What a Week Y'all! Southern Weddings Week in
Review

post from Southern Weddings Magazine on 20 November 2009 02:55:00 PM. © Southern Weddings Magazine

And I thought the holidays were supposed to be the busiest time of the year! We've had an extraordinarily busy - and extra exciting - week here at Southern Weddings. To catch you up on the latest SW news, I've created the 60 second recap. Ready, set, read!

Buy Your Copy of the New SW Issue!

It’s official! The November issue of Southern Weddings is on newsstands near you! Can’t wait to for your local Barnes & Nobles to get the issue? Order a copy directly from us right here!

Some (but definitely not all!) of the Store Listings:While we don’t have the complete list of stores carrying the newest issue yet, we posted quite a few hotspots where you can pick up your copy! First up on the list: Books-A-Million and Texas retailers (specifically Houston, San Antonia and Grand Prairie). We’ll be posting more store listing as we get them, so be sure to come back soon!

Love for Southern Weddings, from all corners of the blogosphere!

We’re so grateful for the love and support from our fellow bloggers who offered sneak peeks of the new editorial features! To whet your appetite, we’ve included snippets of some of our favorite here.

Hazel + Harlow Jewelry + Pet Contest:

Attention all Pet Lovers! Did you know that jewelry favorite Hazel + Harlow was named for the owner’s two dogs? To honor the Hazel + Harlow furry namesakes and mascots, we’re offering a special giveaway to the cutest pet (okay, to her owner!). Send a picture of your pet with a brief description of why he deserves the chance to win a gorgeous golden horseshoe necklace to whitney {at] iloveswmag {dot} com.

Etiquette with Emily: Engagement Party Guest Lists:

Things got a little heated (again!) on the SW blog, thanks to Emily’s biweekly etiquette post. This week, Emily, who is currently helping plan her older sister’s August nuptials, posed an especially tough question: when it comes to engagement party guests lists, who makes the cut? Want to know our Art Director’s final verdict? Make sure you catch her follow-up post in a few weeks. In the meantime, if you’ve got any burning etiquette questions for Miss Emily you’d like to see featured on the blog, send them her way at Emily {at} iloveswmag {dot} com.

Real Weddings

It wouldn’t be a truly Southern week at Southern Weddings without a few all-star weddings, and our photographers (thanks Cameron Ingalls, Cesar + Tanya Perez, Aregrayline Weddings and Kristin Marie Photography!) definitely didn’t disappoint with Heather + Jordan’s, Amy + Carl’s, Susan + Troy’s, or Anca + Jordan’s happy celebrations.

Contest Winner for a Super (Mammothly) Southern Gift Basket:

We asked readers to help us come up with some distinctly Southern names for our favorite troupe of all-male photographers, the Mammoth Men. Up for a good laugh? Check out the super Southern (and sometimes redneck) monikers winner Cyndi proposed for the guys. Reading this post, Cyndi? Be sure to email me at katharine {at} iloveswmag {dot} com to claim your prize!

Sponsor Love: Cover Ads:

We’re so thankful and impressed by our talented advertisers who made this last issue we possible, we just had to introduce them to you! We think you’ll agree that their beautiful – and strategically placed – ads really made the magazine even better! Want to be a part of the next issue, due out in stores this July? Email me at katharine {at} iloveswmag {dot} com to reserve your spot.

Mega Photo Contest:

Of course, don’t forget about the SW Mega Photo Contest! (Yes, that is Emily above before she worked for Southern Weddings!) The first twenty readers to email me a picture of them with their brand new copy of the November issue (subject line: I LOVE SW!) will win a very special secret surprise. Get snappin’, ladies (and gents)!

We're having a busy Friday here and are about to take care of some very serious business... ie office Christmas pictures at the mall with Santa! Be sure to follow all of us on twitter to get in on the fun.

And a very happy 20th birthday to our fabulous intern, Alyssa! Want to join our amazing intern team? Click here.

