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NEW YORK, July 13, 2017 -- As the bridal couple, you are center stage at your wedding. You feel like royalty from limo rides to and from the ceremony, doting bridesmaids and groomsmen, and an elegant meal with champagne while dressed in your finest. As a newlywed couple, you will want that euphoria to continue on your honeymoon – and it can, regardless of your budget, if you work with an expert travel agent. Travel agents are destination experts and have years of experience in customizing unique honeymoons with VIP experiences (http://bit.ly/2tIC9uU), all designed around your budget.
Expert agents are destination connoisseurs and advocates for their clients, all rolled into one, according to Vacation (www.vacation.com), a new travel site centered around the emotional reasons why people travel. A well-connected travel agent has the insider knowledge to garner perks for honeymooners, such as a personal car and driver, a suite upgrade or a private tour of a popular tourist attraction to create a YOHO experience. (You only honeymoon once, right?)
Wedding Guests Attend An Average Of 2 Weddings Per Year And Spend Nearly $1,000 Per Wedding Toward The Gift, Attire, Travel & Accommodations, According To The Knot 2016 Wedding Guest Study
Wedding Registries Continue to Be the Most Popular Way to Purchase a Gift; Cash, Honeymoon and Charity Registries Also Top Gifting Options
NEW YORK, July 11, 2017 -- The Knot, the number one wedding resource and marketplace, today released the results of The Knot 2016 Wedding Guest Study. With wedding season in full swing, the study reveals that wedding guests spend an average of $888 if they're traveling for the nuptials, and wedding attendants—bridesmaids and groomsmen—spend an average of $1,154 per wedding. These costs include everything from the wedding gift, attire and accessories, to travel and accommodations.
As guests are spending a large amount to attend each wedding, they prefer to gift something the couple really wants. When it comes to purchasing the gift, the study shows the wedding registry continues to be the most popular place to select a gift, with 37% of wedding guests and attendants purchasing a gift directly from a registry. Cash and check are also popular gift options, with nearly one-third (29%) of guests gifting money in the form of cash or check. One in ten (10%) wedding guests and attendants give a gift card, and 7% contribute funds to the couple's honeymoon.
What do you think of when you hear “high school dance”? Boys on one side of gym; girls on the other. No dancing… just plain awkwardness. In order to prevent that horribleness from happening at your school, we’re giving you the ins-and-outs of planning a fantastic high school dance. So read up on these 6 easy steps and make your Homecoming, Court-Warming, or Sadie-Hawkins dance the highlight of the semester!
1. Form a Committee
Gather the troops, because you’ll need help to pull off the best dance your high school has ever seen! Your school may already have a committee elected for just this kind of thing. But if not, you’ll want to find anywhere between 5-10 volunteers. Get your class officers involved and be sure to have one person in charge of delegating tasks to the rest of the team.
Consult with the teachers or faculty in charge of helping with the dance and make sure to include them in all your decision making along the way. Ask your faculty advisor or your student body treasurer about the budget for your social events and remember to refer to it as you plan!
They say in radio that having too much dead air is the one of the biggest mistakes you can make, and the same is true while performing music onstage. The more time you spend standing up there with no music or crowd engagement happening, the less interested the crowd will be, and the more uncomfortable it'll get for everyone.
Awkward silences can occur during a set for any number of reasons. Most often, they're the result of one band member having technical difficulties and trying to fix the problem as the rest of the group stands around waiting for them. Or perhaps your frontman just isn't particularly comfortable onstage and has trouble finding things to say in between songs.
Regardless of the reason, any silence that occurs onstage needs to be filled as quickly as possible. Below, I've come up with a list of my four favorite methods to fill awkward silence onstage.
Make your walk down the aisle ultra-memorable with our comprehensive list of processional wedding songs.
Walking down the aisle on your wedding day will be one of the most incredible experiences of your life. Maybe you'll forgo tradition and walk down together, or put a fun twist on things and each make your own separate entrance. Regardless of how you do it, you’ll want to choose a song to walk down the aisle to that reflects the unique bond you and your partner share. Whatever speaks to your personality, we are here to help!
Putting together a trendy, rustic affair? Check out our country songs to walk down the aisle to. Getting married in a gorgeous cathedral? We’ve got some amazing instrumental songs to walk down the aisle to. And if you’ve chosen to say “I Do” in laid-back, casual style (or even at a courthouse!) we’ve got you covered with some fun songs to walk down the aisle to, and some super-unique selections too!
Fashion shows are a great idea for groups trying to fundraise for a cause, organize community events, or to promote local fashion designers and businesses. The key ingredients to a good fashion show are a general theme, a well-coordinated team, and a well-designed program. It is important that you come up with a plan for your show: theme, location and date, music and decorations. You will also need to organize a team of people to run the show: designers, models, hair and makeup stylists, show coordinators, and lighting and sound professionals. All of these people need to work together to make your plan succeed. Finally, you will need to come up with a detailed program of featured designers, order of models and styles, and music and lighting.
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Decide on a theme. All fashion shows are centered around a general theme.
A theme could be fall fashion, beach fashion, lingerie, or costumes.
Alternatively, the theme could focus on a particular color or fabric.
The music, lighting, and decorations will have to go along with this theme.
If you are doing the fashion show as a fundraiser, you might pick a them in line with your cause.
For example, if are doing a fashion show to raise money for a breast cancer charity, you might choose to showcase the color pink.
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Decide on a budget. If you are coordinating a fashion show to raise money for charity, you may want to keep costs as low as possible.
See what kind of money you can expect from donations. You can use these funds to defray the cost of a fashion show.
Decide on a price for ticket sales. These will be the primary means of getting a profit or money for a charitable cause.
