Celebrate with the Wedding Place on September 12, 2009

Mark your calendar to stop by the Wedding Place on Saturday, September 12, 2009!

Enjoy the 45^th anniversary celebration all day long (10am-4pm) with awesome specials, refreshments, cake by Elegant Cakes by Carolyn, and much more.

 

Be sure to sign up for the anniversary gift basket.

 

Look for the open-air tent for an amazing runway style show at 12:30pm.

Music - mix featured courtesy of Erik Michaels of Megasound

 

The 45^th Anniversary Celebration specials include:

  

-Free veil (up to a $200 value) with your special ordered bridal gown

-All in stock bridal gowns 50% off

-All in stock veils and headpieces 20% off

-All in stock jewelry 15% off

-All in stock shoes 10% off

 

Offers only valid on new sales on 9-12-09 and cannot be combined with any other offers.

 

Call 260-482-1250 for more details or stop by the salon (4618 Speedway Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana) during regular store hours (Monday - Thursday noon-7:00pm, Friday 11:00-5:00pm, and Saturday 10:00-4:00pm).

August 8, 2009 Social Occasion and Mother’s Gown Finale

 

The Wedding Place rounds out their weeklong truck show tomorrow (Saturday, August 8, 2009). The Social Occasion and Mother’s Gown trunk show finale is 10am-4pm and will feature the latest gowns and dresses from both the Montage and Montage Boutique lines. Get ready for the upcoming holiday events or that special wedding on one spectacular day. Call 260-482-1250 to make your appointment today! Walk-ins are welcome in case you have a busy schedule.

For a sneak-peek into this wonderful collection, check out the MCBridals website. These are gorgeous gowns, wonderfully, rich fabrics, and some even feature elegant lace and beading. Please join us for this most fantastic week at the Wedding Place (4618 Speedway Drive in Fort Wayne, Indiana 46818).

 

 

Covington Plaza is the Place to be for Wedding Knowledge on April 25, 2009

 

Many wedding professionals as well as Wedding Connection members will be on site to help you with your wedding planning at the Covington Plaza Wedding Walk.  Saturday, April 25th from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., the plaza invites brides, grooms, mothers and bridal party members to stroll the plaza to gain ideas for their upcoming nuptials.

 

“The plaza is filled with stores and shops that are filled with bridal items” according to Shelli Young, Property Manager of Covington Plaza.  Many of the shops are holding special events that day to aid with the planning.  Jophiel is holding a Mother of the Bride fashion show at 11:00 a.m. and Mitchell Books will have a book signing at 2:00 p.m. by Michael Essany, author of “Groomology 101: How to avoid Brideszilla”. The Monogram Shoppe is holding a Trunk Show to showcase all of the options for Bridesmaids and Groomsmen’s gifts.

 

While walking the plaza, you will find wonderful ideas for you all aspects of your wedding. Even Senator Lugar’s office has prepared a booklet outlining all the things you need to do after the big day.

 

Many of the shops are offering specials and door prized that day.  Covington Plaza will be drawing for a $100 gift card to be used at any of the participating shops.  Each Bride will receive a card when they register. As you enjoy Covington Plaza, you will get your card stamped at each store and then leave them at the last shop to be entered in the drawing.

 

The Covington Plaza Wedding Walk will also feature some other wedding venders as well. Be sure to check out these Wedding Connection members to get more of your planning questions answered. Ceruti’s Catering, Elegant Cakes by Carolyn, Megasound, and the Wedding Place will be able to help you with your wedding planning stress.

 

It should be a fun day for all brides and grooms. Bring you wedding questions to Covington Plaza and get all of your answers on Saturday, April 25, 2009. See you there.

Something Old, Something New - Celebrating Wedding Traditions

The Wedding Place is honored to present “Something Old, Something New”

Saturday, April 18, 2009 from noon-5pm
Location: 4618 Speedway Drive

Brides and Mothers join us as we celebrate wedding traditions. Free flowers to any mother of the wedding who brings a copy of her wedding photo for our collection! A Mother’s gown trunk show by Catrina for Jordan Fashions will highlight the day.

Brides … be inspired by today’s fashion and style to create your own wedding traditions of tomorrow. Tasty treats, surprises and special prices!

Visit our website for more details as this unique day.

