BlackBride.com Announce VIPs and Celebrity Guests at 3rd Annual Bridal Show

Jan. 10, 2013 - PRLog -- The clock is winding down to the most anticipated bridal event of the season.  BlackBride.com will host its 3rd annual boutique-style bridal show this Sunday, January 13, 2013 from 12pm - 5pm at the beautiful Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Tickets are only $15 and can be purchased online by visiting http://www.blackbride.com/.

"Many couples got engaged over the Holidays. Studies have shown that December is the most popular month to get engaged," shares  BlackBride.com CEO Mary Chatman." Attending the bridal show is a great way to kick-off the wedding planning process. Our bridal shows are known for having some of the best wedding professionals in the industry, and it's designed to encourage couples to work together in the wedding planning process. We like to think of it as a date, encouraging couples to spend the day perusing the ballroom, attending workshops, and connecting with the wedding professionals to assist them with all of their wedding planning needs."

This year's show will highlight the best in the bridal industry featuring the latest trends in fashion with a new sponsor from the fashion world, "SuperMogul" Kathy Ireland. There will be a wedding vow workshop presented by Charanna Alexander from Love Ink, a "Man Cave" decked out for the grooms sponsored by The Alpha Groom who will showcase a special wedding smart phone app for grooms. The much anticipated fashion segment will showcase designs from returning designers with new collections and a special presentation from the Black Bride Wedding Gown Collection by Therez Fleetwood. One lucky couple will have a chance to be featured in their very own wedding reality web-series that will air on CocoaFab.com.

There will also be giveaways every hour including a honeymoon trip to Barcelo Punta Cana, a couture wedding gown from Allure Bridals valued at $5,000. V103 midday personality Egypt Sherrod will giveaway a $250 gift certificate to a local bridal salon to one special bride. Egypt shares her excitement about the bridal show, "I've never felt more beautiful than on my wedding day! Every woman who has ever been a bride remembers the feeling that she had as she walked down the aisle with all eyes on her. Weddings can often be costly. I am excited to help give back to a deserving couple, just a small part of all that my husband and I were blessed with on our wedding day."

The signature media lounge donned "Something Blue" will house some of the best wedding and media insiders in the area with Rita of Rita's Radar as seen on CocoaFab.com as our resident correspondent that will keep online viewers abreast of event activities with interviews, wedding insiders sharing tips and secrets to planning a fabulous wedding on a budget and appearances by VIP and celebrity guests. BET's "Sunday's Best" and Centric's "Almost Married" reality star Jeff Spain have confirmed attendance. Rita will be joined by Rolling Out Magazine, Sheen Magazine, Oh! Nikka and the Blog Fab Fashionistas along with wedding insiders and top professionals.

Sponsors-to-date for the 3 rd Annual BlackBride.com Bridal Show include: The Atlanta Marriott Marquis (host venue for the third year in a row), Light-It-Up Event Production, Sweet Seats, Allure Bridals, Bryan K. Osburn Custom Collections, Therez Fleetwood Bridal, Express Tuxedo, The Image Collections, D'Lor Salon & Spa, Inije Photography & Films, PAC Events, An Affair 2 Remember, Barcelo Resorts and LT Travel, A-National Limousine Service, Ivory Bridal and Formal, Overstock.com, Amrita Singh, Iman Cosmetics, Kathy Ireland for Mon Cheri Bridals, and Gail Johnson Weddings & Events.

Make sure to tune into the following for more information and event highlights:

January 8th - Food for the Soul w/India Hines at 2:30pm on Love 860 AM
January 10th - CBS "Better Mornings" at 6:15am
January 10th - The Tony & Griff Show at 11am on AM 1100 Atlanta's Sports & Entertainment Station

Tickets for the BlackBride.com boutique bridal show are $15.00 at the door or guests can save by pre-registering online at http://www.blackbride.com.  Brides must pre-register online in order to be eligible for prize giveaways or to qualify to star in their own wedding mini webisode.

For more information about the event, including sponsor or vendor opportunities please call 888-403-2444. For media passes, interviews, or past event photos, please contact 404-593-0607.