Bridal Show Features Everything But The Nuptials
You have the ring and have set a date, but need to start planning the wedding. A local bridal show is set to feature all the help you may need. The Eighth Annual South Louisiana Bridal Show is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 7 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. Admission costs $5 at the door for adults and free for children under 12 with a paid adult. The show features wedding-cake samples, caterers, reception hall managers, bridal shops, florists, photographers and a local wedding consultant that can show you how to build a budget for ...
The Healthy Bride Launches First Bridal Fitness Directory
A directory for Fitness Focused Brides and Bridal Fitness Providers Seattle – March 4, 2010 – The Healthy Bride today announced the launch of the wedding industry’s first Bridal Fitness Directory, www.healthy-bride.com. The directory was started by Christi Masi, an award-winning fitness trainer and founder of The Healthy Bride, a Seattle-based personal training and nutrition consultancy helping brides feel and look great on their wedding day. Designed for the bride and bridal fitness providers, the new site has information, workouts and information to suit all brides from the D-I-Y Bride, to the bride looking for support and encouragement from a Bridal Bootcamp ...
Urban Outfitters To Start A Wedding Brand
Aiming to maintain the growth that led to record 2009 sales and profit, Urban Outfitters Inc. yesterday disclosed plans to start another retail brand next year, this one aimed at the $60 billion wedding industry. The Philadelphia specialty retailer, whose Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie stores target an upscale clientele, said it planned to launch the as-yet-unnamed bridal business by Valentine's Day 2011, first online and later with a store opening. "We think this is going to be a meaningful business," Glen T. Senk, chief executive officer, told analysts yesterday while reviewing the company's 2009 earnings, which included record sales of $1.9 billion ...
Boston Bridal Show Was Hoax
At least 5,000 brides-to-be were jilted before ever reaching the altar - by the organizer of a weekend wedding extravaganza that cops said was scamming on their dreams. And bridal vendors took an even bigger hit, thinking they could showcase their services at the “Boston 411 Home and Bridal Show” at the Hynes Convention Center this weekend. Lavishly promoted on www.weddingwire.com, Facebook and Twitter, the show was a cleverly dressed-up sham, cops said. “Everything looked legit. We don’t know how many victims are out there. That’s the problem,” said Detective Steven Blair of the Boston Police Special Investigations Unit. “It was probably one ...
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Bridal Show Features Everything But The Nuptials
You have the ring and have set a date, but need to start planning the wedding. A local bridal show is set to feature all the help you may need. The Eighth Annual South Louisiana Bridal Show is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 7 at the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center, 346 Civic Center Blvd. Admission costs $5 at the door for adults and free for children under 12 with a paid adult. The show features... [Read more]
The Healthy Bride Launches First Bridal Fitness Directory
A directory for Fitness Focused Brides and Bridal Fitness Providers Seattle – March 4, 2010 – The Healthy Bride today announced the launch of the wedding industry’s first Bridal Fitness Directory, www.healthy-bride.com. The directory was started by Christi Masi, an award-winning fitness trainer and founder of The Healthy Bride, a Seattle-based personal training and nutrition consultancy helping... [Read more]
Urban Outfitters To Start A Wedding Brand
Aiming to maintain the growth that led to record 2009 sales and profit, Urban Outfitters Inc. yesterday disclosed plans to start another retail brand next year, this one aimed at the $60 billion wedding industry. The Philadelphia specialty retailer, whose Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie stores target an upscale clientele, said it planned to launch the as-yet-unnamed bridal business by Valentine’s... [Read more]
Boston Bridal Show Was Hoax
At least 5,000 brides-to-be were jilted before ever reaching the altar - by the organizer of a weekend wedding extravaganza that cops said was scamming on their dreams. And bridal vendors took an even bigger hit, thinking they could showcase their services at the “Boston 411 Home and Bridal Show” at the Hynes Convention Center this weekend. Lavishly promoted on www.weddingwire.com, Facebook and... [Read more]
Wedding Industry Statistics
Wedding Industry Statistics from The Knot In 2009, $28,385 was the average wedding budget in the US (not including the honeymoon) reflecting less than a 5% decrease from 2008. “As the economy continues to affect consumer spending, brides remain committed to planning a memorable event and are thoughtfully cutting back,” said Carley Roney, editor in chief of The Knot Inc. “Approximately... [Read more]
Cohabitation’s Popularity Up
The national marriage rate has decreased to nearly half of what it was in 1970, according to the National Marriage Project, a nonpartisan research initiative based at the University of Virginia. The national marriage rate has fallen from 76.5 marriages per 1,000 unmarried women 15 and older to 40.7 marriages in 2005, according to the group’s research. The economy and the fact that more couples decide... [Read more]
Wedding Experts Say Interest High Despite Bad Economy
By ADAM BENSON Millions of Americans are out of their jobs, homes and cars, but local industry insiders say there’s at least one certainty amidst the economic carnage. You can’t keep a good wedding down. “It’s kind of like one of those things where if people have the money, they’re going to spend it,” said Corrine Crocker-Luby, owner of the Glastonbury-based Corrine Weddings. “They know... [Read more]
