With This Ring LGBT Wedding Event

We love this time of year because it is all about the wedding shows going around all over the country. Couples are heading into these shows to get inspired and find the perfect vendors for the big day.  But there is one particular wedding show which we are excited to share with you.   It is all about a fabulous wedding event taking place in Huntington Beach, California at the Waterfront Beach Resort.  With This Ring LGBT Wedding Expo is the wedding event that all couples must attend. You will meet the top wedding professionals, enjoy live entertainment, sample some fantastic food, win some prizes, and more!  Bridal Hot List will be at attendance this year, and we can not wait to see all the beautiful wedding details. Make sure to get your ticket early and you can save. It is only $7.00 if you purchase your tickets in advance, otherwise it is $15.00 at the door. So, save the date, and make sure to bring your friends to this event. You will not want to miss it! It is going to be a lovely time spent on a Sunday.

Congrats on the engagement, and now its time to plan for the big day and attending this wedding expo is a great first step.

 

For more information, please see below:

 

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About With This Ring LGBT Wedding Expo…

We welcome all same-sex couples, singles, friends, and allies to enjoy this special day with hand-selected LGBT friendly wedding professionals that will assist you with planning every aspect of your splendid day.

 
Marriage equality is a reality in California. With This Ring LGBT Wedding Expo is tailor-made to showcase some of the most romantic, creative, and sophisticated ways you can bring your wedding vision to life.
Join us for this one-of-a-kind event celebrating you, your loved ones, and the biggest day of your life!

 

Post-Bridal Show Recap: The Wedding Salon at the Montage, Beverly Hills

We have three words for Wedding Wednesday: Elegant, chic, and luxurious. The Wedding Salon recently had their annual wedding showcase at the stunning Montage Beverly Hills located in Beverly Hills, California with over 600 guests. What did these 600 guests enjoy that evening? Fabulous and amazing wedding trends, with a focus on destination and honeymoon details.  We were so happy to be part of this wonderful event and thats why today we are excited that we get to share some of the fantastic features from the event. See all the trends, wedding vendors, and gorgeous details from this exquisite wedding event.

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When we arrived before heading into the bridal event, we had to stop off and snap a photo in front of the The Wedding Salon backdrop. Of course, then we had to post it and hashtag #weddingsalon.  The fun began right there!

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Once we walked in, a fabulous display welcomed us! What a way to wow your guests! How amazing is this?

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Couples were able to enjoy bridal gown previews by bridal salons such as Lauren Elaine Bridal, Winnie Couture, and A One Night Affair with live models and mannequin displays.

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Beauty makeovers were provided by local Makeup artists like celebrity makeup artist, Kimberly Bosso who provided visuals to brides before their big day.

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Couples had the chance to meet with many of the Destination and Honeymoon venues such as The Four Seasons Resort, Montage Kapalua Bay, and Mauna Lani Bay.   We enjoyed stopping by and chatting about all the amazing features each of these venues offers for couples. It made us want to pack our bags and head to one of these fabulous locations!

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We enjoyed seeing all the talented designers who created gorgeous tablescapes and flowers. We could not stop swooning over all the pretty details. So much talent in one room!

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We had a wonderful time and thank you to The Wedding Salon for letting us be part of it.

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With Nahchey from Dash Entertainment

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Photography by Joan Fuller Photography

About The Wedding Salon

The Wedding Salon, the nation’s #1 premier luxury bridal showcase is the ultimate resource for wedding planning needs. Founded by celebrity wedding planner, Tatiana Byron, the Wedding Salon features luxury wedding vendors and award winning service providers showcasing the year’s must-have products and newest trends in the industry. The bridal showcase is a one-day event, designed to look and feel like a luxurious wedding catering to the affluent bride, engaged couples, celebrities and socialites. Since launching in 2004, The Wedding Salon has expanded its events to five markets across the country including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Miami.

