So the long awaited much anticipated issue is out now – the Architectural Digest Emmy Greenroom feature! These pictures are SOOOO much better than mine, and the Hearts On Fire diamond chandelier is just gorgeous! Enjoy.
“Brides who have lost their hair to breast cancer treatment have the opportunity to win a wedding day prize package worth over $10,000. The grand prize includes human hair extensions and a customized lingerie set so she can walk down the aisle with hair under her veil and cleavage in her gown. Brides can enter the contest from November 1, 2008 to January 2, 2009 by visiting www.thespiraledstem.com. As a bonus, the first ten qualified entrants will automatically win a Foot Petals Runaway Bride Gift Set.
The grand prize winner will receive: human hair extensions and wedding day hairstyling by Celebrity Hairstylist Abby Aguilera, valued at $5,000; florals for the wedding from the e collection – featuring VeriFlora Certified Sustainably Grown Flowers - by The Spiraled Stem Floral Design, valued at $2,000; a day-of wedding coordination package from Simply Mumtaz Events, valued at $3,500; a personalized bra fitting and wedding day lingerie set by The Sculpted Silhouette, including the Bra Pocket, valued at $100; Foot Petals Runaway Bride Gift Set, valued at $44.95.
To be eligible to enter, entrants must be engaged prior to the application closing date on January 2, 2009, plan to marry in Southern California by December 31, 2010, have lost their hair due to breast cancer treatment, and anticipate at least 2 ½ inches of post-treatment hair re-growth by the wedding. Visit http://www.thespiraledstem.com/welcome/sayidocontest for complete eligibility criteria and to enter.
Christine Saunders is the President/CEO of The Spiraled Stem Floral Design, which specializes in environmentally sustainable floral design and offers Green Flowers. Available in Every Color. Christine is presenting the Say ‘I Do’ With a Big ‘Do Contest in honor of her aunt Anne, whom she lost to breast cancer in 1998. Learn more about The Spiraled Stem Floral Design at www.thespiraledstem.com. “
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Please help promote the Say ‘I Do’ With a Big ‘Do Contest to breast cancer survivors who are brides – they can win a  $10,000+ prize package that will take care of her from head to toe on her wedding day.
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Here’s how you can help:
Post flyer on message boards, bulletin boards, local coffee shops and businesses, etc.
Copy and paste above quoted text into your company/organization e-newsletter and/or blog
Link to www.thespiraledstem.com/welcome/sayidocontest from your website
Forward this post to your contacts
Notify press with the Say 'I Do' With a Big 'Do Contest Press ReleaseÂ
For additional information and to enter visit: www.thespiraledstem.com/welcome/sayidocontest
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Please email sayidocontest@thespiraledstem.com with any questions, comments, and to let us know how you’ve spread the word!
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Thank you for helping to find the lucky bride/breast cancer survivor who will win this contest.
Darrell and Christine Saunders
I mentioned last week that Wednesday was one of those days when I just love my business and the lifestyle of being a business owner. There are so many challenges and so much work that goes into keeping this engine running, and we are often behind the scenes, all sweaty and gross and sneaking around so no one sees us, that its nice when we get a chance to take a step back, dress up, and take advantage of some of the perks.
 One of those perks is working with some of the BEST wedding professionals in the industry, and Joel from Studio EMP is one of them. He shot a wedding we did the flowers for earlier this year (which I don’t have up on the site yet – I’ll blog it soon) and I was so impressed that he was very proactive in sharing a CD of flower images for me to use on my site, blog and web portfolio.
Sidenote to photographers out there – florists and other wedding professionals LOVE when you send a CD of images pertaining to their field on weddings we do together, it gives us an opportunity to share our work with future brides and our brides get to see your work too! Of the 42 weddings I have done so far this year, I have received CDs of images from the photographer on SEVEN of them. That’s right - SEVEN, or 16%. Imagine if you shot a wedding and only 16% of the images came out, or you mailed out Christmas cards and only 16% of them were delivered, or you invited your friends to a birthday party and only 16% of them showed up. You see where I am going with this… So PLEASE send images to your vendors! Ok I am done begging.
Joel is one of my lucky SEVEN for 2008, so last week when I knew I was going to have hair and makeup done for a video interview, I called him up to see if we could do some fresh headshots and he was so wonderful to oblige. His studio is in downtown Fullerton, right by the train station. Darrell takes the train to and from work from the Fullerton station, and I was going to make it to Joel’s studio about the time Darrell got in, so we expanded it to somewhat of a headshot/portfolio/delayed engagement session for us.
Actually, Darrell and I just celebrated our five year wedding anniversary, so I convinced Darrell we should take these pictures together because when we have our 40 year wedding anniversary and our future kids want to put together a slideshow of us (or whatever other crazy technology they have in 35 years) that they will be asking us for pictures like these! We put together anniversary slideshows for both sets of our parents – BOTH still married after 42/43 years – so he had sympathy on our future children and humored me.
So here is a gallery of images of us courtesy of Joel at Studio EMP, check him out, he’s really good, and he actually got Darrell to relax a bit by the end of our shoot – HUGE shout out to Joel. And I’ve already designed our holiday card with one of the images of us in front of the wall with the big white square, I wonder if they project movies up there or something during the summer?
