After the Tone – A New Take On A Wedding Guest Book
It’s all in the details – the wedding details. While considerable thought is placed into every aspect of the wedding, it appears that the guest book is frequently overlooked and out of date. However, the act of flipping through its pages holds a...
Advice From Industry Expert Courtney Ajinça
Courtney Ajinça is an event planner, interior designer, and a multi-faceted entrepreneur. She is not only the co-star of VH1’s My Celebrity Dream Wedding, but also created DINE, an immersive fine-dining experience. Courtney shares tips on how to make your dream...
The Styled Challenge by Southern Bride, Savannah, Georgia
The Styled Challenge by Southern Bride is a design competition that aims to showcase creative talents as a team by styling a design space based on an assigned venue and parameters provided to the team. Each competing design team is assigned a mood board and venue...
10 Ways to Plan a Wedding on a Budget
Wedding planning – exciting and stressful at the same time. Southern Bride provides advice by Rachel Cruz, the New York Times best-selling financial author to help you on your planning journey. As you start to think about details, keep this in mind: You don’t...
3 Tips on How to Choose Your Wedding Photographer
On your wedding day, you don’t have much time on your side – you’re capturing a once-in-a-lifetime moment that you can’t recreate. That’s why it’s crucial to choose a photographer who has the skill and expertise to snap the perfect...
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 said ‘I Do’ beneath a 12-foot floral swag filled with...
Le Meridien Hotel In Clayton, Missouri
GET ACQUAINTED The Le Meridien Hotel, in Clayton, Missouri, is a stunning ode to St. Louis’s European heritage, fabulously influenced by Mid-Century Modern design. The design of Le Méridien St. Louis Downtown, which was built in 1913 and was designated to the...
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...


