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Stocking Stuffers + Gift Tag Printables

December 7, 2012 by Emily in Main,News | 4 comments

Have y’all noticed it’s the most wonderful time of the year?? Even with the warm streak we’ve been having in our part of the South (75 degrees on Tuesday!), holiday cheer (not to mention the Alabama Christmas album) is merrily in residence throughout the Southern Weddings office. We also can’t help but be excited by the steady stream of petite packages flowing into the office thanks to the 2012 ornament swap!

To aid in your Christmas merry making, we wanted to call your attention to a few things before the close of the week. First, Southern Weddings V5. If you haven’t heard about it, let me tell you: it makes a fabulous stocking stuffer! V5 is also the perfect gift for any girlfriend that’s been very, very nice this year. Consider stocking up big time right here. Be sure to order quick for Christmas delivery!

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Photo by Ryan Ray, though his version was sans Santa hat

Second, we have a little surcee we wanted to share with y’all! Miss Nicole has whipped up some oh-so-Southern gift tags for your downloading pleasure, free of charge. Consider it just a small gift from all of us to all of y’all in thanks for a wonderful year!

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Click here to download all of the designs.

Have a very merry weekend, friends!

xo Emily December 7, 2012 | view Emily's blog

Jessica Clinch, December 7, 2012 9:45 am reply Nicole, the gift tags are adorable! I love both of the gingham designs :)

Kelsey, December 7, 2012 3:36 pm reply LOVE these gift tags, I'm printing them right now! Thank you Nicole! :)

Nicole, December 7, 2012 4:06 pm reply Yay! We're happy to know they'll be decorating some thoughtful gifts :)

our little Christmas cheer « toile of a mind, December 19, 2012 5:04 pm reply [...] The art director over at Southern Weddings created them and provided free, printable versions here a few weeks ago!! So easy and FREE! Of course I immediately downloaded and printed [...]

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The Southern Weddings General Store is Open!

November 15, 2012 by Marissa in Main,News | 2 comments

Oh my stars! I am so excited to share this announcement with y’all! You’re in for a real treat. Nicole and I have been working like busy little bees with some of the sweetest folks below the Mason-Dixon to bring the best to our General Store. Today, it’s officially open for business!

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What is the General Store? It’s a carefully curated online boutique filled with some our favorite online shops, Etsy stores, and handmade goodies brought straight to your computer screen!

When you head into the Southern Weddings General Store you’ll see products from around the country that can be shipped right to your home. Each product image not only tells you the price and the shop’s info, but it will link you straight to that product’s listing on the shop’s own site for easy checkout.

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We’ll be bringing you everything from adorable wedding and bridal shower favors and handmade keepsakes to custom invitations and monogram goodies! We can’t wait to share these amazing products with you. You can also narrow down your search by clicking on the categories at the top of the page for easy-peasy shopping!

Grab a cup of sweet tea (or hot cocoa depending on where you are), and mosey over to the General Store for some happy shopping! And remember, we’re working hard to add more products daily, so keep checking back!

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Vendors, have a product that’d be perfect for our store? Email me. We’d love to chat about having you as part of the Southern Weddings family!

xo Marissa November 15, 2012 | view Marissa's blog

Bellenza Wedding Bistro, November 16, 2012 9:04 am reply Wow, what a great resource! Congratulations!

Pam Parker, November 16, 2012 5:03 pm reply Love it!!!

Southern Weddings V5 is Here + The V5 Photo Contest!

November 13, 2012 by Marissa in Main,News | 11 comments

Pop, fizz, clink!! It’s time to turn up the tunes and have a little dance party with us, because it’s officially here! As of today, our biggest (by 48 whole pages!) and most gorgeous (there is gold foil on the cover!) issue, Southern Weddings Volume 5, is officially available on newsstands (although, keep in mind shipping is delayed due to Sandy so order direct from us if you want your copy NOW!) and online! Let’s do it again for good measure… pop, fizz, clink, y’all!!

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As you might have noticed, we’re pretty excited about this issue. Not only because we’ve been working away on it for eight long months, but because we think you’ll notice something a little different when you crack open the cover. This year we rolled out the Sweet Tea Society, and far from being a standalone blog post, we’ve truly taken it to heart, allowing it to infuse every choice we made while making this issue: which weddings we featured, how we structured our shoots, the photos we included, even the order of the magazine and the font choices! So in addition to the Southern details we’ve always been known for, we’re thrilled that this issue makes even more obvious what we’ve believed for a long time: that it’s not enough to focus on a beautiful wedding — no, we’re all about beautiful marriages. Love never fails, y’all.

