Real Weddings
Emma Hughes & Kevin Haumans Marry in Hernando, Mississippi
Emma Hughes and Kevin Hauman Jr. were married on March 18, 2023, in Hernando, Mississippi, at the historical McDonald Chapel, featuring beautiful stained tongue and groove pine wood floors. Kevin proposed to Emma the year before on a warm September evening beneath a...
Megan Weekley & Grover Collins Marry at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Megan Weekley and Grover Collins were married on July 23, 2022, in Nashville, TN, at the iconic event venue, The Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Surrounded by 175 close friends and family members, the bride and groom...
Joi Marlowe & Je’Mere Mooney at the StateView Hotel in Raleigh, NC
Joi Marlowe and Je’Mere Mooney were married on August 6, 2022, in a glamorous outdoor ceremony held at The StateView Hotel, Autograph Collection, in Raleigh, North Carolina. In anticipation of taking her husband’s surname, Joi envisioned a lavish "Mooney night” for...
Abbey Jones and Jordan Schmidt Marry at the Kansas City Country Club
Abbey Jones and Jordan Schmidt were married in an outdoor ceremony on September 17, 2022, at The Kansas City Country Club, one of the oldest country clubs west of the Mississippi River. The couple wanted their big day to feel classic, romantic, and personalized with...
Allison & Austin Marry at Richwood on the River in Milton, Kentucky
Allison Wintring and Austin Dennis married on May 21, 2022, at Richwood on the River in Milton, Kentucky. The pair met in the fall of 2013 while attending the University of Louisville. After seven wonderful years together, Austin proposed in March 2020 on the banks of...
Sherea Knighten & Weston Callahan Marry in Huntsville, Alabama
Sherea Knighten and Weston Callahan exchanged vows on a perfect summer evening on August 6, 2022, surrounded by the people they love the most. Sherea walked down the aisle wearing a stunning, strapless gown designed by Colby John, which hugged her figure beautifully....
Kelsey and Drew Marry at The Museum of Science & History in Memphis, Tennessee
Kelsey Crunk and Drew Croegaert were married on June 4, 2022, at the Museum of Science and History (formerly, The Pink Palace) in Memphis, Tennessee. Kelsey and Drew’s last names would play a significant role in their future together. The pre-teens met on the first...
Ashton Williams and Tyler Zuber Marry at Fawn Hollow in Quitman Arkansas
Ashton Williams and Tyler Zuber January 22, 2022 Quitman, Arkansas Ashton Williams and Tyler Zuber married at Fawn Hollow in Quitman, Arkansas, in an elegant ceremony that "tied the knot" between their mutual passions of horse showing and baseball. Ashton, a founding...
Staesha Gentry and Andrew Buhler Marry at Thorncrown Chapel in Arkansas
Staesha Gentry and Andrew Buhler July 1, 2022 EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS Staesha Gentry and Andrew Buhler married at Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Their elegant ceremony at "The Glass Chapel in the Forest" celebrated their love for the simple things and...
Jenny Tolman and Dave Brainard Marry Under the Majestic Teton Mountain Range at Split Creek Ranch in Jackson, Wyoming
Jenny Tolman and Dave Brainard were married on March 19, 2022, under the majestic Teton Mountain Range at Split Creek Ranch in Jackson, Wyoming. Tolman, a country music artist, met Brainard, a Grammy® nominated producer in Music City, in 2015 while working together...
Ria Patel and Justin Hunsinger Marry at Wild Dunes in Isle of Palms, SC
Ria Patel and Justin Hunsinger were married on June 4. 2022, at Wild Dunes in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. They shared a multi-ceremony celebration surrounded by loving friends and family from around the world. We are so pleased the newlyweds shared their wedding...
Elizabeth Turner and Michael Goethe Marry at a Beautiful Fall Forest Wedding
Elizabeth Turner and Michael GoetheOCTOBER 23, 2021NEWNAN, GEORGIAElizabeth Turner and Michael Goethe married at a beautiful forest wedding in the fall of 2021 in Newnan, Georgia. The couple chose a private residence on the lake to have the wedding and spent months...
