Sneak Peek Photos From “Staycee’s Dream Wedding”

Visit some of the “Staycee’s” cast members this weekend at the Fort Wayne Bridal Spectacular at the Memorial Coliseum. Tickets will be available this weekend (1-2-10 and 1-3-10) at the Wedding Connection booth and from any Wedding Connection member.

Be a part of the dinner-theater bridal experience on 2-26-10 at Ceruti’s Summit Park in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Can’t get to the Fort Wayne Bridal Spectacular, tickets are also available by calling 260.207.2000 or from any Wedding Connection member. Seating is limited so reserve your seat today!!

Nexion Recognizes Agents, Suppliers with Annual Awards

From K&S Travel

Each year Nexion® recognizes both agents and suppliers who have excelled at providing outstanding service and obtaining record sales. At its recent annual member conference, CoNexion 2009, held October 1-3 in Irvine, California, Nexion General Manager Jackie Friedman recognized 30 travel professionals and 11 supplier partners for outstanding contributions.

At Nexion, the Circle of Excellence winners each year are recognized for selling at least $750,000 in combined air, cruise and tour business with at least $250,000 of that in leisure sales, between September 1, 2008, and August 31, 2009. This year, 16 of Nexion’s agents reached that goal. They are:

Karen Bushell of TravelPass in Boynton Beach, Florida
Kim Caudill of K&S Travel, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kim Dietz of Celebrity Travel in Edmond, Oklahoma
Paige Evans of Tailored Travel in Omaha, Nebraska
Becky Jones of Becky Jones Travel in San Antonio, Texas
Irina Kogut of Mr. Iberostar in Northbrook, Illinois
Steve Lincoln of Lincoln Travel in Bridgewater, Virginia
Carolyn McDaniel of My Travel at Midtown in Opelika, Alabama
Melanie McCormick of Travel Advisors in Salisbury, Maryland
Clay Nottrodt of Priority Travel in Birmingham, Alabama
Yana Schleyner of Igor & Company in Vernon Hills, Illinois
Gretchen Smith of G&G Travel in Graham, Texas
Linda Smith of The Travel Merchant in Carlsbad, California
Yuri Smolyansky of Mr. Iberostar in Northbrook, Illiinois
Jayne Snowden of Unlimited Travel & Cruises in Florence, South Carolina
Janice Standal of Island Oasis Travel in Belleville, Illinois
Elgine Vaughn of All About Travel Three Rivers in Three Rivers, Michigan
Travis Wilson of All About Travel in Louisville, Kentucky

Sandals & Beaches Nights Rescheduled for January 12, 2010

From K&S Travel

UPDATE ON DATE CHANGE

Due to the extreme amount of snow in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Thursday, January 7, 2010, the January Sandals and Beaches Night is rescheduled. Be sure to reserve your spot for Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Same time…same location… keep reading for all of the details below!!

Join us at a Sandals and Beaches Night!         

                      
     You are invited for an evening of food, fun, prizes, and INCENTIVES!
Join Kim Caudill and Sandals/Beaches Representative, Trish Hartlage for an fun informative evening. Get all your questions answered by the experts!
  

Sandals & Beaches Nights
Tuesday January 12, 2010
RSVP 24 hours Prior to Event
Presentation begins at 6:00pm

Bagel Station
3009 E. State Blvd
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805

If you attend the above Caribbean night, you will receive a $250 Spa Credit for any Sandals or Beaches vacation reserved *
               Must book within 14 days of the event attended and book concierge level or higher to qualify.  Offer may be withdrawn without notice. Registration required to qualify. All resorts are applicable for the resort credit (not applicable Grand Pineapple Resorts and Royal Plantation Collection) and are subject to change without prior notice.

Additional dates in the future  For 2010: February 6th, March 9th

Mark Your Calendar for the Upcoming Fort Wayne Bridal Spectacular

Newly engaged or already planning your dream wedding? The Fort Wayne Bridal Spectacular is right around the corner on January 2^nd and 3^rd. Many of the Wedding Connection members will be on site during this two-day bridal event. To get your wedding planning started, be sure to stop by and talk to Berghoff Sound (Pro DJ Now), Ceruti’s Catering, LC Media, Elegant Cakes by Carolyn, Picture Perfect Photography, One of a Kind Events, The Wedding Place, The Monogram Shoppe, Orchard Ridge Country Club, and K&S Travel.

 

The New York-style runway fashion show is at 2pm Saturday with an encore presentation on Sunday at 2pm. The Wedding Place will be featuring totally hot styles from new designers for bridal gowns, bridesmaids dresses, and other wedding party attire. One of a Kind Events will feature a lovely selection of creative and unique bridal bouquets and other wedding flowers, and Megasound will be on hand for all the MC work and runway soundtrack.

 

Be sure to stop by the Wedding Connection booth to purchase your tickets for the upcoming “Staycee’s Dream Wedding” dinner-theater production.

 

 

 

The Ft. Wayne Bridal Spectacular is held at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum at 4000 Parnell Avenue in Fort Wayne. Tickets are available at the door.

Fort Wayne October 2009 Bridal Spectacular

Fort Wayne Bridal Spectacular Runway Show from Lance Clark on Vimeo.

Several of the Wedding Connection members took part in the most recent Fort Wayne Bridal Spectacular. Lance Clark from LC Media took some awesome video coverage of the Fashion show. Check it out for yourself with fashions from the Wedding Place, flowers by One of a Kind Events, and MC commentary from Megasound. Hope that you enjoy it as much as we did creating a wonderful runway experience for all attending brides and grooms. Thank you Lance for a great visual display.

2010 Wedding Connection Board Named

The votes are in and the November meeting brought the announcement of the 2010 Wedding Connection Board of Directors. The board term runs from January – December 2010.

 

Congratulations to the 2010 Wedding Connection Officers!

President – June Hoffman of Megasound

Vice President – Dawn Quick of the Wedding Place

Secretary – Linda Maggert of One of a Kind Events

Treasurer – Sara Keltsch of the Monogram Shoppe

Membership Director – Kim Caudill of K&S Travel

 

 

 

 

 

Monogram Shoppe Featured in “Keeping Dollars at Home”

from the Monogram Shoppe

Sara Keltsch, owner of the Monogram Shoppe in Covington Plaza was featured this week as part of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette’s “Keeping Dollars at Home” editorial. The Monogram Shoppe (as well as other wedding professionals) is a local supporter of the 3/50 Project.

 

The article shares the initiatives concept of consumers shopping their local “brick and mortar” stores in an effort to keep dollars in their communities (in turn putting more monies into the local economies and keeping more businesses open).

 

Check out the link to read the whole Journal Gazette article.