Many thanks to Michelle from Oeil Photography for sending these fantastic images…. Enjoy!

MySpayce Event Place is amazingly transformational. A great space for any event!

Beautiful flowers floated above the dance floor courtesy of Fiore of Pensacola

Rock Hard Designs was so generous to donate the diamond wedding band–won by SWS Wedding of the Year mother of the bride, Bette Harriman!

Joe Occhipinti’s Big Band was fabulous!!!

stunning submerged flowers on the bar courtesy of Southern Floral Traditions

The gilded Bliss Event Group table

Classic City Catering had a delicious and beautiful spread!

Chef Lee from eat! had an innovative and scrumptious menu of tasting spoons- a complete 5 course dinner!

Richey’s provided the very popular SWS mojitos and kir royales. Thank you, Richey’s!

Publisher Lara Casey poses with the SWS Cover Bride, Jane Dunne, and Editor Danielle Flowers

The Zoo NWFL was a fantastic support and brought their animals to raise awareness and educate guests.

Susan Campbell Jewelry had a brilliant display of fine jewelry. Susan’s collection is top notch!

North Hill Baskets and Chair Covers had a beautiful display of gourmet baskets.

Sharon Tobin of Sweet Creations by Sharon baked to-die-for cupcakes for the event. So good!

Sheryl Schwartz make-up artistry had a glamorous group of models there to show off Sheryl’s beautiful work.

Christian McArthur from A DJ Connection set up two huge projection screens for our SWS slide shows. Many thanks to Christian for all his hard work! He is so pleasant to work with.

The photographer’s nook was packed with the best work in the South! Rae Leytham Photography, Cook Images, Arden Photography, Patsy Brown, At First Sight Photography, Salter Photography, and East Hill Photo had stunning displays. Brides, listen up- these photographers are WORLD CLASS!!!

This shot is hilarious- Rae Leytham and Patsy Brown are just a hoot!

oh my – this phenomenal Betty Weber creation tasted just as amazing as it looks. What a gorgeous cake! It’s really too bad someone wasn’t getting married at this party!
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Hara and Jeremy Cook laughing it up. They are so fun to work with!

Stay tuned for more to come this week…

The NEW www.swsmag.com is now live! You can purchase the magazine directly from our website. A million thanks to our web designer, Samantha Crooke from At First Sight Photography for all of her hard work in creating the new version of www.swsmag.com. Check out the exclusive print previews, tons of glamorous real weddings, the top wedding resources in the south and so much more to come! **If you have trouble viewing the new site, clear your browser’s cache**

More to come this week…

From Oeil Photography.
Visit her BLOG for more pics!!!

What a phenomenal night! Southern Weddings premiered last night to rave reviews and a full house. Every day this week we will be posting photos from the event and updates on the magazine launch. The Online Version of the magazine as well as our brand new website will launch by week’s end. A million thanks to all of the vendors, guests, and the SWteam for such a thrilling and successful night. The cover has been kept top secret, but here it is! More to come tomorrow….

We have to say another HUGE thank you to all of our sponsors for the event- MySpayce and Gotham Catering for letting us use their fabulous event space, Richey’s for providing complimentary mojitos and kir royales, Pensacola Valet for the excellent valet service- what a treat!, Rock Hard Designs for donating the diamond wedding band that was won by the very excited Bette Harriman (also the mother of our Wedding of the Year bride, Natalie Pollard), Marble Slab Creamery for serving fun and festive SWS ice cream, Kent’s Special Events for providing the rentals, Betty Weber for the gorgeous (and delicious!) SWS cake, Joe Occhipinti’s Big Band for their phenomenal music and dancing all night, Marty Stanovitch for being our wonderful MC, Christian from A DJ Connection for two giant slide show screens full of beautiful SWS images, Bliss Event Group for designing the stunning high-style soirée, and all of the vendors who showcased their amazing talents. The food was superb, the scenery a delight and the crowd was floored! A million thanks!

Check out Rae Leytham’s BLOG for preview pics from last night’s event- WOW!