Sunday, June 21, 2009

Not Your Typical Bridal Show!

Weddings On Ice
Bridal Show Tour for a Cause
Sponsored by CCM http://www.ccmphotobooks.com/
Ceremony Magazine / OC Brides / GetMarried.com
Helping to support Second Harvest Food Bank
http://www.feedoc.org/

First 100 Couples/Brides receive a FREE gift!
Compliments Of http://www.getmarried.com/ and Weddings On Ice and Participating Vendors

July 25th, 2009 Saturday, 10am-3pm
OC ICE PALACE 23641 La Palma Avenue
Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Contact Kim Turcotte/ Event Coordinator 714/322-9445 for more information or go to http://www.weddingsonice.com/

Brides bring Your Wedding Party and Family Membersfor a really Unique and COOL EVENT! Brides who bring in the largest wedding party receive a Gift Basket Valued over $500.00
Make a Date stay and Skate OC Palace Public Session Starts following Fashion Show purchase tickets at Box Office 1:15-3PM Immediately following Fashion Show! Enjoy meeting with our Wedding Party and Event Specialist who are there to answer your questions about your wedding day or Upcoming Party! This is something you don't want to miss!

Some of the events scheduled are as listed: Fashion Show on Ice! Hawaiian Dancers and Performers! Great Door Prizes!!!Garter Belt Toss WE have collected signatures from some of your favorite players! Group Renewal of Vows Ceremony (Come in your favorite Hockey Jersey, Funny Tee Shirts! BE CREATIVEPrizes for the Best Dressed, Most Creative, and Craziest) Get ready to Hula with One Wild Wahine!

Blind Fold Cake Eating Contest!
So you think you know your cake? We are putting you to the test Cake lovers! Some of Fox of LA’s Hot List winners and Nominee’s in Orange County will be suppling GREAT Cake for you to taste! Now I have to admit THEY ARE ALL AMAZING…But WE can only pick one Winner! So, Come give it a go Engaged Couples, Brides, Grooms, Friends, Cake Lovers, JUST ANYONE who thinks they know their cake! We will post winners on our Website and Weddings On Ice Monthly Newsletter.
Susie’s Cakes, Rockwell’s Creative Cakes, French’s Bakery, Black Market Bakery, and many more!


ALSO DON’T FORGET A DRESS FOR CHARITY!!! All Dresses Donated proceeds go directly to Second Harvest Food Bank. Gently Worn or New anything that can be worn to a Wedding or Party or Event! Please include a Little Note with your Dress Enclosed for only the New Owner to read. Every Dress has a Story(: Remember you are helping the Environment and A Charity what a GREAT way to give back(“
Look for My Newsletter out this Fall and my Column “Every Dress Has a Story”
You can submit your stories to Weddings On Ice and a Photo of your dress.
Don’t forget a Canned Good for Second Harvest Food Bank Food Bins are located at OC Ice Palace and Anaheim Ice for Donations http://www.weddingsonice.com/

An Event Just For Women



Sculpted Silhouette presents Celebrating You! Enhancing The Woman Within. This event is dedicated to professional women gathering together for an afternoon of true relaxation, good food and great fun. The ultimate goal is to add vitality to the life of each woman who attends by offering unforgettable experiences in our vendor booths, bra fitting salon and relaxation lounge. Hang out for a few hours with your mother, sister, daughter or best friend while having a fun filled day.

Come and Discover:
· Your prefect lipstick shade
· How to best dress your body type
· The best poses to flatter you in any picture
· How you can transform a store bouquet into a stunning arrangement
· A nutritious way to manage your weight
· Techniques to stay fit at your desk
· Gift wrapping made simple and elegant
· How a bra can improve your figure, and much more...

Experience a day of fun, relaxation an sisterhood at The Belamar Hotel Celebrating You!

Register today at http://www.brapalooza.com/ or call 323.778.2109. Space is limited.
$30 a lady or $45 for you and a friend. A portion of proceeds benefit Susan G. Komen For The Cure Los Angeles County Affiliate.

Complimentary Valet Parking
323.778.2109

Thursday, June 11, 2009

A day at BizBash

Today I had the opportunity to go to BizBash with my friends from the James Irvine Garden. It was a day of networking with other wedding vendor friends, learning about new products and services for my clients, and meeting some really cool new vendors. One vendor I have to give a special shout out to is Rhonda from Lounge Appeal (http://www.loungeappeal.com/) First of all Rhonda is a Facebook friend so it was really nice to meet her in person! Rhonda has the cool, hip, furniture in various styles and colors that everyone wants for their event to create that chic, modern look for their event! Definitely the company to contact when you're looking for that wow factor for your event! Of course I can't forget about the ladies from Border Grill/Ciudad! (http://www.bordergrill.com/ and http://www.ciudad-la.com/) YUM! That's all I can say. Kudos to the onsite chef! And they cater!!! Sounds like party time to me!!!!













































































Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Wedding Day Casting Extended

Our friend Roberta from Wedding Day just informed me the deadline for Wedding Day casting has been extended! If you know a worthy couple or you yourself feel you deserve an amazing wedding but cannot afford it due to the economy, you must continue reading this. (Please feel free to pass on this information....you never know who may benefit from it!)




