Food Brought to us by Sugar Mountain Catering

We are proud to have food brought to us by Sugar Mountain Catering. Thanks David and Jennifer.

David and Jennifer were great as they were able to offer a custom menu (that included some very unique asian dishes) which no other caterer in town could really do with confidence.

Pumpkin Patch Pre-Wedding Photos are Here

Below are some of our very best pre-wedding photos from the pumpkin patch shoot.

Peter, our photographer for the morning was FANTASTIC. Him and his wife went out of their way to make the day great. Not only that, post photo shoot they provided us with personalized photo albums containing most of the photos in black and white, and a CD of all the shots in a fancy packaged box. Thank you so much Peter, you really made this shoot FABULOUS.

I highly recommend Peter for your pre-wedding, trash the dress, or day of wedding photography. You can reach him at 778-885-4807 or ps73@telus.net.

Tease - Pumpkin Patch Fall Engagement Photo

Hey All

Our Pumpkin Patch Fall Engagement Photo Shoot went great. The weather held out for us, Peter and Ritu were great spots treading through the mud at the patch. Here is a photo to give you an idea of Peter and Ritu's great work. Stay tuned for more!

Piano Playing Services by Elaine Joe of Encore Productions

Thank you to Elaine Joe for offering to play the piano on our special day! It will be music to our ears :)

Please Welcome Jamie as our Wedding Coordinator

Thank you Jamie for offering your professional Wedding Coordinator services for our special day! We are sure to make it a blast! Granville Island will rock!

Thank You to Caddy's Mobile Music

Thank you to Caddy's Mobile Music for offering DJ Services. We are excited and looking forward to working with you.

You can reach Dave at - 604 468-1548

Trash the Dress Photographer Locked Down

Thank you to NUTTYMUFFIN and RUHART Photography for sponsoring a funky photo opportunity.

See us on www.trashthedress.com

Engagement Photographer Secured

Good news, we have had a great response so far to our idea and have secured a photographer. Keep the referrals coming. Thank you Butterfly Photography. Stay tuned for our engagement photos!

Sponsored Wedding Supplies for Wedding for a Cause Theme Wedding

That's right, we are a Vancouver Couple seeking Sponsored Wedding Supplies. We have the venues booked already, but need the rest to pull it all together. We would like to do a wedding theme around wedding for a cause.

What's in it for you?
- free press exposure, similar to the one at this link http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/25/earlyshow/contributors/melindamurphy/main1833373.shtml - opportunity to show off your company's best stuff to a large target audience at a fraction of the cost of advertising or exhibiting at a tradeshow
- plug at the wedding to promote your services to other couples
- free photos of real people actually wearing your stuff to use in marketing materials
- viral marketing
- exposure on my upcoming wedding blog and website
- area at the wedding where you can leave your promotional materials for people to pick up
- if you are new to the business, opportunity to connect with others in a similar business to cross promote
- if you are a veteran at your business, think of this as a new advertising vehicle
- social responsibility marketing behind your business

What are we looking for?
- wedding dress
- decorator
- caterer
- wedding dress shoes
- makeup artists
- hair dresser
- flower girl dresses (3)
- dj
- wedding day coordinator
- wedding planner
- photographer
- flowers
- tux and shoe rentals for best men and groom
- invitations
- cake
- evening dress
- bridesmaid dresses (3)

Where did this all begin?

Well, a long time ago I (Karen) was reading an Enquirer magazine and came across an article about a guy having this crazy idea of having a sponsored wedding. His other half wasn't open to it of course, but the guy was game and bet her he could do it. Believe it or not, he made it happen!

Growing up, I told myself if I ever get married one day I would love to do something as amazing as this, but with a twist to it. I told my fiance that this was what I wanted to do and he thought I was crazy too. He said okay if you can get some interest, I'll support your idea and low and behold I posted to craigslist and the response was fantastic.

My vision for this wedding is to help entrepreneurs like my fiance and I help gain exposure to build their business. There are many great entrepreneurs out there, but they just need to be given that opportunity show off their stuff which is what my fiance and I want to give them. We want our wedding suppliers to show off their best stuff. Their success is our success. We want them to look good!

The wedding industry is a very competitive industry such that consumers have so many choices. It's not until the supplier receives a referral, or a consumer sees their product somewhere that is to their liking does a consumer decide to go with them. Not only that, but having the product showcased on someone usually sells better than on a hanger display.

We want to help create opportunities!

Love
Karen and Abe