Southern Weddings

Happy Friday, y’all! We only have a few more days until Valentine’s Day! Have you made any exciting plans? Or, if you’re like me and a homebody, have you made plans for a fabulous dinner and rented a romantic comedy to watch? Since the day of love is right around the corner, I thought I would start off this post with my favorite photo from this week. It’s dreamy and sweet and who doesn’t love being sprinkled with paper hearts?

Does this photo look familiar? If you’ve been keeping up with our posts from today, you know it’s from Marissa’s very first SW post on Southern style! This week, we went red-crazy as Marissa shined the spotlight on one of our favorite bright and cheery colors.

Whitney is all about spreading some love and happiness this week! Our giveaway with The Happy Envelope is just the ticket to spreading the joy around. You can win 100 save the dates from The Happy Envelope if you go to the original post and tell us which design you like best and how you like to share your wealth of happiness. Here’s a preview:

Did Christine + Iaan’s pink and blue wedding (here and here) make you ridiculously happy like it did for me? My favorite part was the bubblegum pink vintage car and Emily’s Paper Pick of the week, their wedding invitation! Go check it out here. It’s cute in design and cuter if you read their story. The invitations were designed and printed by Christine herself!

We’re a little gaga over felt, lately. Can you blame us? Emily’s Southern Spotting for this week is as cute as gardenias come. They would be perfect for your groom’s boutonniere if you choose to go with real flowers for your walk down the aisle. Head to the original post and you can find a link to the DIY!

Don’t forget to check out the bright and fun weddings on the blog this week:

Kara + Tyler’s green celebration from V3 here and here
Christine + Iaan’s cute-as-a-button pink and blue wedding here and here
Katie + Matt’s laid back outdoor wedding in North Carolina here and here

And what’s a round-up without sharing some great opportunities?

2011 is Barry C Altmark’s 20th year as a professional photographer! To celebrate, he’s giving away a wedding package to some cool people (Yup! “Cool” is the theme of the contest!) Go to this post on Barry’s blog for more details.

Remember this post about WPPI? Lisa Lefkowitz, Jose Villa and Jonathan Canlas are working on a benefit project for the event, a Mentor Session Charity Raffle! What a team! See more details on Lisa’s blog, here.

StudioWed is planning their next great event for newly engaged couples to jump-start the wedding planning process. The Wedding Experience will feature seminars chock-full of tips and inspiration, and include lunch and chances to win a few great prizes! To register and for more details, go here.

Lastly, before we leave you for the weekend, take a little peek below at this Southern wedding video from the fabulous Cabana Pictures.



Lauren (in a glamorous and GORGEOUS Vera Wang dress!) and Chris were married at the Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Pretttttyyyy, right?

Now go forth and enjoy your weekend, spend time with your sweetie and put the finishing touches on a Valentine’s Day present!

Written with love by Nicole