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