Embassy Suites Bridal Show

Bridal Showplace Bridal and Quince Show, on February 2, 2014, from 11:00am - 3:00pm, at Embassy Suites, in Downey, 8425 Firestone Blvd, Downey, CA 90241 At Bridal Showplace, you will find some of Southern CA most distinguished Professionals offering every product and service for your Quince or Wedding. Each event offers a variety of on-site features, such as: cake tasting, hors d'oeuvres, mini massages, beauty makeovers, entertainment and live performances. You can have your photo taken at the photo booths, learn the latest trends at the Planning Seminars, Ask the Experts, get free wedding planners and magazines. Preview the latest fashions for Ms. Quince and her Royal Court featured in our beautifully choreographed fashion shows. Enter to win thousands of $$$ in Door Prizes. (562) 924-2048 www.bridalshowplace.net

Brea Bridal Show on Saturday

See you on Saturday, not Sunday...

Bridal Show at "The Hills"

Sunday, January 19, 2014 at The Hills Hotel, 25205 La Paz Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 • Show Hours: 11 am - 3 pm, Fashion Show: 1:00 pm The Hills Hotel has become one of the "go-to" venue locations in South Orange County in the last few years. As one of the only boutique hotels in the area, The Hills Hotel has been sought after for its grand ballroom and modern upscale decor. The Crystal Ballroom, holding up to 280 guests for a wedding reception, boasts six gorgeous chandeliers along with beautiful high ceilings providing the perfect venue for that unforgettable wedding! Big or small, The Hills Hotel can handle it all. Not only equipped with a grand ballroom known as the Crystal Ballroom, the Garnet Gallery is the perfect ballroom for a smaller, more intimate wedding. The Garnet Gallery hosts a comfortable 120 guest wedding reception. Decked out with an intricate riverstone and crystal art wall at its entrance, this venue sets the stage for an elegant chiq wedding affair. Premier Bridal Shows (714) 572 -1363 • www.PremierBridalShows.com __OR__ stop by and see Walter Gonzalez Photography at the Wyndham Hotel Bridal Show on Sunday, January 19, 2014 and pick up the newest copy of The Wedding Guide with Walter's photograph of a Bride and our Wind Waves on the front cover!

Which Bridal show will you be at this weekend?

So many Bridal shows to attend, where will you be? Saturday & Sunday, January 11 & 12, 2014 10am - 4pm $12 admission. L.A. Convention Center (GPS) 1200 L.A. Live Way Los Angeles, CA 90015 __AND__ Sunday, January 12, 2014 Sheraton Cerritos 12725 Center Court Drive Cerritos, CA 90703 - Showcasing Southern California's top wedding professionals for all your wedding planning needs. Shop, compare and get insights and advice from the leading wedding experts. Preview new ideas and fresh styles. Taste gourmet cake and cuisine, see fashion, enjoy music/entertainment and take advantage of show discounts and giveaways. Have fun while discovering the best options to make your dream wedding come true! Show Hours: 11 am - 3 pm (714) 572 -1363 www.PremierBridalShows.com

