Bride’s Choice - Bridal Academy Session March 18, 2010

Join the Bridal Academy Sponsors for the exciting March Session of Bridal Academy on Thursday, March 18, 2010. This event will be “Bride’s Choice” and that means that any and all bridal questions will be entertained and answered.

Bridal Tour a Success!

The Bridal Academy Sponsors (The Wedding Place, The Monogram Shoppe, and Megasound) featured the very first “Bridal Academy Tour” on February 28^th. A big “thank you” to all of the 2010 and 2011 brides and their guests for being part of the this inaugural event. The best part is that the tour  was chock-full with bridal education, store tours, sweet treats and lunch, and a limo journey thru Downtown Fort Wayne.

 

The event was an enormous success with brides already asking the next tour dates. This sensational time was made possible with  help  from many Bridal Academy Supporters including the New Shoe of a Different Color, Club Car Limo, One of a Kind Events , Andy Pauquette Photography, Fort Wayne Chocolate Fountain, Elegant Cakes by Carolyn, Lillian Rose, Hampton Inn FW-Southwest, Merle Norman, Bob Mutton Rental, and Orchard Ridge Country Club. The brides certainly enjoyed wedding planning seminars, sweet delights, helpful wedding-prep literature, awesome bridal bags full of special gifts, and much more.

 

Due to the demand for an encore tour, the Sponsors are working on the next Bridal Academy Tour for 2010. Details will be available as soon as the date and plans are finalized. Check out the Bridal Academy site at www.bridalacademyfw.blogspot.com for information on this upcoming tour event as well as the next two spring 2010 sessions of Bridal Academy (for 3-18-10 entitled “Brides Choice” and the “don’t miss” wrap up on 4-8-10 titled “Bridal Pampering”).

 

More photos are available at the Bridal Academy Fort Wayne Facebook fan-page. Become a fan today!!

Staycee’s Dream Wedding Cancelled

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Due to circumstances beyond our control, “Staycee’s Dream Wedding” event has been cancelled. Thank you to all of Wedding Connection supporters as well as Bower North Productions, Tradeshow Productions, and many others. Please direct any questions to 260.402.1533.

Fort Wayne Bridal Extravaganza 2-21-10

Mark your calendar for the 3rd Fort Wayne Bridal Extravaganza on Sunday, February 21, 2010. The Bridal Extravaganza will be held at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana from 12pm-4pm. Many of the Wedding Connection members will be on site to assist you with your wedding planning needs. Tickets are available at the door. More details to come.

“Staycee’s Actors Spotted at the Bridal Spectacular

Actors from “Staycee’s Dream Wedding” were on hand this past weekend at the Fort Wayne Bridal Spectacular at the Memorial Coliseum. Thank you to Bower North Productions for coordinating the actors appearance during the bridal show and the intro to the runway fashion shows.

“Staycee’s Dream Wedding” is a cool mixture of an interactive play, wonderful food, wedding solutions, and a cash bar. “Staycee’s Dream Wedding” brings together the brilliant talents of actors from Bowers North Productions and the experienced professionals of the Fort Wayne Wedding Connection. This fusion of entertainment, wedding knowledge, and food gives Fort Wayne brides, grooms, their parents, and wedding party members the opportunity to bring joy back into their own wedding planning as well as learning what NOT to do at weddings and positive options on what will work at weddings.

 

Arrive a little early on February 26th and be a part of the impromptu bachelor party. The real fun starts promptly at 6pm with a concoction of laughter, folly, and frivolity at the pre-ceremony mixer. Meet the family and friends of the blushing bride Staycee and the nerdy groom Norbert. Then hold on to your seat as the bumpy road down the prenuptial aisle is filled with laughter and antics.  As the comical reception rounds out the evening, enjoy culinary creations and sugary masterpieces followed by one-on-one time with real wedding professionals. “Staycee’s Dream Wedding” will fold around you and your family and friends so be prepared to join in the excitement of the evening.

“Staycee’s Dream Wedding” hits the “aisle” Friday, February 26, 2010 at Ceruti’s Summit Park. Tickets are available from any Wedding Connection member or by calling 260.207.2000.

Elegant Cakes by Carolyn Featured in Journal Gazette

During this past weekend Fort Wayne Bridal Extravaganza, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette featured a photo including Carolyn Pruden and her cakes. Delicious works of art in themselves, Carolyn offers wedding cakes, groom’s cakes, bridal shower cakes, and sugar-free and gluten-free cake options. For more photos and information on all that Elegant Cakes by Carolyn offers, check out her website.

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

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

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding Place Staff Attends from Seminar

News Release from the Wedding Place

Dawn Quick owner of The Wedding Place and her manager, Tesia Lapp attended a Wedding Professional Seminar at Amelishan Bridal in Huburtus, WI on November 8 & 9th.

 

The seminar was conducted by Steve Lang, CEO of Mon Cheri’ Bridal. Sunday’s topics included identifying the needs of the bridal customer and how to fill them. Steve Lang also talked on being a “Wedding Professional”. On Monday, Martin Thornburg, designer for Mon Cheri, discussed fabric quality, laces, beading, as well as design of gowns and time frame from paper to completion. Attendees saw photos of the factories in China and an overview of how bridal gowns are designed, created and embellished.

As buyers, sellers and consumers the information presented to the shop owners and employees will make them more knowledgeable as they purchase stock for their stores and boutiques. Those in attendance were invited to discuss alteration problems that could be addressed in the design stages as well as in the field.

 

The concept of this kind of seminar was initiated by MBBA (Midwest Bridal Buyers Association) three years ago. Each year the topic is different and attracts many shop owners and seamstresses from across the Midwest. This year was the best attended because of the opportunity to discuss design and weddings with a major company’s owner and one if its designers.

 

The seminar was attended by 13 stores and 80 individuals; owners, employees and seamstresses. All the attending stores are members of MBBA, Bridal Industry Professionals. Attendees were from Iowa, Minnesota, Indian, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Nebraska.

 

The Midwest Bridal Buyers Association (MBBA) was created 27 years ago.  Dawn Quick of The Wedding Place in Fort Wayne, Indian serves as the current president of this professional wedding organization.

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