Southern Weddings

A few months ago, we shared our 2016 date night challenge: our company goal of going on a date night with our beaus at least once a month. It doesn’t sound like much, but when life gets busy, it sure is easier said than done. That said, we’re pretty proud of the dates we’ve checked off this summer, so we wanted to share a little update today! As a reminder, here’s our checklist (you can pin the image below, or download a copy here):

Now here are a few of our recent dates! Can you match the photos with the date ideas from the list?

Clockwise from top left: Emily, Nicole, Jess, Marissa, Lisa

Clockwise from top left: Kristin, Emily, Emily, Nicole, Lisa, Amber

What have your favorite dates been this summer? Have you checked any off of the list above? We’d love to hear your ideas and be inspired by you!

P.S. A word of encouragement to any single readers–you can join us too! We love the idea of using these ideas for friend dates, sister dates, mom dates, and more!

Written with love by Lisa

Whether you’ve been reading Southern Weddings for years, or you’re new around these parts, one thing we hope you know is that we’re big believers in the importance of date nights. We could talk about how essential quality time with your beau is until the cows come home, but the truth is, it’s just as hard for us to put into practice as I know it is for many of you! That’s why last year, at our annual team Christmas dinner, Lara gave us a fun challenge: a list of 12 date ideas that we are each supposed to go on in 2016, one per month. Now that we’re coming up to the halfway point in the year (!!), we thought we’d share a little update and invite y’all to join us for the second half of the year!

Clockwise from top left: Kristin, Kristin, Emily, Lisa

So far, a unanimous favorite thing about the challenge is how much choosing an item off of the list makes a date seem so much more “official.” Even something as easy as grabbing a pizza from your favorite takeout place really feels like a date night, simple because you’re calling it a date–and that alone is motivation to turn the TV off or tuck your phones away and focus on each other!

Clockwise from top: Jess, Emily, Emily, Lisa, Jess

We’d love for you to download our Year of Date Nights list (the same one we’re all using!) and join us! Can you guess what some of the dates above are? Brunch, dessert, a double date for barbecue, a fancy date (bow tie encouraged!), a picnic, and an al fresco dining date are a few we’ve checked off so far, but there are still lots more to go!

P.S. A word of encouragement to any single readers–you can join us too! We love the idea of using these ideas for friend dates, sister dates, mom dates, and more!

Written with love by Lisa