New Hampshires House Judiciary Committee held a hearing this week on proposed legislation that would allow wedding vendors to turn away gay couples. The purpose of the business protection bill is to shield people in the wedding industry who feel doing business with gay couples would violate their conscience or religious faith. The bill would [...]
Share AKIN Oso, the publisher of WED magazine, an all gloss publication that focuses on weddings and relationships during the week declared that the upcoming expo slated for March 24 and 25 will feature the best in the wedding industry from across the world. According to him, the exhibition will not only be the best [...]
A WHOLE lot of love from its clients has helped a band put together by a Morpeth musician to win a national accolade. Touring group Hip Operation received a Wedding Industry Award in the Best Wedding Entertainment sector at a ceremony in London. The awards are a mark of excellent service, value and quality and [...]
Ottawa bride Melissa Jeurgensen calls herself a modest shopper rather than a thrifty one. She would rather spend more to make her wedding reception memorable for her 120 guests or save it for a down payment on a house than blow it on her bridal gown. Budget is pretty important, the 27-year-old acknowledges. Say Yes [...]
HARTSFIELD People thought we were crazy, Richie DeMott recalled. Theyd tell us now, Richie, I thought you were crazy. If anyone still believes that Gin Creek the wedding venue envisioned by DeMott and his brother, Doug DeMott, in 1998 is a crazy idea, perhaps an award announced this week will silence the critics. WeddingWire, a [...]
2011 was a big year for weddings. A prince got hitched, another Kardashian tied the knot (well, sort of), and brands like JCrew, Anthropologie and Vera Wang majorly upped their wedding game. It was a year filled with muted colors, barn parties and swollen guest lists. Brides pushed the envelope with handmade invitations and creative [...]
WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding marketplace has awarded to Breezy Point Resort the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards(TM) 2012 for Ceremony Reception Venue. WeddingWire’s annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. Criteria used [...]
Fowler, Mich., is known for one thing: Becker’s Bridal, run by the Mueller family. Some 7,000 brides annually make the pilgrimage to Becker’s three-storey shop, 90 minutes northwest of Detroit, with their moms, bridesmaids, emotional baggage, and wilful optimism. In his touching book, Zaslow uses Becker’s as a prism through which to view different takes [...]
HELMSLEYS Black Swan Hotel has been named the Best Wedding Venue in the North East. The title was awarded as part of the Wedding Industry Awards 2012 at Cafe De Paris in London on Wednesday. It now means that the hotel now represents the North East in the national final of the awards, which aim [...]
screenshot via Lastel website In Japan, a rising death rate and lack of crematoria have led to a boom in an unlikely industry–the one that deals with the deceased. According to Reuters Tim Kelly, businessmen have tried to capitalize on everything from coffins to flowers. One even opened a corpse hotel. Called Lastel, the hotel [...]
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