls, or, our personal favorite, a fabulous Southern bump, you’ve probably come across the lovely Kate from The Small Things Blog. This talented blogger (and new momma!) is right down the road from us in Raleigh, and not surprisingly, she is just as wonderful at sharing marriage advice as she is at sharing her secrets to lovely Southern locks. We were so delighted to share her wise words in V6!

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The best advice I heard before getting married was to not “set your husband up for failure.” In other words, don’t expect him to read your mind or do certain things without you telling him it’s important to you that he do them. When I expect things from Justin that I’ve never even mentioned that I wanted, and he doesn’t deliver, it’s simply unfair for me to be upset with him! It’s much better to communicate your needs and desires to your husband so he has an opportunity to impress you and love you the way you need to be loved.

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Keep up with Kate
Blog: The Small Things Blog
Facebook: The Small Things Blog
Twitter: @K8_smallthings
Instagram: @K8_smallthings

Written with love by Lisa

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Sweet Tea Sundays No. 25

by Lisa in Marriage and Relationships on June 1, 2014

Today’s Sweet Tea Sunday hits home a little extra for me. The lovely Ashley LaRue (of Lemon and Lavender) and her husband, Jeff, are a Southern couple living the expat life with their three adorable little ones, and the advice they’ve shared from their seven years of marriage really speaks to the challenges and joys of that lifestyle. Having grown up abroad myself, I’ve seen so many couples experience these same things, my parents included, and it gives me so much respect and admiration for Ashley and Jeff!

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Jeff and I have been on such a crazy adventure since our engagement, living in five cities in three different countries, stretching across three continents! Constantly living away from family and friends has taught us to lean more on one another and truly surrender to our love. A good marriage takes work, and not just when things start falling apart. The constant ups and downs of moving to entirely different cultures is hard on a marriage and on the individual. You have to readjust your life every few years, and despite how glamorous it seems, it can breed resentment and regret; however, building a solid foundation on the shared commitment of prioritizing your marriage make challenges a blessing. We’ve grown as a couple, and at the same time, nurtured each other’s growth as individuals. We believe it’s important to be a constant cheerleader, mentor, best friend, lover, and protector to one another. Marriage truly is for better and for worse, and all the moments in between.

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Keep up with Ashley
Website: Lemon and Lavender
Blog: Lemon and Lavender
Facebook: Lemon and Lavender
Twitter: @lemonandlavendr
Instagram: @lemonandlavender

Written with love by Lisa

Ashley June 3, 2014 reply

Thank you ladies of Southern Weddings! And Lisa for your sweet words! Xo
Rachel Nordgren June 3, 2014 reply

Wise words! I can’t imagine moving that much, and how much stress it could put on a marriage. But, like Lisa said, it’s also such a sweet opportunity for growth and for nurturing your spouse. Thank you for sharing…!

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Sweet Tea Sundays No. 24

by Lisa in Marriage and Relationships on May 25, 2014

Long-time Southern Weddings readers may remember the sweet, smart, thoughtful, insightful Katie Brown of Marriage Confessions from a number of places–namely, through tips for wedding planning at the end of V4 and the Real Weddings introduction in V5. In V6, we were grateful to have Katie grace our pages once again with marriage advice she’s learned over her eight years of being married to her husband, Chris, and blogging about their life along the way.

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After eight years of marriage, I have learned that the key to a happy marriage is flexibility. Throughout our marriage, we have been through many ups and downs, peaks and valleys, and everything in between. Learning to ebb and flow together – hand in hand – is what has helped us grow and move forward as a couple, and now as a young family. We pray and we plan and we prepare, but ultimately, we let it all go and just enjoy the ride. I think we are able to do that because we trust each other and we trust our God. After that, everything else is just details.

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Jenn Hopkins Photography

Keep up with Katie
Blog: Marriage Confessions
Facebook: Marriage Confessions
Twitter: @MarriageConfess
Instagram: @MarriageConfessions

Written with love by Lisa

I Stuck My Imaginary Foot in My Imaginary Mouth May 26, 2014 reply

[…] sweet. Yesterday, Chris and I were honored to be one of the couples that they profiled. SW did a beautiful write-up, and I was so proud to share out the post on all my Marriage Confessions social media sites. So, […]

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