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Fearrington House ranks #1 US Luxury Hotel for Weddings
Fearrington is one of Southern Bride & Groom’s favorite venues and we could not be happier for them! Check out a recent Fearrington wedding that we featured on our website, the wedding of Jennie & Karl, with beautiful photos by Dara Blakeley Photography (as is the photo below).
Real Chapel Hill Wedding
This classic Carolina Blue themed wedding had the help of some of Chapel Hill’s finest wedding professionals – lovely floral design by University Florist, a cake by Sugarland, and beautiful photography by KPO Photo.
Read Jennifer and Brandon’s love story and watch a slideshow of their photos!
To submit your own wedding story and apply for our Couples’ Photo Shoot contest, visit the Real Weddings page, and click on “Feature My Wedding” at the bottom of the page.
Franklin Hotel Bridal Boutique 2012
Sunday, February 19
1:00-4:00pm
$5 per person
Wedding Show Season continues with The Franklin Hotel‘s annual Bridal Boutique, which is coming up soon! This is an intimate showcase of some of the Triangle Area’s leading wedding professionals. Enjoy getting to know these vendors, while soaking in the romantic ambiance of The Franklin Hotel, a perfect wedding and reception site. Pre-register to be a contender for fabulous prizes, including a Honeymoon Night at The Franklin! Call Joann Sullivan at 919-442-4094 to register.
SB&G on UNC TV’s NC Now
Publisher Donna Parks and Production Manager Jenna Olender, the mother-daughter duo that operate Southern Bride & Groom, appeared on UNC TV’s NC Now, to talk about the magazine’s 25th Anniversary.
We weren’t able to get the video clip of just our segment, but we did get the entire 30 minute show! We are “Chapter 3″- the last 1/3 of the show, and if you’d like to skip forward to our part, you can! Enjoy!
Watch Tuesday, January 31, 2012 on PBS. See more from NC Now.
Real Chapel Hill Wedding Feature
Jennie and Karl had a lovely Fearrington wedding. Other SB&G vendors included wedding planner Chic Details, photographer Dara Blakeley Photography, stationer Paperwhites, and hair & makeup artist Bella Trio Day Spa.
Read the full story and see several stunning photos of the day HERE! Keep checking our blog regularly for new NC real wedding stories!
Carolina Inn Bridal Showcase
Enjoy an afternoon at one of NC’s finest wedding venues, with the top professionals who know how to make your special day perfection! Enjoy champagne, cake samples and the Inn’s delicious food. Also pick up an SB&G magazine if you don’t have one already, and register for a honeymoon giveaway!
The show is Sunday, January 29th, from 1-4PM. We have a FEW tickets left- be the first to post on our Facebook wall to get them!
Photography by Walters & Walters
Winter Bridal Portrait Shoot
Themed photo shoots are IN right now… this is your chance to live your fantasy! Experience it with your engagement or bridal shoot!
Het Landhuis – beautiful NC destination wedding venue
Located on 62 acres in Pittsboro, NC, the original homestead was built in 1901. The country home and 7 outbuildings were restored over a 14 year period with European flair embracing Dutch influences. Features include a pool terrace, a lake with a fountain and bridge, overnight accommodations, church pews that can be used for ceremony seating, and a newly-improved 2-level event venue.
This is a stunning and memorable wedding venue. To visit the space and book your wedding, contact Lisa at 919.545.2280, or email events@hetlandhuis.com.
Check out their new promo video:
Feature photo by Luster Studios
Hot off the Press: Southern Bride & Groom 2012 Magazine – 25th Anniversary Edition
The Southern Bride & Groom team is thrilled to announce our 25th Anniversary Edition has arrived!
We are so proud to be a part of the Triangle wedding industry, and so grateful to all of the talented wedding professionals who are a part of this inspirational Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill wedding resource. This year”s magazine is our finest yet, and we are so pleased to be sharing it with you all!
Our Winter/Spring Cover came to us magically… For our floral shoot, Fresh Affairs put together such a mind-blowing table arrangement in stunning silver and white, and Photography by Walters and Walters did such a phenomenal job of capturing the image on film, we just couldn”t resist using it as our Silver Anniversary launch cover!
Over the next couple of weeks, we”ll be hand-delivering our magazines to our nearly 200 distribution points in the Triangle. In the meantime, drink in the gorgeous new 2012 cover!
Southern Bride & Groom celebrates Silver Anniversary with wedding photo contest
The Triangle”s most trusted bridal magazine and online wedding resource guide will give one lucky couple a photo shoot that will be published in the magazine
Southern Bride & Groom (SB&G), the Triangle”s most trusted bridal magazine and online wedding planning resource, is launching a contest for real brides and grooms to apply for their own couple photo shoot. The winner”s photos will be featured in the next issue of the magazine, to be published December 2012.
Engaged or newly married couples can apply to this contest by submitting their engagement photos to SB&G on the website”s Real Weddings page. The deadline is May 1, 2012. This contest is part of SB&G”s 25th Anniversary Celebration. The magazine”s Silver Anniversary Edition is being released in late December, in time for engagement season, and will cover the entirety of 2012.
“SB&G has grown along with the Triangle area, and I feel privileged that we”ve been able to be a part of the amazing wedding industry in this area for 25 years,” said Donna Parks, publisher. “Our goal has been to bring exceptionally talented and reliable businesses to the attention of area brides, along with wedding planning and etiquette tips.” Parks founded SB&G as the region”s premiere bridal publication in 1986, and still runs the business today alongside her daughter and best friend,Jenna Parks Olender.
SB&G was the NC Triangle”s first bridal publication. It has grown over the years from a small wedding planning and etiquette guide,into the area”s most well-known bridal magazine and trusted directory of wedding services, featuring experienced, talented regional wedding vendors, inspirational fashion, floral, food, invitation and cake photographs, and several real wedding features.
Click HERE to see the SB&G”s Style shoot on Facebook.
Below, enjoy SB&G”s 25th Anniversary Promo Video, and a sneak peek at our 2012 fashion shoot!