Beautiful Bride: Katie “007” Bond from Thomas Nelson

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Welcome my friend an publicist at Thomas Nelson, Katie Bond. She’s sharing her love story with us today!  Bryce and I may not have experienced love at first sight, but I’d call it something pretty darn close.   We are your online meeting success story: two busy twenty-somethings who’d both dated sitcom-worthy casts of characters and had no more excuses.   Why …

Beautiful Brides: Author Beth K. Vogt

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My good friend and debut novelist Beth K. Vogt married her hunky military husband after she promised she’d never marry a military man, or have children!We can talk later about her four kids, especially the late-in-life birth of her youngest when Beth was 41!Beth write’s of meeting her husband:  I met my husband, Rob, several weeks after I’d broken off …

Beautiful Brides: Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

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Meet another Belle over on Southernbelleview, Shelling Rushing Tomlinson, humorous non-fiction author and radio host over at All Things Southern. She’s sincere, truth and a lover of Jesus! Shellie writes: One of my favorites memories of our wedding ceremony came as my dad was walking me down the aisle to meet the love of my life. After all the preparation, …

Beautiful Brides: Beth Webb Hart

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I love Beth Webb. I met her when we started blogging at Southernbelleview together.  She is the classic and timeless southern woman. I love reading her books and blog posts. She’s so rich in tradition, history and literature.  Her wedding veil is no exception. Beth Webb writes:  According to Mama she was meandering along the winding corridors of Venice when …

Beautiful Brides: Lisa Wingate

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Besides being a fab author, Lisa Wingate is one of my fellow Belles over on SouthernBelleView. Love blogging and associating with this woman.About her wedding dress, Lisa writes:One of the neatest things about our wedding was that my dress was remade from my mother’s dress.  She is an incredible seamstress, and may hours of tender loving care went into creating …

Beautiful Brides: Cara Putman

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Cara Putman is a romantic suspense author, a lawyer and one of the most energetic women I know! She’s great fun.Of her wedding, Cara writes:We’ve all heard about the groom being late to the wedding. In an effort to avoid that with mine, my mom told my groom to arrive at the church at a certain time for pictures.The morning …

Beautiful Brides: Susan Meissner

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Susan Meissner is a talented, award winning author and a good friend. Love hanging with Sooz whenever I can.She writes:I married my best friend one month shy of my twentieth birthday, which seems incredibly young to me now, but the thing is, Bob’s still the guy I would chose to spend my life with.My dress was frothing with Chantilly lace and a …

Beautiful Brides: Mary Connealy

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Many of you love Mary Connealy’s sweet, funny, historicals! Here’s how charming her own romance turned out! Mary writes: Ivan and I met in eighth grade at a country school track meet. We both attended one-room country schools (different ones) through eighth grade, then went to high school together. We were friends in high school and ran around in a …

Beautiful Brides: Tamera Alexander

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Tamera Alexander is one of the sweetest women I know. But she also possesses a sharp, funny wit. Here’s some great pictures from her wedding day. Isn’t she gorgeous? Tammy writes: Hey friends,  Let me start off by saying: Arranged marriages still work! I met my sweet mother-in-law, Claudette Harris Alexander, before I ever met my husband, Joe. Here’s where that went…  …