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Arizona’s Premier Wedding Location Offers Enormous Savings on Summer 2007 Wedding Ceremony Packages

JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort is offering significant savings in two distinct wedding packages for weddings held from June 9, 2007 ˆ August 25, 2007 With savings of close to 40%, couples can choose the Tuscany’s Summer Wedding for a more elaborate ceremony, or the Sunset Wedding Ceremony for a more intimate affair. (more…)

Marriott Brings New Twist to Registry to Meet Changing Weddings & Honeymoons Market

According to a recent study by Condé Nast Bridal Group, today’s brides and grooms are getting married later in life, which can pose an interesting dilemma for gift givers. After all, what can you buy a couple who already has many of the basics traditionally given to new brides and grooms? To solve this wedding gift quandary, Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) has introduced a new Honeymoon Gift Registry, in which couples receive the gift of exciting new experiences, versus something new for the home. For example, rather than registering for a cocktail glass set, couples can opt for spa services such as the Cocktail Wrap at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, Thailand. (more…)

They’re not just ingredients for favorite seasonal treats anymore, this holiday time, deliciously-effective face and body treatments formulated from seasonal favorite fruits and vegetables will be lavished upon guests at the Willard InterContinental’s luxurious, I Spa at The Willard. Extracting the natural botanical enzymes for exfoliation, moisturizing and skin rejuvenation, the I Spa is offering four treatments created exclusively by June Jacobs Spa Collection throughout the holiday season. These include a Pumpkin Body Soufflé, Pumpkin Cranberry Facial, Pumpkin, Cranberry Manicure and Pedicure and a Cranberry Bath. The 60-minute treatments are priced at $100 each. A four-hour Holiday Bliss package includes all four treatments is priced at $400 and reflects a 40% discount. The luxurious beauty potions are available in a take-home Holiday gift baskets. Call The I Spa at the Willard for appointments and further information, at 202-637-2700. (more…)

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British Bridal Exhibition in Harrogate, UK
The September British Bridal Exhibition in Harrogate (BBEH), one of the wedding industry’s most powerful trend indicators, provided a vivid snapshot of bridalwear fashion for Spring-Summer 2007. Key names in the bridal industry, including Ian Stuart, Ritva Westenius, Maggie Sottero and Veromia, revealed their latest collections at the BBEH.

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Slim silhouettes that follow natural body curves were the highlight of collections from top designers such as Jenny Packham, Amanda Wakeley and Beverly Lister who added detail with layerings of intricately-worked lace, long satin sashes loosely knotted or bow-tied, and panels of beading, embroidery or heavily-textured fabrics. Shoulders got more attention than in recent seasons, with tiny straps, a lacey fichu or, in many collections, a gossamer-fine shrug or chiffon overcoat. (more…)

Returns to the Style Network for a 5th season as brides and their wedding planners vie for control of the fairytale wedding day

New Brides, New Wedding Planners and New Nuptial Escapades = New and Bigger Drama. New Season begins on Style Network on Tuesday, October 3 at 10 PM ET/PT

Who REALLY runs the show at a wedding? Is it the bride, the mother-of-the-bride, or the hired wedding planner? In “Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?,” it’s anybody’s guess who will come out on top when brides and their wedding planners go toe-to-toe on the vital issues that make the difference between a fairytale dream come true and a day of terror. The one-hour series that captures everything you’d ever want to know about what ACTUALLY goes on behind-the-scenes in a real life wedding, “Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?” is back for its fifth season on The Style Network. (more…)

Simply Elegant…Flowers & Dreams is offering Military Friends and Family a Great Wedding at Shades of Green located on Walt Disney World Resort Property in Orlando, Florida. This contest is valid for one year, ending December 1, 2007.