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Engaged?! Go to the Great Bridal Expo this Weekend for Free!

The weather is cooling off and the hectic pace of Summer is beginning to slow down. If you’re recently engaged (or have a friend who is), now is the perfect time to attend a bridal show. Bridal shows are an amazing way to jump start your planning process. You’ll see potential venues, caterers, florists, invitation shops, bakeries, honeymoon locations, favors, entertainment and things you’d never even think of on your own!

Live in the Baltimore/D.C. area? Great news…The Great Bridal Expo is in town this weekend! Why do we like this show so much?

It’s huge, so attendees get to meet the most bridal vendors, try the most samples & walk away with the most ideas
They have the BEST bridal fashion show in the business…complete with collections right off of the runways in New York
Prizes galore! Enter to win complete dining sets, gowns and honeymoons

We would love to give our newlywed blog readers free tickets to the Great Bridal Expo show this weekend in Alexandria, VA! Simply go to GreatBridalExpo.com – enter MNMBEX in the space provided, and you will be able to print your FREE tickets for 2!

Are you and/or a friend planning to go to the show? We’d love to hear what you’re hoping to see or find when you’re there…so leave a comment!

Name Change Insight Shared on Baltimore FOX 45 News!

Looking for some name change insight? MissNowMrs.com founder, Danielle Tate, was on Baltimore FOX 45 morning news last week. She shared her insights about the newlywed name change process. Check out the video segment for interesting how-to’s and how the MissNowMrs.com service can save customers over 13 hours of hassle!

Help Me Change My Name

What was one of the tips shared? Danielle suggested that brides can complete their paperwork PRIOR to their wedding and then print/file their forms once they return from their honeymoon and have a marriage certificate. This gives brides a jump on the process of becoming a Mrs., and preserves precious newlywed time.

Another question was how safe the service was. MissNowMrs.com is dedicated to ensuring the safety of their customers’ information. Data is encrypted, secure servers are located out of state and best of all: all questions are optional. If a bride doesn’t feel comfortable typing in a piece of information, she can skip that question and fill it in once she prints her forms.

Still curious about the married name-change process? Check out the detailed name change information on our FAQ page to learn more!

Announcing our Chef Jeff Cookbook Winner!

Congratulations to our cookbook winner, Holly! You’ve won Chef Jeff’s Dinner Revolution and will now have professional advice on how get healthy, amazing tasting meals on the dinner table on a daily basis.

Each of the 200 recipes in the cookbook has 10 or less ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Most of the time you will even be done with clean-up within that30 minute span.Holly, please check your email for details on how to redeem your newlywed blog prize.

We can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the book and your hubby’s reaction to the amazing meals the two of you will be eating!

Win 6 months of Skype Live Group Video Chat & a Web Cam!

Ready to win 6 months of Skype? Exciting news! We have a really fun and functional giveaway this month: a 6 month Skype voucher that allows the winner and up to 9 of her friends to communicate via video chat at the same time!! The folks at Skype are also including a FREETALK Buddy Cam, which plugs into your USB drive for instant video chat!

Think of all the fun things you can do and plan via live video chat with 9 of your gal pals. You can easily overcome the long-distance dilemma of working with a destination wedding coordinator or the bridal party planning with any of your bridesmaids who are out of state. Another fun idea is to plan a virtual happy hour with all of the friends that live too far away to regularly meet up.

With help from the ever-simple Skype, the Bride-to-be will forget about the knots in her stomach and get excited to tie the real one. Group video calling is part of Skype’s new premium subscription ($8.99/month), but only one person on the call has to pay for it (up to 10 people can be on one Skype video call at once).

Brides Can Use Skype to:

Try on her dress for the webcam with her bridesmaids watching from their own homes
Check out how her bridesmaids look in their frocks
Check in with her far-flung wedding planner
Get mom’s opinion on whether those flowers are tasteful or just tacky.
The bridal party can even get together via group video chat to plan the bachelorette party!

Newlyweds Can Use Skype to:

Show off their new house or apartment to out-of-town friends and family
Get instant input on furniture and decorating decisions
Stay connected with their long distance loved ones
Introduce new members of the family…be they pets or babies!!!

Are you ready to keep in touch with all of your long distance friends via live video chat instead of lame old email? Leave a comment on this, or our Skype Group Video Chat posts this month and you’ll be automatically entered to win. Tell us all about why you should win this amazing giveaway…are you trying to coordinate bridesmaids in 4 states or do you have family that you never get to see in person? The randomly selected contest winner will be announced on July31st!! If we don’t hear back from the winner within 2 weeks, we will randomly select a new winner to make sure someone ends up with this great goodie!

**If you tweet this giveaway by clicking the green retweet button below and then post a comment that you tweeted with your twitter handle, you’ll receive an additional contest entry!**

Congrats to our June Beauty Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to our June Beauty giveaway winner, Thelma!! She read our newlywed blog, left a comment and now she’s won Dermacyte’s Oxygen Concentrate cream (an $84 value)! This product uses oxygen to reduce wrinkles and make will make her skin positively radiant! We can’t wait to hear your comments on how it works for you.

Dermacyte Oxygen Concentrate is a unique and ultra-soothing formula that helps restore a youthful glow to your skin. Your complexion appears instantly brighter and energized after it is applied. Apply morning and night onto clean skin before any other products. Think of Dermacyte Oxygen Concentrate as an oxygen bar for your skin!

Thelma please check your email for the details on how to redeem your fabulous prize from Dermacyte! Bummed you weren’t our June Beauty giveaway winner? Not to worry, the next giveaway will be announced on Friday…and it’s really high tech and cool!