Wish Upon a Wedding: Nominated for Charity of the Year!

We have just been notified that the charity we support, Wish Upon a Wedding, has been nominated for Charity of the Year! We send our heartfelt congratulations to them for just being nominated - what an honor! But, we can help them win! Wish Upon a Wedding grants wedding wishes to couples who are facing a terminal illness or other life altering circumstance. Bonny Bridal has supported WUW since the beginning! We are a wish granter for our local Southern California chapter, and we have been able to grant two wedding wishes so far by helping the brides find their wedding gown for their special day!

With more than 2,000 nominations submitted, this year's CLASSY Awards judges had their work cut out for them. For the past 2 weeks, they've been reading some of the most incredible stories about people and organizations working tirelessly to change the world. Today, it was announced that Wish Upon a Wedding was selected as one of the Top 25 Finalists in the prestigious category of CHARITY OF THE YEAR!

From now until August 26th at 11:59 p.m. EST, anyone can visit www.classyawards.org and vote once per category for their favorite Finalists. You can help Wish Upon a Wedding by clicking the link below. It only takes a minute, and we would be so grateful for your help!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE NOW!

Good luck to ALL the finalists!

Blissful Wishes Ball - Save The Date

Bonny Bridal gratefully supports the non-profit charity Wish Upon a Wedding. WUW grants wedding wishes to couples who are facing life altering circumstances, including terminal illnesses. It has been our honor to fulfill two wedding wishes in our local area - providing the wedding gowns for Sandra and Lisa. Wish Upon a Wedding holds a major fund raising event each year called the Blissful Wishes Ball - a black tie event that is open to wedding professionals as well as the general public. We just received notice that the Southern California Blissful Wishes Ball will take place on September 21, 2011 for ticket information click here. The magical evening is taking place at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California. We will continue to provide updates on the event - as well as the online auction that coordinates with the event. Last year, we donated a wedding gown for the online auction - which was won by a local bride - Velvet, who just got married - you will get to know her and see her amazing wedding pictures soon! 

Featuring  a Special Design Challenge

of

Royal - Inspired  Vinyettes 

from Around the World.

Wednesday September 21, 2011.

Richard Nixon Library

Yorba Linda California

FOR MORE INFO ON PARTICIPATING IN THE DESIGN CHALLEGE OR EVENT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES,
Please contact: laevents@wishuponawedding.org

TABLE of 8 SPONSORSHIP INFO:

PLATINUM - $1,500

Logo listed on eventbrite and event collateral
Logo listed in program 
Special name WUW ribbons 
Exclusive Seating 
Logo on table tent in lieu of number or table name 
Guaranteed gift bag at each seat of table 
An extra 5 minutes at end of Silent Auction close 
2 bottles of wine at table 
Mentioned verbally when thanking sponsors (at respective level) 
Waived gift bag inclusion fee 
Can take centerpiece home 
Custom sponsor level ‘button’ for your webpage or blog
Listing in Advetorial

GOLD- $1,000

Company or Individual name listed on eventbrite and event collateral 
Company or Individual name listed in program 
Special name WUW ribbons 
VIP Seating 
Company or Individual name on table tent in lieu of number or table nameGuaranteed gift bag at each seat of table 
Mentioned verbally when thanking sponsors (at respective level) 
Custom sponsor level ‘button’ for your webpage or blog 
Listing in Advetorial

Wish Upon a Wedding - Lisa and Doug - Part 2

In part 1 of this story - you got the background leading up to Lisa and Doug's wedding day - which took place on May 26th, 2011. We asked Lisa to tell us about her feelings and we recently just got a "thank you" card from her that read:


"The dress was the most important thing on my list. I was anxious and nervous about finding the perfect dream dress. When I took one look at your website of gowns I felt a sense of relief as every gown was stunning and beautiful. When I went to try the dresses on I fell in love with my gown. Everyone loved it! When I took it to David's Bridal to buy a slip other people wanted to buy it. Everyone loved all the details, the beading and especially the train! When the wedding day came I could not wait to put it on. Wearing it I felt amazing and more beautiful than ever! I love that dress! I had it boxed because all I wanted to do after the wedding was wear it and looking at it just brings back that day and all of the amazing moments of my wedding. I thank you and all of Bonny Bridal for your generosity and for giving me such a stunning dress and making my dreams and wishes come true. With much love and thanks, Lisa Wang May 26, 2011 Wish Upon a Wedding"

Many vendors worked in the quick time frame to put this gorgeous wedding together! The photographer, Jim Kennedy Photography, were able to capture so many beautiful images of the special day!

