National Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

This is a shocking and terrible disease that will cause about 207,090 new cases of breast cancer diagnosis in women in the United States in 2010 (stat courtesy of Susan G Koman). Many of you know someone or have somebody in your family afflicted by this.

Each Octobers, many organizations, from the NFL to Coach to Estee Lauder, all over the country to join forces to fight this disease with education and support.

       

 

So, as a bride-to-be, how can you support this worthwhile cause?

Take a peek at Brides Against Breast Cancer, which has several outlets that you can use to assist & support.

According to their website, “Our Brides Against Breast CancerTM program has received more than 50,000 wedding gown donations, with an estimated resale value of over 4 million dollars…” One way you can support this cause is by donating your wedding dress. Or, volunteer at upcoming events. 

(as taken from their website)

Host a Pink Envelope Project Wedding Reception or Shower

To make your wedding reception more meaningful, we invite you to support the Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation™ by hosting a Pink Envelope wedding reception or bridal shower.  Please feel free to contact us or visit www.pinkenvelopeproject.org for more information.

Make a pink envelope donation on behalf of your wedding guests

Delight your guests with the beautifully designed favor cards explaining your special donation, of $100.00 or more, made on their behalf or in honor of a loved one.  Transform your wedding into more than a memorable day – make it a day that creates lasting memories for the families of women and men who have so little time left.  Pass these cards out at your reception or place them at your table settings for your guests to read.

 

Additionally, the uber-fabulous Kleinfeld Bridal is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness by donating a portion of sales from their Kleinfeld Kollection to the Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation.

 

Want to provide pink-wedding favors? Hop on over to TheKnot and take a look at a few of their ideas and products.

Please help support this very worth-while cause…let’s put an end to breast cancer!

Until next time,

Heather

Wish Upon A Wedding

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Happy Sunday to you all!

I came across this wonderful organization by following Sasha Souza on Twitter & Facebook. Sasha, who is nationally known for her divine wedding creations, and who also happens to be the national president of Wish Upon A Wedding, has been using her social media connections to promote this very worth-while organization.

Wish Upon A Weddings was founded by Liz Guthrie, in January 2010 after she produced the nationally-renown “San Francisco $100,000 Dream Wedding Giveaway”. During this experience, Liz spoke of how she learned that “love is blind” in that so many couples were faced with financial difficulties and some couples even having to live with a terminal illness. It was through this experience that she had a vision of providing wonderful weddings to those less fortunate and founded Wish Upon A Wedding. Read below to find out how you can help!

 

 

How You Can Help!

Make a Contribution

Become a Wish Granter

Be A Committee Volunteer

Adopt a Wedding 

Donate Airline Miles

Social Networking

Corporate Sponsorship

 

{As taken from their website}

Mission

Wish Upon a Wedding is dedicated to granting weddings and/or civil union ceremonies at destinations across the United States to couples who are facing terminal illness.

Vision

By giving the gift of a dream wedding, we are able to grant some of the most intimate and heartfelt wishes of these people’s lives, and help them share this important day with close family members.

Purpose

Our foundation was created to celebrate the courage, determination and spirit of these couples by granting their dream wedding wishes. Our hope is that chosen recipients can inspire others couples facing similar situations to find hope and strength.

 

 

Board of Directors

Founding Board of Directors

Sasha Souza, President | Email
Corinne Phipps, Vice President | Email
Richard Markel, Marketing Chair | Email
Robbie Schlosser, Public Relations/Media Chair | Email
Chrystal Bougon, Medical Outreach Chair | Email
Michelle Barrionuevo-Mazzini, Fundraising Chair | Email
Ashley Dicksa, Event Planning Chair | Email
Amy Frugoli, Volunteer Coordinator | Email
Mellysa Levy, Volunteer Coordinator | Email
Amy Mendenhall, Treasurer | Email
Rhonda Michelle Steward, Secretary | Email

Founder

Liz Guthrie, Chief Wedding Officer | Email

Socially Conscious weddings

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In this day and age, given the recent economic downturn, we all have been affected by it one way or the other. As you are planning your wedding, most couples wish to provide some sort of memento or token of their appreciation to their guests e.g. wedding favors. Gone are the days where you hand some sort of candy or little trinket that most guests will either leave behind or throw away. How can you step outside of the mold and get creative?

 

One creative way is to provide a donation to one or more charities in lieu of a wedding favor. This is ideal for those couples that enjoy volunteering or giving back in one way or the other. So, how do you do it?

 

1) Do your research. Obviously you’ll want to understand what is important to you and perhaps a cause that has a special meaning in your life. Perhaps you have volunteered for a special organization and wish to honor them in your special day.

 

2) Within your budget, you can decide the amount that you wish to donate.

 

3) Often times, charities will have special place cards that you can include in your wedding that will have a saying something similar to “In lieu of a wedding favor, the bride and groom have a made a donation to {Charity} in your name.

 

Here a few places to start –

 

1) IDOFoundation.org – A public foundation based in Washington, D.C., the I Do Foundation works closely with some of the most effective and renowned nonprofit organizations in the country.

 

2) ASPCA.org – The ASPCA is near & dear to my heart and had to throw it in here. :)

 

3) Cancerresearchfoundation.com – This quote reflects the mission of the Cancer Research Foundation… “to raise funds to support innovative cancer research centers focused on perfecting treatments, vaccines, and cures to the over 200 different types of cancer; and, ultimately, to become absolutely obsolete.”

 

There are so many worthy causes and I encourage to donate to those that are close to you and your fiancé.

 

What are some charitable causes that are important to you? Would love to hear your feedback!

 

Until next time,

 

Heather

 

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