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Kim and Blake Bowers
By Wendy O. Dixon | Photography by Lesley Isacks Photography Kim Dobbin and Blake Bowers, both from Atlanta, Georgia, celebrated their nuptials with a destination wedding at WaterColor Resort, along...
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VIE’s Favorite Things
Whether to wear or to use, little tokens of love and appreciation remind the bridal party how much it means to have them there with you—for better or for worse. So pick up something for your big day...
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Carrie and Jonathan Abdo
By Meghan Ryan | Photography by Guy Kitchens Photography Carrie Hooten and Jonathan Abdo’s story started with a little bit of resistance. After months of Jonathan’s sister begging Carrie to meet her...
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Chelsea and Daniel Lee
By Wendy O. Dixon | Photography by Alecia Lauren Photography Chelsea Weeks and Daniel Lee enjoyed a spring garden wedding at Eden Gardens State Park, where they were surrounded by a tree-canopied...
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Be Adventurous in Style
A World Traveler’s Passion for the Gulf Coast Inspires a Men’s Clothing Line By Haley Chouinard | Photography by Romona Robbins On a strip of narrow dock, I stand before a sailboat that, to my...
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By Clark Peters The three pounds (plus or minus an ounce or two) of pinkish-gray tissue sealed in liquid and encased in a tough white membrane within your skull may not look very prepossessing. But,...
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The Sky Is Endless but LeCiel Is Here
By Lisa Burwell | Photography by Jack Gardner Vincent van Gogh was onto something when he famously proclaimed, “I never get tired of the blue sky.” LeCiel, a contemporary boutique hotel experience...
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Inspiration Takes Flight
Bats and contemporary art play muse at New York Fashion Week By Amanda Crowley and Camille Santrach It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it—endure glamorous, star-studded New York Fashion Week,...
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Mexico Beach
“The Unforgettable Coast” of the Florida Panhandle is a Place to Remember By Wendy O. Dixon It’s summer in this sleepy, small town, as locals and tourists bask in the sun and bury their feet in the...
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Kristie and Cameron Conner
By Ainsley Rogers | Photography by Paul Johnson Photography Kristie Arnold met Cameron Conner where many good stories start—the University of Mississippi, more fondly known as Ole Miss. The...
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Savoring Paris One Bite at a Time
story and photography By Susan Benton For the culinary connoisseur, foodie, or anyone who loves to try new things, tasting exotic foods from other parts of the world is an adventure. For those, like...
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Paige and Matt Weinstein
By Sallie W. Boyles | Photography by Pure 7 Studios Although Paige and Matt met while students at Louisiana State University, they didn’t start dating until they both had relocated to Washington,...
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Cathead Vodka Breaks New Flavor Barriers
The two-year-old company, which made history as Mississippi’s first legal distillery, debuts the world’s only honeysuckle vodka By Tori Phelps | Photography courtesy of Cathead Vodka If you’re...
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Behind the Scenes of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Star Lounge
By Whitney Williams Last winter, I relocated from Dallas to New York City to embark on my exciting new career with Goodworks Public Relations. In the midst of the pre–Fashion Week hustle, Wesley...
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A Blue-Ribbon Chiropractic
By Sallie W. Boyles Thinking back to taking home a first-place blue ribbon from her fourth grade science fair, Dr. Shawna Hogan vividly recalls every detail of the day, especially the excitement and...
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Hitting All the Right Notes
By Tori Phelps | Photography by Gerald Burwell Community investment and solid performances have earned Sinfonia unprecedented leeway to showcase everything from Tchaikovsky to tequila dinners. Not...
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The Look of Love
Ideas. Inspiration. Intentions. By Ainsley Rogers A woman’s wedding day is a not an everyday occasion; it is probably the most anticipated celebration of her life. Now, more than ever, planning a...
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Restoring Meaning: Keepsake Jewelry of the Titanic
By Susan Vallée | Photography by Troy Ruprecht Melissa Rovner, co-owner of Nastro Bello Jewelry, looks back at the last two and a half years and shakes her head in disbelief. The busy homeowner, who...
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Kelli and Jason Siler
By Sallie W. Boyles | Photography by Jacqueline Ward and Sheila Goode University of Alabama alumni Kelli Arnold and Jason Siler met on the beach through a mutual friend after they each had graduated...
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Carol and Carter Zorn
By Sallie W. Boyles Carol and Carter attended Auburn University at the same time—she as an undergraduate, he as a veterinary student. Coincidentally, Carol’s roommate, Lindsay, was also dating...
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Splash!
Old Hollywood Glam Debuts Again By Ainsley Rogers | Photography by Romona Robbins It has been said, “Everything old is new again.” Decade-defining pop culture fads characterized by movies,...
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Rebeccah and Michael Moriarty
By Sallie W. Boyles | Photography by Pure 7 Studios Rebeccah and Mike met twice before the timing was right for a relationship. They were first introduced at a Halloween party by Rebeccah’s...
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Jamie and Matt Ullum
By Sallie W. Boyles | Photography by Pure 7 Studios When Jamie spotted a For Rent sign in the yard of a nearby house that she thought belonged to a friend in her Louisville, Kentucky, neighborhood,...
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A Celebration of Love
An Adventure Destination Wedding By Lisa Burwell | Photography compilation by Bob Brown, Gerald Burwell, and Romona Robbins The kiss. Gustav Klimt’s oil painting The Kiss, considered a masterpiece...
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Chrissy and Jason Mitchell
By Wendy O. Dixon | Photography by Special Touch Photography Tired of the “dating game,” Chrissy Oakes let a friend set her up with mutual friend Jason Mitchell and wasted no time deciding if there...
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Whitney and Scott Smith
By Wendy O. Dixon | Photography by The Little White Wedding Chapel, edited by Jay Photography Whitney White Hipsh and Scott Smith had talked about eloping for a while and looked into different...
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Laura and John Holmberg
By Sallie W. Boyles | Photography by Pure 7 Studios As fate would have it, Laura ran into John at a Washington, D.C., bar while making a mad dash for the door to escape a “terrible” blind date. The...
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Brett and Jessica Ruprecht
Story and photography by Troy Ruprecht My brother Brett first met his bride-to-be, Jessica, in her native Oregon. After many campouts on the southern Oregon coastline, it soon became obvious that a...
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Danielle and Paul Stearly
By Wendy O. Dixon | Photography by Alecia Lauren Photography Having lived their lives in Northwest Florida (she is from Shalimar; he, from Milton), Danielle Quinlan and Paul Stearly knew they must...
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He Loves Me!
Publisher’s Note: The Love Issue 2012 When I was a child, I played the age-old game He Loves Me … He Loves Me Not with my sisters, saying the phrases over and over while picking petals off a daisy....
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