May 1-3 Southern creatives, businesses, brands, and blogs gathered in Jekyll Island for the first ever Southern C Summit. It felt a lot like summer camp but with excellent food and cocktails.

As part of the #tscsummit team, the week for us started Tuesday night with a delicious low country boil spread from Latitude 31 Raw Bar courtesy of our cabana boy Vance, aka Cheri's husband, and a late night swag bag stuffing party.

 

With our bellies and swag bags stuffed we called it a night.

TSC Summit Day 1

The next day we started the day off right with some burgers, fries, and mimosas!  We do it right in the South- work hard and play harder!

That afternoon was check in at the beautiful Morgan Center on Jekyll Island.

The Morgan Center was originally built in 1929 by the financier JP Morgan as JP Morgan Tennis Center where members of the elite Jekyll Island Club dressed in their whites and enjoy playing tennis indoors shielded from bad weather.

In recent years, the deteriorated tennis courts were rebuilt to serve as a conference and meeting facility.  They did an incredible job!

At #tscsummit check in, our attendees were greeted by the lovely ladies of Maison de Macrons from Savannah, Georgia and given a sweet treat.  They were absolutely delicious- chocolate were my fav.

Next up was Cocktails and Conversations with Southern Living editors.  This was a great way to kick off the summit.  Southern Living created three cocktails from their trusty test kitchen and the Jekyll Island Club provided some delicious appetizers and we all got a chance to sample and mingle for a while.

Loved seeing fellow C-Team member Miss Amber Ryder of For the Love of the South!

Ran into some old friends too- Caroline of Caroline Ceramics and I attended Birmingham Southern College back in the day!

After some mingling I had to get my hands on some food!  All of the appetizers provided by the Jekyll Island Club hit the spot.

Day 2

Day 2 of #tscsummit was full of learning sessions and networking.  As a blogger, I tried to soak up as much info from the pros as possible.  I found all the sessions helpful and encouraging; I look forward to implementing a lot of the strategies I learned about.

As a social media manager for The Southern C, Day 2 was nuts.  Live tweeting, instagramming, note taking, phone charging, checking in attendees, errand running, luncheon set up- my feet are getting sore just thinkin' about it. I did take breaks to indulge in all the fabulous food.  It was a fantastic day- full of positive energy, fun personalities, and inspiring stories.

Beachview Tent Rentals saved us from the monsoon rains that afternoon...we are eternally grateful!

Lunch was phenomenal! A huge thank you to Big T's Coastal Provisions, Sociale Mocktails, Cathead Vodka, Halyards, Southern Soul BBQ, and High Road Craft Ice Cream!

We were thoroughly entertained by the night's keynote speakers- Aiden Hornaday of Aiden Cares and K. Cooper Ray of Social Primer.

Viola's Market created the gorgeous arrangements for the Southern Supper that night. I'm a sucker for succulents.

Day 3

After an info filled morning with biz guru Ryan Dohrn, the #tscsummit team headed for a wrap up lunch and a big ole nap!

I'm so thankful to be a part of this unique group of people and for this crazy experience!  Can't wait 'til #tscsummit Athens on August 1 and #tscsummit Nashville on October 17!  Hope to see y'all there!

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