Flower Girls in Action at “Mini Maid Day”

Mini-Maid Day is March 28, 2009

The Wedding Place is hosting “Mini Maid Day”

Saturday, March 28, 2009 10am-5pm
4618 Speedway Drive Fort Wayne, IN

Why should the big girls have all the fun?

Join us for this first time ever special event with your flower girl! A trunk show of darling flower girl gowns by Sweet Beginnings. See the entire collection and let her try them on.

Fashion, fun and flowers for the littlest member of your wedding party! Flowers by One of a Kind Events. Girly-girl music from Megasound. Goodies and special surprises too!

Visit the Wedding Place website  for more information.

10th Semi-Annual Veil & Headpiece Extravaganza

Title: 10th Semi-Annual Veil & HEadpiece Extravaganza
Location: 4618 Speedway Drive
Link out: Click here
Description: Take that trial run to your wedding day look. Have your hair and makeup done by professionals and choose from a vast selection of dazzling headpieces and dramatic veils all at special prices. Hors d’ oeuvres will be served. Special gift bags for the bride. Floral designs by One of A Kind Events, Music by Megasound. Appointments and tickets required (260) 482-1250 www.weddingplacebridal.com
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-03-14
End Time: 05:00

Helpful Tips on Selecting Your Wedding Jewelry

 

By Judy Gaulden of Photo Artistry by Judy

Your wedding day is your “Special Day” and must receive the attention it deserves from the big decisions down to the smaller details. Selecting your wedding jewelry is important for that perfectly gorgeous look you desire for both yourself as well as for your maid of  honor, bridesmaids, flower girls and Mothers. I’d like to offer a few tips in making the choice of the perfect wedding day jewelry a bit less confusing.

The first determining factor is what your choices have been for both your wedding gown as well as for the bridesmaids attire. Your jewelry choices should be based upon what the style of the day will be.

The second factor to consider is your wedding theme and color. Sometimes, just the wedding color is enough to make the selection, but themed weddings are very popular and if you look, you will find bridal jewelry and bridesmaid jewelry that coordinates with that theme.  For instance, if you were planning a very elegant wedding your choices will be much different than if your wedding will have more of a casual theme. Another thing to keep in mind is the type of jewelry that you are comfortable wearing…..do  you prefer more tiny, dainty pieces or do you love a more chunky look.  One rule of thumb is that a very elaborate wedding gown will probably look best with a less elaborate style of jewelry so that it does not over-power the gown. If you have chosen a gown that is a bit more simple you may wish to choose jewelry pieces with more sparkle and pizazz. Whatever you choose make sure that everything compliments your beautiful wedding gown.

Crystal jewelry is very fitting for a wedding. Beautiful Sawarovski or Austrian crystal sets of necklace, bracelet and earrings are always a favorite. Crystal sets are available in numerous colors and shades and should of course coordinate with your bridal attire. One of the most beautiful looks is a simple strand of clear Swarovski crystals, always an elegant favorite when paired with Swarovski earrings and perhaps a bracelet. For a more classic, traditional look a bride can never go wrong with pearls. Today there are pearls in all colors of the rainbow and all shades from the whitest white to many shades of ivory and the darker champagne shades. One other option would be a combination of crystal and pearl which make a lovely choice as well.

Many brides choose to purchase jewelry for their bridesmaids as thank you gifts.  The brides jewelry should be chosen first as the jewelry her maids wear should always compliment the beautiful jewelry she has chosen for herself. A popular trend today is for the bride and her wedding party to all wear   Swarovski crystal necklaces intertwined with crystals or pearls chosen from the wedding colors.

Jewelry for the Mothers should also coordinate with the look of the day and be chosen according to the gown each Mother will be wearing. Everything from the very traditional pearl jewelry to a more eclectic, artsy look is currently in style. Again, making sure that the entire ensemble fits well together.

So with these points in mind……Happy Jewelry Shopping…….there are many types of stores to purchase your prefect wedding day jewelry. You may wish to shop at your bridal salon, your favorite Mall store or from private boutiques where you will find beautiful “one of a kind” pieces. The choices are many but with a little searching you will find those “just perfect” pieces to beautifully compliment your wedding gown and put the sparkle in your wedding day.

The Exciting 2nd Annual Bridal Extravaganza is Right Around the Wedding Planning Corner

The Fort Wayne Wedding Magazine announced that their Bridal Extravaganza boasts over 90 bridal vendors. Many Wedding Connection members will be on site as well next Sunday, February 22, 2009 to assist you with your wedding planning needs and questions. The show will be from noon-4pm at the Grand Wayne Center in downtown Fort Wayne.

