New England Bride Magazine, February 2008

Paper Potpourri has many exciting new products being offered right now, including the new Vera Wang Celebration album, as well as a selection of invitations embellished with authentic Swarovski crystals for those who are searching for an elegant shine to their invites. Also, Paper Potpourri is now adding exquisite Hand Lettered Albums, the introduction of Crane Chloe’s B album and a brand new Bel Amour invitation with FREE Thank You notes until March 31st. For more information on all of their new selections, call 978.372.3861 or visit their website at PaperPotpourri.Invitations.com.

All Media Productions recently directed the fourth annual NOAH shelter telethon of Cape Cod. The 4-hour show was broadcast live to 100,000 homes from Bourne to Provincetown. The telethon raised more than $42,500 for the Capes only homeless shelter, which was a 20% increase in donations from last year. Owner Steve Baty, was also selected to direct the Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration at Cape Cod Community College. The event is a co-operative production of several churches throughout eastern Massachusetts.

Brides only have one chance to select a vendor for their wedding day. Isn’t it nice to know that business, religious, and civic organizations use vendor’s services, over and over again? For more information on how to get in touch with All Media Productions or use them for your next event, call 508.385.5894 or visit AllMediaPro.com.

Filene’s Basement is holding their annual “Running of the Brides” Sale on Feb. 22! Brides-to-be: Get Ready to Run! It’s shopping as a full-contact sport, and the women who take part in the “Running of the Brides” at Filene’s Basement in Boston wouldn’t have it any other way. The famous bargain stampede takes place Friday, February 22 at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. Over 3,000 designer and brand name wedding gowns will be priced from $249 to $699—gowns that might otherwise cost between $900 to $10,000. When the doors open, there is a mad dash to the racks which are typically stripped bare in

under a minute. Then the women strip down to leotards and sports bras to try on the gowns right on the sales floor. If it doesn’t quite fit, a seamstress can do the trick, and the bride can still come out way ahead. But what happens if a petite bride pounced on a size 14 dress in pink chiffon instead of a size 4 in white satin? That’s when the real fun begins, as the women start bartering to find the right designer or size. It’s a ritual that turns Filene’s Basement into an old-fashioned bazaar.