Bridal Hot List Giveaway with The Wedding Salon

Bridal Hot List is pleased to announce that we’re hosting a giveaway featuring a free entrance to a fabulous wedding showcase, all courtesy of Wedding Salon. Its super easy to enter! All you have to do to enter is follow the instructions below. For this giveaway, one lucky winner will receive VIP entrance, admission for them and four members of their bridal party and a swag bag for everyone in the group . A winner will be chosen at random on Wednesday, January 14th.

We love the bridal events hosted by Wedding Salon.  This wedding show is an event that all brides should attend. Brides will meet top wedding professionals and enjoy the many fantastic offerings such as cake tastings, cocktails, beauty makeovers, entertainment, and many more. It is an event where couples can be inspired when planning their dream wedding. Bridal Hot List attended last year and had a blast!

The wedding event will take place on January 19th at the Montage Beverly Hills, California from 4-8pm.

Enter the Giveaway

Once again we’d like to thank the folks from The Wedding Salon for offering up the prizing for this giveaway! Enter by doing the following:

1.  Liking Bridal Hot List on Instagram

2. Liking Bridal Hot List on Facebook

3. Following Bridal Hot List on Twitter

4. Liking Wedding Salon on Instagram

5. Liking Wedding Salon on Facebook

6. Following Wedding Salon on Twitter

For any other engaged reader that’s want to join in on the fun, you can register at www.weddingsalon.com

Email: Jesse@WeddingSalon.com

This event is for engaged couples and their guest only. All attendees must be 21 years of age or older.

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Wedding Salon the nation’s leading luxury bridal showcase where couples can discover the leading trends and best resources for their wedding. Tailored to the sophisticated couple, Wedding Salon partners with The Knot, BRIDES Magazine, California Wedding Day, Wedding Wire and Ceremony Magazine for a night of cake tastings, cocktails, beauty makeovers, entertainment, the ultimate swag bag and more.

Highlights:

  • Tastings by Chunk-n-Chip Cookies, cocktails and beauty makeovers
  • Couture gown previews and the latest men’s formalwear
  • Honeymoon giveaways and raffles including dinner for two at the Terra Restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe and a spa gift basket from Hotel Del Coronado
  • The hottest travel locations including Puerto Rico, Puerto Vallarta, Oahu, Park City and Aspen
  • The top spots for your destination wedding or honeymoon such as Secrets Resorts & Spa and Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, The Cove Atlantis Paradise Island, Montage Resort & Spa, Playa Largo Resort, Kaua’I Marriott Resort and more.
  • Venues options such as The Broadmoor, Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, InterContinetal The Clement Monterey and The Coeur d’Alene Resort
  • The opportunity to score a luxe goody bags featuring the latest bridal magazines and beauty products

 

A Recap of the Bridal Showcase by Wedding Salon

Wedding Wednesday is about to get gorgeous and super pretty! The Wedding Salon recently had their annual bridal showcase at the SOFITEL Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, California with over 600 guests. What did these 600 guests enjoy that evening? Fabulous and amazing wedding trends, which we LOVE of course. It was a lovely event, and today we are excited that we get to share some of the fantastic features from the event. See all the trends, wedding vendors, and gorgeous details from this amazing wedding event.   So, now it is time to pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea, get real comfortable, and get ready to be inspired!

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Couples were able to enjoy couture gown previews by designers Nicole MillerWinnie Couture, and shop Mon Amie Bridal, with live models and mannequin displays.  

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Beauty makeovers were provided by local salons Assembly Salon and Juan Juan Salon to provide visuals to brides before their big day.

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Photography by Focus Photography

About The Wedding Salon

The Wedding Salon, the nation’s #1 premier luxury bridal showcase is the ultimate resource for wedding planning needs. Founded by celebrity wedding planner, Tatiana Byron, the Wedding Salon features luxury wedding vendors and award winning service providers showcasing the year’s must-have products and newest trends in the industry. The bridal showcase is a one-day event, designed to look and feel like a luxurious wedding catering to the affluent bride, engaged couples, celebrities and socialites. Since launching in 2004, The Wedding Salon has expanded its events to five markets across the country including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C. and Miami.