Lauren Kinchen and John Luke Charlet Marry at The Country Club of Louisiana in Baton Rouge
Lauren Kinchen and John Luke Charlet September 18, 2021 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA Lauren Kinchen and John Luke Charlet were married on September 18, 2021, in a heartfelt ceremony at the First Presbyterian Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The bride wore a Monique...
Shelby Jolly and Connor O’Malley Marry at the Round Barn in Lexington, Kentucky
Shelby Jolly and Connor O'Malley JULY 31, 2021 LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY Shelby and Connor were married on July 31, 2021 at The Round Barn Stable, an architectural and historic landmark in Lexington, Kentucky - A fitting venue...
Bryanna Norwood and Quinton Brown Marry at The Duke Mansion in Charlotte, North Carolina
Bryanna Norwood and Quinton Brown MAY 15, 2021 CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA Bryanna and Quinton's story began in 2010 when they became friends in high school. Though they were only friends, Quinton knew Bryanna was the one. As life took them on separate paths after...
Kelli Mencke and Nicholas Janysek Marry on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio
Kelli Mencke & Nicholas Janysek September 9, 2021 Cleveland, Ohio In late summer of 2021, Kelli Mencke and Nicholas Janysek wed on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, and we are still swooning over their gorgeous coastal wedding. How did you two meet? We met on a...
Alex Drummond, Mauricio Scott, And an Iconic Family Ranch Graces The New Spring 2022 Cover
The new Southern Bride Magazine Spring 2022 Cover is here and is now available to purchase online and in stores near you! The Spring 2022 Cover features kind-hearted bride Alex Drummond and her charming groom, Mauricio Scott. The couple celebrated their love on May 1,...
Alexandra Morgan and Whitney Christian Marry at White Avenue Studio in Nashville
Alexandra Morgan & Whitney Christian FEBRUARY 29, 2020 NASHVILLE, TNFirst Dance Song? "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain covered by Freddie and Francine Best dish of the night? Hot skillet chocolate chip cookies Where was your first date? Sushi, then a comedy...
Kelly Rhodes and Jarrett Frank Marry at a Family Home on Johns Island, South Carolina
Kelly Rhodes and Jarrett Frank December 19, 2020Johns IslandHow'd you meet?He will say high school (I don't remember this haha), I say when I was home from college during the summer!First impressions of each other?He says, "Breathtaking," and I thought, "Country, but...
Aidan Grano and Brady Mickelsen Marry at the Inn at Little Washington in Virginia
Aidan Grano & Brady Mickelsen OCTOBER 31, 2020 WASHINGTON, VA Why did you choose the Inn? Funny you should ask! We had the story printed on the back of our menu cards at the dinner after the ceremony. When we decided to have our small, pandemic-compliant family...
Kaylan Myers and Andrew Massey Marry at the Triple J Manor House in Mocksville, North Carolina
Kaylan Myers & Andrew Massey MARCH 13, 2021 MOCKSVILLE, NCWedding hashtag? #MasseyMatrimony Any sentimental details? My mom, one of my MOH, and I made all the decor and signs to add a unique touch for our vision to come together.Any pets celebrating with you? ...
Kristin Bartlett and Steven Barner Marry in Texas
Kristin Bartlett & Steven Barner January 16, 2021 Schulenberg, TexasHow’d you meet? Kristin’s roommate introduced us after meeting Steven at an industry event. Where was your first date? The Houston Rodeo to see Leon Bridges perform. Who said I love you first?...
Margeaux Chase and KeeRyde Talasan Marry at the Contemporary Austin in Texas
Margeaux Chase & KeeRyde Talasan November 8, 2020 Austin, TXHow’d you two meet? We met by chance in 2014. We were both visiting Dallas, and both our groups ended up at the same bar. Our friends insisted that we exchange phone numbers, and we kept in touch even...
Rob and Roza Strilkivsky Celebrate Their Anniversary with an Elopement Styled Shoot in St. Augustine, Florida
Roza and Robert Strilkivsky ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA03/04/2021How did he propose?He proposed on our one year anniversary in a botanical garden with views of a beautiful pond and tropical floral display. He layed out a picnic with candles and flower petals to set the...
