Emily’s boyfriend John is most excited that in 6 days, these silly posts will stop! (However, he can’t argue that cornhole is awesome.) What you you most excited about for V3? Pre-order your copy here but make sure to hop like a bunny and do it quick so that yours can be sent out on Friday!!
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Well, ladies and gents, it’s that time again. Even with all of this craziness going on, Lara and I are picking up and heading to The Breakers in Palm Beach next week for a few days for the latest Engage wedding conference. For those of you unfamiliar with the Engage events, they are twice yearly luxury wedding business summits where some of the most exciting people in the industry come together to learn and grow. Lara has been several times before; this will be my first trip. You can read a little more about Lara’s most recent experience on her blog here.
Now, would it be bad to say I’m almost as excited about our surroundings as the people I’ll meet? Feast your eyes on this:
Okay, okay, I guess Darcy Miller, Carly Roney (who I had an awkard encounter with in an elevator when I interned at The Knot, by the way — think she’ll remember me?!), Randy Fenoli, Sylvia Weinstock, Marcy Blum, Maria McBride, etc., etc., etc. can stand up to those stunning interiors and exteriors. They are pretty fabulous, themselves, I suppose. Oh yes, and that other speaker, Lara Casey, I hear she’s pretty fabulous, too.
In all seriousness, we are very much looking forward to meeting and reconnecting with all of the speakers and attendees in just a few days! Will you be there? Let us know in the comment section!
P.S. Lisa Johnson, the creative mind behind Ceci New York and a speaker at The Breakers, recently released her latest CeciStyle, focused complelely on the iconic property and her stationery inspired by it! Check it out here.
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I will SO be there and can't wait to rock out with all of the fabulous attendees!! Whoop!! LOVEe
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Hi Emily! I'll be there! Can't wait to meet you!
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I would have loved to be there. Being a part of this would be so amazing for me right now. Its only an hour and a half from my house, but between needing new gear + my mortgage + and my student loans, it was not possible this year. To next year!
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I am very excited to see everyone who I havent seen since Cayman! Can't wait
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Francesco and I can't wait to document it all! Looking forward to a fabulous event with our friends and colleagues at the beautiful Breakers property.
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I will be there! It is my first engage event. I am so excited!
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It's my first, too, Jen! Looking forward to meeting you and all of the other attendees :)
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YAY!!! I can't wait to see you both. What fun!
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Can't wait to see you both!
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Welcome back to another installment of Southern Etiquette! We’re going to do something a little bit different today. Instead of puzzling over an etiquette conundrum, I have a potential ceremony reading to share with you! I stumbled upon it over on Weddingbee, and instantly fell in love. Obviously I’m enamored because it’s an excerpt from Miss Manners by Judith Martin, but I also think, as Miss Knitting pointed out, that it’s a great choice for those couples who might not be “gushingly romantic” or religious. Here it is:
“While exclusionary interest in one other human being, which is what we call courtship, is all very exciting in the stages of discovery, there is not enough substance in it for a lifetime, no matter how fascinating the people or passionate the romance. The world, on the other hand, is chock full of interesting and curious things. The point of the courtship – marriage – is to secure someone with whom you wish to go hand in hand through this source of entertainment, each making discoveries, and then sharing some and merely reporting others. Anyone who tries to compete with the entire world, demanding to be someone’s sole source of interest and attention, is asking to be classified as a bore. ‘Why don’t you ever want to talk to me?’ will probably never start a satisfactory marital conversation. ‘Guess what?’ will probably never fail.”
What do you think? Would you consider an excerpt from an etiquette book for a ceremony reading? What’s the most unusual reading you’ve heard someone use?
All header images c/o Millie Holloman
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Actually, I love that. I think it's appropriate and very much what a marriage today is about. We want to be with people who we can grow and learn and flat have fun with. I'm saving this in my "when I get married" file!
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I like that reading – the tone and the message- a lot, but maybe as something the officiant would say as part of their message. Something about the "why don't you ever want to talk to me?" line seems out of place for a reading someone else would get up and say. but as someone who loves etiquette books, i'd absolutely include something from one if we loved it. i mean, we had a tom robbins reading, so i say to each his/her own, as long as it works for everyone involved! (since some churches/officiants have guidelines, i think it is up to more than just the couple.)
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My favorite non-gushy ceremony reading is the following, from Captain Corelli's Mandolin:Love is a temporary madness,it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides.And when it subsides you have to make a decision.You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined togetherthat it is inconceivable that you should ever part.Because this is what love is.Love is not breathlessness,it is not excitement,it is not the promulgation of eternal passion.That is just being "in love" which any fool can do.Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away,and this is both an art and a fortunate accident.Those that truly love, have roots that grow towards each other underground,and when all the pretty blossom have fallen from their branches,they find that they are one tree and not two.
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I LOVE the little southern sayings on the banners! They never fail to make me smile. :) Can't wait for V3!
Hello!I have a quick question: Is Southern Weddings stocked in any shops in NYC (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens)? I live in Canada but I'll be in NYC next week, so I figured I might be able to save a wee bit of money on shipping if I can pick V3 up rather than ordering it. (If there's a list on your site that I've missed, just point me in the right direction!)Thanks!Cara
Hi Cara! Thanks so much for your interest! Past issues of Southern Weddings have been stocked in NYC, but since we're still new and growing, V3 won't necessarily be stocked in the same places this time as last time. We usually get at least a partial list from our distributor of locations throughout the country in the first week after distribution, and as soon as we do, we will update the blog! Sorry I couldn't be of more help right now!