Be sure to stop by the Wedding Connection booth to register to win a $50 gift certificate good off any member’s services/products for your wedding. Bring your wedding planning questions to the booth as well and “Ask the Experts.”

Many Wedding Connection members will have their own booths at this exciting bridal event. Be sure that you look for the Wedding Connection logo. Many members are having drawings for free prizes (including gift certificates and even a free pair of bride shoes) so don’t hesitate to register for all of these great offers.

Make your way to center stage at 2:45pm for the ultimate in fashion shows. This runway extravaganza is produced by the Wedding Connection’s own Dawn Quick of the Wedding Place. You will get to see the latest in bridal gowns, bridesmaids dresses, tuxedos and more from some of Fort Wayne’s best wedding appearal shops. The fashion show music selections will be provided by Megasound.

You can get your tickets in advance from Fort Wayne Newspapers (600 W. Main Street) or their on-line site for only $10. You can also get advance tickets at the Wedding Place (4618 Speedway Drive at the Bridal Plaza) and the Monogram Shoppe (6410 W. Jefferson Blvd in Covington Plaza). Tickets are $12 the day of the show.

Each bride will receive a new Fort Wayne Wedding planning binder and the first 250 brides through the door will get a special tote bag.

See you on the 22nd!

These Shoes are Made for Walking Down the Aisle

Fort Wayne brides, bridesmaids, and mothers have asked and the Wedding Place listened. The Wedding Place is pleased to announce that next week, they will offer custom-dyed shoes for weddings and all formal occasions. They will include in a wide variety of styles and will feature on-site custom matching on-site.

Cindy Larson of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel featured the Wedding Place and their new service announcement in her Friday “In the Bag” column. Congratulations to the Wedding Place on their new wedding addition.

Why Stay Away From “Copy Cat” Wedding Gowns?

 

 

by Dawn Quick of The Wedding Place

There they are….. all over the internet….they are photographs of gorgeous wedding gowns offered at fraction of the prices that you have just seen in your favorite bridal salon. What is the difference? Is the bridal store just charging too much? Sometimes the photographs are the same as you’ve seen on the designer’s web page. What could be the problem in ordering in the comfort of your own home? What’s really going on here?

OK, here’s the not so pretty part of wedding gowns. Someone in China has illegally copied a designers photo to their web site. The site promises you a dress that looks like the one you fell in love with at your bridal shop, all at tremendous savings, sometimes hundreds of dollars. You’re looking for any corner to cut the costs of your wedding, what do you have to loose? After all, the web page says that you can return it if you don’t like it.

Ok, you’ve given them your credit card information and paid in full to place your order. Weeks go by and your gown arrives. You open the box and the wrinkled item in there bears little resemblance to the gorgeous gown you saw that the real manufacturer made. It doesn’t fit and the fabric isn’t even suitable for one of those yard flags. You have $400 tied up in a gown that you’d never wear! You could return it and hope they return your money, you could sell it to another unsuspecting soul online and you probably could only get $100 for it, if you’re lucky!

Another scenario could also happen here. This could be a big bridal store somewhere selling you the original gown. What could be the problem then? Well, the site may be gone after you give them your credit card information. Even it the site is still there, that doesn’t mean you’ll get your dream gown. The real manufacturer may have found out what they are doing and closed their account. (Real bridal manufacturers don’t look kindly on these practices and have requirements of what kind of stores can represent their merchandise and none of them approve of selling wedding gowns or bridesmaids gowns on the internet!) Now you are out the money and still have no dress that you’d wear for one of the most important days of your life!

If you’re lucky, you get your money back…that’s if you’re lucky. You’re still out the time you waited for this treasure. Now you have to buy a real gown at a real store. Now you may have wasted enough time that you’ll get the chance to pay a rush fee. So much for saving money!

But, how should have know this could happen to you? You’ve never shopped for a wedding gown before. Since you’re reading this article, that shows that you want to take the time to do your research. That’s step one! You do research when you buy a car or a house or any other major purchase. You should do this on your wedding plans too. The internet is a great place to do some wedding “looking for ideas.” There are all kind of photos and things with just the click of a mouse! When you are ready to make a purchase, go to the professionals. It will cost you less in the long run!

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