Southern Event Planners

Great Wedding Favors – 20% off!

We’ve done a lot of weddings, and we can honestly say that as far as favors go, food and candy is the biggest hit with wedding guests. We got an e-mail this morning from M&Ms and guess what? Everything is 20% off! This includes personalized M&Ms! You can add dates, faces, names, or phrases. This offer is [...]

March is Floral Month!

Spring is here (almost!), and for those of us in Memphis, we’re welcoming the warm weather with open arms! The sun starts to shine, flowers and tress start to bloom, and weddings can take place outdoors. In honor of the long awaited Spring season, we will dub March as Floral month! We’ll start off with a [...]

Media Update and TheKnot.com Real Weddings

Hello lovely readers! We’ve been busy trying to update – and it’s coming along slowly but surely! At Home Tennessee is on newstands now! Brittany and Richard’s wedding is featured, as well as an article for which Angela was interviewed. You can see the online version here: http://createmagazines.net/showMagazine.php?mag_id=k6eaop+YpqFhdKZ7oaCXh5ehoJilppeYeJiUZGI. Brittany and Richard are on pages 59-60, and Angela’s article about budgets [...]

Winter Wonderland

One of our regular clients called us up one day saying that he wanted a Winter Wonderland themed party. His only requirement: it had to be HOTT. We had some great ideas right off the bat: snow, boulders, and bling. After Memphis had it’s own Winter Wonderland, the snow melted. Our snow didn’t. We filled the [...]

Media Madness!

It’s only February, and we have already been bit by the media bug! Angela wrote an article that was featured in the newest issue of MidSouth Magazine. It was even mentioned on the cover! Click the picture below to view the full article. She was also featured in the February issue of the Special Events Galore Newsletter. You can click the [...]

Wedding Wednesday #5: Jessica and Ken

Jessica and Ken had a beautiful wedding at the Memphis Zoo! This location was close to their hearts because Jessica’s mom volunteers there and they’ve always loved the zoo. Jessica and Ken said their loving nuptuals on the sealion stage, and afterwards, the guests chatted and watched the polar bears swim around in the Northwest Passage Exhibit. Jessica and [...]

Meeting with Wedding Photographers

Photography is an important element for any event – it captures little moments in time. When we sit down with our brides and ask them about the importance of certain areas of their wedding, photography is usually about an 8-9 out of 10. With so many great photographers to choose from in Memphis (and the rest [...]

Bridal Photography Tip – Camera Shy?

Some brides absolutely love being in front of the camera. Others are a little camera shy and they aren’t really used to the attention. That’s perfectly ok! So how do you fix that? Easy! When you hire your photographer, use him or her for the engagement pictures too. That way, you can try different looks and poses with [...]

How to Shop for Your Wedding Dress

Since the moving of offices took up a lot of our time in December, we skimped on the blog posts (sorry!). So we’re going to post one more about shopping for your wedding dress. Now, on to the post! All brides are different, and the method of finding a dress for one bride may be completely out of the [...]

Valentine’s Day Gift!

Some women don’t know what to get the man in their life who seems like he has it all. Southern Design Studio has solved your problem! Sara Beth is offering “Free Teaser Cards” with your Boudoir Session! You can have a fun, sexy photo shoot, and these little cards are sure to drive your handsome love [...]