Countdown to I Do: Part 1

Welcome to our first installment of ESSENCE.com Wedding Wednesdays! Kicking things off is Pamela Edwards, the stylish ESSENCE magazine Beauty Editor who is in the final stages of planning her destination nuptials in New Orleans next month. Read on to find out how Edwards saved cash on her save the date cards, how she plans to keep her hair tight in the Bayou heat, and why marriage is so important to her and her family.

Now, here’s Pamela…