Ask any Mississippi bride and she’ll tell you, a Mississippi wedding is more than the ceremony and reception; it’s a whole social season. Beginning with the announcement party and continuing with parties, showers, luncheons and teas by well-meaning family and friends, a Mississippi wedding is a whirl of starry nights, gifts, and thank you notes.
Because this is one of the most important milestones of a young woman’s life, months and months, many times well over a year, go into planning this wedding. But an event such as this is more than an esteemed occasion; in the South, it is an affair to remember. Months of planning and social events keep the bride’s calendar booked.
Relatives, long time friends, and college roommates come together for an opportunity to get reacquainted with one another and to honor the couple. Visions of white gowns, candles flickering, and the scent of flowers in the air become a reality. But, the style of a wedding is only part of what becomes most memorable. In Mississippi, a proper Southern wedding is about ambiance and all that it imparts.
For example, the ever popular destination wedding allows the bridal party and guests to take in the local sites and do a little shopping, but it also provides a venue in which everyone can relax, enjoy the momentous occasion, and reminisce.
Or, perhaps a ceremony in a grand church or cathedral followed by a reception in a high-rise appeals to the bride and groom’s sense of style. An elegantly appointed southern wedding is easily incorporated into a more modern setting.
Finally, taking their vows in an historic bed and breakfast enables a couple to present their wedding in a classically southern manner while hosting a sophisticated reception on a tented lawn.
Above all, a Mississippi wedding is elegant, classic, and traditional. The atmosphere engages the bridal party and guests and allows them to remember the meaning of the special event – friends and family gathered together in an intimate setting to celebrate a union and to make treasured memories; that truly defines a Mississippi wedding.