Southern Sundays: A Touch of the South in Orange County, CA | Table7 Events

I have always had a fascination with the South.  I grew up in a family that traveled extensively throughout the United States for my father's business.  There are very few states I have yet to visit.  My parent's even sent my sister and I on a three-week-long bus adventure to tour the Southern half of the United States with my history teacher / travel agent (who better to travel with) at the age of 13.  I am not exaggerating, our tour group hit 17 states in 21 days and we saw it all!  I fell in love with Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, then our bus headed north and hit the Carolina's and Tennessee.  If I had been on that bus today, I probably would have hopped off and started looking for the nearest real estate agent.

My earliest recollection of the south, was not even with the states themselves, but rather the people.  The families we traveled with were from all over the U.S., but the first time I heard my friends from Louisiana, say, "y'all" at the age of 6, I didn't understand why those kids spoke so funny.  "Funny" is how I would describe the Southern accent then, "mesmerizing" is how I describe it today.  I don't know about you, but I could listen to that drawl for hours.      

  

No matter what state we headed to that summer, what I looked froward to the most was visiting my friends from the South.  As the business group grew and new families joined from other states, I started noticing the names.  I had new friends with initials for names and the girls went by their first and middle names.  I guess this was something that really struck me because if someone calls my son Ryan, I have no idea whom they are addressing, my son is RJ!

It's not just the names and accents that draw me to the Southern states, it is the lightning bugs, lemonade on the front porch, Georgia peaches, "pocket books", Spanish moss on oak trees, their hospitality and love for family tradition, magnolia trees, shutters and the way Southern Belles can make such a snide comment that comes off as sweet as their tea.   BUT there is nothing, I mean nothing, more fascinating to me than a Southern Wedding!

Each Sunday, the ladies over here at Table7 plan to feature Southern Weddings on our blog with a California girl perspective / longing to be part of their culture and traditions.  It may be current Southern wedding trends, a book or movie review on the topic, or maybe even a touch of etiquette.  Whatever the topic may be, we are excited to start digging in!  See y'all next Sunday!

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