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Place Concorde Oasis Bar & The Wedding Guide Windsor|Essex County present:
The Nearlywed Game
COME PLAY WITH US!
February 21, February 28, March 7, March 21
Final: April 4/13
Over $11,000 in wedding prizes for the winning couple and runner up prizes of over $4,000.
For Extra Points DRESS UP, BRING 4 FRIENDS OR MORE AND BE AN ENTERTAINING COUPLE
Windsor, Ontario
Just like the original game show, The Nearlywed Game promises to be exciting, fun and maybe a little embarrassing.
Starting February 21 and continuing Thursday, February 28, March 7 and March 21 in the Oasis Bar, Place Concorde, Windsor and area engaged couples can play to share in a prize package worth over $15,000.
Come play with us………… over $11,000 in wedding prizes for the winning couple and runner up prizes of over $5,000.
First contest night is Thursday, February 21- next week!!!
You have to register to play: Register
Prizes include:
Tuxedos to flowers, rehearsal dinner for 20 to photography. Bridal accessories, photo booth, wedding cake, cupcakes, lighting, framing, hotel nights, and an ice cream scoop booth-
We want to help a couple start their wedding with style.
There will only be 64 spots available and 16 couples will play each week. The finals will be held on April 4 in La Canadienne at Place Concorde, where a Grand Prize winner will be announced after the last round is completed.
“We are pleased to be part of this unique event,” states Didier Marotte, Executive Director of Place Concorde. “This is about having fun and a heart-warming chance to give an area couple an excellent start to their married life! We all know how expensive it can be to host your dream wedding and we are helping to offset that cost and start them on their future life.”
Sponsored by Place Concorde and The Wedding Guide Windsor|Essex County, with Media Sponsor AM800 CKLW, this contest is “about couples and how well they know each other,” states, Sheryl Davies, Publisher of The Wedding Guide. “In this day and age about 75% of couples are living together before they marry, so they know each other far better than past decades.”
The prizes for the contest are provided by Wedding Guide professional vendors and includes cakes, a rehearsal dinner for 20, tuxedo rentals, hotel accommodations, flowers, a photo booth experience, a wedding lighting package and a whole lot more! Grand prize include a lady’s dream cut oval natural amethyst & diamond pendant with 14 carat white gold necklace and 15 round brilliant diamonds (appraised at $1200) compliments of G&G Jewellery & Diamonds. (Prize list on registration form with rules)
“The game will be played much like the original television show, but the fun is about the Wild Card points that will be issued: Couples will receive extra points for dressing up as a famous couple, for bringing 4 or more guests to the competition and for being the most entertaining duo of each evening,” explained Davies, “we couldn’t think of a better way to have some fun and set-up an engaged couple on the way to their future life. Everyone is guaranteed a good time and there are great runner-up prizes too!”
To participate, you must be engaged and you have to register to play and pick the evening you want to compete on:
Click below to hear the 3 commercials and the names of the 15 Wedding Guide Wedding Professionals who have pledged the great prizes.
http://theweddingguide.ca/mp3/AM800-NearlyWedGame1REV-Feb513.mp3
http://theweddingguide.ca/mp3/AM800-NearlyWedGame2REV-Feb513.mp3
http://theweddingguide.ca/mp3/AM800-NearlyWedGame3REV-Feb513.mp3
REGISTER HERE:
http://www.placeconcorde.org, http://www.bridaltalk.theweddingguide.ca http://www.am800cklw.com
Listen to AM800 CKLW to hear the commercial, Nearylwed banter and interviews.
About The Wedding Guide: Windsor|Essex County- Brides have chosen The Wedding Guide as the area’s #1 bridal resource for over 20 years. The128 page planning directory and expert website are all about everything you need to know to plan a local wedding. http:www.theweddingguide.ca
About the Place Concorde – Located at 7515 Promenade Forest Glade, Windsor, Ontario, Place Concorde is the area’s Francophone Club offering cultural and children’s activities, banquet hall facilities, Oasis Bar, and is home of the Canada South Blues Museum- the only living blues museum in the country.
For more information on The Nearlywed Game: Media Contact- Sheryl Davies, 519-252-8463
For over 30 years, the love of playing music and making a group happy has been Chuck Reynold’s mantra. ” Every party is completely different, so it’s fun to creatively mix the music in a way that’s always fresh and unique; one that fits each event accordingly,” says an energetic Reynolds. “It’s really enjoyable to fine-tune and read the bride and groom’s likes to make the event come alive. Good entertainment is one of the prime ingredients of a great party.”