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V5 lights our hearts on fire. For its absolutely stunning real weddings, its glorious Southern editorial shoots, and its tons of fun Surcees (our new term for Fab Finds!). For its stunning photography, thick glossy pages, and metallic (!) cover. But mostly, for its focus on lifelong vows, on family traditions, on true love, and on intentional marriages.

So when you pick up your copy, we invite each of you to not only celebrate with us, but to renew your belief in true love. And if you choose, we welcome you to show your support by posting one of our Love Never Fails badges to your blog or site. (Just right click on the badge of your choice (below) and hit save!)

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Of course, we can’t celebrate our fifth anniversary issue without our traditional photo contest! Take a photo of yourself with V5 and send it to us — the more creative the better! We’ll feature our favorite submissions on the blog and then vote on them. You have until December 3 to send your photo to howdy@iloveswmag.com with “V5 Photo Contest” in the subject line or to tweet it at us @iloveswmag.

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The winner will receive their choice of personalized Emily Ley iPhone cases!

We’re happier than a pig in mud, y’all!

xo Marissa November 13, 2012 | view Marissa's blog

Samantha, November 13, 2012 8:49 am reply Yay! We are so happy for you! We look forward to celebrating on Thursday! Congratulations!

Wednesday Inspiration | One Hitched Lane, November 14, 2012 10:04 am reply [...] Volume 5 hit newsstands yesterday!!! If you haven’t ordered your copy yet, you can get this delightful issue online [...]

Janna, November 14, 2012 2:03 pm reply I am so excited to pick up a copy! My newly engaged soon to be sister in law and I have traded screen shots of the beautiful magazine so far- and she ended up going with a color change for her bridesmaids after seeing the gorgeous cover! So excited to browse (and swoon a little bit over) the magazine with her as I help her plan her big day to my sweet brother! :)

Marissa, November 14, 2012 3:01 pm reply Hi Janna! That is so sweet - thanks for the compliment! We hope you both love the magazine as much as we do! xx

Whitney, November 14, 2012 5:32 pm reply Can't wait to see V5 - do you know where I can pick up a copy in Houston, TX?!

Celebrate The Release Of Southern Weddings Mag! « Dee Shore, November 15, 2012 3:51 pm reply [...] that time again, the release of the brand new Southern Weddings magazine. To celebrate the awesome occasion they are hosting a photo [...]

Gina, November 21, 2012 2:15 pm reply You girls rock! This e-mag rocks! And you overwhelm me daily with such creativity, happiness and laughter! Thank you so much for this FAB opportunity!

Southern Weddings Gingerbread Barn Building Competition Recap | Simply Jessica Marie, December 11, 2012 11:39 pm reply [...] and I whipped out our copies of V5 and had our own impromptu photo-shoot. The deadline for the V5 photo contest was also this Monday, which was convenient because Emily finally got her copy of V5 as a gift at [...]

Jen, December 19, 2012 2:48 pm reply Love the magazine! Would love to know how y'all choose the fonts you use! They are stunning! Which ones are your favorites??

How I Earned an Internship at Southern Weddings! | Simply Jessica Marie, January 5, 2013 4:38 pm reply [...] Gingerbread Barn Building Competition, Emily and I had a mini photo shoot for the Southern Weddings V5 photo competition. I loved this Christmas themed one that I took with our apartment reindeer, [...]

Deena Dickinson, January 31, 2013 11:00 am reply I would like to vote for Gabrielle in the contest. Her creaativity and artistry flows through her photographs. She captures moments that make you feel as if you have known the sbject for a long time.

Introducing Southern Weddings Volume 5!

November 8, 2012 by Emily in Main,News | 51 comments

It’s here! It’s here, y’all!! Today, the Southern Weddings office is in proud possession of the very first printed (though not bound) copy of V5, and we couldn’t be more excited about it!! As you can see, there’s a good reason we wanted to show you a photo of an actual copy instead of the PDF we’ve been staring at for the past few weeks…

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Yes, that’s gold foil! Shiny, happy, metallic gold in honor of our fifth anniversary issue and all of the true, treasured love stories we’ve been privileged to share. It’s just delightful in person, y’all. Can’t wait for you to see for yourself!!

