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History of the Bridal Bouquet
The History Women love flowers. They love to receive them as a gift, to decorate their home or even to wear them, but there’s nothing more special for many than to carry a bouquet of flowers on her wedding day. A bride’s bouquet is an integral part of her...
History of the Wedding Cake
The History In 1840, Queen Victoria (the great-great-great grandmother of Prince William and Harry) married Prince Albert. Their wedding featured the first modern, and extravagant, wedding cake. It was a large tiered cake with white icing, measured nine feet...
4 Ways to Remember Loved Ones at Your Wedding
Your wedding day is one that should be filled with great joy. It marks the start of the beginning of a new chapter in your life and a new and exciting journey with your love. However, for those who have lost people they love dearly, there may be lingering feelings...
Tips for Choosing Your Wedding Party
Eenie, meenie, minee, moe, catch a piggy by the toe…. Maybe I'm aging myself here, but as a child, this was one of the ways we picked teams when playing outside with our friends. It seemed to keep it fair & random, with the least chance of someone getting their...
How It All Started | Video Blog
Hey SWE-fam! As promised, here's the story of how #SouthWindEvents (#SWE) started. I decided to do a video to let you get to know a little more about me & my personality as I shared #OurStory. ENJOY!! Thanks for watching! Smooches... #WeddingPlanner...
Navy and Gold | Simple, Modern, Fun & Elegant | Blair & Nate
Blair & Nate met in 2005 when they were in 7th grade. Six years later, after becoming friends in their senior year of high school, they had their first date to Lincoln Park Zoo. By September 2018, they married with a modern, simple & fun celebration. We had...
Lavender and Silver, Laughter and Love | Odyssey Country Club | Ciara and Thomas
Now that I've finally started this blog, I get to share some of our amazing weddings. Ciara first contacted us about planning her wedding in January 2018. The months we spent with her walking through the planning process were so much fun! In fact, some of our planning...
3 Things That Will Affect Your Wedding Budget
Your budget is one of the first things that you should sit down and discuss when planning your wedding. It also has the potential to cause the most stress during the planning process. Below are 3 things that could significantly affect your wedding budget and...
5 Things to Discuss Before You Get Married
If there's one thing you should know about SouthWind Events, it's that we care about marriage - healthy, successful, long-term marriage. Yes, the wedding is a beautiful experience where we celebrate the joining of two lives, but it's just one day. The marriage,...