Busy Bridal Shows Weekend

So many great Bridal shows to choose from happening this first weekend of the new year. Glad we are not a Bride, because we don't have to make a choice, we will be at all of them! Hope to see you at one or two... Saturday and Sunday, January 4 and 5, 2014 at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802 - Show Hours: 10 am - 4 pm, Showcasing Southern California's top wedding professionals for all your wedding planning needs. Shop, compare and get insights and advice from the leading wedding experts. Preview new ideas and fresh styles. Taste gourmet cake and cuisine, see fashion, enjoy music/entertainment and take advantage of show discounts and giveaways. Have fun while discovering the best options to make your dream wedding come true! (714) 572 -1363 • www.PremierBridalShows.com _AND_ Saturday, January 4, 2014 from 10am-4pm, $12 admission at O.C. Fair Event Center, 935 Arlington (Entrance Gate), Costa Mesa, CA 92626, Save time with 150 Coastal Orange County wedding products and services. This season's smartest brides-to-be will be attending BrideWorld Expo, the area's largest gathering of wedding exhibits, planning ideas, fashion, and fun! Shop and compare local retailers, audition entertainers, sample cake and catering, enjoy a bridal fashion show, and discover many of the absolute best wedding values. (800) 600-7080 • www.brideworld.com _AND_ January 5, 2014 • 11:00am - 4:00pm at The Queen Mary - Long Beach, 1126 Queens Hwy • Long Beach, CA 90802 We are the LARGEST & LONGEST RUNNING Bridal Show in Long Beach/South Bay! Bridal Showplace is proud to announce the appearance of David Tutera as the featured guest at Bridal Showplace Bridal Show aboard the legendary Queen Mary. Brides will have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet up-close and personal with the wedding industry’s most sought after “wedding dream maker” David Tutera as he will host a special 60 minute presentation with Q & A, as well as Meet & Greet, Book Signing & Photos. We also invite you to meet with over 100 of So Cal's most prestigious Wedding Professionals ready to help turn your Dream Wedding into a Reality! Indulge in scrumptious cake by Hansen Cakes. See the latest fashions for the entire Bridal Party. Enjoy a spa massage or beauty makeover. Have your photos taken at the photo booths. Get 1,000s of Wedding Ideas and Tips from the experts. The first 100 Brides in line will receive a SWAG BAG filled with a 700+ page wedding planner, a Certificate for a Resort Getaway, beauty samples, special offers and more. Enter to win $1,000s in Door Prizes including Photo Engagement Sessions, Gift Baskets, Gift Certificates, Hotel Stays, Romantic Dinners, and 3 luxury Honeymoons will be awarded! GROOMS ARE SPECIAL TOO... The first 50 Grooms in line will receive a Certificate for a Resort Getaway including Airfare. Additional Drawings will be held for Grooms Only - Make sure to bring your Groom with you! (Tickets to these events are separate & also includes admission to the bridal show) General Admissionto the Bridal Show only: $10.00 Queen’s Package includes: 60 Minute Presentation, Q & A, Bridal Show entry $49.00 Captain’s Package includes: Meet & Greet, Photos, Book Signing (David’s books must be purchased at the show) and Bridal Show entry. $39.00 Photo with David Tutera & Bridal Show entry . $25.00 All Access Pass includes Queen’s & Captain’s Packages & Photo With David Tutera $75.00 - (562) 924-2048 • www.bridalshowplace.net

Brides-To-Be

It’s the Holidays, and that usually means couples all over the world are getting engaged! If you are a Bride-To-Be, and planning your upcoming Wedding, may we be one of the first to say Congratulations! What a great way to start out the new year! And there are so many Bridal shows in January to choose from. Choose wisely, because some are better than others. We recommend all the shows that we will be attending which are listed under Bridal Shows on our website, WeddingGuideonline.com These snow scenes are beautiful, but it sure is nice to be outside in the warm sunshine like today. Days like today and yesterday, are the reason we all love living in sunny Southern California! The snow is fun to visit, but living in it every day is a different story. For comfort, I’ll take a beach scene over a snow scene any day! Snowboarding works great in the sand. Sand is a lot like snow, but much warmer. We hope your Christmas was just as wonderful as ours was, and that you all have a safe, and very Happy New Year. Try to slow your life down, relax and enjoy the rest of this year with your Family & Friends. We’ll see you in January...

Recipe For A Successful Marriage

Recipe For A Successful Marriage 3 cups – Tenderness 1 cup – Commitment 1 cup – Consideration 1 cup – Courtesy 2 cups – Unselfish support 2 cups – Milk of human kindness 1 gal. – Faith in God & in each other Add 2 cup – Peace 3 cups – Cooperation 1 small pinch of in-laws 1 realistic financial budget 3 T pure extract of “I am sorry” 1 cup – Contentment 2 cups – open & honest communication 1 cup each: Confidence Encouragement Supportive friends Blindness to each other’s faults Individual interests and hobbies Mix in: Several mutual activities and hobbies Flavor with occasional tokens of your love and a dash of happy memories. Stir well and remove any specks of temper, jealously, or criticism. Sweeten well with a generous portion of love and keep warm with steady flame of devotion. Never serve with a hot tongue or cold shoulder. “Stand together yet not too near… let there be spaces in your togetherness… fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup… remember, the oak tree and the cypress do not grow in each other’s shadow."