We saw so many of you instagramming and tweeting the pretty prints you had bought for your mamas that we thought we’d make it official: our South prints make the perfect Mother’s Day gift!

This lovely thick letterpress piece is available in three colors: teal, pink, and metallic gold. (We’ve gone around and around in the office, but can’t for the life of us decide which one we like best!) At just $20, it’s a very doable gift. Toss in a frame from Ikea or Target, and you’ll most definitely be the favorite child :)

You can check out all of our prints right here! Be sure to order by the end of the week for Mother’s Day delivery!

Have y’all had a chance to poke around the Southern Weddings Shop yet? There are goodies tucked into every corner! If you haven’t taken a peek lately, we wanted to give you a little update: we’ve now got your walls, correspondence, and gifts covered!

It has to be said: our newest addition, the Southern saying enclosure cards, are truly cuter than a speckled pup in a little red wagon. You know that we are all about sending surcees and generally loving on people over here, and how perfect are these for short notes for tucking into a package (or your husband’s lunch bag)?

Our first set includes five of our favorite phrases (two each), and we can’t wait to debut our second set, which will introduce five more! You can pick up a pack right here.

Did we include your favorite Southern saying? If not, what’s yours?

I promised there would be multiple opportunities to step into our pages this year, and here’s another one!

We’re headed down to the Savannah/Hilton Head area on Wednesday, May 8. For this particular shoot we’re looking for several gals, and we would love to encourage all hair/skin colors to get in touch! This might sound totally crazy, but we’re also looking for several Mama age ladies, so if your mom is particularly gorgeous and up for an adventure, have her apply, too!! If chosen, we will need you to be available on site from about noon – 8pm. We might start later or end earlier, but want you to be prepared!

If you’re interested, please send an email to howdy (at) iloveswmag.com with the subject line V6 Hilton Head Model Call. Be sure to include a recent headshot (no need for professional photos, we just want to see your lovely face!), a few candids and your height. We promise it’s going to be a blast!

P.S. Not in South Carolina? Don’t fret! Over the next few months we will be posting opportunities in the Santa Rosa Beach, FL, area, the Fort Worth area, and outside Atlanta, among others!

Oh my — now that we have five issues under our belt, it’s time to celebrate our official fifth birthday! The first post on the Southern Weddings blog was published on April 1, 2008, making today the big 5-nil for us. And, if you’ll allow me to say it, we are as happy as goats in a briar patch. Last year we celebrated with a rundown of our history, but this year, we decided to extend things a bit, and have planned a full week of surprises! We’ll be sharing our favorite images, shoots, and weddings from the past five years; offering up a few facts and figures; asking for your input in our annual survey; reminiscing with a few favorite old friends you might remember; and, of course, doling out a few prizes!

Speaking of contests, I’m kicking off the first one right now! This is for all of our “vintage” readers, those who have been with us for quite some time (or, perhaps, have been lucky winners more recently!). We know many of y’all treat your copies of the magazine like collector’s items (which never ceases to amaze and delight us!). So, if you happen to own all FIVE Southern Weddings editions (including the elusive V1), we’d love for you to tweet or instagram a pic for us to see! Be sure to use hashtag #iloveswmag so we can keep track. At the end of the week, we’ll draw one random winner from the group to receive his or her choice of print from our shop.

This next contest is open for everyone — or at least everyone who loves Southern Weddings! Since we’ll be sharing some of our favorites from the past five years this week, we thought it would be fun to see y’all share some of yours! Tweet or instagram a pic of your all-time favorite feature from the blog or magazine, and use hashtag #iloveswmag so we can take a peek! You can either snap a pic of the actual magazine page, or save a pic from the blog. We’ll draw a second random winner from this group, and might even share some of your pics on the blog in the round-up on Friday!

Yahoo! We’re so excited to have the chance to look back, but even more excited about what’s to come. Hugs and biscuits for you all!

Friends! I am so very, very, very excited to be writing today’s post! One of our favorite traditions with each edition of the magazine is to invite readers to — literally — step into the pages. A hallmark of SW is approachability, and we can think there’s no better way to live that out than to use our actual readers in our editorials. Over the past few years we’ve had the chance to meet and work with 25+ kind and adorable ladies and gents, and we’re itching with anticipation to see who we’ll cross paths with this year!

Our first opportunity is in the Chapel Hill, NC area on Wednesday, May 1. We are particularly looking for a redhead for one of the roles, but encourage all hair/skin colors to get in touch! We’re also looking for an especially adorable little gal, aged 3-8. If chosen, we will need you to be available on site from about noon – 8pm. We might start later or end earlier, but want you to be prepared!

If you’re interested, please send an email to howdy (at) iloveswmag.com with the subject line V6 Chapel Hill Model Call. Be sure to include a recent headshot (no need for professional photos, we just want to see your lovely face!), a few candids and your height. We promise it’s going to be a blast!

P.S. Not in the Chapel Hill area? Don’t fret! Over the next few months we will be posting opportunities in Savannah, the Santa Rosa Beach, FL, area, the Fort Worth area, and outside Atlanta, among others!