The price of tickets should be enough to cover costs of the show plus enough to reach a desired profit or donation goal.
You might see if local designers and professionals will volunteer their time and services for the show to offset some of the costs.
Take a little pop, throw in some R&B, mix it with some soul and add a touch of jazz and the result is the electrifying sounds of Blair Clark. We used our Concert Sound System, which includes two JBL PRX speakers, two JBL PRX subwoofers, four QSC K12 Monitors, and a PreSonus StudioLive 16.4.2 Digital Mixer. Also included were eight LED PAR64 lights and a followspot.
Blair is a powerful entertainer out of Indiana who we loved working with!
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We had a great time at the Gilbert Days Parade and Marathon! A total of five separate sounds systems were set in place along the parade route to announce each group or float as well as to provide some background music. It was a beautiful morning and everything sounded great!
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Make your float for your upcoming parade be not only seen, but heard too! Whether you are singing, dancing, talking, or rocking, we have the perfect sound system to rent for your next parade appearance! The systems we provide are incredibly versatile, portable, and sound great.
We provide an inexpensive and affordable way to provide music and amplification for your upcoming parade in the Phoenix AZ area. If you're on a budget for your parade float or just want to save money, we offer an easy solution that allows you to provide your own music, using the same equipment as a professional disc jockey. Renting high-quality, professional DJ equipment may be your best solution -- and it's completely user friendly!
The largest study of US couples married in 2015 by the #1 wedding resource, The Knot, finds that to-be-weds are spending more--and The Knot Concierge, a digital-plus-human service, helps couples select the right wedding pros for these high-consideration purchases
NEW YORK, April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Knot, the #1 wedding brand and marketplace, today released the results of The Knot 2015 Real Weddings Study. The ninth annual comprehensive report, the largest of its kind, surveyed nearly 18,000 U.S. brides and grooms married in 2015 to uncover the financial spending habits and trends of real weddings in America. This study includes national and local statistics including the average cost of a wedding, who pays, how couples budget and plan for their big day, the average number of wedding guests and other key statistics related to weddings in America.
Belief, an international wedding planning network, announces the results of the 3rd edition of an exclusive online contest for wedding professionals
Winning a Belief Awards is one of the highest honors a wedding planner can receive. "We are excited to celebrate such a top-notch group of professionals for the Belief Awards 3rd edition. Each of the wedding planners recognized is committed with quality and expertise," says Giovana Duailibe, executive director of Belief.
Meet the winners by continent
A leading consumer advocate, Beyond4Cs.com, has presented awards to honor the best wedding bloggers of 2016.
NEW YORK, May 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Beyond4Cs.com is pleased to announce the winners of "The Best 105 Wedding Blogs" in the industry. This award recognizes the world's top wedding bloggers who had created compelling content to inspire couples and facilitate wedding planning.
Over the course of four weeks, thousands of bridal related blogs were carefully curated before the final list of 105 winners emerged. The selection criteria included factors like originality of content, inspirational ideas, up-to-date information, community engagement and usefulness of tips/advice.
New Survey Reveals Similarities and Differences Between Same-Sex and Heterosexual Couples
CHEVY CHASE, Md., June 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- WeddingWire, Inc., Community Marketing & Insights (CMI), GayWeddings and the Gay Wedding Institute, released today the results of the 2016 Survey of Contemporary Couples & Current Wedding Trends, the definitive overview of today's quickly evolving wedding landscape. Conducted by the leading industry brands, the groundbreaking study sheds light on how all couples, especially same-sex couples, have planned their weddings since the Supreme Court's historic ruling in favor of nationwide marriage equality on June 26, 2015. Over 1,400 respondents who married since 2013 or are currently engaged were recruited from CMI's proprietary research panel and the client databases of WeddingWire, GayWeddings and the Gay Wedding Institute.
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
June Weddings
Profile America — Thursday, June 16th. For centuries, the month of June has been the most popular choice for weddings. One of the purported reasons was that some hundreds of years ago, this time was just after May's annual bath, so the happy couple and the guests were about as clean as could be hoped. With the ensuing advances in plumbing and overall hygiene, dressy weddings are readily staged year round, from simple civil ceremonies and backyard or back-to-nature vows, to elaborate church functions. Each year, there are more than 2.1 million weddings across the nation. Americans are marrying at older ages — the median age at first marriage for women is now 27.6 years old — up five years since 1980. Men are now an average age of 29.5 when they first take their vows. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
Study of US married and soon-to-be married LGBTQ couples by The Knot and Logo finds couples feel more pressure to marry, are spending more on their weddings plus participating in more wedding-related events.
NEW YORK, June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Knot, the #1 wedding brand and marketplace, and Logo, a leading entertainment brand inspired by the LGBT community, today released the results from the fourth annual The Knot LGBTQ Weddings Study. The study surveyed 979 LGBTQ respondents in the US who were married or are engaged to be married to reveal the average cost of a wedding for LGBTQ couples, how couples are proposing, wedding spends, family acceptance and support, traditions, and other key statistics related to LGBTQ weddings in America.
One year after the Supreme Court ruling to recognize marriage equality in the US, The Knot LGBTQ Weddings Study 2016 found that wedding spend has increased 85% among LGBTQ men and 56% among LGBTQ women. The average cost of a wedding for male couples is $33,822, and $25,334 for female couples. In contrast, wedding spend increased by a mere 1% for men and 15% for women from 2014 to 2015, and the average cost of a wedding prior to legalization was $18,242 for male couples and $16,218 for females. Couples are now inviting more guests to their wedding, and participating in more wedding-related events than ever before, from engagement parties to showers and more. For the first time, LGBTQ elopements are down.
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