Wedding Paper Divas Unveils Top Wedding Trends for 2010
Wedding Themes & Inspirations: Enchanted Forest: The spring bride of 2010 is inspired by the earthy (yet heavenly) feeling of an ethereal wedding. Soft, romantic elements and pastel tones are perfectly accented with fanciful details. Sweet Nostalgia: The “Mad Men”-obsessed bride-to-be is in love with 1950s and 1960s flair for her big day, gathering inspiration from refined-retro style,... [Read more]
Wedding Day Tips: Top Ten Details To Remember
By Cherie Johnson As a professional wedding photographer, I’ve seen my share of problem weddings that only add to the ever-present wedding stress. Planned improperly from the get-go, no one person is to blame, but the outcome is upsetting for everyone involved. Often, the bride’s face looks utterly uncomfortable in all the pictures thanks to mile-high heels, guests are kept waiting for... [Read more]
Non-Religious Wedding Business Set Up In Kendal
By Ian Boydon A BUSINESS has been created in Kendal to cater for non-religious couples looking to tie the knott. Inspirational Ceremonies has been established by Debra Jessett, of Kendal, who has been trained to conduct non-religious wedding ceremonies by the British Humanist Association. Humanism is a philosophy of life and ethics, based on a concern for humanity and the natural world. However,... [Read more]
Shorter Length Leads Wedding Dress Trends
By Karen Gram, Canwest News Service From his Seymour Street showroom, Vancouver couture and bridal designer Manuel Mendoza pulls out a gown he designed to illustrate a modern, whimsical approach to a bridal gown. It’s a strapless, satin, minidress with a stiff bird’s-nest style veil adorning the skirt. “It is almost like this is the hat,” says Mendoza pointing to the skirt... [Read more]
Tie the Knot in Style
This weekend’s show is one of two this spring in Visalia. The other, “A Wedding Style Soiree,” will be March 14. These shows give couples a chance to comparsion shop and to see what is popular in weddings, said Debbie Mancini, whose business Mancini Production Inc. sponsors “A Bridal Odyssey.” She said brides and wedding professionals are getting more creative than ever... [Read more]
Blue Ridge Bridal Show To Change The Wedding Industr
Blue Ridge Bridal Shows is on a mission to change the image of a traditional bridal show with a “Hi Tech Digital show” held at The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema (ADC) on Sunday, January 24, 2010 from 12-4 pm. This hi tech show is open to the public and will be held at ADC located at 181 Kernstown Commons Boulevard in Winchester, VA 22602. Admission to public is free.Brides are encouraged to register... [Read more]
Celebrate with a smaller wedding
The scaled-down weddings of last year are likely to continue as a trend this year, say industry experts, but that isn’t necessarily bad news. Lori Stephenson, owner of Chicago-based LOLA Event Productions, says less can be more. Stephenson says a guest list of 150 is now an average size as compared to 200-250 a few years ago. There is also a noticeable increase in guests turning down wedding... [Read more]
Frugal weddings a growing trend
By Margaret Fosmoe Tough economic times have affected all areas of American life, including wedding planning, some engaged couples and vendors said Sunday during the Bridal Spectacular at Century Center. Photographer Pat Brownewell, of Elkhart-based Brownewell Photography, said he’s noticed a trend in the last year or two toward bridal parties demanding rock-bottom rates. Brownewell said he... [Read more]
BridalTweet.com Is Now The First One-Stop Community That Helps Professionals Grow Their Wedding Businesses
NEW YORK, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ — BridalTweet.com today announced the launch of a new suite of recommended business services for wedding professionals. The online wedding community will now expand its focus by providing wedding vendors with various ways to optimize their wedding businesses within the growing wedding industry. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100111/NY34861) BridalTweet.com’s... [Read more]
Tammy Knows the Big Business of Weddings
AWARD-WINNING wedding planner Tammy Bateman says most people are unaware of the economic importance of the wedding industry to the Kempsey shire. The wedding industry was largely unaffected by the recent economic downturn, and brings in hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars to the Macleay Valley economy. Mrs Bateman’s company Red Jaffer, at South West Rocks, was honoured at the 2009 NSW... [Read more]
Couples Want Wedding Guests to Invest in Their Lives, Not Their Linens
January 5, 2010 — Gone are the days of registering for crystal and china that will only be used a couple of times a year. Instead, enter the era of the wish registry, and a chance for wedding guests to give newly married couples once in a lifetime experiences, a brighter future and a chance to live their life together to the fullest. Newly launched UponOurStar (www.uponourstar.com) is the industry’s... [Read more]
Wedding Gown Preservation Co. Receives National Production Facility Award
State-Of-The-Art Production Facility Recognized as “A Model of Industrial Production Efficiency” ENDICOTT, N.Y., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ — Endicott-based Wedding Gown Preservation Co. received national recognition last week for their state-of-the-art cleaning and preservation facility. American Drycleaner Magazine awarded them a Special Honor in the category of “Outstanding Production... [Read more]
Nashville Cleaner Saves Bride’s Wedding Dresses
Frayed, yellowed wedding gown? He saves them. By Juanita Cousins The Tennessean http://www.tennessean.com A second-generation wedding gown hung in a crowded closet for nearly three decades before daylight shined on its yellowing satin and champagne stains. Years before, a dry cleaner shredded the Chantilly lace on Cindy House’s gown, also worn by her mother in 1956. Then Surendra Kumar, owner of... [Read more]
