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4 Oxford Stores to Shop for Your Southern Wedding
All the brides and beaus are in planning mode for the 2015 wedding season, and Oxford has a few great local shops with bridal registries for all those burlap table runners, sterling serving pieces and everything else Southern.
Olive Juice Gifts
Featured in this month’s Mississippi magazine located on the historic Square is Olive Juice gifts. The most popular for brides are gift baskets and presents for the guests and bridesmaids alike. A bride can find anything and everything monogrammed. For the bride’s new monogram, she is able to choose from burlap and stone coasters, hand towels, picture frames, burlap table runners and lazy susans all at very affordable prices.
Located at 305 South Lamar Boulevard. For more, call (662) 259-2696.
Katherine Beck
A bride-to-be herself, Mary Katherine Perry’s store Katherine Beck on the Square boasts a unique, timeless and custom array of gifts fit for a registry. One of a kind gifts that stand out are her wedding planning, bridesmaid and cooking books, engagement note cards and Mr.&Mrs. wine glasses. Beautiful monogrammed serving pieces to glassware, Katherine Beck offers the perfect amount of Southern flare for an upcoming wedding.
Located at 134 Courthouse Square. For more, call (662) 234-9361.
Culin-Arts
Nestled in the heart of downtown Oxford, Culin-Arts offers an array of wants and needs for a future bride, from kitchenwares and Mississippi pottery to jewelry and home decor. The shop is run by Valeda Carmichael and opened only a few months ago, but the rooms of the house-turned-shop are filled with treasures for any Southern home.
Located at 404 S. 11th St. For more, call (662) 638-3520.
Oxford Floral
Family run for now 90 years, Oxford Floral has it all for an upcoming wedding including registry extraordinare Suzanne Helveston. “We carry a very high end crystal but also every day glasses so our price points can fit every bride ranging from $10 to $1000,” said Helveston. Carrying a large variety of fine china including classics like Spode and Mottaheden to Hungarian hand painted Anna Weatherby and Herend. For the upmost convenience, a bride is able to have her registry be online available to her guests and her gifts can be shipped.
“We go to market twice a year to stay current with our China lines for our customers,” said Katie Naron, owner for 5 years now with her husband David. Offering the best assortment of fine china, crystals, linens, flowers and other bridal gifts with their top expertise make Oxford Floral the go-to for a registry of a bride’s dreams.
Located at 1103 Jefferson Ave. For more, call (662) 234-2515.
Meggie Carter is a HottyToddy.com staff reporter and can be reached at mdcarte1@go.olemiss.edu.