January 10, 2010
We’ve had hundreds of brides come to the show yesterday, and with them came KEZI and The Register-Guard!
Here’s the RG’s story in today’s Sunday paper
(Above: a shot from our Fashion Show, taken by Les of First Class Photography; models from & fashion show provided by Moonlight Talent)
A great blog story from Events By Heather Ham
KVAL’s coverage
(Photographer Richard Roman in his booth during the January Eugene 2010 Bridal Show; photo by Linda Fowler)
October 9, 2009
On Saturday and Sunday, all of the brides who came to our Salem Oregon Wedding Showcase were told as they walked through the doors that they were being given a complimentary 1-year subscription to Modern Bride magazine.
On Monday morning, we were as shocked as everyone else to learn that the publishing house responsible for Modern Bride was immediately ceasing print of that magazine title. Having seen how eager many of our brides were at the promise of receiving their free 1-year subscription,we were mortified to hear about this! However, after some further investigation, we’ve got good news.
Instead of receiving a 1-year subscription to Modern Bride, all of our brides who register at the show will receive a 1-year subscription to Brides magazine. We think this is actually a win-win for our bride — she’ll get still receive high-quality magazine subscription, and where Modern Bride only went to press every other month, Brides is a monthly publication!
September 9, 2009
Wedding deals combine as numbers align on 9-9-09
By OSKAR GARCIA, Associated Press Writer Oskar Garcia, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 27 mins ago
LAS VEGAS – Two years after Las Vegas chapels hit the wedding date jackpot with lucky sevens, it’s all eyes on the nines for 9-9-09.
Wedding officials in Sin City were preparing Wednesday for one of the busiest days of the year on a quirky date to get hitched — Sept. 9, 2009, or 9-9-09.
Jessica Skrutvold of Las Vegas said she and her husband-to-be Chad Lyons were expecting nine guests for their 9 p.m. wedding, which coincidentally celebrates her favorite number.
“The easiest day for my poor memory to remember was 9-9-09, and we’ve been doing everything last minute ever since,” said the 31-year-old who works for a local insurance agency. “It was easy, and both of us can remember it and never forget.”
Skrutvold said she called to book a chapel in March, and found the only open slots were for 8:30 or 9 that night.
“We took the most obvious choice,” she said.
Nine couples were to marry at the Madame Tussauds wax museum on the Las Vegas Strip at 9:09 a.m., while 99 more were waiting until 9:09 p.m. for a shared ceremony in the observation deck at the Stratosphere Tower. Each paid $99 for their wedding package.
Chapel of the Flowers spokeswoman Whitney Lloyd said the chapel booked 70 ceremonies for Wednesday, compared with 12 on Sept. 9 last year. She said three 9 a.m. slots were booked at least one year ago — an eternity by Las Vegas standards.
“Grooms love it, because they’ll definitely remember their wedding day,” Lloyd said.
Employees normally off on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the marriage services division of the Clark County clerk’s office were called in to help quickly distribute licenses, Marriage Services Supervisor Cheryl Vernon said.
Vernon said 418 marriage licenses were issued Monday and another 416 were issued Tuesday by mid-afternoon, with the bureau staying open until midnight. The bureau issues an average of about 260 licenses per day.
While Wednesday was shaping up to be a busy wedding day, officials didn’t think it would be as lucrative as July 7 two years ago or Aug. 8 last year, as weddings have declined for Sin City since 2004.
Couples often are surprised to find a line when they arrive at the bureau intending to marry on a quirky day, Vernon said.
“They think that the number combinations, that they’re the only ones that thought of it,” she said. “They’re always surprised.”
Nevada law allows couples to get their marriage license and wed on the same day, though the documents remain valid for 10 days after they are first issued.
In Hollywood, the day became lucky for at least nine couples who won a 99 Cents Only Stores promotion in which they paid only 99 cents to be wed in the company’s Hollywood store on 9-9-09. For their 99 cents, the nine lucky brides received wedding gowns made out of T-shirts, table cloths and other items sold at 99 Cent stores.
