Happy June! Are y’all excited for this month? I’m ready for summer to officially arrive, weekends at the pool, cookouts and ice cream. Basically, everything we did over Memorial Day weeke...
One thing we haven’t discussed yet in the “Emily Plans a Wedding” series is our honeymoon! That’s kind of surprising, actually, because as travel bugs, John and I love to disc...
Paper, paper, everywhere! By this time, my and Cyn’s feet were getting a little sore (she had actually changed from her heels into flats!), but we pressed on, all in the name of paper! Next up ...
As promised, I’m back with more paper goodness! East of India was displaying some fun typographic posters, which I thought would be neat either displayed at the reception or as a keepsake post-...
Are y’all on Instagram? The Southern Weddings ladies are! We love how easy it makes sharing photos! Lately, we’ve been breaking out our phone to share everything from the cool packages we...
Hey, y’all! I just got back from New York City, where I was reveling in one of my favorite weeks of the year – the week of the National Stationery Show!! For four days, stationers and des...
Melanie + Cale are just full of good ideas that made their big day even more special. Dress shopping with mom was one-upped by Melanie’s talented mama who crocheted her entire dress based off a...
Hi, y’all! Squeaking in right at the end of the month is May’s Southern Bride of the Month, Mignon! She is getting married to her love, Thomas, in Alabama this August. I can’t wait ...
Hi belles! Apologies for the delayed start today – let’s just call it a continuance of Memorial Day weekend, okay? I had such an exciting week last week that I can’t wait to tell yo...
Happy Memorial Day, friends! Though many of us are enjoying the day off, barbecuing with friends and getting a tan (yes, the Southern Weddings ladies are doing all of that!), we hope y’all will...
Two nights ago, I broke out my ice cream maker for the first time this year! Who else is excited that summer is so close? With Memorial Day weekend just a few hours away, we’re all itching to g...
Last week we talked about wedding insurance, and today, it’s all about insuring your most precious sparkly – your engagement ring! I don’t know about y’all, but when I receive...
Julianna Chapman (my cousin and maid of honor) is an amazing floral designer. She works at a floral design studio in Chattanooga, TN, but did the wedding flowers herself with the help of my cousins a...
Reading responses to our giveaways is always so much fun, y’all. When Maile and I read through the entries for our second giant photography giveaway, Maile kept responding with, “I love i...
Top to bottom: Our Labor of Love via Once Wed, Virgil Bunao via Southern Weddings, Jodi Miller via Southern Weddings, Elyse Hall via Style Me Pretty, Ashton Events, and A Bryan Photo via Calder Clark...
Yahoo! We’re on a giveaway spree today! We showered our bridesmaids with adorable gifts, but now we want to bring your attention to a bit of the glitz and glam that we love about wedding access...
I’ve often thought about what I’d like to give as a bridesmaid gift. I only plan on having four ‘maids, so I’d love to go all out and shower them with adorable, hand-picked an...
Dear friends, we are just swimming in V5 photo shoot wonderland. It’s only May and we can’t wait to share this issue with you! The best solution, as you know, is a good ole reader model c...
Ohhhh, Madelynne. Y’all, I seriously feel like I know this gal. She was one of our lovely Southern Brides of the Month (post here!), she’s a Southern Bride Blogger, and in between, she...
Apparently flower girls are just begging to be monogrammed. Seriously, y’all! Because in my experience, pretty much any fabric expanse on a Southern flower girl is adorned with a set of initial...
Yesterday I was having a conversation with a friend who is from Idaho. She asked me what a “buggy” was. I, of course, told her it was a shopping cart and much to her confusion, that was e...
Confession: I actually made this inspiration board a few months ago, but decided to wait to post it until it really felt like summer out. We’re not quite there yet in North Carolina, but I coul...
How was everyone’s week? I’m still thinking about Mother’s Day – my sister and whipped up a delicious (if I do say so myself) lunch for our mom. On the blog, we celebrated wit...
I am having an outdoor, tented wedding. I’ve always wanted an outdoor, tented wedding. But truthfully? It scares me a little. My wedding is not being held in perpetually sunny California. It...
Y’all, if there is just one thing we could have you take away from months (or years!) of reading this blog, it would be this: the marriage is always, always more important than the wedding. Yep...
It’s a season of change in the Southern Weddings office, as it is for many of you! Like many changes, these ones are bittersweet, but overall so good, and so exciting for everyone! As many of y...
Welcome to the next installment of our Southern Hospitality feature! Each month, we pick a Southern city and an expert host. Our host shares their favorite items custom to that city that would be per...
When Annie + Jimmy planned their wedding, they simply wanted a design that would reflect their “deep-seated Tennessee Southern roots.” From homemade elements like numerous family quilts a...
Annie + Jimmy’s V4 wedding is one that I keep finding new details in. Their Tennessee nuptials bound their love of the South and all things vintage with a dedication to tradition and family. Th...
Our friend Katie, from the popular blog Marriage Confessions, drops by twice a month to share her take on Southern married life. We hope you enjoy, and be sure to visit her at her blog for regular do...
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