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Looking back on five years of amazing readers and huge blog growth was fun and we’re excited to get the results back from our reader survey! (Haven’t had the chance to take it yet? Click here.) However, those little graphics didn’t quite cover everything that’s changed in the Southern Weddings world. I’m back today with more numbers (the fun kind!).

Our annual print edition is probably the best example of how we’ve changed since Day One and how the Sweet Tea Society has helped us produce content that’s both beautiful and heart-warming. Since we also ship magazines from our little office, we have gathered quite a few hilariously long mailing receipts and launch day stories along the way!

While all of these changes have been evident on the blog and in the magazine, there are so many personal landmarks we’ve hit along the way, too. You’ve caught up on all the Southern Weddings ladies — alum and current members — but here’s a glimpse into our daily office life.

It’s been an awesome five years, y’all! We’re still growing like kudzu (our little office closet is forever bursting at the seams), and we can’t wait to hear more from y’all through our 2013 reader survey.

Be sure to click here if you’d like to participate. It should only take about five minutes and we’d love to get to know y’all better!

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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  1. avatar Emily reply

    Ahhhhh, I love all the Emilys! So proud to be one!

  2. avatar Lauren reply

    I love this. Especially about the bowties!

  3. avatar Llisa reply

    This was such a fun read!

  4. avatar Nik reply

    Congrats you guys! This is a cute way of celebrating, I love it. So many Emilys!

  5. avatar Cyprus Wedding Photographer reply

    I loved every single photo, I felt I was there!

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It has been a busy start to the year! We haven’t given y’all a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of the SW gals in awhile, but we’re happily sharing a few glimpses from our time in and out of the office today. As Kristin says, February was the time of love and birthdays.

1. Marissa posted her favorite new shirt from Petal Boutique. It’s business in the front and a party in the back, she says!

2. I pulled out my Pantone swatches to do some color matching for a new product in the shop. Can you tell which print I was working on?

3. Kristin and the SW gals celebrated sweet Marissa’s birthday with a dance party and a cupcake. This is one of K’s favorite pictures ever. (Thanks Kat Harris!)

4. Lara launched her brand new site! See it here y’all.

5. Marissa’s suitcase was a bit over packed for her trip out west, so this Southern girl had to wear her winter coat through the airport!

6. Emily has been loving her tending list and notepad from the new Lara Casey shop.

7. Emily and John celebrated Valentine’s Day with dinner at home and a first viewing of their Inkspot long-form wedding film.

8. Valentine’s Day was delicious in the office thanks to a treat from our intern, Jessica. She gave us heart-shaped biscuits and jam!

9. Kristin and Kyle celebrated Valentine’s Day with a picnic on the floor of their living room using a quilt made by Kristin’s great aunt (a gorgeous wedding ring quilt, oh my stars)!

10. Marissa and her husband got a big laugh out of their last name being on the Padres pronunciation guide for Spring Training. (It’s pronounced “close,” not “clo-ess.”)

11. Grace surpassed walking and started running — a lot!

12. Emily was very happy about our closet overhaul and organization day. It now houses all of our pretty new prints!

13 In addition to their wedding film, Emily and John also received their disc of wedding images from Tanja. She included some gorgeous prints with hand-cut mats.

14. Kristin shared her love story with our amazing readers! Yay!!

15. We had plenty of exciting staff meetings this month as we reviewed our January goals and discussed ideas for V6!

16 Kristin spread some love to celebrate Emily’s birthday and sent a pile of goodies to The Birthday Party Project. (See Emily’s post on it here.)

17. We all appreciated the Southern charm dripping from the lovely cotton wreath on Lara’s office door.

18. My boyfriend and I watched our rival alma maters play against each other in basketball. The Tar Heels won. :)

Tell us: What did you do in February? What were the highlights of your month?

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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  1. avatar Lisa reply

    So many fun things happened in February, but I’m looking forward to the real start of spring! The highlight for me was a trip to Atlanta to visit my best friend. We had such a great weekend of incredible food and shopping, and of course, lots of girl talk!

    • avatar Nicole reply

      Lisa, I love that! I’m looking forward to the real start of spring, too, and the chance to catch up with my best friend in her city.

  2. avatar ann reply

    When is the new issue of southern weddings available to buy?
    thank you

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It’s hard to not post these images without squealing a bit. (Don’t we always say that? V5 is just too good!) This shoot (nicknamed our “Pie Shoot”) was born from a whirlwind staff meeting that ended with a list of pies, a rough sketch of a layout and big, fat smiling faces all around. Though the images from this shoot aren’t going up until tomorrow (we like to keep y’all on your toes!), these behind-the-scenes shots from our dear friend Cyn Kain are full of the homey kitchen culture that we were after.

Our first stop of the morning was at PieBird in Raleigh to pick up two dozen delicious pies. Packing them into Emily’s car safely was a feat, but they made it to our office in Chapel Hill in one piece!

Setting the table for this shoot was like preparing for Thanksgiving, y’all! It felt like Thanksgiving, too, when we all sat down to eat. Yummm.

Are y’all seeing these angles? Joey and Jessica were shooting in Lara’s living room, letting us get a little creative with the space.

We were so lucky that Toni and Chris at Heart Stone Films could join us to capture some behind-the-scenes action and that Heidi and Melissa from the Carolina Inn were on hand to do some amazing food styling.

A food shoot ain’t complete without the SW ladies donning aprons!

Are y’all ready for more? Check out this adorable video from Heart Stone Films!



Cyn Kain is a fabulous member of our Blue Ribbon Vendor Directory!

Ready to order your copy? Be sure to place your order here before noon if you’d like to receive your copy this week!

nicoleyang Written with love by Nicole
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  1. avatar James Griffith reply

    I love these images!

  2. avatar Southern Weddings Magazine | BTS Pie Shoot – Heart Stone FilmsHeart Stone Films reply

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  3. avatar Kristin reply

    This shoot makes me swoon. All those pies. I can’t stand it. Makes me want to stop what I’m doing and bake!

  4. avatar Jessica Clinch reply

    It’s so great getting to see all of the work y’all put into these shoots! I’m a huge pie lover myself so of course I was giddy looking through all of the pictures in V5!

  5. avatar Yvette Price reply

    Simply put you ladies have God given talents, but best of all you make it seem so effortless, simple and fun to put together such an amazing, inspiring and influential magazine. Love y’all to the Moon and Back! Stay fresh!

  6. avatar Lisa reply

    Y’all are amazing! This looks like SO much fun! Thanks for the behind the scenes look at the work and love that goes into these shoots :)

  7. avatar Alana reply

    The behind the scenes photos are great!! And the video, dare I say is just as cute as pie! Love the cameo appearance by little miss Grace too!! My goodness, it was such an privilege to work with so many talented people!!

  8. avatar Rhiannon reply

    Oh goodness you girls seriously NAILED this issue! The styling is impeccable. So fun seeing the behind the scenes photos :)

  9. avatar Cyn reply

    Such a fun time!! Loved being there to capture some candid behind the scene moments of you ladies hard at work!

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  11. avatar Laurien Cartwright reply

    Oh my golly gosh! I don’t know which I’m more in love with, the pies or the crockery… (okay, the pies. But the crockery comes a close second). Where did those plates with the lace looking edges come from?

  12. avatar FEATURED: Southern Weddings V5 | MM Ink reply

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