Happy weekend, y'all!

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Westmount Country Club Wedding + Jessica and Mike
= Gorgeous!

post from Charlotte Wedding Photographer - Critsey Rowe on 20 November 2009 02:45:00 PM. © Charlotte Wedding Photographer - Critsey Rowe

Jessica and Mike are such a hot couple! You might remember their supper hot engagement session - see them here.

I have so many images I loved from their event I had a hard time choosing just a few for the blog so be prepared to take a few minutes to check out this post! Be sure to pop over to my husbands blog GG-Images to view more of Jessica and Mike's images. We photographed their event together. Yes, we are an awesome husband and wife team!

The ceremony was held at St. Lucy?s in Newark, NJ and after we went to Lambert Castle in Paterson, NJ. Mike had booked the whole interior for the afternoon to get great shots. What an awesome place! And just what I like having a third location to shoot some awesome romantics!

The reception was at the amazing Westmount Country Club which is beyond words for their service and presentation.

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Parasol Chic: Just Married

post from Pip Pip and All That on 20 November 2009 02:30:19 PM. © Pip Pip and All That

You see? I am not the only one who feels parasols should be brought back into fashion.

What a gorgeous way to announce it to the world – with a monogrammed parasol on your wedding day!

And so I leave you with this lovey image. Happy weekend!

image via Elizabeth Messina

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Real Weddings: Lori + Jonathan

post from Inspirations & Creations - Elizabeth Anne Designs: The Wedding Blog on 20 November 2009 02:23:44 PM. © Inspirations & Creations - Elizabeth Anne Designs: The Wedding Blog

Everything about Lori and Jonathan’s wedding is pretty much perfect. We have puppies with handmade ribbon collars and leashes, the most beautiful DIY flowers, a light and fun color palette of yellow and gray, and an Austin, TX wedding venue that is so unique and different. And on top of that, Heather from [...]

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Sneak peek: Campbell Hall & Garden, Sausalito CA

post from A Splendid $10,000 Wedding by Vera Devera - Budget $10000 Wedding on 20 November 2009 01:30:00 PM. © A Splendid $10,000 Wedding by Vera Devera - Budget $10000 Wedding

Guitar Fred and I met on an outing to Love Farms in Healdsburg, CA (Sonoma wine country) and I dreamt of getting married on a farm or ranch until I started shopping around (one place cost $85,000 -eeks!).

Three weeks into our engagement, we found the Christchurch's Campbell Hall and Garden atop a hill overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the sleepy seaside town of Sausalito, CA. The Hall is not a very popular venue, compared to the oft-booked Sausalito Presbyterian Church, but we got it for a great price ($1,800 all day including BYO caterer, chairs and tables).

So here's the plan:
1) Take photos in downtown Sausalito by the San Francisco Bay and elephant statues
2) Get married in the garden (the trees overhead will be a natural arch)
3) Hold the cocktail "carnival/fair" hour in the patio
4) Boogie and feast in the reception hall (adorn the exposed wooden beams with paper lanterns or garlands)

What do you love most about the venue you've picked (or are looking at)? For me, it's the stunning red doors at the Hall's chapel across the street. (The photos below were taken with my cell phone, so I apologize for the quality.)

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Splitting Holidays

With Thanksgiving coming up in the next week, I began to think about the dreaded splitting of the holidays that occurs when new families are formed. It becomes especially complicated when parents are continuing to split holidays with grandparents. My fiance and I stay casual about the topic, but it will eventually need addressing down [...]

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Celebrate family with Lovebird necklaces from
Turtle Love Committee

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Guest Blog Post: Wedding Lens - Fun Wedding
Entertainment Ideas!

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Outdoor Wedding Ideas - Venue Ideas for an
Outdoor Wedding

By Georgina ClatworthyOutdoor weddings are appealing to so many couples particularly if they have[...]

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