After exchanging their vows in Aisle 9, the brides and their husbands were to be treated to a reception inside the store. They were also being awarded honeymoon packages worth a good deal more than 99 cents, including a stay at a fancy hotel, dinner at an upscale restaurant and professional wedding photos.
August 20, 2009
Our friends at The Bridal Gallery in downtown Salem are holding a Summer Sizzle gown sale — and you’ve only weeks left to take advantage of this great opportunity, with many of the Gallery’s stock gowns up to 50% off!
June 15, 2009
According to a recent Associated Press poll, the part of your wedding your guests like the least is the receiving line! And what guests like the most? Watching your wedding ceremony, following by enjoying the music and dancing, seeing the bride in her gown, the toasts and speechifying, the cutting-of-the-cake hi-jinks, and old traditional elements like the tossing of the bouquet and of the garter.
According to this poll, your female guests will most enjoy the ceremony and seeing you in your gown, while your male guests are just waiting to get at the food you’ll be serving at your reception. Your gals at the wedding least appreciate the receiving line… while the guys? The poll’s most surprising finding is that the least favorite wedding element for the guys is seeing the bridesmaid’s dresses!
June 2, 2009
Here’s a fabulous story about one brave bride! Reprinting here from the source at the Connecticut Post.
Bride saves family from burning house
By Daniel Tepfer, Staff Writer, Connecticut Post
Updated: 06/01/2009 12:56:11 AM EDT
BRIDGEPORT — A North End family was trapped in their home Sunday, flames licking at the walls when suddenly their savior appeared, charging through the thick curtain of smoke in a wedding dress.
Later, the Eitelberg family sat huddled on a lawn across the street from their West McKinley Avenue colonial as firefighters blasted water into the blackened remains of their home. They lamented the loss of their two-story house, but were happy that they and their pets had been spirited to freedom.
A short distance away their rescuer, Georgette Clemons, of Bridgeport, was surrounded by her wedding entourage as she neatly folded her blackened and stained wedding dress.
“It’s been an eventful day,” she said matter of factly.
Shortly before 5:30 Sunday evening, Clemons, formerly Georgette Fogary, had just been married to Charles Clemons and was being driven from Testo’s restaurant where the reception was held when she spotted smoke coming from the Eitelberg’s home.
Hanifah Bost, who was driving the car, said Clemons suddenly yelled, “Stop the car, stop the car.”
“There was smoke coming from this house and as soon as I stopped the car, Georgette got out in her wedding dress and ran toward the front door.” She said Clemons ran through the smoke into the house and she ran after her.
“I don’t know what she was thinking, she had just got married,” Bost said.
Clemons said she saw flames on the outside of the house and yelled for the occupants to get out. She said she could see someone inside and when they didn’t come out, she ran in to get them.”The woman was yelling about her animals and didn’t want to get out so I had to pull her out,” Clemons said.
The occupants, including two dogs and two ferrets, out safely, Clemons then ran next door to warn the neighbors of the fire.
“My shoes got messed up, but what are you going to do?” Clemons said later. “At least the people are OK.” Firefighters arrived as a thick blanket of smoke covered the neighborhood. Residents, who had come out of their homes to see the fire, ran back covering their faces from the smoke.
“I smelled smoke and then in two seconds the whole place was up in smoke,” said neighbor, Sean O’Regan. “It was unreal.”
“There was smoke at first and then flames erupted,” added Jim O’Donnell.
Assistant Fire Chief Christopher Martin said when firefighters arrived flames were shooting out of the second-floor windows.
“The right side of the house appears to have total damage. The people were out when we arrived, and fortunately there were no injuries,” he said.
Martin said it appears the fire started in the rear of the house, but the Eitelbergs did not know what started it.
Georgette Clemons