Chuck Reynolds DJ has many years experience in playing and mixing music for every event imaginable with their specialty being weddings, parties and MC work.
 Photo by: Live Tech Photography & Videography, Windsor, Ontario Originally a radio personality and broadcaster for over 20 years, Chuck has a great deal of experience with the public, along with hands-on experience as the Music and Program Director at CHYR Radio, where he was responsible for selecting and programming Top 40, Dance, Adult Contemporary and Country music.
Not all DJ’s are alike and this company has provided the largest variety of dance music for the Windsor, Essex County and Chatham areas. A.V.L.A. licensed, their music library is filled with over 15,000 songs on CD, and monitored and updated on a weekly basis, guaranteeing their clients the finest selections available.
They are also the only DJ company in southwestern Ontario that exclusively employs DJs who have professional on-air radio broadcast experience. Add to that, professional audio equipment and digital music mastering and Reynolds will ensure that your special event has a perfect crystal-clear sound presentation.
Today’s trends in weddings are showing more popularity to what’s being played on mainstream radio. During much of the ’90’s, contemporary dance music wasn’t half as strong as what’s been available in the past 5-8 years. There is better variety and more catchy dance tunes that are drawing people to the dance floor,” Reynolds states. He also goes on to say that more people are choosing DJs over live music bands because of the flexibility and variety of the music that’s available. DJ companies carry a huge library of songs to each event, so they can play whatever request or kind of music that is called for. At the very most, a band may possibly have a repertoire of up to 400 songs.
When you want to make your wedding reception memorable, it is important to choose your DJ carefully. Music forms a common bond between strangers and encourages them to communicate with one another. Greet your guests with music as they arrive and they will immediately feel comfortable and welcome.
Reynolds knows that great music makes a great party and his expertise does not goes unnoticed in the industry. To contact Chuck Reynold’s DJ Service: 519-326-1691 or http://www.chuckreynoldsdjservice.com
Within this cozy shop in South Windsor, Picture This Framing, a family-owned and operated business, has served Windsor and area brides and this community since 1991.
When you enter the store, you’ll notice meticulously matted and framed pictures that adorn both the walls, as well as lining the floor; waiting for pickup. This well-known landmark is busy and efficient.
 Photo by: Chalet Photography, Windsor, Ontario- will travel- framing by Picture This Framing, Windsor, Ontario Cheryl Chaney Jacques, proprietor, is ready and able to accommodate most of her client’s requirements with a big smile and great suggestions. She has a great eye for style and knows what frame will work with the style of items that needs attention.
When you have wedding pictures to frame, this is the shop that will look after you and make your memories shine. Perhaps you want your invitations framed too? Memories can and should be preserved to enjoy throughout your lifetime.
Framed pictures make also make a wonderful gift for all the important people in your life. They are a personalized and special gift that you can share with those that require a thank you.
Great framing is what they do here; pictures, prints, needlework, tapestry, sports jerseys and collector plates as repair mats and glass.
If you have great memorabilia like medals, coins, golf balls, christening gowns, they’ll likely suggest a shadow box to offset the item and protect it well.
They carry lines by Trisha Romance, Paul Murray, Julia Conlon and many others.
Picture This Framing, 335 Dougall Square @ Cabana
Windsor, ON Canada, N9G 1S7
Phone: 519-972-8885
http://picturethisframing.ca
Congratulations to all the engaged couples in Windsor/Essex County! You’ve got wedding planning on your mind and there’s a lot to do in the months ahead.
Remember to spend some time enjoying the moment, while you are sharing your good news with family and friends. As long as you are organized and seek out the expertise of wedding professionals, your wedding day will be that special day that you have always dreamed about.
It is important to sit down together and discuss both your expectations and your budget, and adhere to the wedding day timetable. Those steps will keep you organized and on track to a beautiful day!
Many marrying couples wonder about folklore and superstitions that are attached to a wedding day. Here are some of them that will make you stand up and say Wow!
Jaques Scheepers Photography, Windsor, Ontario
1. Hey, brides, tuck a sugar cube into your glove — according to Greek culture, the sugar will sweeten your union.
2. The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. Yikes!
3. In English tradition, Wednesday is considered the “best day” to marry, although Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health.
4. The groom carries the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below.
5. Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Funny — it’s the most popular day of the week to marry!
