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September 16, 2009
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CONTACT: Elizabeth
Wray
Elizabeth
Wray Design Inc./630.232-1975 or 630.772.1975
Sept. 20 Geneva Wedding Walk Creates
Convenience, Ease, for Brides & Grooms
Anticipating your perfect wedding is
exhilarating. Getting to that dream day, however, can mean a lot of work and
stress, unless you are working with the right people.
The 2009 Geneva Wedding Walk, set
for Sunday, Sept. 20, provides those people all in one place, to lessen the
stress and heighten the excitement.
The event is sponsored by Geneva
Bride, together with Classic Party Rentals, plus Geneva Commons and the city of
Geneva. Geneva Bride is a group of dedicated Geneva-area wedding boutiques
committed to making a wedding everything the bride and groom imagine. Members
include wedding planners, florists, decor designers, caterers, owners of unique
venues and boutique dress shops, photographers, jewelers, salons, rental
companies, hotels and providers of custom invitations, cakes and treats, and
financial planning services, travel companies and more. There are multiples of
nearly every kind of business, for a wealth of choices.
Admission is $25 for a bride and two
guests, and includes a wedding planner, goodie bags, three wedding magazines,
plus favors and handouts from vendors. Brides also will have the chance to win
a honeymoon in Aruba or Cancun. To
be eligible for the honeymoon trips, brides must stop at each vendor and have
their tickets stamped.
“The Chicago area is a top
destination for weddings,” said Elizabeth Wray, owner of Elizabeth Wray Design
and co-chair of the event. “That makes it very difficult for a bride and groom
to sort through the many options available to them. Geneva Bride brings together
more than 40 experienced vendors, under a spectacular tent, all well-versed in
what it takes to make the day everything everyone involved wants it to be. It
eliminates some of the confusion and a lot of the stress.”
Registration for the Wedding Walk
will be form 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Attendees will then visit participating
stores in the mall, and have their tickets checked. From 2 to 5 p.m.,
participants will visit in the Wedding Walk tent with the remaining
participating vendors, receive giveaways and goodies, and watch continuing
fashion shows. The Geneva Wedding Walk sets itself apart from other expos, where vendors commonly are culled from a wide geographic area. “Who wants to have a florist in the southern suburbs and a photographer from the North Shore?” Elizabeth Wray asked.
“This is one-stop shopping. A bride can have a
dress fitting, then visit her wedding cake baker and wedding reception venue,
all in the same afternoon.”
“We are showcasing Geneva and the
unparalleled services Geneva has to offer brides, grooms and their friends and
families,” said co-chair Anton Engelmann. “Even if the wedding itself
isn’t here, it’s so convenient to have a number of your vendors -- distinctive,
established vendors -- in one place. Brides love it. Mothers of brides
appreciate it as well.”
Participating stores within the Geneva
Commons outdoor lifestyle mall include Harry & David, Pottery Barn,
Williams-Sonoma and annabella salonspa.
Geneva Bride grew out of the first
Geneva Wedding Walk, held in January 2008 in downtown Geneva. That event
attracted brides from throughout the Chicago area and beyond, and was so
well-received it has become a semi-annual event.
Geneva Commons is on Randall Road in
Geneva, between Williamsburg Avenue and Bricher Road.
Visit www.genevabride.com
to register and see the participating boutiques and venues. Space is limited
for the Geneva Wedding Walk event.
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Photo: Laura Beery of St. Charles will be one of the
models at the Sunday Sept. 20 Geneva Wedding Walk. Photo by Tom Nicol
Photography.
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