Southern Weddings

Happy Friday, friends! I am very proud to announce that Emily and I made it through the entire week without completely demolishing the bowl of treats Lara left us before jetting off the the Making Things Happen 2012 Tour. Oh yes, there’s still plenty left to fuel our last edits on V5!

We started off the week with part two of Emily + John’s minimoon. This time, they took us along their visit to the Clifton Inn in Charlottesville, Virginia. It looks positively cozy!

We want to share our pre-launch excitement with you! Every week until V5 hits news stands, we’re giving away two bow ties from a V5 shoot! Enter here.

September’s Monthly Round-Up was full of fun details, gorgeous dresses and the sweetest photos. See what our highlights were here.

Marissa and Kristin are heading north! They’re jetting off today to search for the best and most Southern designs and collections debuting at Bridal Market. Will you be there? Say hello!

Fall and football are in full swing, so we couldn’t resist rounding up some SEC-inspired wedding goodness!

Real Weddings are Gooder Than Grits!

Dianna + Garjae’s whimsical garden wedding was full of little surprises and big joy! See it here.

Yahoo! Good News!

We’re just pleased as punch to introduce you to the newest gal on the SW Team, Kristin! She’s been amazing as our Blue Ribbon Vendor Director and we can’t wait for you to get to know her better. Sit a spell with her here.

Did you hear! Pre-orders for V5, our fifth anniversary issue (and biggest and best one yet), are open! Head on over to this post to get the skinny on what’s new this time around and to place your order.

Speaking of V5, we’d love to see you at our V5 Launch Party!

A giant hug goes out to our belles and beaus who are getting married this weekend, including Southern Bride Blogger Danielle! Big congrats also go out to our former Southern Bride of the Month, Mignon, who said “I do” to Thomas in August. See more of their wedding on Graham Terhune’s blog.

Happy weekend, friends!

Written with love by Nicole

TGIF, friends!! Now that it’s the first week of October, we can officially go pumpkin picking and eat all of the candy corn we want, right? I’m also adding apple picking to my list of fall to-dos.

We took a look back at some behind-the-scenes action at Southern Weddings with our Instagram recap.

Though we can’t divulge the details of Emily’s wedding quite yet, we can hear about all the fun stops she and John made on their minimoon! The Jefferson Hotel and DC Coast were luxurious getaways in the middle of the capital city.

Y’all know we’re quite fond of custom cornhole boards! We were just smitten with these home state-themed ones.

As far as Southern delicacies go, The Varsity in Atlanta sure did impress us! As the world’s largest drive in, they produce 5000 fried pies daily, in addition to tons (literally) of other delicious grub.

Real Weddings are gooder than grits!

Shannon + Griffin’s pink wedding was full of handmade details and a guestbook idea we just adore! See it here.

Michelle + Paul’s Alabama picnic wedding had the entire office aww-ing over their love story. See it here.

Yahoo! Good News!

V5 is going to be our biggest and best issue yet! You, our dear readers, vendors and friends are invited to our Fifth Anniversary Bash! We couldn’t think of anyone better with whom to celebrate five years of Southern Goodness.

Before y’all go, take a look at this awesome event that Kelly Cummings from Spindle Photography sent over to us. Rebecca Hassee of P.E.W.S., a pew rental company in Birmingham, organized a pew decorating contest for vendors in Alabama. See P.E.W.S for more fun photos! Thanks for sharing, Kelly! (Map on the left by Laughter & Snow!)

Have a fab weekend, y’all! And congrats to all the belles and beaus saying “I do!”

Written with love by Nicole