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Extraordinary Hospitality. Naturally Southern.

09/02/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗨𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 + 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠?

Think about how many moving pieces go into one wedding.

The venue. The timeline. The setup. The tables and linens. The food. The vendors. The wedding party. The transitions. The cleanup. And about 472 little details nobody thinks about until the wedding day. 😅

Traditionally, couples hire several different businesses and people — and then somehow become the person responsible for making sure everybody communicates.

𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆.

The historic venues managed by Vermilion Venue Co. are hosted by The Southern Spread's full wedding & event hospitality team.

That means the people caring for your venue and the people caring for your celebration aren't strangers trying to figure each other out on your wedding day.

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺.

Because the goal isn't simply to give you a beautiful place to get married.

It's to give you the freedom to actually 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 for it. 🤍

08/30/2026

𝗦𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗨𝗦. 👀

You can only keep 𝗢𝗡𝗘:

🍚 Rice Dressing
🦞 Crawfish Étouffée
🥘 Jambalaya
🥣 Gumbo

The other three disappear forever.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴? 👇

Choose carefully. Friendships may be affected by your answer. 😂

08/28/2026

𝗢𝗞𝗔𝗬, 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗡 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥𝗦… 👀

We have a question for you.

You’ve been with us through a lot of chapters — custom cakes and desserts, the food truck, the restaurant… and more menu items than we could probably count. 😂

So let’s have a little fun.

If you could bring back 𝗢𝗡𝗘 Southern Spread dish, dessert or menu item from ANY era…

👇 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?

And yes — you only get ONE. 😏

We have a feeling some old favorites are about to make an appearance in these comments.

08/23/2026

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08/20/2026

🚨 𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐄! 🚨

And we are SO excited to finally introduce you to the newest place you'll find The Southern Spread doing what we do best — bringing people together around good food and unforgettable hospitality. 🤍

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐎 — Historic Event Venue.

Located in the heart of downtown Abbeville, The Russo is one of three historic properties under the management of 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨., alongside The Caldwell House and The James A. Herod House.

And behind the celebrations happening here? The Southern Spread. ✨

The Russo was designed to give you options.

Rent the room and make it completely your own. Bring your vision, your people and your favorite vendors for a beautiful, affordable DIY celebration.

Or let us take some—or all—of it off your plate with catering, planning, coordination and event hospitality from The Southern Spread.

Simple room rental or fully hosted celebration. You decide how much you want us to handle.

Weddings. Rehearsal dinners. Showers. Birthday parties. Private dinners. Celebrations. Corporate gatherings. Community events.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

𝐖𝐞'𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬. 🤍

Welcome to 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐒𝐎.

We have BIG plans for this little corner of downtown Abbeville, and we cannot wait to show you what's coming. 🥂✨

Now booking room-only rentals and hosted events.

✨ Explore The Russo + inquire about your date: therussovenue.com

08/19/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🤍

The Southern Spread may have started with food, but food was never really the whole story.

It was always about gathering people around a table. Making them feel welcome. Taking care of the details. And creating the kind of experience people remember long after the last plate is cleared.

𝗡𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Through the historic venues we manage, The Southern Spread is creating wedding and event experiences where the venue, food, service, planning, details and hospitality all work together — with one team carrying the experience from beginning to end.

And don't worry...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 😉

Our Pecan Praline Chicken has been part of The Southern Spread story for years, and some things are simply too good not to bring into the next chapter. 🤎

This time, though, we're not just serving the meal.

𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

✨ The Southern Spread
𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 & 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺

📍 Serving celebrations exclusively within the historic venues we manage
💍 Now booking 2026 & 2027 weddings & events

08/14/2026

Fully inclusive. Truly.

When we say we've made wedding planning easier at The Caldwell House, this is what we mean.

One beautiful historic estate, and one experience that brings together so much of what you'll need for your day:

🌿 Exclusive use of the estate, gardens, patio & pavilion
🍽️ Catering & wedding cake
🥂 Full bar service
💐 Florals
🎶 DJ
💍 Officiant
🤍 Tables, chairs & fine linens
✨ Coordination, setup & cleanup

Instead of separately sourcing and coordinating all of those pieces, we bring them together for you. One price. One team. A whole lot less for you to manage. And it all begins at $4,995.

Beautiful doesn't have to mean unattainable.

✨ Now booking 2026 & 2027.

Explore our Wedding Collections, see exactly what's included, and schedule your private tour at the link in the comments.

08/09/2026

A new chapter begins. 🤍

For years, The Southern Spread has been about more than food. It's been about hospitality: bringing people together, celebrating life's biggest moments, and creating the kind of day people remember long after the last plate is cleared.

Today, that story gets a whole lot bigger.

The Southern Spread, alongside Vermilion Venue Co., is now the hospitality and events team behind three of Abbeville's historic venues:

✨ The Caldwell House
✨ The Russo
✨ The James A. Herod House

This isn't just catering in three beautiful buildings. We're creating the whole experience, from the first venue tour to the last dance, helping couples, families, businesses, and neighbors bring their celebrations to life with beautiful spaces, incredible food, thoughtful service, and warm Southern hospitality.

If you've followed us for a while, you know the road here. The Southern Spread began around a table. You've watched us grow from a home bakery to a food truck to a restaurant to catering, and now into something bigger: hospitality. This next chapter is everything that journey was building toward.

Each of these historic properties has its own story, its own personality, its own place in Abbeville's history. We're not here to change what makes them special. We're here to fill them with life.

At The Caldwell House, we've already introduced newly reimagined wedding experiences, including fully inclusive packages that make planning easier and more attainable. Catering, bar, DJ, cake, officiant, florals, tables, chairs, linens, and more, all brought together in one thoughtfully planned day. And we're only getting started.

Weddings. Rehearsal dinners. Showers. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Corporate events. Private dinners. Community gatherings. And celebrations we haven't even dreamed up yet.

Our calendars are officially open for 2026 and 2027, and we cannot wait to welcome you.

Three historic venues. One extraordinary hospitality experience. And a whole lot more to come. 🤍

📍 Abbeville, Louisiana
📞 Call or text 337-255-4566

🌿 Explore the venues and everything we're building, link in the comments 👇

Address

Erath, LA

Telephone

+13372435550

Website

http://www.thesouthernspread.com/

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