re: Why Southern Brides Bury A Bottle Of Bourbon A Month Before Their Wedding Day

Southern Living blows now. I canceled my subscription when the carpetbaggers took over some years ago.

I never heard of this "tradition". I was a wedding coordinator at a plantation for a while, have never lived outside the South, and most of my family consider Tennesee Yankee territory. We are also Baptist though, so the bourbon would be a no go anyway.

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Wright Thompson

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First thing that crossed my mind

“And just as sure as these southerners bury a bottle of bourbon to protect the sanctity of their wedding weather, Ole Miss will face these allegations with unwavering faith. The question remains: under these bourbon soaked stately oaks will, once again like the Confederates of days long gone, these sons be punished by the sins of their fathers?”

Mfers just be lying.

Juneteenth and Black National Anthem

And btw I also take issue with the notion that “bless your heart” is mostly used to mean “you stupid” or some negative shite. Maw maw said that to mean her heart went out to you for some reason.

I need some waypoints.

People who do this shite probably sprinkle the seasoning on after boiling. In that case they ain’t southern my baw.

This made me laugh, but is brilliant if true.

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I just know one couple here who did it and he's an LSU baw.

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Whipped beyond repair

Over my 50ish years, I've met Lewis Grizzard in person (RIP). I've read Faulkner, Warren, James Dickey, and more. I've walked the streets of Savannah and visited Jerry Clower in Yazoo City.

I've attended a dozen churches in rural Tennessee, practiced law across Louisiana and Mississippi, sipped bourbon in Kentucky, sampled tobacco in the Carolinas, hauled cattle across Texas, gotten arrested in Arkansas, and picked oranges in Florida, peaches in Georgia, and strawberries in Ponchatoula. I've even vacationed in Bayou La Batre (Forrest Gump's "hometown").

My family's own local heritage predates the Louisiana Purchase. I have read, studied, and lived southern history in every way imaginable--from folklore to literature to Southern Baptist theology to college football.

All of that to say I have never encountered this bourbon bottle nonsense. True Southerners know bourbon (and all whiskey) is only meant for imbibing or possibly wound care, so if Southern brides-to-be are slipping off to bury pre-nuptial bottles, they are damn sure emptying them completely beforehand.

I’ve never heard of this- it must be a nouveau riche practice.

Made up Hallmark BS.