Stephen Pappas Anne Robert
the parsons
nancy ray
LARA
First comes love, then comes marriage, then... y'all, what a blessed year this has been! The Southern Weddings ladies and I have had such a rip roarin' good time putting this issue together and it's been a hoot trying to help style shoots and run around horse fields while also carrying the first little biscuit in my oven, Grace Austin. Grace kicked and danced in my belly through many a laugh, hot boiled peanut and peach-eating feast and so many wonderful memories here in the SW office with Emily, Whitney, Marissa, Nicole and Sierra. By the time you're holding this in your hands, good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be holding her, too!
Kristen Gardner
At the heart of this issue is what makes us all tick: real rooted love. The kind that makes your heart flicker and glow like fireflies on a hot Carolina night. The kind that makes you feel just like your grandma's warm hugs and soft lullabies on the porch. The kind of love that lasts. So, pour yourself a tall glass of sweet tea, get comfy in your favorite rocker and enjoy every last drop of goodness that you are about to soak in like sweet Southern sunshine. This is gooder than grits, y'all!
LC
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