Save-the-Date for "Get Hitched, Give Hope"

I am honored to announce some exciting news about an incredible bridal charity event that myself and 5 other fabulous wedding professionals are planning!

We’ve decided to throw a really big, swanky-cool party; the kind that gives you an excuse to buy new shoes. We’ll have lovely libations and amazing appetizers. We’ll have raffles, auctions, and jellybeans. LOTS of jellybeans!

Get Hitched, Give Hope, will be Seattle’s first bridal charity event of its kind, to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer while also while also giving brides fabulous resources to Seattle’s top wedding vendors in a special evening. The charity we are sponsoring is the Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation which has a wonderful mission to support breast cancer patients and their families through granting wishes and raising awareness of the disease.

Get Hitched, Give Hope has been formed by a group of passionate women in the Seattle wedding industry (myself, Laurel McConnell, Michelle Loretta, Michelle Engvall, Barbie Hull & Eliza Truitt). Here are all the details:

When: Thursday, October 23rd, 2008. Here is a sneak peak of the evening’s timeline:

• 5-6 pm Industry-Only Cocktail Hour: Fellow wedding industry professionals and members of the media are invited to join us early for an industry-only cocktail hour. Bring your checkbooks and your generous hearts for a special hour of networking, giving, and a preview of our fabulous venue with participating vendors!
• 6-9 pm Silent Auction, Raffles, and Bridal Exhibition: Brides, grooms, and guests are invited to sip cocktails, sample great food, take a look at the fabulous venue, bid on gorgeous goods through the silent auction, and meet our favorite vendors.
• 9-10 pm Closing Treats: Pick up the goods you’ve bid on, and stick around for another glass of wine and our final treats of the evening!