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Bridal Idol Contest – Have YOUR Wedding Published in Central Coast Bride Magazine and Website

May 23rd, 2011

Central Coast Bride’s Bridal Idol is a fun contest where your friends, family and the General Public vote online for their favorite newly married couple. The winning Couple has their Wedding Photos and Story featured in the next edition of Central Coast Bride MAGAZINE, which will be published in September.

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How Does It Work? First we gather Bridal Idol applications and photographs from couples who have married on the California Central Coast. This information can be sent to us by either the new couple or from their wedding photographer or venue.

Then Central Coast Bride staff selects six finalist couples – three who had a Monterey Bay Wedding and three who married in San Luis Obispo County or Northern Santa Barbara County.

The wedding photographs and stories for these finalist couples is posted to our website. Visitors to the website vote for their favorite couple. If YOUR wedding gets the most votes, photos and details about your wedding will be included in our next Magazine!

How Can You Enter? It is so easy to enter this fun contest! Simply 1/ complete and send in the Application (email, snail mail or fax) and 2/ load up to 50 of your favorite wedding photos onto a DVD and mail it over. If you prefer, your wedding photographer can mail a DVD of photos directly to us. Please mail all applications and photographs to our corporate offices. Central Coast Bride, PO Box 4221, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403

Bridal Idol Deadlines We are accepting applications and photos through June. Bridal Idol voting will be open throughout the month of July. The lucky winners will be announced and posted on our website in August. The new edition of Central Coast Bride, with the winner’s weddings showcased, will be published in September.

We are so excited about this year’s Bridal Idol contest and can’t wait to see your fabulous Wedding Photographs! Pease let us know if we can help you with any questions at Info@CentralCoastBride.com or 888-501-5757.

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What Happens At Your Ceremony?

January 14th, 2010
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April Wise Photography

You’ve been to lots of weddings, but now that you are planning your own you may find yourself second guessing what is supposed to happen at the ceremony and in what order. Don’t worry, everyone has these same uncertainties. So here is a quick lesson in the Wedding Ceremony.

Pre-Ceremony Events. Guest are seated to background music; parents are seated to special music with the Bride’s mother being seated last; the Groom enters along with the officiant and groomsmen; the bridesmaids, flower girl and ring bearer enter to special music; and the Bride enters on her father’s arm to special music as all guests stand.

Ceremony Events. The officiant speaks some opening words. Vows are exchanged between the Bride and Groom, the rings are exchanged, and then the Bride and Groom kiss. Additional elements may be added to the ceremony. Many couples choose to light a unity candle or to honor their mothers with presentation of roses. You may have special readings during the ceremony or a full religious service. You may have special songs played or sung at certain parts of the ceremony. You may want certain cultural or religious elements shared at your ceremony. Hawaiians may exchange leis, Christians may have communion, etc. It’s your ceremony so feel free to personalize it as you choose.

Post-Ceremony Events. The officiant may introduce you to your guests as the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Then the wedding party exits led by the Bride and Groom. The wedding guests then gather for refreshments and mingling while the wedding party and family take formal photographs. Once complete, the wedding party makes their grand entrance into the reception.

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