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Three Creative Ways To Celebrate Dad On His Day

Three Creative Ways To Celebrate Dad On His Day

Father's Day is a special time to celebrate the dads or dad figures in your life and show them how much you appreciate them. But how can you make this day even memorable and meaningful for them? Here are three creative ideas from the professional party planner Renee...

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Five Fun DIY Wedding Favors

Five Fun DIY Wedding Favors

Wedding favors are a great way for guests to look back and remember your special day. And DIY-ing your wedding favors guarantees a unique personal touch that attendees will appreciate. Creating your own wedding favors might be easier than you think. With some...

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Tips for Planning a Budget-Friendly Small Wedding

Tips for Planning a Budget-Friendly Small Wedding

Planning the most important event of your life can be very exciting, but we all know that weddings are expensive. In 2022, the national average cost of a wedding was around $30,000, not including the engagement ring. For most people, this is a lot of money to spend on...

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5 Ways to Celebrate Your Original Wedding Date

5 Ways to Celebrate Your Original Wedding Date

Written by Heather Durham Photography So your wedding had to be rescheduled due to the Coronavirus pandemic and now every day seems like Groundhog Day just waiting for the new date to get here. Don’t let your original wedding date go to waste. There’s still so much...

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9 Wedding Planning Apps We Love

9 Wedding Planning Apps We Love

One | Wedding Planner by The Knot Inc.: This app ranks a solid 4.7 out of 5 stars on Apple’s App Store. This app is basically a one stop shop for everything wedding related; it’s like a real life wedding planner, just without the actual person. Users can employ the...

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Reconnect with Datebox

Reconnect with Datebox

Preparing to get married can be stressful, and wedding planning means that most of your time is taken up by all the details of your big day. Here at Southern Bride, we love anything that gives us an opportunity to do something new and be creative. So when we heard...

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Mountain View Farm to Table Wedding Inspiration

Mountain View Farm to Table Wedding Inspiration

Fairytale pastures, colorful leaves and friendly farm animals welcome the newlywed couple and their closest friends and family to enchanting views beside breathtaking mountains. A fresh farm-to-table feast is served on nothing other than a made from...

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A Measure of Love

A Measure of Love

For a crafty bride who is “sew” in love, vintage tape measures, fabrics, spools of thread and an antique sewing machine were a must when it came to the details of this unique union. After their “I do’s” these Louisiana lovebirds begin their journey together. Along the...

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Anchors Away – DIY Military Wedding

Anchors Away – DIY Military Wedding

Happy Memorial Day! We are so honored to share this beautiful military wedding on such an important day. When I met Courtney and Rob for their engagement photo session, I was immediately smitten by their flirty spark and sweet love story. While living in California,...

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DIY Backdrops for the Non-Crafter

DIY Backdrops for the Non-Crafter

Your beautiful day is coming up; creating the perfect wedding backdrop may be in the back of your mind, while thoughts of catering and the dress, amongst other things are whirling around in your head. But have no fear! The perfect wedding backdrop doesn’t’ have to...

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DIY or Buy Wildflower Boutonnieres

DIY or Buy Wildflower Boutonnieres

I have always been envious of the springtime bride planning an outdoor soirée, for venues have never looked better. Nature is beautifully painted with rolling green hills and springtime buds grace our presence. Wildflowers, of all shapes and sizes, are in abundance...

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Match Made in Paradise

Match Made in Paradise

Jesse Levin & Jason Santeiu February 28, 2015 Playa Mujeres, Mexico The First Encounter Jason and I met in Key West, Florida where I was playing at a few shows for an annual songwriter festival. Since he was dating someone else and she was there, I didn't think...

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Antler Décor

Antler Décor

{From the Intern's Desk} By: Madison Yungmann Are you a soon to be bride that’s looking to add a rustic, bohemian, woodland or country touch to your wedding? Incorporating antlers to your décor can help achieve that look. Yes, you heard me right… antlers! You may not...

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Save Your Special Day With a Weeva Memory Book!

Save Your Special Day With a Weeva Memory Book!

Sharing wedding photos online through Facebook and email is common practice, but they’re missing something: the story behind them. Weeva is a stylish and elegant hardcover photo + memory book that allows the newly married couple and their friends and family to tell...

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The Perfect Pallet: DIY Wedding Idea

The Perfect Pallet: DIY Wedding Idea

So many brides today are doing DIY projects and looking for cute and creative details for their big day that doesn't break their wedding budget. Today on the Southern Bride Blog we are giving tips and ideas on taking a plain 'ol pallet and creating something that will...

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