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Some of the best traditions have many years behind them. You’re familiar with this one I’m sure: “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe.”
Join the Dallas Bridal Show, on Jan. 28 and 29, in celebrating its 23 years of tradition in bringing together the best of the local wedding exhibitors and making those brides blush with the delight of it all.
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We are proud to share the news that one of our Texas Wedding Guide Association members, Lilium Floral Design, (whose fabulous bouquet is shown on the cover above) was featured on CBS Channel 11's Texan's With Character hosted Teresa Frosini...click here to view.

The Texas Wedding Guide is thrilled to kick off the new year with EXCLUSIVE VIP PASSES to one of the most exciting bridal shows of the year: UNVEILED! We are giving away 10 COMPLIMENTARY VIP passes (each good for two tickets and valued at $30 each) to the FIRST 10 people that respond to (erika@dgpublishinginc.com)! These are truly a special gift that you can give to YOURSELF or to a loved one that is a blushing bride-to-be. We care about your wedding planning and know that you would enjoy attending this exemplary bridal show! Before you toss that bouquet, EMAIL us right now to receive your free tickets!! The event is this SUNDAY, Jan. 15, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Edison's- a modern and industrial event facility in Dallas- is hosting "A Night of Winter Wonder", an open house featuring some of the most renown wedding vendors in the DFW area, on January 19th from 7 PM- 8:30 PM. The event will showcase its remarkable venue and will exhibit several wedding needs under one roof. Sip on complimentary cocktails and nibble on culinary delicacies by Catering by Edison's as you network and mingle with an eclectic variety of wedding products and services: photographers, invitations & stationary designers, event planners, disc jockeys, musical bands, lighting and video professionals, and high-end pastry professionals just to name a few. Our very own, Sugar Bee Sweets will even be there! This is an event you sure would not want to miss! After the cut, view the entire list of participants.
As Tiffany & Company's light blue pigments are found throughout this wedding, one can't seem to associate this wedding without thinking of youth, free-spirited individuals, the calm and exhilerating yearn for spring, and subdued glamour. In this wedding, done by Magic Moments Parties and Events, the atmosphere was exciting, the people- bountiful, and the love- everlasting. Read an intimate review of the wedding from their event planner after the cut.
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Every culture celebrates their wedding differently; every culture has specific traditions they honor in ceremonies to preserve their family's values throughout each generation. At a Bermuda wedding the couple often has a little sapling tree on top of their wedding cake. After the cake is eaten, the sapling is planted at the newlywed's new home, where it grows and matures along with the couple's marriage. In Czechoslovakia, instead of rice the reception line tosses peas at the new couple as they depart the church. It symbolizes health and happiness into greener pastures. In German history, a common wedding tradition done after the wedding ceremony was having the newlywed couple work together to saw a log in half. How neatly and quickly they did it was supposed to predict how they would work together as a couple. Needless to say, there is an eclectic variety of cultures; however, it is important to incorporate and honor tradition in our modern world. Michelle Moll, at Watercooler Weddings & Events, recently had a wedding that was an amalgamation of Iranian glamour, vintage romanticism and traditional religion all rolled up into a sophisticated package.

(One of the ballrooms at the Omni Mandalay)
Yesterday, the Texas Wedding Guide held one of its LIVE REGISTRATIONS for its Dream Wedding Giveaway 2012 at the Omni Hotel Mandalay. The winner of the contest will have their wedding at this wonderful hotel, it was great to walk around and view this hotel in person! It is absolutely beautiful. The time is running out for you all to apply for your chance to win a $50,000 wedding! This Thursday, the 15th, we will be having our FINAL registration at Lilium Floral in Colleyville from 4 PM to 7 PM, with CBS DFW's Teresa Frosini interviewing bridal applicants LIVE on the news. We had such a pleasant time yesterday and met some incredible brides-to-be. We wish them luck in the contest and look forward to meeting some more this Thursday!
On Tuesday night 129 Leslie, a new event space in the Dallas Design District, was filled with women strutting their stuff in a high-end bridal fashion show benefiting the fight against breast cancer. The models, fierce enough to make any bride blush, consisted of stunning wedding vendors that donned beautiful gowns in the midst of an audience sipping wine and champagne. The Texas Wedding Guide is elated and honored to have been a media sponsor for the Pink Pride Brides Fashion Show benefiting The Bridge Breast Cancer Network.

With the resurgence of the "green" movement being evident in most areas of our life: emissions, interior design, fashion design, electricity, electronics, food production, water conservation and paper consumption, it has now trickled down to weddings. Of course, when one thinks of an environmentally friendly wedding, they may think it will hinder their ability to have a glamorous and bountiful affair. By changing little things from recycled stationary Save-The-Dates to having a wedding outdoors (to save on electricity), there are many ways a wedding can be a little greener without having to compromise its entire aesthetic.