Because guys and gals? We could not be more excited about this cover! Those beaming smiles just jump off the page at you, don’t they?! So much joy and life! AND, none of those ladies had modeled a day in their life before Ryan Ray pointed a camera at them, which is pretty awesome in our book. We love celebrating real love, and nothing embodies that better than these lovely ladies.

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So yes, huge hugs, high fives, and hearty congratulations are in order for Mr. Ryan Ray, because we are so delighted and grateful to have his work gracing our cover! It couldn’t have happened to a nicer, more talented guy. And of course, major air kisses are being blown to his Texas partner in crime, Stefanie Miles of Lavender Joy Weddings, who styled and coordinated the cover and corresponding editorial! (Can’t WAIT for you to see THAT, by the way!) The last of our cover accolades goes to the exquisitely talented Lindsay Sherbondy of Lindsay Letters, who penned our fifth anniversary seal. We are so thankful to have her work gracing this issue!

As for what happens next? After a slight delay due to Superstorm Sandy, thousands upon thousands of sunny yellow magazines will be winging their way across the South to arrive on newsstands on Tuesday, November 13! Our office pallet is expected to arrive on Saturday or Monday, and we’ll be turning around the mountains of pre-orders just as quickly as we can.

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In the meantime, though, let us know what you think!! After weeks of staring at this beauty, we’re tickled pink to finally be sharing it with y’all! I don’t know about you, but I literally still squeal every time I see it :)

P.S. If you haven’t ordered your copy yet, you can of course still do that here!

xo Emily November 8, 2012 | view Emily's blog

jessica, November 8, 2012 10:50 am reply absolutely gorgeous! can't wait to see it in person! well done ladies:)

Trent, November 8, 2012 10:51 am reply WHAT a BEAUTIFUL cover shot by the talented Ryan Ray. Congrats SW Ladies!!!

adam barnes, November 8, 2012 10:53 am reply looks amazing ladies. excited to see you all so very soon! cannot wait to see the entire mag...!!

Michelle Edgemont, November 8, 2012 10:53 am reply My caps lock isn't big enough to express the excitement I'm feeling for a magazine with a foiled gold cover. YESSSSSSSS.

Emily, November 8, 2012 10:57 am reply Hahaha, Michelle! I'm pretty sure Lara feels exactly the same way! :)

whitney, November 8, 2012 10:54 am reply LOVE IT!!! Way to go , ladies! Can't wait for them to ship.

Lora Kelley, November 8, 2012 10:54 am reply Oh my gosh!! Ladies.. it is so perfect!!! Can't wait to see the whole thing! yay!! xoxo

Laura, November 8, 2012 10:54 am reply LOVE! Gold foil and that beautiful yellow? What more can you ask for?

Joanna Bailey, November 8, 2012 10:56 am reply Gorgeous ladies!! Congratulations!

Samantha, November 8, 2012 10:58 am reply Ah! It is so beautiful! We are so excited to celebrate with you all :)

Laurie Chapman, November 8, 2012 10:59 am reply YAY!!! The cover is BEAUTIFUL!!! I can't WAIT for my copies to arrive!!! So excited!

Courtney Porter {Dogwood Events}, November 8, 2012 11:01 am reply Amazing! It looks so bright and cheerful! I can't wait to see all of the prettiness inside. Great work ladies!

Allyson L., November 8, 2012 11:02 am reply Ladies you have once again outdone yourselves! Love the cover! Can't wait to see it in person!

Lisa, November 8, 2012 11:05 am reply A picture by Ryan Ray, gold foil, a Texas photo shoot, AND a hand calligraphed seal?! Y'all are spoiling us with this cover!! It is PERFECT and I can hardly wait to get my copy in the mail!!

Katie Saeger, November 8, 2012 11:07 am reply LOVE IT!! And am seriously loving the gold foil header!!! Congrats to Ryan and Stef and the entire team that put together the amazing shoot! I can't wait to dive into the issue to see the rest of their work!

Victoria Derrick, November 8, 2012 11:08 am reply It's simply perfect! Can not wait to get mine in the mail. :-)

Madelynne Moulton, November 8, 2012 11:09 am reply Wow I LOVE the cover!!! Definitely the best yet!!! I can't wait to get my issues - it'll be just a few days after my birthday!! Yellow is my FAVE wedding color :)

Michelle March Photography, November 8, 2012 11:12 am reply Congrats, Ladies!! The cover is gorgeous and the gold foil is the truly the cherry on top. I love it! So excited to get my hands on a few copies soon. :)

Lauren @ Chocolate Cheese and Wine, November 8, 2012 11:12 am reply It's absolutely gorgeous! I cannot wait to get my hands on it!

