On May 1st at the lovely Las Vegas Paiute Resort, 60 guests were treated to a brides focus group panel of 5 newly weds sharing their wedding planning and wedding day experiences. Moderator, Debra Hansen asked the panelists about 20 questions and then the wedding pros present were able to ask their own questions. Debra had also done an online survey and shared the statistical information collected from a larger pool of brides. Check out the full report at this link to ReachBrides.com

The evening was made complete with beautiful linens from Jovani Linens, flowers from Enchanted Florist and uplighting from LED Unplugged. Best of the Best DJ’s filled in with entertainment before and after the panel. First Impression Invitations created a beautiful menu card for the table and Las Vegas Custom Cakes provided the wedding cake that was served. Sweet Sensations Candy Station sent us all home with bags full of candy. All photography was done by Adam Frazier Photography.

Between now and then we will be surveying brides to solicit their imput on “what went well and what did not” to come up with valuable information to pass on to you and to select a group of brides to serve on the panel.  If you have a bride you think would be good on the panel, please contact either Bridal Spectacular or Jacqueline at Scheme Events who is project coordinator for the May event.

• Please SAVE THE DATE  – May 1, 2012
• Las Vegas Wedding Network
• Las Vegas Paiute Resort  at 6PM

• Where:  Cili Restaurant at Bali Hai
• When:  January 4th
• Time:   6pm to 9pm

BE PREPARED TO PLAY….. WHOSE FACEBOOK LINE IS IT ANYWAY?

(so watch what folks are saying on FB over the next week…this could be interesting and Prizes for Winners!)

Kathy Dyke, our Hostess, will be dazzling us with an Amazing array of Hors D’ouevres for our Cocktail Mixer

Additional Sponsors for this Event

• Flora Couture by Floral 2000  for the floral centerpieces
• Jovani Linens  for the dazzling linens
• LED Unplugged for the ultimate in illumination
• Knight Sounds Entertainment for spinning the fun tunes
• Artistic Imaging  for capturing the memories
• ShutterBooth of Las Vegas for providing a place for you to ham it up!
• Bridal Spectacular for prizes and the hard working staff who puts this all together.

Early Sign up is $25 on line only

Sonny Ganguly

SONNY GANGULY, Chief Marketing Officer, WeddingWire

Sonny leads WeddingWire’s marketing strategy, customer acquisition, and business development. Prior to joining WeddingWire, Sonny was in a management program at Wal-Mart where he led marketing, sales, and retail strategy development.

Before this experience, Sonny spent four years at Kraft Foods where he managed many consumer brands, including the JELL-O business with P&L responsibility for over $800 Million.

During his tenure, his brands’ reached record volume, revenue, and profitability levels. Sonny has structured partnerships with companies such as NBC, MTV, Condé Nast (Modern Bride and Brides magazines), Mattel, Universal, Dole, Reynolds, Costco, and Safeway.

Sonny holds a B.A. in Economics with a focus in Management and Marketing from The University of Pennsylvania and attended Harvard Business School for his M.B.A. where he served as President of the Marketing Club.

Sonny Ganguly

Leading expert in Social Media, going mobile and online trends, Sonny Ganguly, Chief Marketing Officer for Weddingwire.com will be the guest speaker at Las Vegas Wedding Network on November 2nd.  Aliante Station Hotel & Casino is hosting this event and Catering Director, The Aliante Station  always puts on an event that will be long remembered.  So come network with fellow wedding professionals and learn about current online trends. For questions, call the team at Bridal Spectacular.

Register to attend here.  Advance registration is $25 and after Nov 1 it will be $35.