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Watters Gift Certificate GIVEAWAY!

It was a little over 4 weeks ago that we introduced our annual Best of Magazine to the world and we are still just as excited as if it were yesterday.  An entire digital mag dedicated to the gorgeous weddings of 2011, as picked by you, the readers. We love that.  In fact, we love that SO much that we had to do a little something extra special for you, SMPers… a whole week of fabulous giveaways, brought to you by some of our favorite advertisers.  A giveaway extravaganza, if you will.  And it all starts right here, right now, with the oh-so-fabulous, hold-the-phone gorgeous gowns by Watters. I know, it’s going to be a good week here at SMP.

Talk about making every one of our dress dreams come true.  From Bridal to Wtoo to Bridesmaids to Mother of the Bride to Flower Girl, Watters has your entire wedding COMPLETELY covered in gorgeous fabrics, incredibly chic silhouettes and a look that will suit every wedding style out there.

So here’s the best part. In celebration of our 2011 Best-Of Magazine, the generous team at Watters is gifting one lucky reader a Gift Certificate for $450 to be used towards any product at any of the retailers listed on their website.

To Enter: Head on over to our Best of Magazine and leave a comment below on your favorite bridal look with the associated page number. (Example – Modern in Miami, pg. 19). Feel free to gab away about the gown as well! Not required but we kind of love it.

To Win: The winner, chosen completely at random using a number generator, will be announced right here on SMP on Friday, February 17th.

Thank you so much to Watters for their general awesomeness and for contributing to so many gorgeous brides on SMP. Good luck, lovelies! xoxo

Backyard Peachtree City Wedding by Nam Nguyen Photography

The mid-week slump just got a little bit easier to handle with this beautiful backyard wedding by Nam Nguyen Photography.  Bunches of wildflowers and pretty bridesmaids decked out in blue can always brighten up my day.  Add in the cutest bride in a birdcage veil and the sweetest, artistic DIY details and personal touches and you have a wedding that will keep me grinning for hours at end. [MORE]

Des Moines Wedding by Mark Kegans Photographs

Weddings tend to strike a separate cord in all of us, and this personality-filled Iowa fête by Mark Kegans Photographs is the perfect example of what tends to strum every cord in my wedding-obsessed heart. Because not only was this wedding held in the chicest of lofts filled with the most sophisticated details (hello fabulous ceremony backdrop!), but when the best man also has the rings flown in by a remote-controlled helicopter and the couple had their hands in every special detail – you just know this entire celebration is strike-a-cord-worthy. And after scrolling through the images of the couple’s oh so perfect day in the full gallery of images, I guarantee you’ll agree.

Click here for the FULL wedding!

From the bride… From the get go, Kyle and I knew that we wanted to have a large role in the pieces that would make our wedding day whole. We struck a fine balance between knowing when to ask for help and knowing what we could handle ourselves. Sometimes it was a bit stressful, but in the end, it all turned out perfectly. Kyle and I got engaged in a photo booth on Christmas Eve, and though we knew having a photo booth would be important to us for our fall wedding, Kyle (an industrial designer) decided to put a unique spin on things: he built our photo booth himself. Not only was craftiness a large part of our wedding, but so was locality. I’m from Iowa, and Kyle is from Michigan, and we tried to have the wedding reflect our appreciation for all things local: our food included Iowa prosciutto and local greens, the honey we used as our party favors was from Iowa, and our salad had Michigan dried cherries. All of our paper materials were provided by a Michigan paper company, and our beer and wine were purchased from the restaurant where I worked all through high school and college. Kyle and I are proud of our roots, and we wanted to pay homage to them in every way we possibly could.

While we take the tradition of marriage seriously, we did want to have at least a little bit of fun with our guests — which is why we enlisted the help of Kyle’s brother, best man, and sister-in-law to help us stage a spoof in which the best man “forgot” the rings and had a remote-controlled helicopter bring them over to him. It was the best surprise ever — from everyone’s reactions, you can see that we were able to keep that one a pretty good secret!

Aside from the photo booth, Kyle designed our invitations, programs, menu cards and honey tags, and I wrote the copy for everything. Nothing felt better than knowing the majority of what we’d come up with we’d also been able to execute and create ourselves. We had friends do the chalk art, arrange songs to be played during the cocktail hour, and help us assemble the photo booth. We were lucky enough to have had Kyle’s father, a judge, marry us. Looking back, nothing is cooler than seeing the parts that so many wonderful people played in helping us with our wedding day. The day was wonderful, from top to bottom. Kyle and I knew that above all else, our hard work was only an element of the event. We wanted to have a good time and not sweat what we couldn’t control. That was the easiest (and best) decision we ever made. The night flowed perfectly, thanks to our coordinators; the decor was absolutely stunning; and every moment was filled with laughter and wonderful conversation.

Wedding Photography: Mark Kegans Photographs / Event Planning, Design + Flowers: Magnolia 105 by Divine Flowers / Wedding Venue: Sticks in Des Moines, Iowa / Wedding Cake: Cake Me, I’m Yours! / Food + Catering: Lisa LaValle / Wedding Invitations: Kyle Lawson, Groom / Shoes: Miss America / Wedding Dress: Tara Keely

Gramercy Park Hotel Wedding by Robert & Kathleen Photographers

If ever there was a hotel lobby that I am dying to sip a cocktail in, it's the Gramercy Park Hotel. One look at the fabulous design and you'll know what I mean. That's why whenever I see a wedding there, I go a little bit ga-ga. Okay, maybe a lot! And when Robert & Kathleen Photographers happen to be behind the lens, well, it's like pure wedding magic! [MORE]

Milk and Honey Shoes

Whether you’re planning on rocking a long dress or a short one, let’s face it, it’s all about the shoes. And that’s why we absolutely love Milk and Honey Shoes because not only do they have a fabulous collection of pretties for your piggies, but they custom make all kinds of shoes too! You can finally say sayonara to settling on shoes that aren’t quite right…That’s right, you choose the heel type, strap, toe shape, color, material, you name it! If ever there’s a day to don custom shoes, it’s your wedding day.

And if you’re lucky enough to live in Southern California, you can now make an appointment to visit their brand spanking new showroom, located in the heart of LA’s fashion district. Milk and Honey’s site is super user friendly and you can browse through hundreds of styles and play around with their design your own shoes tool…I seriously can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday morning.

Harbour Ridge Yacht and Country Club Wedding by Mi.Amore.Foto

There are some weddings that are so perfect that when looking through the images, I just can't believe they are real - the light is stunning, the flowers have been perfectly picked, the bridesmaids are beauties and the details couldn't be more darling. This my lovelies, is one of those weddings. The only thing that has me convinced that this beyond lovely Florida fête by Mi.Amore.Foto is of the real wedding variety is how the love... [MORE]

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