Business Details
Award-Winning Dallas & Portland Luxury Wedding Planners
Southern Affairs Weddings & Events is a luxury wedding planning and design boutique dedicated to curating timeless, romantic celebrations. Founded with a mission to infuse personal storytelling into every event, we specialize in crafting meticulously designed weddings that reflect each couple's unique love story. Our team combines Southern hospitality with creative expertise to deliver stress-free experiences, from intimate elopements to grand celebrations. With deep roots in Dallas, Texas and a secondary base in Portland, Oregon, we blend artistic vision with logistical precision to ensure unforgettable moments. Our approach emphasizes personalized service, where attention to detail transforms aspirations into reality.Recognized in top-tier publications and honored for excellence, we remain committed to authenticity and elegance in every celebration we design. Our goal is to allow couples to savor every moment of their wedding journey while we handle the intricacies. Whether planning locally or orchestrating destination events, we prioritize meaningful connections between couples and their guests through carefully curated experiences. Our philosophy centers on simplicity, refined aesthetics, and the belief that true celebration lies in fleeting yet powerful moments.
Services
Full-Service Wedding Planning
Event Design & Styling
Intimate Elopements
Partial Planning Coordination
Destination Weddings
Highlights and features
- We offer personalized wedding designs tailored to your unique love story
- Our team brings decades of combined experience in luxury event planning
- We specialize in both destination weddings and intimate elopement experiences
- We've been recognized by top industry publications including Style Me Pretty
- We provide comprehensive planning from initial proposals to final celebrations
What people say
Impeccable service
Best wedding planners
Stress-free experience
Personalized designs
Professional team
Services
Full-Service Wedding Planning
We provide comprehensive wedding coordination from initial concept through final execution. Our team handles vendor selection, timeline creation, budget management, and day-of coordination to ensure flawless celebrations. Couples receive personalized design consultations and continuous support throughout the planning process.
Event Design & Styling
Our design team creates cohesive visual narratives tailored to each couple's personality. Services include mood board creation, color palette development, and selection of floral arrangements, linens, and decorative elements that reflect the wedding's unique aesthetic and theme.
Intimate Elopements
Specializing in small-scale weddings, we offer all-inclusive elopement packages for up to 35 guests. Our services include location scouting, vendor coordination, and creating meaningful ceremonies that maintain the intimacy while delivering exceptional quality and attention to detail.
Partial Planning Coordination
We provide focused support for couples who need assistance with specific planning aspects. This includes timeline development, vendor communication, and full-day coordination to ensure smooth execution while couples maintain control over other planning elements.
Destination Weddings
We specialize in orchestrating weddings in remote locations. Our destination wedding services include local vendor networking, travel logistics coordination, and cultural custom guidance to create seamless celebrations while ensuring compliance with local regulations.
People
Robyne Swink
Founder & Lead Designer
Award-winning wedding planner with expertise in creating timeless romantic events. Specializes in personalized design and stress-free execution. Recognized for exceptional attention to detail and client-centric approach in luxury wedding planning.
Brittany
Associate Planner
Dallas-based associate planner with passion for glamorous weddings. Focuses on client satisfaction through organizational excellence. Brings energetic enthusiasm and meticulous coordination skills to every event she manages.
Questions
What wedding planning services do you offer?
We provide full-service planning, partial coordination, elopement packages, and destination wedding services. Our offerings include design consultations, vendor management, timeline creation, and day-of coordination.
Which areas do you serve for weddings?
We primarily serve Dallas, Texas and Portland, Oregon with expertise in destination weddings across Washington state and international locations requiring specialized planning coordination.
How do you approach wedding design?
Our design process begins with understanding your love story, followed by creating mood boards, selecting color palettes, and choosing elements that reflect your personality through our signature timeless romantic aesthetic.
What's included in your elopement packages?
Our elopement packages accommodate up to 35 guests with location selection, vendor coordination, timeline management, and design elements to create intimate yet memorable celebrations with personalized attention to detail.
How experienced is your planning team?
Our team combines decades of industry experience with formal training, having planned numerous luxury weddings recognized in prestigious publications like Style Me Pretty and The Knot.
Reviews (6)
Megan B.
Dec 20, 2021
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Smart, kind, and just generally on top of everything. We had the great pleasure of working with Southern Affairs and it was easily the best decision we made through out the wedding planning process. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING was taken care of by Robyne and her team. They understand how and where to invest your budget, have great vendor relationships, and are always just a call away should you have any questions or just need to vent (seriously though, one of our planning meeting we just enjoyed a charcuterie board and watched minions to de-stress) - I have referred friends that have also
Amy P.
Dec 19, 2021
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Robyne and her team at Southern Affairs are absolutely incredible at what they do. I was a so-called COVID bride who had to reschedule her wedding and completely change things up and make it into a micro-wedding. Robyne was so helpful along the way, answering text messages when I sent them, putting me in touch with all of the right vendors and lastly, perfectly executing the vision I had in mind for the wedding.
Robyne has an eye for design and what makes things look high-end. Since the day has passed, I've missed working with Robyne as she is so fun and has such creative, great ideas. I also
Robyne has an eye for design and what makes things look high-end. Since the day has passed, I've missed working with Robyne as she is so fun and has such creative, great ideas. I also
Margaux Paylim
Jun 04, 2021
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Brittany and her team were AMAZING!! We hired Brittany and her team a couple months out from our wedding date. We needed a planner to keep us on track and help us with the small details as we closed in on our date. Brittany also gave insight and helped us find certain vendors that we still needed. Specifically, we needed to find a harlow rental company that would rent a lot of harlows out to us. It was difficult to find someone as there aren't many vendors who rent those out and on top of it to find as many as we needed. Brittany found a vendor for us and coordinated EVERYTHING for that. I didn
Alyssa Sloan
Jun 01, 2021
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HANDS DOWN THE ABSOLUTE BEST!!! I would not have made it through being a COVID bride if it wasn't for Brittany. She was there with me every step of the way! My wedding was rescheduled THREE times due to COVID and Brittany made sure that everything was perfect and taken care of, so that I would not have to worry about a thing. I felt SO calm on my wedding day and trusted her with absolutely everything!! I will forever be thankful for Southern Affairs Weddings & Events!
Kiandra Florence
Mar 31, 2021
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Robyne is a true life saver! My fianc and I initially hired Southern Affairs for month of coordination. We booked Robyne and her team in April 2019 even though our wedding wasnt until December 12, 2020. Even with the long time lapse, she never made us feel like we were a burden or less than when we asked questions even though our wedding was far away at the time. She was always incredibly sweet and bubbly and always made us feel important! A few months afterwards, we decided to upgrade her services to partial planning and we are SO happy we did that! Robyne handled every situation flawlessly
Brandon Raidy
Nov 18, 2020
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Brittany McKinney was referred to me by another very satisfied bride. From our first conversation I knew that she would help me successfully plan our wedding. Brittany responded to every phone call, text or email in a timely way which always helped settle my nerves. She coordinated with all our vendors and answered all my questions. Our wedding day was flawless thanks to Brittany and her team for coordinating the minute to minute events and adapting to any last minute changes. I couldnt have done all the planning, organization, and vendor contacts without her. Southern Affairs went above and
