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Last Wednesday we had a wonderful wedding guild luncheon with fellow industry leaders. We hosted the event at Sheraton Uptown and over 50 wedding businesses attended. In addition, we invited local brides to come and share with us their wedding planning experiences. What a great way to network, share wedding experiences, and find out from local brides how we can improve our services to our clients.
A special thanks to the following:
Classic Party Rentals- Provided us with linens and chairs
Sandi Ludescher- Provided us with her beautiful harp music
Sheraton Uptown- Provided us with the venue, food and centerpieces
Fizelwink Photography- Provided photography
A Personalized Affair- Provided us with all the beautiful centerpieces
E Designs Confection Buffet- Brought the chocolate box samples
All photos courtesy of Fizelwink Photography
A special thanks to all the businesses that brought gifts for the brides. They include:
ABC Cake Shop
Albuquerque Florist
Awakened Weddings
Buca di Beppo
Cities of Gold
Consuelo Pineda Photography
E Designs Confection Buffet
Elva Marie’s Fine Paper
Just Wanna Dance
Lizelle Travel
Lose Weight, Feel Great
Perfect Image
Rio Sandia Morgans Carriage Service
Sandi Ludescher, Ya Gotta Have Harp
Sandia Casino
Sonya Cogan Photography
Tomorrow, we are hosting our Albuquerque Wedding Guild luncheon. This is a quarterly luncheon that we host to bring together local businesses to share ideas, network, and learn how to improve our businesses to better serve our current brides. At this particular luncheon, we have asked recently engaged couples to come share their wedding planning experience with us…and we’re very excited to hear what they have to say!
If you’re a local business marketing for weddings come join us! If you’re engaged and want to come share with us, then head on over! All of our guest couples will receive gift boxes filled with free gifts, samples, coupons, and gift certificates and they will also have lunch on us – as our way of saying thanks.
Date: Wednesday, July 22nd
Location: Sheraton Uptown (Menaul & Louisiana)
Time: 11:30-1:00pm
We will post photos and details of the luncheon shortly after. So stay tuned…
Be our lucky winner and win fabulous prizes from local wedding businesses for your upcoming wedding! Register here for the chance to win.
Photo by Modern Tomes Photography
Pictured above are I Do Giveaway Crew’s previous winners. Angelica Martinez & Antonio Sierra plan to be married on September 19,2009.
Before you book your honeymoon, review these tips to prepare for travel.
- Know what kind of documentation is required (passports, birth certificates, etc.).
Photo by Fort Mill Photography
- Review your vacation insurance policy (we highly recommend this coverage).
- Review the current TSA guidelines for carry-ons and checked baggage. Confirm with your agent any applicable charges for checked baggage.
- Attach a luggage grabber or other brightly colored item on the handle of your baggage to help with retrieval at the luggage carousel. Always have baggage tags with your full address and a contact number.
- Do research on the area you are visiting there are website that offer coupons for local eateries, shopping, etc.
- Make a list of items you wish to take this will save a ton of time and aggravation.
As they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Taking care of the small details will make your honeymoon travel less stressful for you both so you can concentrate on what is really important . . . the two of you!
Our Save the Date magnets for the Great Diamond Dash Bridal Show in October will be mailed out shortly!
Register here, to receive your FREE copy of the newest Perfect Wedding Guide magazine and a Save the Date magnet.
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At perfectweddingguide.com you can click, view and print money-saving coupons on everything you need for your big day. You’ll find great deals on wedding gowns, florists, photographers and more!
Below are some photographs taken at the Santa Fe Wedding Guild Luncheon at the La Fonda Hotel on June 30, 2009. All photographs are courtesy of Ginger Russell Photography.
We are proud to announce our continued involvement with the New Mexico Dream Giveaway. Click here to view a slideshow of the 2009 New Mexico Dream Wedding. The Video was done by Jim Gross of Carousel of Music.
On Tuesday, we had a wonderful wedding guild luncheon with fellow industry leaders. We hosted the event at the La Fonda on the Plaza and invited over 50 wedding businesses to attend. What a great way to network, share wedding experiences, and find out from a Santa Fe local bride how we can improve our services to our clients.
A Special Thanks to the Following:
- Classic Party Rentals provided us with linens and chairs
- Sandi Ludescher provided entertainment
- La Fonda on the Plaza provided us with the venue, food and centerpieces
- Ginger Russell Photography took photos of the luncheon
- Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio – Santa Fe provided beauty samples
- Deanna Galleguillos Chocolatier provided handmade chocolate truffles
Stay tuned for photos of the luncheon, we will be adding them shortly!
