California Wedding Wave | Ceremony Magazine Wedding Blog

The ultra fashionable Lovella Bridal of Glendale is featuring the sophisticated styles of Pronovias gowns and the latest collection of shoes from Aruna Seth in a trunk show this weekend, February 3rd-4th from 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. Lovella Bridal is located at 3325 N. Verdugo Road, Glendale. This location may be reached at 818.248.0026. Call NOW to reserve your spot!

The Crossings at Carlsbad 2012 Bridal Showcase will feature seasonal table designs, ceremony site ideas, package enhancements and much more. Learn more about this elegant venue from their wedding professionals for this one day event on Sunday, March 4th, 2012 from 2:00-4:00 P.M. Tray passed hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served. Entry for the bride and groom are complimentary. Each additional guest is $10 per person. Reservations are required, please email Sara Rader atsrader{at}kempersports.com or reserve your place online. The Crossings at Carlsbad is located at 5800 The Crossings Drive, Carlsbad. Call 760.444.1885 for inquiries.

Get your free tickets to one of the hottest bridal events of the year, The Wedding Bootcamp in Beverly Hills at Winnie Couture Beverly Hills on Thursday, February 9th from 6:00-8:00 P.M. compliments of Ceremony Magazine.

This educational seminar features the best vendors from the weddings industry. Let the experts teach you how to avoid hidden costs and save. Get the step-by-step details on dealing with loopholes and some “tricks of the trade.” Also, learn proper etiquette for the ceremony, rehearsal dinners, engagement parties, showers, and bachelorette parties. Enjoy cake tastings, cocktails, gift bags, and more!

We are so proud that our very own Amy Harrick, Editor and Publisher of Ceremony Magazine, will be sharing her professional insight at this one-of-a-kind event. To receive your complimentary tickets, use the code WCEC at Beverly Hills Wedding Bootcamp on The Wedding Salon’s website or call 212.631.7777. Tickets are $25 for two attendants, so this is an amazing deal! Winnie Couture is located at 9393 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills.

I love getting fun stuff in my inbox! Emily Elizabeth Jewelry has gifts for maids, moms and of course, the bride. Sweet designs sure to please the gals in your life. All new Facebook fans will be entered for a chance to win one or more of the products listed above. The more Facebook fans they get, the more prizes that will be given! Check out all of the rules and regulations on their Facebook giveaway page.

EVERYONE’S a winner when you make a comment on this post! How would you like to receive a complimentary ticket to this weekend’s hottest bridal event, The Wedding Wise Bridal Show? Wedding Wise will be showcasing and celebrating the creativity of wedding professionals on Sunday, April 17th from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M at the Culy Warehouse in East Village, San Diego.

When you leave a comment, you will automatically receive a ticket to The Wedding Wise Bridal Show and be entered for the chance to win a Wedding Wise “Bridal Party” 4-pack of VIP tickets which includes:

• 4 goodie bags for each person in the party. Goodie bags include gifts from exhibitors and sponsors, all housed in a customized Wedding Wise keepsake bag.
• 4 complimentary drink tickets for the “Going to the Chapel” cocktail.
• 8 complimentary raffle tickets to be entered to win amazing prize packages from Wedding Wise exhibitors such as beauty products from Urban Decay, Benefit and Sue Devitt cosmetics, $800 toward wedding day coordination, 3-hour design/decor consultation, $100 towards wedding invitation design and many more!
• Complimentary copies of Ceremony Magazine and other wedding magazines.

This giveaway will end on Saturday, April 16th, so enter now!

***Congratulations to Summer, who is the winner of the VIP ticket giveaway!!

Who doesn’t love to win something fun and useful? We are so fortunate to have received a copy of the new book A Beautiful Bride from Every Angle to give away to one lucky reader. It’s release date is in April, so we are lucky to have an early copy! This collaborative effort was born from the talents of wedding planner Barbara Wallace, stylist Annie Withers and photographer Lars Wanberg. Their book is rife with gorgeous images and advice from each of their fields of expertise to help you create the wedding of a lifetime.

In order to be in the drawing to receive this lovely coffee table book, all you need to do is make a comment on this post. It will be reposted daily through Friday, March 25th. A winner will be notified on Monday, March 28th. There is one restriction; the winner must be a U.S. resident to qualify.

A comment number was randomly acquired using Random.org to choose a winner. Thank you to everyone who left a comment. ~ Andie

Complimentary tickets to one of the hottest bridal events of the year, The Wedding Salon in Los Angeles at The London Hotel West Hollywood on Monday, March21st…compliments of Ceremony Magazine and California Wedding Wave are YOURS. It is as simple as leaving a comment on any post on California Wedding Wave! We’ll e-mail you the FREE vouchers for admission for 2 guests! (Killer deal, gals…ticket price is 50 bucks.) This deal is for brides and grooms-to-be!

Our fab friends and truly inspirational sponsor, The Good Life Events Specialists, are having a super fun giveaway on their blog from now until this Friday, May 21st. They are partnering with glassybaby for the chance to win one of their handcrafted candle holders. Here are the deets:

• Anyone can enter, but you need to be a fan of The Good Life Event Specialists on Facebook +/or Twitter.
• Visit glassybaby’s website and check out their assortment of vessels.
• Go back to The Good Life Event Specialist’s blogsite and comment on the glassybaby giveaway post, telling them which glassybaby you’d like (Also, please give them your name – no anonymous posts!).

A winner will be chosen on Friday, May 21st – if you’re a fan of theirs on both Facebook and Twitter, let them know, and you’ll receive 2 entries!