Whimsical and Romantic Details from Megan Ondercin Event Design

Guess what? It is another fabulous Wedding Wednesday! I’m talking drop dead gorgeous inspiration and some serious pretty coming your way. I just love when there is beyond amazing talent creating such lovely design that I can not get enough of. Recently, I attended the Unveiled Orange County Wedding Event where I literally had to stop in my tracks, get my camera ready, and take a few shots of the beautiful details.  Who is behind all the uber talented details?   Megan Ondercin Event Design with the help of  Copper Willow Paper Studio got together and created a sweet and romantic space. Want to know the details of what my eyes were so lucky to see? Oh, you will want to grab your morning coffee, (maybe a second cup by now), and be ready to be inspired!

Megan Ondercin shares all the magic behind the design at the Unveiled Wedding Event…

I wanted to incorporate a few trends of 2013 into my booth decor at the Unveiled bridal show; mixed metallics and peach/coral hues.  This combination created such a warm and inviting space. I wanted it to evoke a romantic sunset mixed with some harder, slightly masculine touches.  I glued pennies to glass vases to create my own unique floral container.  I also wrapped copper and gold wire around the napkins, center vase, and coral water goblets.  The ribbon backdrop created such a whimsical tone that really added that “wow” factor to the space.  Then, again, mixing the soft romantic elements to the harder, more bold tones, I layered the paper medallions over-top of the ribbon backdrop.  Each medallion was spray-painted to give the look of metal without the weight of an actual metal disc.  I also kept the metallic theme going by spray-painting the handles of each piece of flatware.  Copper isn’t often used, so I’m trying to take it mainstream with this display!  Gold is everywhere, and is definitely a major trend in 2013.  So, I kept that in play while introducing copper, gold’s lesser used cousin.

One of my other favorite components were the menu place mats.  Menus are an important part of a wedding, so I wanted to use it in a fresh, new way by printing it on a paper place mat.  With the help of Copper Willow Paper Studio, we were able to create something that really helped pull everything together. The glass plates were also a custom creation.  I took glass dinner plates and, using painter’s tape, created a different striping pattern on the back for each setting. Then, before letting the spray paint fully dry, I pulled the tape off so that it created a rough edging to the stripe. 

The last show-stopper that I’m quite proud of is the custom sewn table runner with coordinating napkins. Coming from a fashion background, I love browsing fabric stores.  I went in with a specific vision of what colors and pattern I wanted and found this gorgeous cotton print. The print is modern, yet funky and cheerful.

My giveaway was a card with a single penny glued on and the famous bridal phrase “something new, something old, something borrowed, something blue….and a sixpence in her shoe.”  That last part of the saying often gets dropped out.  Since I incorporated pennies in to my design, I wanted it to carry-over as a minor theme to my giveaway.  The saying states that if the bride puts a penny, or ‘sixpence’, in her shoe it will bring good luck to the marriage. It was a hit with the guests!

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Photography: KLK Photography

 

A few words from Megan Ondercin about  Megan Ondercin Event Design

A Southern California based event planning company focused on weaving unique designs elements to create a breath-taking event. Bringing together innovation, style, personality, and beauty for one unforgettable occasion is what we’re all about.

What I offer to brides and grooms:

Every couple is unique, therefore we strive to make every wedding just as unique by focusing on specific aspects that reflect the couples’ personalities.  Design is our passion, so we don’t just plan – we conceptualize, fabricate, and develop every aspect of a wedding.  From sewing napkins, creating custom-made backdrops and tablescapes, to selecting music and lighting to coincide with the natural ambiance of the venue.  Our primary focus is constant collaboration with the bride and groom and attention to the finer elements.

In addition to design and planning, we also offer wardrobe styling.  Megan, the owner, worked professionally in the fashion and entertainment industry as a wardrobe stylist and costumer.  Our expertise with fabric, drape, fit, and color provides a unique skill-set for our clients.  Both brides and grooms can get a professional’s input on how to look their best on the big day.  We even work beyond the engaged couple, by helping the rest of the bridal party, parents, or even Grandma find something fabulous!