Archive for the ‘Bling’ Category

Kitty Andrews should be Kate's Milliner!

Our gal pals at Smart Bride have a contest that will show you the royal treatment. With giveaways from Kitty Andrews Millinery, Eco Beautiful Weddings and a few Chronicle books from yours truly, plus much more, all you have to do is enter every day to get your glitz on and channel your inner Princess. Kate Middleton is going to want a Kitty Andrews original (who wouldn’t?). I’m putting this in my calendar – just like a multivitamin – do it every day until the 28th: it’s good (and glam) for you. The details:

Princess For A Day Contest
When does the contest run
• Contest launches April 5, 2011 and runs until April 28th, 2011
• Winner randomly drawn and contacted April 29th, 2011

Where does a bride enter?
• Get all the contest details
• Enter daily

How does the contest work?
On April 29, 2011, one lucky bride will win her wedding day) on the same day tha
The grand prize package worth over $13,000 from a custom made Adele Wechsler wedding dress and Kitty Andrews fascinator to invitations and jewelry.

How often can a bride enter?
Each day (starting April 5 at 7:30pm EST) a new prize will be unveiled. Brides can enter every day.

SmartBrideBoutique.com Launches New Contest and Deals Pages:
Beyond the contest, April also marks the launch of the new and improved SmartBride contests and deals pages. To celebrate, there will be tons of amazing wedding deals unveiled every day that brides can take advantage of right away. After all,  smart brides know how to plan the wedding of their dreams on a realistic budget.

Event Overview
Live online event begins April 5th, 2011 at 7:30pm EST
at  www.SmartBrideBoutique.com/princess

Overview
Runs April 5th 7:30 pm EST and runs until April 28th, 2011
Winner will be contacted April 29th, 2011

With the Royal Wedding fast approaching, we’re inviting brides to be to hear from wedding experts and learn how to create truly royal wedding without the royal budget!

Brides will find out how to have the stylish and eco-wedding they’ve dreamed of without blowing their budget. We’re also unveiling the first piece of the Princess For A Day Grand Prize package. Brides can enter to win daily, so brides who attend the event will get a exclusive unveiling and the opportunity to sneak in an extra entry.

With the Royal Wedding quickly approaching, we wanted to help obtain eco-friendly wedding without the Royal budget! Get inspired by top wedding experts and enter to win over 20 door prizes! Join the fun as SmartBride Boutique unveils the first of 17 fabulous prizes in the Princess for a Day contest worth over $13,000.

 

Our Two Brides are busy making it happen all the way up to New Years with an uber fabulous Queerly Wed Gift Guide. Chock full of alterna-gift ideas such as Steam Punk Cufflinks by Elle Paisley Designs, and Les Garcons ‘The Gays and Lesbians’ Cufflinks, or vintage earrings by Elles Beads, you’ll never have to worry about glam gifting again!

The Gift Guide (and what’s inside!) was put together by Stacy Jill Calvert. Stacy and Melissa are our Two Brides Bloggers and newlywed couple!  With gifts this covetable, and collectable, your  holidays are sure to sparkle….

About Queerlywed.com

Melissa Calvert

Melissa is the co-founder of Queerly Wed, a new website dedicated to helping LGBTQ couples plan their big day. She is an activist within the LGBTQ Community and has volunteered her services at many grassroots organizations over the years. Melissa is also an avid cyclist and won two silver medals at Gay Games VII, which was held in Chicago in 2006. She is also a lifelong student and enjoys studying Latin-American culture, photography and languages.

Stacy Jill Calvert

Stacy is the co-founder of Queerly Wed, a new website dedicated to helping LGBTQ couples plan their big day.  Stacy is a writer, marketing nerd, and web geek grrl all wrapped up into one package.  Stacy has worked in the interactive field for many years including roles at eToys (US & UK) and Ticketmaster. Stacy became a professional queer when in 2005, she served as the Ticketing Manager for Gay Games VII. You can catch Stacy on her website at www.stacyjilljacobs.com or on Twitter at @StacyJill