Oh, y’all! What an AMAZING evening we had last night celebrating five years of Southern Weddings goodness! So many dear friends, vendors and readers came from all over the country to toast with us and we are truly overwhelmed with gratitude. We have much more party goodness to come in our official recap, but had to say a quick THANK YOU to everyone who joined us at the Carolina Inn last night! Giant thanks to those of you who joined us virtually via Ustream, too! If you missed the party last night, you can watch the entire thing here. Our speeches are somewhere in the middle if you want to fast forward to that : ) You can also follow party pics on Instagram and Twitter with the hashtag #V5Launch. Oh, what a night!!! We love y’all!!!
Category: Southern Weddings Events
Are y’all counting down with us? There are only five days left until V5 arrives and our tails are practically wagging!
Among the big days we’re counting down to, the holidays top our list, too. After all, Thanksgiving is only a couple of weeks away, and that means we can officially begin decorating and celebrating! (Right, Em?)
One of our favorite parts of the season is organizing and holding our annual events. We’re really excited to get the ball rolling on our fourth annual ornament swap and are already brainstorming some crafty ideas! We had an amazing swap last year (take a look at our recap here) and would love for y’all to participate! Take a look at the directions below. Whether you intend to hand make the ornaments you send out or buy some adorable ones, just make sure they’re as Southern as possible and email Emily by Monday, November 19!
Last year, we were super excited to hold our very first Gingerbread Barn Building Competition. Dozens of our wonderful readers (donning Christmas aprons, no less), gathered with us at the Carolina Inn to frost, assemble, decorate (and eat) the best gingerbread barn below the Mason-Dixon. This year, we’re determined to put our improved frosting skills to the test. Join us, won’t you? All you have to bring is your game face. RSVP by emailing me with “Gingerbread Barn Building” in the subject line.
I’m really excited for the coming weeks and getting the chance to meet more of you! We’ll be keeping you updated on these events as the countdown to the holidays commences, so keep an eye open for them!
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Ugh! How did I miss this???
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Oh how did I miss this! Is there a list serv or something for next year so I don’t forget??
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Y’all, there are many things for us to be grateful for in this post. First, that we have wonderful readers and vendors who spent Saturday morning with us at our yard sale. Second, that the rain held out and left us with sunny skies. And third, that it wasn’t as hot as last year’s yard sale! (Really, y’all, we were melting.) We were thrilled to be able to meet some new faces this past weekend and loved seeing a few familiar ones, too.
We were up bright and early Saturday morning in our green finest to welcome y’all with open arms, sweet tea, donuts and yard sale goodies. Despite our first sale, our garage was packed with dozens of lanterns, glassware and fabric. You could even find some leftovers from past photo shoots! Y’all made out like bandits and scored some great finds for your own weddings. We’re so excited to see how you incorporate them into your big day!
Our yard sales have always been among our favorite events. We love getting to meet the people who help us create such an awesome Southern community! We were lucky enough to have photographer Faith Teasley drive up from Fayetteville to join us. Some of our fab Blue Ribbon Vendors came over, too!
At the end of the day, the sweet tea was gone, the items picked over, and the hugs given out. We found ourselves left with a photo backdrop, tons of balloons, and miscellaneous wedding accessories. You can bet some shenanigans ensued.
Thanks again to Faith for taking these fun photos and thank y’all again for such a wonderful time! We can’t wait for the next event where we hope to meet even more of you!
Weren’t able to come? Say hi below so we can get to know you!
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It was so lovely to meet you ladies this weekend! I had a wonderful time… thanks for having me! :)
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Love love love! Thanks ladies for putting on an awesome yard sale.. I’ve already put several of my goodies to good use!
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I’m so disappointed that I couldn’t come AGAIN this year! I had to spend the morning taking the MPRE :( Hopefully there will be another one before I get married!
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Thanks for having this event! I got a fabulous deal on candles/glassware for the big day!
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I came to Chapel Hill last week from Pittsburgh, and was so disappointed to miss this by ONE day! Missed the last one by just a few days, too. Maybe third time’s a charm! Looks like y’all had a great day!
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if only I lived closer…
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I’m so glad I was able to make it this year, I left with some great finds! I already showed one of my brides what I picked up for her and she loved it! It was so nice to meet you all! Allyson
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Oooh, fun! When might y’all be having another yard sale? So many things I love seeing on the blog – including the adorable bowties right now!
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Just saw the speeches! Tears flowing! I’m SO HAPPY for SW and all you hard working ladies. Big hugs from Chic Sweets!
We love you Natalie!!!!
This is too great! Congratulations ladies :)
I watched what I could on ustream. It looked like a super fun party! Would love to be at the next event.
Followed it all on Instagram and then watched it the next day…what an amazing celebration! Congratulations on all the hard work!!:)