Where Should You Have Your Wedding? Take The NC Wedding Venue Quiz to Find Out Take The NC Wedding Venue Quiz to find out where you should get married! After you complete the quiz, click here for our interactive, wedding venue guide to help you narrow venues and search by specific areas in NC. The wedding… READ MORE
What Governor Cooper's COVID Mass Gathering Guidelines for NC Mean for 2021 Spring Weddings {Published on Sept 2, 2020 and UPDATED on March 24, 2021} On March 24, 2021, Governor Cooper announced new COVID-19 gathering guidelines for NC. This phase of coronavirus recovery will launch Friday, March 26 at 5 p.m. NC reception venues are… READ MORE
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens Wedding Inspiration Romantic, soft and dreamy … how every bride imagines her big day. This wedding inspiration captures all three of those things. Flowers that look freshly picked, a bride and groom in love and scenery that takes your breath way. Welcome to Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, where you can host… READ MORE
Affordable Wedding Flowers in The Triangle of North Carolina In response to the pandemic and micro weddings, some full-service florists and designers now offer small-scale flower and decor packages. Some packages include pickup or delivery of made-to-order centerpieces and bouquets. This option is perfect for couples who want to save a little bit of money… READ MORE
The Orpheum Wedding Venue in Downtown Oxford And the wedding venue Oscar award goes to … husband-and-wife duo Cody and Britnye Shore for The Orpheum – their restored movie theater event venue in downtown Oxford! The Orpheum first opened its doors to moviegoers in 1942. This year, the Shores, the same family behind the Morgan… READ MORE
How NC Wedding Caterers Re-Invented Their Menus and Business Models due to COVID-19 When looking at all the pieces of a perfect wedding, delicious wedding food is definitely near the top of the list. They say that the best way to someone's heart is through their stomach, so why not use wedding food as another… READ MORE
New Bern, NC – One of the Most Romantic Wedding Destinations in North Carolina Like a river flows surely too the sea, the city of New Bern is undoubtedly one of the most romantic wedding destinations in North Carolina. Nestled at the intersection of the Neuse River and Trent River, downtown New Bern buzzes with… READ MORE
NC Wedding Dress and Fashion Photo Shoot in Raleigh Nothing brings us more joy than someone saying, “I found my NC wedding dress in the pages of your magazine.” We host a massive NC wedding dress and fashion photo shoot every year – it’s an all-day marathon filled with hairspray, sweat and outfit changes. This year,… READ MORE
The New World of Weddings in North Carolina and Beyond It’s easy to overlook that celebrations are a huge part of life … until they are absent. Birthdays, holidays, graduations and myriad monumental occasions are made into memories by virtue of people coming together to intentionally honor that moment. As the pandemic steamrolled our society… READ MORE
Heart of NC Weddings Publisher Reflects on 2020 and Looks Forward to 2021 With the introduction of our more inclusive name (we were known as Southern Bride & Groom for three decades) and an exciting partnership with Shannon Media, I’m not going to lie, Heart of NC Weddings was on top of the world at… READ MORE
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