Save the Date, Spanx-Style
August 1st, 2008 @ 5:15 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
Atlanta resident (and undergarment savior to ladies everywhere) Sara Blakely is getting married! Per an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution this morning, the Spanx founder is engaged to be married to Jesse Itzler, co-founder of Marquis Jets (and former rapper). The pair have rented out an entire resort in Boca Grande, FL for their October wedding, which I’m sure will be no small affair!
Stationery absolutely helps to set the tone for your wedding, and given that Save the Dates are generally the first formal contact that you have with your guests—how do we feel about this amazing creation?
I apologize for the poor quality of this picture - I snagged it off the AJC website, and I assume that this is a scanned version of the original!
The front of this 12-page bound booklet features sheet music for the song, “At Last” and an original image of the couple on a bicycle. Look closely, and you’ll see—the bride’s rockin’ some Spanx under her gown, of course!
An Alaskan Engagement
June 25th, 2008 @ 5:48 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
We’ve been best friends since we were fifteen. And just in case anyone out there is counting, that’s almost half of our lives.
In high school, we’d show up for first period in the same outfit. She’d look at me and say, “I knew you were going to wear that.”
We lived together all through college…and we not only survived, we’re still as close as ever.
Magnolia Wedding, Part 13: These Are the Moments
June 18th, 2008 @ 12:24 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
Like just about every other bride out there, I have to say that our wedding went by way too quickly. However, one decision we made, which I can honestly say that we never regretted, was not to hire a videographer. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I truly felt that if our photographer did a good job “capturing moments,” that we wouldn’t need a video to remember the evening - or even to see the things that we weren’t able to witness.
After seeing our pictures, I feel that we made the right decision for us. Some of my favorite moments, as captured by the fabulous 35 Atlanta, are below:
Magnolia Wedding, Part 12: To The Magnolias!
June 13th, 2008 @ 2:50 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
Immediately after our first dance, we rushed to the foyer for our toast/cake cutting. The only toast on our agenda was by Mr. Mags’ brother, his Best Man.
Magnolia Wedding, Part 11: Dance With Me
June 11th, 2008 @ 1:59 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
Hey hey! The Magnolias are here!
Y’all. We weren’t introduced at our reception until after 10:00 pm. It was so late, and we truly had no idea. I felt really bad - we actually missed people who had to get home to their babysitters - yikes.
(I love that Mr. Magnolia looks so surprised here, like “Hey! What’s everyone doing here?!?”
Magnolia Wedding, Part 10: The Happy Couple
June 10th, 2008 @ 11:01 am by Mrs. Magnolia
I don’t think y’all will mind, but I’ve decided to skip over the necessary-but-incredibly-boring family formal pictures that we took immediately after the ceremony. My parents and brother refused to smile for whatever reason, instead choosing the tight-lipped half-wince, while Mr. Mags’ family looked joyous and stunning. Seriously, you’d think my half of the aisle wasn’t thrilled by the union (they totally were, by the way!).
So if it’s okay with the hive, I’d like to move on to more fun pictures - namely, the portraits that the Mister and I took while running around downtown Atlanta before we were introduced at our reception.
It was right about this moment that I started to feel like Scarlett O’Hara. Ball gown? Check. Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, Georgia? Check. Handsome, dashing man? CHECK!
Magnolia Wedding, Part 9: We Did!
May 29th, 2008 @ 11:05 am by Mrs. Magnolia
After the ceremony, our photographers captured several shots that I truly wasn’t even aware of. I was so happy and so excited that we were married, I just wanted to hug everyone! The wedding party and immediate families congregated in the Parish Hall while we waited for formal portraits.
Officially Mr. and Mrs. Magnolia! Okay, so maybe I was aware of this one. 
Magnolia Wedding, Part 8: We Do!
May 27th, 2008 @ 11:14 am by Mrs. Magnolia
Okay, so you saw me start down the aisle with my dad…and here we are at the end! I’m kind of amazed by the reflection in the floor. Up close, it looked completely matte!
Magnolia Wedding, Part 7: Let’s Get This Show on the Road!
May 23rd, 2008 @ 1:37 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
Once our separate formal portraits were completed, it was just about that time - let’s do this thing!
It’s All in the Details (Part 4)
May 22nd, 2008 @ 4:35 pm by Mrs. Magnolia
…and now, the groom’s cake. Mr. Mags and I were torn on whether or not to have one – unlike the actual wedding cake, this would not be included in our reception package. Being the huge Georgia football fans that we are, something UGA-related was the only way to go, if we did decide to have one.
So what did we decide on? A cake which recreated the UGA football field, where Mr. Mags and I took our engagement pictures. The real selling point for this cake was the hedges – a point of pride for any Georgia football fan. Playing “between the hedges” is a long-standing tradition for the Dawgs, so much so that they didn’t even let the 1996 Olympics get in the way. That summer, the soccer competitions were set to take place at Sanford Stadium, UGA’s football field, and the hedges had to be taken out. Although the actual location of the hedges during this period was kept highly secret (rival teams are always suspected of potential sabotage!), rumor has it that they were planted in the state of Florida, and we actually moved Georgia soil as well so as not to “taint” the hedges with the nutrients of our neighbor to the south. Seriously – the hedges are a big deal. And our cake had them!
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Miss Magnolia, Atlanta
Age and Occupation: 28, Public Affairs and Government Relations
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Lobbyist
Engagement Date: December 1, 2006
Wedding Date: January, 2008
Blogging Since: September 6, 2007
Venue: catherdral ceremony/private club reception
About Me: Mr. Magnolia and I are thrilled to be planning an evening, winter wedding for 200 people in Atlanta. We both work in politics and share a love of University of Georgia football, pop culture, and good food! I'm a runner who adores wedding magazines, bad reality television, and a
good glass of wine. Most of the time I like to think I'm pretty organized, but between wedding planning, house hunting, and a full-time job, I'm being put to the test!