Do you know of a couple who are planning on getting married or would like to marry Summer or Fall of 2009, who really DESERVE an amazing wedding but cannot afford it in these tough economic times?
“Wedding Day”, a new prime-time series premiering Tuesday - June 16th @ 8pm/7pm CMT on TNT, is seeking to cast inspirational couples for our next amazing season!
You can view a promo of “Wedding Day” here: http://www.tnt.tv/dramavision/?oid=47477
Or log onto http://www.tnt.tv/ and look up “Wedding Day”
Real-life Heroes, Service men and women, Volunteers, Survivors, Teachers, Community Leaders, Charity Workers, Farmers etc. … we want to hear from you!
If you had to downgrade or delay your wedding plans due to job loss, injury, illness or deployment … we want to hear from you!
If you know of a couple who is so busy helping others they deserve someone to help them out … we want to hear from you!
NOMINATE SOMEONE TODAY!
Send a brief paragraph about your situation, or another couple's situation, the current wedding budget, a recent photo of the couple (in .jpg format), and your contact information to: WeddingDay@markburnettprod.com
SUBJECT LINE: Attn Roberta
Please respond by June 26th, 2009.
***Couples may be asked to make a casting video with friends and family. ***

Monday, June 8, 2009

Off The Rack Dress Sale

Our friends at The Image Bridal located in West LA are currently having an Off The Rack Sale!




We at The Image understand that shopping for your wedding dress is one of the most important part of planning your wedding. We want the experience to be pleasurable and memorable.
The Image carries elegant gowns and also beautiful informal ones. We have dresses that any other stores in the area do not have. You can be sure you won't waste your time when you visit our store. Our dresses start from $99 to $3500.
Store hours available for appointment:Monday-Friday 12:30-7:00pmCLOSE on TuesdaysSaturday 10:30am-6:00pm (by appointment only)Sunday by appointment only
Off The Rack Dresses on SALE !
Call for more information and make your appointment today!
We also offer custom made dress, alteration, and wedding gown preservation services, (regardless if you buy the dress from us or from other stores).
2130 Sawtelle Bl. #209
West LA 90025
310.312.5500

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Beautiful Resort So Close To Home!

I know I am a little late with this post but with the crazy fun world of wedding and party planning I have been swamped! I just couldn't resist the need to get the word out about such a beautiful resort so close to home.


As many of you may know I am very active in the Association for Wedding Professionals international and we are very fortunate enough to have some of the most beautiful venues in Southern California host our mixers. In April we were honored to have our mixer hosted by The Pacific Palms Resort in Industry Hills. (I told you I was a little behind!) When I first heard about this location I immediately got online to check out their website, because after all I have never heard of a "resort" being located in Industry Hills! When I saw the site I was amazed by the beauty of the venue...but again I kept thinking maybe this is another Industry Hills we are going to! Of course my expectations of the resort were not the greatest because I was a tad bit leery about the location...but that all changed when I saw this beautiful venue sitting on top of a hill! That's when I knew this place was going to be as beautiful as the photos on the website! We were greeted by drivers escorting us to the gazebo area in golf carts and the view was breathtaking. For a minute I totally forgot where I was and kept thinking I was vacationing in Palm Springs! Once we reached the gazebo area and I saw the gorgeous view of the city...my mind was not on the mixer, vendors or work...I truly thought I was there to relax! The resort had a way of making you feel like you were somewhere totally far away from "the real world and all of your worries"! It was truly amazing! The view in the daytime was gorgeous, but at night it was PRICELESS!


The Pacific Palms Resort is a full service destination hotel and is perfect for a wedding, destination wedding, overnight trip or weekend getaway because they have everything you could possibly need and want. As I mentioned earlier there are golf carts...so yes there is a fantastic golf course. For us ladies of course there is a relaxing SPA...in other words heaven in Industry Hills! What more could we possibly want! :-)


I have included some photos from that amazing night taken by two of my photographer friends Eric Velado http://www.ericvelado.com/ and Lucy Manalo http://www.manaloempire.com/


Make sure you check out the Pacific Palms Resort http://www.pacificpalmsresort.com/ remember it's closer than Palm Springs so that means you might be able to have more frequent weekend getaways! Say hi if you see me there! ;-)







































































Thank you Pacific Palms Resort! I will see you soon!!! :-)