Sales and events August 2010 NYC

Photo from Preston Bailey

There are two contests that I highly recommend you enter. Both are offering $100,000 weddings and that’s a lot of candlelight and cake. If you are chosen as a lucky winner, let me know.

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WeddingChannel.com and Us Weekly today announced the launch of its 3rd Annual “Dream Wedding” program – a contest for celeb-loving engaged couples to win a $100,000 Hollywood-style wedding. The winning couple will get a wedding planned entirely by WeddingChannel.com and their favorite A-list wedding experts. As if that weren’t enough, all of the wedding details will be profiled in Us Weekly magazine, UsMagazine.com/wedding and WeddingChannel.com. Now, THAT’S how to have your wedding stylin’.
Here are the details:
Enter the contest at www.usmagazine.com/wedding until July 29.
August 3 to August 10: 10 couples will be announced online, and America votes for their favorite couple
August 13 to September: The Dream Wedding winning couple is announced online and the wedding planning begins!
There are only a few more days to enter, so do it quickly, and good luck.

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Join WPIX anchor Tamsen Fadal every Wednesday in the 8am hour for 'Wedding Wednesdays', a 21-week series offering wedding planning tips, trends and advice for brides and grooms. "The New York City Magical Wedding Presented by Scotto Brothers on PIX", invites engaged couples from the Tri-State area to share their love stories via www.wpix.com or www.nycmagicalwedding.com with one lucky couple winning the $100,000 wedding of their dreams. Check your local TV listings and set your DVR to catch Tamsen's tips every Wednesday morning. Hey like lotto, you gotta be in it, to win it!

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I adore this hotel. Perhaps my love of this English owned proper has a bit to do with where I attended graduate school…or…maybe its in England, where I learned to do a proper pub-crawl. In any case, The Crosby Street Hotel continues their extremely popular “Sunday Film Club NYC”. Every Sunday night, the latest movie releases (and some cool foreign films too) are shown with dinner or drinks in The Crosby Bar beforehand. I’m thinkin’, a great date night for you and your honey.

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The designer behind Ceci New York, Lisa "Ceci" Johnson, is launching a brand new online magazine called CeciStyle. It looks Haute! Delivered directly to your inbox, the magazine will offer glimpses of the hottest trends in art/decor, jewelry and of course wedding tips and gifts.
Go to www.cecinewyork.com to get on the list before it launches on August 3rd.

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Happening very soon, but there are still a very few spots available for Bailey & Blum mentoring weekend, August 6-8 with Preston Bailey and Marcy Blum. With their own unique style, it’s unlike anything else out there. It’s hands on, it’s interactive, it’s one-on-one and lots of fun. So you say you want to be a wedding planner – NOW is your shot to learn how from two industry favorites. While I haven’t spoken personally spoken to Preston or Marcy, knowing these two…there will be lots of surprises in-store. Consider this an investment in your own rising star.

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Ok, now to the sales and trunk shows for August

50% off selected bridal gowns only at Saks Fifth Avenue July 28 - 31
REEM ACRA
August 5 through 7 and November 18 through 20
VERA WANG
August 12 through 14
J. MENDEL
August 19 through 21
JUNKO YOSHIOKA
August 26 through 28
When: Entire month of August
Where: Saks Fifth Avenue - 611 Fifth Avenue – plz call for appt. 212.753.4000

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Angel Sanchez Trunk Show
When: August 5–7
Monique Lhuillier Trunk Show
When: August 12 – 14
Where: Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier110 East 55th Street, 8th Floor , New York City plz call for appt. 212 319 6778

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Kenneth Pool
When: July 29
Where: Wedding Salon of Manhasset , Manhasset, NY Plz call for appt. 516-869-8455
Christos
When: August 26 –29
Where: Wedding Salon of Manhasset , Manhasset, NY Plz call for appt. 516-869-8455

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Bridal Reflections has a full month at all their locations:
Marina K Couture
July 30th - August 1st – Carle Place/Westbury salon
August 5th - 7th – Fifth Avenue salon
Ines Di Santo – with a special in-person appearance
August 6th - 8th with Designer Appearance Saturday, August 7th – Carle Place/Westbury salon
Romona Keveza – with a special in-person appearance on Sat. Aug 13
August 12th - 14th - Fifth Avenue salon
Anne Barge August 13th - 15th – Carle Place/Westbury salon
Where: Bridal Reflections: 5th Avenue location – 260 Fifth Ave (at W.28th) 212.764.3040
Where: Bridal Reflections: Carle Place/Westbury Salon – 80 Westbury Ave Carle Place 516.742.7788

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Ok, this should keep you busy for a bit. There are LOTS of new events and another surprise retail bridal opening (swarm to secrecy for just a bit longer) that you’ll find here in the coming weeks. Until then I remain,
Yours In Bridal,