Bridal Show

The Bridal Show today at the Palm Coast Yacht Club was a terrific success. Everyone had a great time. We had Mondo as a DJ. He is a new member of the organization. He had the place rocking with games and drawings for prizes and dancing. Melody greeted the guests with her beautiful harp music. Stephanie of Weddings By Stephanie helped set up the decor of the room and the flowers on the tables and the bouquets were supplied by Blooming Flowers and Gifts. Mr. Chocolate handed out treats to the guests as did the Palm Coast Yacht Club with their delicious appetizers. Miss Flagler County modeled a bridal gown and Junior Miss Flagler County modeled a bride's maid dress. Rev. Gail and Ted of Exceptional Weddings and Exceptional Wedding Supplies did most of the advertising by posting all those signs you've been seeing around town. We had over a hundred brides and their guests come to see what Flagler County has to offer and were pleased with what they saw. The grand prize was a dream wedding at the Yacht Club with all the vendors donating their services. The winning couple, Angel and Angela were thrilled beyond words and hugged each other in disbelief. They had wanted to have their wedding at the Yacht Club but didn't think they could afford it. Now they have that and money left over for a wonderful honeymoon. We wish them all the best as well as all the beautiful brides who attended the show.

Win Your Wedding

The details have all been worked out and the great news is that our Bridal Show on August 2, 2009 is going to be amazing. We have a website set up for you to visit to get all the details. It is www.flaglerbridalshow.com. Now for the really amazing part. If you register on our website you will be entered into a drawing to win a wedding. That's right. A wedding worth thousands of dollars. Details are on the website. Don't miss this great opportunity to save a bundle toward all those other expenses in life by winning your wedding in our grand prize drawing. Other prizes will be given away every fifteen minutes so there are many chances to win. Details about the entire show are on that website so go there and join in on the fun.

Bridal Show update

Due to technical issues, the bridal date has been changed to August 2nd. It was decided that Father's Day might not be the best day to be luring brides away from their families. We had hoped that the dads would come along, but later realized that a bridal show was probably not their priority on their own special day. The location was also moved to the Palm Coast Yacht Club at 1 Yacht Club Drive in Palm Coast.

We have been getting membership requests from business outside our area. Since our membership is limited to vendors who live or work in Flagler County, we cannot even consider these requests however good the vendors might be.




Speaking of new members, we had two guests last night who expressed interest in joining. David, representing the Hampton Inn and Suites, Holiday Inn and Best Western, all in Palm Coast and Kathy, a makeup artist who uses all mineral based makeup and will go wherever the bride is to do the makeup for the big day. Kathy did a makeover on one of our members and the results were beautiful. She even got rid of the bags under Capt. Kirk's eyes and did such a good job that she was immediately voted in. We are glad to see David as well. As we grow in strength as a destination wedding location, we are pleased to be able to offer accomodations to all our couples and their guests in all price levels.

member update

What great weather here in Florida. Couldn't be nicer for a beautiful beach wedding. Bill from Bridals by Agnes checked in and told us he is swamped with weddings and proms. He is working late into the night to fill the orders for his beautiful gowns. His prices are just right too. Bill also has a great selection of tuxedos. You are sure to find just the perfect outfit for your wedding or prom.

Stephanie of Weddings by Stephanie has another very satisfied customer. She completed a wedding last Saturday at the local church. Every detail was pure perfection as usual. Check her blog to see pictures of the happy event.

The Limousines from A Unique Occasion are going full time according to Rod. Again, the prom business is in full swing with weddings going on as well. He has even got his wife doing some of the driving to keep up with all the bookings.

Exceptional Weddings has two weddings coming up this weekend. Gail & Ted report that the Friday's wedding is at the Chapel in the Garden in Port Orange and the Saturday wedding is being held at a private beach house in St. Augustine.

Keith Claybrook at the Palm Coast Yacht Club reports that they are having a busy year and dates are booking up. Mark Dickinson also reports that he is booking up his available dates so if you are looking for exceptional photography give him a call before its too late.

I haven't heard from some of our other members this week but that's probably because they are too busy to write. I know Capt. Kirk of DJ enterprises is always busy between DJ bookings and his radio show and with all the proms Blooming Flowers and Gifts and European Salon and Spa are probably working hard.

Don't forget that monther's day is coming up and what would mom like better than a candy bouquet from Candy Bouquet of course. Gorgeous creations you will not believe until you see them.

Our next meeting is tuesday, June 2nd at 7 PM at the Palm Coast Yacht Club. If you are a local business looking to join our organization, you are welcome to attend. Be prepared to show your wares so to speak in case you decide you want to join. Call Ted at 386-586-0523 for more informaiton.

Sergio and JoAnn, Misty and Robert

Two weddings today for Exceptional Weddings. Rev Ted performed the wedding of JoAnn and Sergio at the Oldest House in St.Augustine. His wife Gail assisted the bride and ran the music. They had a beautiful garden wedding in the courtyard. Rev Kirk performed the wedding of Misty and Robert at Castle Otttis in Ponte Vedra Beach. He was assisted by his fiance Jeanine who also assisted the bride and did their music. Both ceremonies were written by Gail who is taking next week off.

What's new

Stephanie of Weddings by Stephanie decorated the Bourbon Street Grill for their Murder Mystery Theater dinner. She made the restaurant look like a wedding was taking place, complete with favors and chair covers. The event was a huge success and the Grill will be having another event very soon.

Exceptional Weddings had two weddings last weekend, Friday and Saturday. They have another two this weekend with Rev. Kirk officiating at one of them because they are both at the same time on the same day.

JoAnne of Candy Bouquet is attending "Balloon College" to learn how to make balloon arches and other balloon decorations. She will be adding this service to her award winning candy bouquets.

The Hilton Garden in has a lovely restaurant which is open to the public. You do not have to be a guest at the hotel to enjoy the delicious meals served there.

Our meeting on Tuesday evening was very productive. We started planning our Bridal Show which will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in June.