6. Ancient Romans studied pig entrails to determine the luckiest time to marry.
7. Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition!
8. For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day. Ouch!
9. Middle Eastern brides paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye.
10. Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice.
11. A Swedish bride puts a silver coin from her father and a gold coin from her mother in each shoe to ensure that she’ll never do without.
12. A Finnish bride traditionally went door-to-door collecting gifts in a pillowcase, accompanied by an older married man who represented long marriage.
13. Moroccan women take a milk bath to purify themselves before their wedding ceremony.
14. In Holland, a pine tree is planted outside the newlyweds’ home as a symbol of fertility and luck.
It’s Got a Ring to it
15. Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart.
16. About 70% of all brides sport the traditional diamond on the fourth finger of their left hand.
17. Priscilla Presley’s engagement ring was a whopping 3 1/2-carat rock surrounded by a detachable row of smaller diamonds.
18. Diamonds set in gold or silver became popular as betrothal rings among wealthy Venetians toward the end of the fifteenth century.
19. In the symbolic language of jewels, a sapphire in a wedding ring means marital happiness.
20. A pearl engagement ring is said to be bad luck because its shape echoes that of a tear.
21. One of history’s earliest engagement rings was given to Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII. She was two years old at the time.
22. Seventeen tons of gold are made into wedding rings each year in the United States!
23. Snake rings dotted with ruby eyes were popular wedding bands in Victorian England — the coils winding into a circle symbolized eternity.
24. Aquamarine represents marital harmony and is said to ensure a long, happy marriage.
Fashionable Lore
25. Queen Victoria started the Western world’s white wedding dress trend in 1840 — before then, brides simply wore their best dress.
26. In Asia, wearing robes with embroidered cranes symbolizes fidelity for the length of a marriage.
27. Ancient Greeks and Romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits. Brides have worn veils ever since.
28. On her wedding day, Grace Kelly wore a dress with a bodice made from beautiful 125-year-old lace.
29. Of course, Jackie Kennedy’s bridesmaids were far from frumpy. She chose pink silk faille and red satin gowns created by African-American designer Ann Lowe (also the creator of Jackie’s dress).
30. In Japan, white was always the color of choice for bridal ensembles — long before Queen Victoria popularized it in the Western world.
31. Most expensive wedding ever? The marriage of Sheik Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum’s son to Princess Salama in Dubai in May 1981. The price tag? $44 million.
32. In Korea, brides don bright hues of red and yellow to take their vows.
33. Brides carry or wear “something old” on their wedding day to symbolize continuity with the past.
34. In Denmark, brides and grooms traditionally cross-dressed to confuse evil spirits!
35. The “something blue” in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love.
Food and Family
36. In Egypt, the bride’s family traditionally does all the cooking for a week after the wedding, so the couple can…relax.
37. In South Africa, the parents of both bride and groom traditionally carried fire from their hearths to light a new fire in the newlyweds’ hearth.
38. The tradition of a wedding cake comes from ancient Rome, where revelers broke a loaf of bread over a bride’s head for fertility’s sake.
39. The custom of tiered cakes emerged from a game where the bride and groom attempted to kiss over an ever-higher cake without knocking it over.
40. Queen Victoria’s wedding cake weighed a whopping 300 pounds.
41. Legend says single women will dream of their future husbands if they sleep with a slice of groom’s cake under their pillows.
42. An old wives’ tale: If the younger of two sisters marries first, the older sister must dance barefoot at the wedding or risk never landing a husband.
Show Off at a Cocktail Party
43. In many cultures around the world — including Celtic, Hindu and Egyptian weddings — the hands of a bride and groom are literally tied together to demonstrate the couple’s commitment to each other and their new bond as a married couple (giving us the popular phrase “tying the knot”).
44. The Roman goddess Juno rules over marriage, the hearth, and childbirth, hence the popularity of June weddings.
45. Princess Victoria established the tradition of playing Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus” during her wedding processional in 1858.
46. The bride stands to the groom’s left during a Christian ceremony, because in bygone days the groom needed his right hand free to fight off other suitors.
47. On average, 7,000 couples marry each day in the United States.
48. Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve are the two busiest “marriage” days in Las Vegas — elopement central!
49. The Catholic tradition of “posting the banns” to announce a marriage originated as a way to ensure the bride and groom were not related.
50. Stag parties were first held by ancient Spartan soldiers, who kissed their bachelor days goodbye with a raucous party.
Source: The Knot.com-2008
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