Brent & Anna - Live View Studios, November 8, 2012 11:13 am reply Awesome! Can't wait to see it :)

bethany perry, November 8, 2012 11:15 am reply Been pacing the floors to see this magazine! Can't wait til Tuesday to get my hands on a copy! AND OMGEEEEE THAT IS MY JUNE 2012 BRIDE ON THE BACK COVER!!! The Carolina Inn has featured KNW???!!!!!!!! I KNOW THAT's her!!!!!!

Emily, November 8, 2012 11:19 am reply Hey Bethany! You are correct, that is one Mrs. Kristin Winchester on the back cover! So funny - the Carolina Inn suggested that image for their ad without even knowing that she was now on staff with us! Of course, we love it! :)

Laura Helm, November 8, 2012 11:26 am reply I am SO excited! The sunniness of the cover will be such a bright spot for so many people next week. Myself included, of course. :)

MacKenzie, November 8, 2012 11:31 am reply Friends, this is brilliant! I love the colors and feel joyful just looking at it! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Well done!

Ashleigh, November 8, 2012 11:32 am reply LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Congrats! I cannot wait to have my copy in hand and see all the gorgeousness in real life! woohoo!

Lauren, November 8, 2012 12:01 pm reply Well, ain't that the berries! The gold foil is such a nice touch, and the cover is fabulous in every way. Happy fifth anniversary!

Shelby, November 8, 2012 12:04 pm reply Yay yay Yay!!!! beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emily, November 8, 2012 12:56 pm reply Congratulations! Can't wait to buy it. You guys are doing some great work - I enjoy frequenting your blog every week. Emily

Feuza, November 8, 2012 1:11 pm reply Love it and love the font on cover! cant wait to get one

Stefanie Miles, November 8, 2012 1:12 pm reply What an incredible blessing to be a part of this!!!! We are so excited to see it on the shelves!!! Thank you for all the kind words!!! xoxo

Amber Housley, November 8, 2012 1:27 pm reply SO RIDICULOUSLY GIDDY to have a beautiful copy in my hands next week! I will be throwing a mini party in my home studio to toast the new issue! ;) Looks amazing ladies, job well done!!

Victoria, November 8, 2012 1:58 pm reply I am truly GIDDY about this arriving at my house. I will continue to read SW after my wedding- it's so inspirational in so many different ways!

Emily, November 8, 2012 2:12 pm reply What an amazing comment, Victoria! Thank you SO much! I can't wait for you to get your copy, either!

Kelly, November 8, 2012 2:26 pm reply LOVE LOVE LOOOOOVE!!! The gold foil is SUCH a nice touch -- just stunning! I can't wait to get this pretty in my mailbox!!!

Brittany, November 8, 2012 2:43 pm reply SO gorgeous!!! Just makes me happy looking at it. Congrats to you all!!!

Yvette Price, November 8, 2012 3:09 pm reply As ya'll Southerners might say...Heavens to Betsy! Gorgeous cover already in love, can't wait to see/read it cover to cover! xoxo Yvette

Jessica Clinch, November 8, 2012 3:18 pm reply Oh my goodness it's stunning! I'm definitely a gold girl, and this gold foil is so beautiful! I also love all of the pink and coral details in the little sneak peak of the magazine you showed in the picture. I CANNOT WAIT to get my hands on my pre-order :)

Sara Lucero, November 8, 2012 4:08 pm reply Its AS BEAUTIFUL as it gets! I am so honored to be a part of this issue!! xo!!

Reggie, November 8, 2012 4:12 pm reply The cover is gorgeous and Ryan nailed that image, bravo!!

Emily Alice, November 8, 2012 4:36 pm reply AHHHH it's so beautifullllllll!

Kelly, November 8, 2012 4:38 pm reply It's sooo pretty!! LOVE the bright yellow! -kelly sweettea-lemonade.blogspot.com

Robyn H., November 8, 2012 5:08 pm reply I am so excited to see the cover. Since I pre-ordered my V5 (along with a copy of V4), I have been keeping track of your count down along with staring at the date on my office calender. CONGRATULATIONS on completing all of that hard work. I cannot wait to see the issue in person.

