I hate snow! We have postponed Got Wedding Stuff

Due to the fact that a good portion of Dayton is dealing with 1'+ of snow and 30mph blowing winds, we have decided to postpone Got Wedding Stuff until July 7. Event will still be at Country Club of the North with the same presenting sponsors. More details to follow!

Got Wedding Stuff event tomorrow at Country Club of the North

It's not too late to donate items for this season's Got Wedding Stuff, which will be held on Wednesday, February 17 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Country Club of the North in Beavercreek. All items donated are tax deductible and, despite the snow, we will do our best to pick up your items or make arrangements to get them. You can also bring them to the Country Club tomorrow between 11am and 8pm or Wednesday anytime before 3 p.m..

We have over $20,000 worth of donations, including wedding dresses, gift certificates, veils, and other lightly used wedding items! You can buy your advanced ticket online or pay $10 at the door. Proceeds from the event will go to the Lupus Foundation of America. This is a great chance for brides to get a fabulous deal on things for their wedding, to talk with area vendors about their services, enjoy a glass of wine on us and dance the night away. I'll be updating the list of items tomorrow morning (we have about 20 more to add right now) and as we get them for the next 48 hours.

Got Wedding Stuff -- 2/17/2010

Yesterday, I met with Pam Vitale at Country Club of the North to discuss the details for the next "Got Wedding Stuff" event, which will be held at CCN on 2/17/2010 from 5 to 9 p.m.

We anticipate roughly 100 vendors will be exhibiting at the bridal cocktail, so you can chat with them and learn more about their services. The event will feel like a wedding cocktail reception. A fashion show will showcase the latest and greatest in bridal attire. A silent auction, which will be loaded with generous gift certificates from local wedding vendors off their services, and lightly used wedding items such as dresses, jewelry, shoes, centerpieces, favors, unity candles, guest books, garters, and other accessories, will be at the event for all brides. (At the last event, more than $50,000 worth of items were donated! A bride won a $1000 brand new wedding dress for $50!) We're also planning to have other games and activities, such as a dollar dance with a local celebrity, to add fun to the festivities.

Cost will be $5 per person and includes one drink ticket for those over the age of 21. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Lupus Foundation and all brides will certainly benefit from the fabulous deals at the auction! Lightly used wedding items and gift certificates may be pledged on the website and dropped off on 2/16 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and on 2/17 by 3 p.m. All donations to the silent auction are tax deductible. (Gift certificates only may be dropped off to Your Dream Day before 12/31 for a 2009 tax donation.) We'll get the items up as they are pledged and dropped off, so check the site regularly in the weeks and days leading up to the event. We encourage brides with lightly used items left from their own weddings to donate them to this event!

This event will be presented in sponsorship with Your Dream Day, Country Club of the North, Finch Rental and Party Pleasers. (We are still tying down the details for the fashion show, and PSAs with the local television media. Radio ads will start running in February.) If you are a vendor and interested in exhibiting or donating to the event, please call me and we'll get you signed up.

Got Wedding Stuff? Yes we did (and will)

A huge thanks to the participants and donors of the first annual Got Wedding Stuff, which was held in conjunction with The Wedding Mafia's bridal cocktail on September 24. The silent auction raised $2,180.66 for the Lupus Foundation.

The next event is scheduled for 2-17-2010 at Country Club of the North in Beavercreek, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio. Cost will be $5 per person. For more information about the event itself and how to donate used wedding items, visit www.gotweddingstuff.com. All donations are tax deductible. Photos and video from the event will be posted soon!