Venue: Bella Collina / Caterer: Jay’s Catering / Wedding Planner: Once Upon a Time Weddings & Special Events / Wedding Photographer: Jim Kennedy Photographers / Wedding Videographer: New Classic Films / Floral Design: Fantasy Floral / Officiant: Rich Anderson / Wedding Invitations: Paper and Thread / Bride’s Hair & Makeup: Sweet Fuss / Wedding Cakes: Sweet Gems / Photobooth: Shutterbooth/ Favors: Dough a Deer / DJ: Vive Entertainment / Rentals: Fusion Linens / Linens: Wildflower Linens / Wedding Dress: Bonny Bridal / Hair Accessory: The Wedding Pantry / Groomsmen Attire: Friar Tux / Ring Bearer Pillow + Flower Girl Basket: Bella Bambino /Cake Stand: Raise the Cake / Veil Weights:The Pampered Bride / Calligraphy: Calligraphy Katrina / Hanky: L’il Inspirations

Wish Upon a Wedding - Lisa and Doug - Part 1

We have been waiting to share this story with all our friends and fans! We heard about Wish Upon a Wedding when they were first starting out and immediately knew that this was the charity we wanted to partner up with! We signed up as a "wish granter" for our local Southern California chapter. Lisa and Doug were the 2nd couple to be granted a wedding wish by our local chapter. Wish Upon a Wedding grants wedding wishes to couples who are facing life altering circumstances, including terminal illnesses. You can read more about Lisa and Doug's story here or learn more about Wish Upon a Wedding here. 

On April 19th we saw that WUW had granted their 2nd wish to Lisa Tso and Doug Wang. We immediately contacted them to see if Lisa needed a dress for the wedding, which was taking place on May 26th, to coincide with World MS Day.

We got our first email from Lisa on April 20th and she wrote, in part, "A wedding gown is probably the most important aspect of every girls wedding. We are so excited to be getting married and for you as my bridal consultant. Every gown on your website is stunning and beautiful." Lisa was going to come into our showroom on May 2nd to try on gowns. We had a few gowns for her to choose from:

034 White - This is a very elegant, popular style right now! Anything with flowers (this dress has small 3-dimensional flowers) is in style right now. The draped bust line is also very elegant and a classic button down back.

045 Ivory - A simple Halter gown with an overlapping pleated empire bodice and banded waist.


052 White - Chiffon is a very nice flowing fabric and wouldn't require the use of a full crinoline slip.


0101 White - The sheer illusion strap that leads into the back is very elegant!


0720 Antique - This gown is certainly made for a princess!! The color is very unique - it's Antique (kind of like a rum-pinkish).


2021 Ivory - This gown is from our Bliss collection. This is our modest collection, which means all the dresses have sleeves and a higher back and neckline that our other dresses.


We had asked Lisa to bring in heels similar to what she would be wearing on the day of the wedding - because she is petite and was definitely going to need a hem. Lisa was already a step ahead - she had already bought her shoes for the wedding! 

We tried on style 034 first and everyone agreed it looked "nice" but, there wasn't a feeling of "Yes! This is the one." Next, we tried style 720. I personally love wedding gowns in different colors and was happy that Lisa was willing to try this gown - even though it wasn't in the traditional white or ivory. This is when we had a "bridal moment". Lisa had on her wedding shoes - a cute heel that had a ruffle detail but, what made them unique was the beautiful color! When I pulled out style 720 to show her - the color of the dress was a PERFECT match to the shoes! We put the dress on her and immediately she knew, we all knew, it was THE ONE.  In the next post, we will get to the wedding pictures and Lisa's own words about her experience on her wedding day!