Spring/Summer 2025 Issue Out Now: Unforgettable

Long after the candles are blown out and the last petal is swept away, your wedding still lingers. The details seared forever in your memory, and stories from the big day still on the tongues of family and friends for years to come.

What visuals will spring to mind after your wedding? Which memories will you relive again and again on your anniversary? 

We’ve learned through the decades that there are always a few things that never cease to stay with people from their loved ones’ weddings: how fun it was as a guest, and the unplanned, unexpected moments that made guests gasp, giggle, and cry. 

For brides and grooms, what stays with them forever almost always includes the warm feeling they got from being surrounded by their loved ones. It’s the people. The love. The togetherness. The joy. 

I hope that puts your planning in perspective as you dream up a masterpiece of a wedding day—pour your hearts into the “moments,” and you can do no wrong.

Then, be sure to hire the right people to help you execute your vision. The team you curate will carry the weight of pulling off the memory-makers you’re dreaming of. Find good-hearted, honest and ethical pros who have solid wedding experience, and perhaps, have been vetted by Arkansas Bride or other trusted sources.

In this issue, we hone in on memorable moments, working with vendors to create decor to style throughout the big day—from the bride’s bouquet to the big getaway—so that every aspect of your I dos can be unforgettable.

We were blown away by the creativity and craftsmanship of the pros who produced the feature on pages 93-119 with us. Talk about memorable—we won’t soon forget Madison Nichole’s moody after party at Osage House nor Cabbage Rose’s dreamy cherry blossom ceremony inside Legacy Acres’ pristine chapel. I wish I could regale you with tales from our week of shoots, because it was unforgettable! Instead, see for yourself, and then scour the rest of this issue for Real Weddings and styled shoots bursting with beauty and big ideas.

Yours truly,

-Lindsay Irvin
Associate Publisher and Editor
lindsay@arkansasbride.com | @arkansasbride

Most Memorable Moments from the Making of this Issue

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• An impromptu vendor vow renewal!
• A last-minute model filled-in for us and killed it! (Ellis, our hero!)
• Filling two vintage cars full of flowers for incredible moments
• A model fainting (and rallying for the most epic photos)
• A tiny frog jumping in to entertain us on set
• Sampling so much cake by Sweets by Logan
• Watching our hair and makeup artists become besties!
• Working with The Villar Photo Co. and Shalae Byrd Photography
• Our company’s summer intern, Haley Shourd, turning cover star!