An Outdoor Monticello, Kentucky, Wedding That Honors Family Traditions
Bethany McQueary & Dakota Caudill May 22, 2021 An Outdoor Wedding in Monticello, Kentucky The Proposal One of Bethany and Dakota’s favorite pastimes is riding horses. Preparing for the proposal, Dakota and Bethany’s father put up a hitching post in secret....
Brooke and Shane Moran are the First Couple to be Married at Boxwood Manor in Tomball, Texas
Brooke Melton & Shane Moran October 24, 2020 Tomball, Texas How They Met The RecruitmentBrooke and Shane’s story dates back to grade school in The Woodlands, Texas, where they first became friends. Following high school graduation, the two went separate...
The Princess of Uganda’s Glamorous Royal Wedding in Little Elm, Texas
Ruth Nsemere Komuntale, the Princess of Uganda, recently married U.S. Air Force veteran Phillip Farquharson in a celebration that can only be described as a modern fairytale. After two years of planning alongside Crystal Johnson, the owner of FunkyTown Affairs, and...
High School Sweethearts Andrea and Harry Adderholt Say I Do at The Grandeur House in Little Rock
Andrea Roda & Harry Adderholt August 23, 2020 Little Rock, ArkansasTHE PROPOSALHigh school sweethearts Andrea Roda and Harry Adderholt had been together since 2008 when Harry proposed in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2020. Harry took Andrea out for dessert at Normal...
The Southern Bride Magazine Spring 2021 Issue Has Arrived
The Southern Bride Magazine Spring 2021 issue has arrived to usher in the bright and romantic spring wedding season, and who better to dazzle its cover than former Miss World Texas Rachel White and “Married at First Sight” star Tristan Thompson? Civic Photos captured...
Kayleigh Werner & Adam Scharff’s Romantic Farm Wedding in Baltimore County
Kayleigh Werner and Adam Scharff exchanged vows in a romantic, farm wedding at the groom's parent’s home on October 10, 2020, in Baltimore County, Maryland. The couple was surrounded by fifty-five of their closest family members and friends, along with many other...
South Carolina Couple Postpones Their Big Wedding for A Christmas Elopement
Taylor Morgan Lewis and LJ Bowling’s romance is truly a tale of modern love. The couple met on the dating app Hinge while they were both living in Washington D.C. in May 2018. One Sunday afternoon, the two had their first date, which felt like something out of a movie...
Nashville Celebrity Couple Alex Hall & Brianna Hugan’s Glamorous California Elopement
Celebrity couple Brianna Hugan and Alex Hall tied the knot on November 1, 2020 at the incredibly romantic Villa Sophia in Los Angeles, California. The luxurious, poolside retreat is part of a larger, private compound featuring beautiful gardens, an indoor fireplace,...
Patti and Chad Hagwood’s Elegant Wedding at The Club in Birmingham, Alabama
When Patti Armstrong stepped out of her father’s Cadillac Fleetwood at church nearly 30 years ago, Chad Hagwood was immediately drawn to her beauty. After some time spent getting to know each other, Chad whisked Patti away in his Chrysler LeBaron for their first date,...
Kirsten Butler Photography Captures a Backyard Wedding in Kentucky
Kirsten Butler Photography, based in Louisville, Kentucky, specializes in wedding and portrait photography, providing absolutely flawless shots of your wedding day. Whether you’re a new client or have worked with her before, Kirsten Butler fills every photo session...
A Romantic Louisiana Summer Wedding Shot by Krystal Troutt Photography
Whether they’re for your engagement, bridal portraits, or wedding, the photographs commemorating this special time in your life should both look and feel classic, joyful, and timeless. Krystal Troutt of Krystal Troutt Photography, based in Hammond, Louisiana, is...
Propcellar was the Perfect Backdrop for this Vintage-Inspired, Memphis Wedding
Ashleigh Carroll and Kelly Nelson said “I do” on February 2, 2020 in an intimate ceremony at Propcellar Warehouse in Memphis, Tennessee. The couple waited until their ceremony, where they met each other under a beautiful arch and with beaming smiles, to share their...