march 20 from 11 am to 5 pm at the crowne plaza on rockside road in independence.

items on sale include: wedding gowns, mother of the wedding, bridesmaid and flower girl dresses, purses, veils, slips, headpieces, tiaras, and centerpieces! shoppers will also be able to meet a variety of vendors and enjoy cake tasting, a fashion show put together by virginia marti and complimentary hand and chair massages by the brown aveda institute. there will also be several raffle prizes with proceeds going to the ywca’s nia program. live music and emceeing will also be going on hosted by heidzillas’ friend jay r from selective sound entertainment.

tickets are on sale now for $7.00 for the first 200 tickets. at the door for $10.00. the first 100 brides in the door receive a gift bag! for more information, visit: http://gowns4hope.com/ see the latest sale information on their facebook page here.

The Cleveland Museum of Art’s beautiful grounds and the Fine Arts Garden have long been popular destinations for wedding photographs. This Valentine’s Day, we’re asking you to submit a photograph taken in these areas around the museum from your own wedding day or commitment ceremony, or from your parents’, grandparents’ or great grandparents’ special day. Whether taken last week or decades ago, your photograph could be included in the museum’s archives for many years to come, as well as on the museum’s blog and Facebook page. Submit your photograph before March 14 to be entered to win a romantic weekend for two in University Circle!

to enter, email your photograph as a .jpg or .gif file toWeddingPictureProject@ClevelandArt.org by march 14. copy and paste the below list into your email, filling out all required fields.

Names of both partners:
Date of wedding/commitment ceremony (MM/DD/YY):
Your name (and relationship to bride and groom if applicable):
Telephone number*:
Address*:
Contact info for photographer (if known): [name of company and website]
Wedding planner (if applicable): [name of company and website]
By submitting this image, I, ______________ permit the Cleveland Museum of Art to use the submitted photograph on Facebook and the Cleveland Museum of Art’s blog and website.
Share a little about the couple, or about the wedding/commitment day:

for all of the rules and more information visit: clevelandart.org/ or email: TheWeddingPhotoProject@ClevelandArt.org. you can also see the photos submitted on cma’s facebook page!

AND HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!

what does this have to do with wedding planning? well since i’ve joined a few months ago, there have been recent deals for:

• salon services (pre-wedding massages, day-of hair dos?)
• dancing lessons (prepare for that “first dance” or go as a group with your bridesmaids?)
• restaurants (nights out or maybe for your rehearsal dinner… or what about thank you gifts to your family or bridal party members?)

i know of a myriad of great online resources, online coupons and enewsletters to get the inside scoop of deals but i haven’t seen as great of deals as i’ve seen recently on groupon. are you on twitter? you can follow groupon (and don’t forget to follow me too!)

what are your favorite online deal-getting resources?

here’s some favorites i’ve seen around town… based on the popular colors of the year:

$13.99 at kmart

$13.99 from kmart

$19.80 at kohl’s

$20.40 at kohl’s

$22.80 from kmart

$25 at kohl’s

$30 at dillards

$31.20 from $52 from macy’s

this one is not on sale (yet?) but it’s so darn cute, i want it in MY size!

from dillards.

don’t forget to try your other favorite clothing retails like target, baby/kids gap, jcpenney, sears/sears grand, or your local tjmaxx, burlington’s or big lots!

previous posts:
now’s the time to buy flower girl dresses – 2009
severly cute, and different flower girl dresses
maria & phil’s flower girl video

here’s what rth has to say about the event:

Sometimes, you’ve got to see it to believe it.

Come by the Rock The House offices for our ‘swanky’ open house and in addition to meeting our extremely talented staff, you’ll be able to see first hand the different products and services Rock The House offers to make your once in a lifetime event one never to be forgotten.

Want in? Register by calling TODAY: 440.232.7625

see you there!

are you a local northeast ohio wedding vendor and have news? email me at heidi at heidzillas dot com.

Main Street Cupcakes, Rocky River Grand Opening
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
10:00am (be there by 9:45 am for ribbon cutting!)
19265 Detroit Rd. Rocky River, Oh 44116
440.331.3661

they’ll be serving free mini cupcakes and hot cocoa to all attendees!

(c) poetic portraiture

can’t make it to their grand opening? be sure to check out their daily menu postings on facebook or twitter.

local neo wedding vendors: do you have big news, too? email it to me at heidi at heidzillas dot com.

peneventures is also having a thanksgiving week sale. all of their in-stock dresses are 25-80% and rack of dresses are $199, regardless of the original price! they are open 10 to 6 on friday and saturday and 12 to 5 on sunday.

i also saw black friday sales advertised by dora’s bridal and formal and treasured moments bridals for this friday and saturday.

have you seen other salon sales i haven’t? email me at heidi at heidzillas dot com!

expressions bridal & formal
$50 – $100 off already reduced clearance bridal

dora’s bridal and formal
fall sale: 50%-70% off select in-stock bridal gowns

catan’s bridal & formal
15% bridesmaids dresses

amanda’s bridal
open house 11/15 – up to 50% off gowns

all brides beautiful
free veil of your choice with purchase of a gown above $2000

here’s the scoop from filene’s basement:

Date: Friday, October 16, 2009
Time: 8:00am to 9:00pm
Location: Harvard Park Shopping Center
4045 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights, OH 44122

You will find 1,400 gowns in a variety of styles, fabrics, seasons, shades! Sizes from 2 – 26. Gowns priced at: $249, $499 and $699 (Compare Prices $900 to $10,000 – savings of 70% to 95%).

check it out here and contact him for the 411!