WeddingWire had a great time at the 2009 Wedding MBA Convention, the world’s biggest convention dedicated to teaching you how to make money in the wedding business, last week in Las Vegas. WeddingWire’s CEO, Timothy Chi, and CMO, Sonny Ganguly, had the opportunity to educate attendees in a two part ‘Pimp My Marketing’ series on the latest trends to help increase online exposure and further reach to today’s engaged couples. We have had such a great response on the material we discussed that we decided to share the information with the entire WeddingWire Community.
Again, we had a great time meeting all the attendees at this year’s convention. We hope to see everyone at the 2010 WMBA Convention, which will be in Las Vegas again!
WeddingWire is teaming up with Colorado radio station, 92.5 THE WOLF, for the Denver’s Best Engagement Story contest. Listeners can submit a quick story about how they got engaged and will be entered to win a Rocky Mountain Bridal Show prize pack courtesy of WeddingWire.com! The prize pack is valued at $2500 and is complete with numerous gifts, including free services from the following vendors:
We would like to thank the vendors in advance who have donated their services for this contest! The Rocky Mountain Bridal Show will take place Sunday, January 4th from 11am to 4pm at the Colorado Convention Center. Click here for more information on the show.
Interested in being part of WeddingWire contests?
WeddingWire will be launching contests like this in different markets throughout 2009. If you are interested in donating your services in return for advertisement with WeddingWire and our contest partners (TV, radio, etc.), please email us at vendors@weddingwire.com.
Ashley Conway and Katie Peck of the WeddingWire team traveled to Dallas this past weekend for the Great Bridal Expo, a bridal showcase that hosts numerous shows across the county. There was a great turnout at this year’s show, which took place at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel. Ashley and Katie had a great time meeting the local vendors who attended the show, including Robin Brogan from Your Perfect Wedding by Di Fiori and Shezad Manjee from Hakim Sons Films, who are both featured vendors on the WeddingWire Network!
Check out some pictures from the show:
Ashley Conway and Katie Peck (WeddingWire) showcased our booth, handed out t-shirts, rings, and local vendor guides!
Robin and KT (Your Perfect Wedding by Di Fiori) got in the WeddingWire spirit and modeled our t-shirts
Shezad (Hakim Sons Films) stopped by to say hello
Ashley met local photographer Jory Cordy
A big thanks to all the vendors and brides who stopped by the booth! We look forward to seeing you again!
We traveled to NYC earlier this week to attend two great events:
Martha Stewart Weddings Bridal Market Event
The Martha Stewart Weddings team hosted their annual Bridal Market event this past Monday at the Tavern on the Green. We were invited to attend and network with guests! The event was beautiful and we had a great time socializing with the Martha Stewart Weddings team and attending guests.
Here are a few pictures:
Carine Halabi (Carine’s Bridal Atelier), Darcy Miller (Martha Stewart Weddings), Lynn Carter, me, and Megan Hermeling (WeddingWire)
Vanessa Holden and Darcy Miller (Martha Stewart Weddings), Mrs. Bee (Weddingbee), Lee Wang and Lynn Carter (WeddingWire)
The Wedding Salon
We attended the Wedding Salon bridal showcase on Wednesday, where the latest wedding trends were displayed. The Wedding Salon bridal showcase brings together the leading vendors and the top spenders in the wedding industry. This year’s show took place at beautiful venue, The Prince George Ballroom, and showcased a variety of great vendors. We even got to meet one of our featured NYC officiants, Rabbi Andrea Frank!
Take a look at some pictures:
Rabbi Andrea Frank (A featured vendor listed on WeddingWire) and Katie Peck (WeddingWire)
Table design by Marc Wilson Design
Bridal model and me
Table design by The Lincoln Center
The My Wedding in a Week contest in Philadelphia, presented by My 106.1 and WeddingWire, concluded last Friday as the winning couple, Lisa and Victor, walked down the aisle of the Columbus Ballroom in the Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, and then celebrated with friends and family over a Champagne Brunch. Starting on October 3, the winning couple had 7 days to plan their wedding live on the radio with WeddingWire and our team of professionals from the Philadelphia area, including The Queen of Hearts Wedding Consultants.
All and all the event was a huge success thanks to My 106.1 and the team of professionals who worked very hard (and very quickly) to make Lisa and Victor’s dream come true! WeddingWire would like to sincerely thank everyone at My 106.1 and the participating vendors for making this event a complete success from start to finish!
Participating vendors included:
Check out the My 106.1 contest page for highlights from the event!
Today, Timothy Chi, our Chief Executive Officer, and Sonny Ganguly, our Chief Marketing Officer, will be keynote speakers at the fifth annual Wedding MBA convention, America’s largest educational event dedicated to the business side of the wedding business. This year’s conference will take place in Phoenix, Arizona, and kicks off on September 22 and concludes on September 23. Tim’s topics will cover the latest technology trends in the marketplace and how businesses can take advantage of them. Sonny will be presenting on the different ways you can market your business online for no cost.
For more information on the conference, please visit the conference website.
WeddingWire has partnered up with My 106.1 FM in Philadelphia for a Wedding in a Week contest where one lucky couple will literally have a week to plan their wedding…with the help of WeddingWire’s great vendor base. The actual wedding will take place on 10/10/08.
This is an interesting contest for us and we hope that one lucky couple will make the most of this experience. The typicaly wedding planning cycle is almost 16 months and we’re shrinking it down to just 6 days! Voting starts this weekend on My1061.com. Anyone can vote, but you’ll need to be in Philadelphia to actually see the wedding. So be sure to check out My1061.com this weekend and choose the couple you feel is most deserving.
Here are some of the participating wedding vendors making this event possible:
Hope you’re ready for some Olympics action because the games kick off today in Beijing. In honor of the games, we’ve put up a festive logo for the occasion on our homepage. In case you’re wondering how to watch it when the time zones are so far apart, NBC is airing nearly all of the events via their website so we can watch the events when we want to. How’s that for on demand? Check it out.
Anyone think Michael Phelps can win gold in each event he enters?
On August 3rd, Sonny Ganguly, our Chief Marketing Officer, will be a keynote presenter at the Northeast Regional Conference for the Tri-State Coordinators conference in association with ABC (Association of Bridal Consultants). His topics will cover new marketing trends that we’ve seen lately in the wedding industry as well as tips to help market your business to day’s web savvy brides.
The event is coming up fast so if you’re thinking about attending, registration and other information about the event is on the event website.
Conference Website
We hope to see you there!