Southern Weddings

Eco-aware brides, you are going to love this!  Let me introduce you to the revolution of free, eco-chic online invitations and event management where you can invite online and in style: {Pingg}.  Created with the image conscious, eco-friendly, time-crunched hosts in mind, {Pingg} seamlessly allows you to create, send and manage chic invitations and event communications for personal and professional events.

Eco-conscious brides adore {Pingg} as it eliminates the printing of paper. I have always been an Emily Post “by the book” lady, however she was not around to experience the internet. Being selfless is an attribute Mrs. Post always portrayed as a huge component of proper etiquette, and I say that saving some paper is quite unselfish. Don’t you think?

Along with the ecological positives:

• Style: look & feel are of paramount importance; galleries of unique invitations designs provide image conscious hosts with unprecedented choices; you’ll never find any clip art on pingg. The site is clean and the images are all for style conscious hosts & their guests.
• Extraordinary Customization: Hosts can upload their own photo or logo then select a layout, font, background color; alternatively, hosts can upload a PDF, conduct a custom search in Pingg Plus+ from over 2,000,000 images (nominal fee) or use original art from the Designer Series (free).
• The SurroundSEND Option: Reach your guests anywhere and everywhere by sending invites and follow-up communications via email, sms, print (Pingg prints & sends for you), the web and Facebook!
• Customizable Event Web Page: Create a home for your event with fully customizable ad-free event web pages; add photos, videos, gift and charity registries, tools for collecting money, RSS feeds of event activity and more.
• Guest List Management: Add contacts from external sources to a pingg Address Book then drag and drop, tag and sort, and create groups; when done, sort and print.
• Detailed Reporting: Follow up every email sent, check who opened what and when, track RSVP status, page views and guest requests and sign up for an RSS feel of all event activity.
• Gift/Charity Registration: Keep guests from guessing by adding a registry so guest can purchase a gift or make a donation directly from the host event web page.
• Money Collection: Make it easy for friend to contribute or participate in a group gift by enabling hosts to collect money directly from their event web pages.
• Personal & Professional: Pingg meets social or business needs; build a professional look or create a personal touch Pingg.

Based in New York, {Pingg} is the brainchild of entrepreneurs and brothers Lorien Gabel and Matt Harrop. I am currently using the program for a bachelorette party I am planning and I absolutely LOVE it!  Enjoy, Leah–Features Editor, SWS

Here is just a little pink perfection from the fabulous Rae & Wesley Leytham of {Rae Leytham Photography} to brighten your Thursday…  For more from Amy & Lem’s big day, visit the Leytham’s beautiful {BLOG}.  Enjoy!

Hello Everyone! My name is Elizabeth! I have my own blog, {Tie the Knot}, where I have been chronicling the details for my June 7^th wedding. I started my blog mainly so that my fiancé could keep up with the wedding plans while he was in Iraq, but it ended up being a great place to keep all my ideas and share them with others. The “theme” of our wedding is preppy with a touch of nautical. Our colors are Navy Blue and Kate Spade Green, which by the way is nearly impossible to find, so its more like a mix of Kelly and lime green. The first thing I knew that I wanted was Navy invitations with engraved white lettering. Well there was 2 choices, Vera Wang or Kate Spade. We went with the Kate Spade invitation and made a few changes. We lined the inner envelope in green instead of navy. Mint Julep Paperie, the paper store we used, made the response card and the reception card. 

More to come on our preppy details…  (enjoy Elizabeth’s "Dream Board" here)