Happy Monday, ladies + gentlemen! And it is a happy Monday, indeed, because many-a-SW bride spent the weekend snuggling up to her very own copy of V4!!! That’s right, we shipped a massive number of magazines out from our offices last week, and we are here to share the proof!
Since not all of y’all know the back story, let me explain. Southern Weddings is distributed around the country, and you can find it in many major stores, including Walmart, Target, and Barnes & Noble, as well as tons of grocery stores and pharmacies (Walgreens is actually one of the chains that carries it most heavily!). In addition, we also ship out copies daily from our office. No, we do not have a shipping department. Yes, that means that every order is hand-packaged by one of the SW ladies, including those famous handwritten SW notes. Marissa, Sierra and our intern Melissa handle the bulk of order communication and processing, but everyone chips in during the busiest weeks!
Want a peek into the SWPS (that’s Southern Weddings Post Office, of course!)? Step right in!
The excitement starts when our shipment of magazines arrives. This ALWAYS seems to happen on a rainy day, but this year, it was sunny!
Y’all, that is 8,300 POUNDS OF MAGAZINES! (Well, that one pallet is only 1/4 of 8,300 pounds!) Yes, they are as heavy as they look. We let Ms Preggers take the photos, but recruited her husband to help heave-ho.
Much excitement followed as we each tore open a box to take a look! Then a mini photo session ensued, of course!
Pretty soon it was time to get to work, though. After all, we had approximately 500 orders to get out the door in two days!! With all hands on deck, we soon were surrounded by stacks of Priority Mail envelopes and walls of boxes.
The next step was to take photos with all of our hard work.
We’re pretty good at that step :)
Then it was time to load everything into cars for the big trip to the real post office (yes, if you’re wondering, they love us there). Luckily, Sierra and I both have SUVs, so we were able to transport Thursday’s load in one trip (we had another huge car-ful on Friday!).
Now as I said, the USPS has a love/hate relationship with us, so we try to make it as easy as them on possible. On Thursday, that meant unloading our goodies in the back, which was pretty exciting! I surreptitiously took photos, unsure if that was allowed on government property.
Once everything was unloaded and in the process of having postage added, I left Sierra to oversee and headed back to the office. Two hours later, she triumphantly returned with six of the world’s longest receipts!!
And that, my friends, is the story of the Southern Weddings Post Office. Like what you see? Feel free to place your order today!
P.S. The SWPS in years past:
V2 Style
I am so excited y’all, I Just ordered 15 copies! This makes the perfect gift for my southern brides… it gives them a ton of inspiration for the big day. Thanks for all you do SW!
Thanks for all of the support, Kristin! We hope your brides love this issue!
Y’all are AMAZING – I got mine on Saturday – I am in AWE… I seriously can’t think of what else to say!
Thank you so much, Kelly!!
Getting my magazine on Saturday was the BEST gift to come home to after running errands. I could hardly watch the Auburn game is was so enraptured by the magazine. I ESPECIALLY loved the real weddings! Thanks for the happiness you bring me to EACH & EVERY day!
Y’all are so sweet!! Thank you so much for your kind comment!
How fun! I LOVE these kinds of posts! Behind-the-scenes peeks are always my favorite. :) Congrats ladies!
Yahoo!! Love the photo relay of everything. Hilarious!! You all should be SOO proud! Congrats :) A fabulous day/ week!
Y’all are so cute! One of those priority envelops was for me and I got it today!!! I have been loving holding the magazine in my hands and looking at all of the absolutely gorgeous things that y’all have packed into it! I have to go now. The coffee has finished brewing and I am about to settle down for a cover to cover read. Thanks, y’all!
This magazine is seriously so good! I got it yesterday and I CANNOT stop reading! I almost want to save it and give myself a daily limit! Y’all worked so hard for a fantastic magazine! :)
Eagerly awaiting my copy in North Queensland Australia ! Can’t wait to have my very first physical copy ! Long time reader – first time order! Eeekkk!
We mailed out the international pre-orders before the U.S. ones, so hopefully it will reach you this week. Thanks for the support!
I was completely thrilled to get my lovely SWV4 in the mail this morning! I am in the middle of my senior year of undergrad, and I am totally feeling the pressures…. wedding or thesis… daily struggle :) Anyways, today started pretty gloomy and then I went by the student and thought, “oh, hey my SWV4 might be in my box…” Well sure enough the little gem was patiently waiting to brighten my day! SWmag ladies, THANK YOU so much for the love and energy that y’all pour into our wedding wishfuls!!!! love you ALL!
Hi Natalie! SO glad we could brighten your day!! And good luck with that thesis! :)
I went to a different post office location just to mail a single personal magazine today. The woman says, oh no, I recognize this “hey y’all” label. A love/hate relationship for sure! Luckily, the SW gals are known for our friendliness and Southern Hospitality.
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