Kat, November 9, 2012 12:53 pm reply AHHHHH I am so very excited!!! I feel like I've been waiting AGES for this!! The last edition has so many stickies bookmarking pages & my crazy notes in the margins... I can't WAIT to mark up this new one for my July wedding :) Thanks for constantly giving me amazing, unique & oh-so-southern ideas!!

Laura Caroline, November 9, 2012 12:53 pm reply What a gorgeous cover! Congratulations, y'all!

Jocelyn, November 9, 2012 2:43 pm reply I can't wait to receive it! I ordered V4 as well!!

Happy Things » Tiffany Rebecca | 970.310.8859 | Denver, Chicago, New York, November 16, 2012 1:05 pm reply [...] –Southern Weddings Volume 5 is out! As a southern girl at heart, I absolutely adore this magazine. If you don’t live in the south you can order a copy. [...]

Colonial House of Flowers, December 2, 2012 10:19 pm reply We found you through our favorite Texas stylist: Lavender Joy! The cover is gorgeous!

Happy News :: Southern Weddings V5Lavender Joy Weddings Blog - Lavender Joy Weddings Blog, December 19, 2012 11:48 am reply [...] + the rest of the sweet-as-honey Southern Weddings team, and see more of the online V5 features here, here, and a special preview from the Wedding Chicks [...]

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Pre-orders for Southern Weddings V5 Now Open!!

October 11, 2012 by Emily in Main,News | 6 comments

I know y’all have been waiting for this post, and here it is: pre-orders for Southern Weddings V5 are now open! Yeehaw!!

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That stunning watercolor graphic was made by Kristy Rice for an amazing V5 feature — just one smidgen of the goodness in store!

We’re about one month out from the day Southern Weddings V5 will release onto newsstands around the country (yippee!), and just days before the issue hits stands, we will ship out a massive amount of pre-orders from our humble office in North Carolina! Last year we personally shipped around 600 copies in the first few days of V4′s release — can y’all top that this year?? I think you can!

To add to the madness and make sure you have a copy in hand the minute V5 is available, just click here! Remember, even though you’ll pay now, your order won’t be shipped until November! If you order a V5 + V2 and/or V5 combo, that order will also ship in November, though V4 and V2* orders will continue shipping out as usual!

Those of you who have ordered from us before will notice a few changes this time around. They are as follows:

1. Instead of a page on our site, you’ll now order through our shop on Big Cartel. This gives you much more flexibility, so that, if you’d like, you can now order two V2s, four V4s, and five V5s all at once! Or any other combination you can dream up. Yahoo!!
2. V5 is more expensive than V4. But only a little bit. Since V4 was 36% bigger than V3 and V5 is 15% bigger than THAT — and our price hasn’t changed in five years — we figured you would understand.
3. Shipping costs less! In the past, we’ve been so frustrated by having to charge $11.35 to ship two magazines, but since we only shipped Priority, and our magazines were too fat to fit two in an envelope, we had to send them in a box. Now, though, we’re shipping orders of any TWO magazines USPS First Class, and it will be just $7.50! The magazines are so heavy that this is the cheapest option, and we hope you enjoy!

Any questions, let us know! We are crazy, hoppin’ excited over here, y’all!! We can’t wait to share all the goodness we’ve been working on!

*Yes, it’s true — V2s are once more available for sale! Nicole and I were cleaning out our shipping area the other day, and found several more boxes of V2s that we somehow missed the first time around. HA! We’ll have them for sale until they’re gone!

xo Emily October 11, 2012 | view Emily's blog

Will, October 11, 2012 11:53 am reply I initially thought "oh well, prices always go up" when you mentioned the price increase, then I saw that it was ONLY $6.95?? If it's any bigger than V4 it's going to be HUGE, and that is an absolute steal of a deal. You'd be crazy not to pick one (copy or box) up at that price.

Emily, October 11, 2012 12:46 pm reply Will: 48 pages bigger -- yeahhhh!!!

Desiree, October 11, 2012 12:55 pm reply done and done. :)

shelby, October 11, 2012 2:17 pm reply Yipppeeeeeeeee!

Sarah, October 12, 2012 10:24 am reply Strange question.. if you submitted images for V5, how will you know if yours was picked or not? Would you just have been contacted by now, or is it a surprise?