And Saves Time and Money, Too! Saturday, April 26 - Downtown Royal Oak PHOTOGRAPHERS WELCOME
ROYAL OAK, Mich., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Guests to Bridal Bliss on Saturday, April 26 not only will find high style, award-winning catering, unique gifts and beautiful venues for the progressive wedding, shower, bachelor and bachelorette party, they will also find welcome news for their pocket book as they can enter to win one of three Downtown Royal Oak Shopping Sprees worth $500, $300 and $200 respectively. To celebrate Bridal Bliss, a program of the Downtown Development Authority, more than 25 businesses (a complete listing is attached), will roll out the red carpet on Saturday, April 26 from 11am-6pm. Back by popular demand, the waitresses at Lily's Seafood will be decked out in bridal "Up-dos" and veils, styled by Alex and Emilio of Alex Emilio Salon. Two brides-to-be married this summer, Eva Amine of Royal Oak and Trudy Chase of Birmingham, are two brides who will be continuing their bridal shopping during Bridal Bliss, and they are already using Downtown Royal Oak as their wedding planning destination to customize their wedding rings at Elements and Metals in Time fine jewelers, create memorable invitations at Write Impressions, using Fifth Avenue and Monterrey Cantina for bachelorette parties and are achieving the look they want at Mijo-A-Makeup Studio and 6 Salon. They have also discovered luscious, beautiful wedding cakes at Pronto! Corner Store, and a local designer who creates beautiful gowns. Treas Charow, owner of Shapes, is one of few local designers who creates custom wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses from her Downtown Royal Oak boutique. The Uppity Puppy will dress Fido in a tux and elegant, contemporary and one-of-a-kind gifts can be found at Ariana Gallery, Lotus Imports and Shine. Plan an eventful wedding shower at Andiamo Osteria or Creative Arts Studio and find the perfect dress to wear to the wedding at Chrome, Prodigy or Shapes.
While Rebecca Aughton of Bra~vo Intimates, provides expert fitting and the perfect undergarments for any gown, any size. A retro bridal gown show will also be featured at the Royal Oak Farmers Market during regular business hours. From bachelor and bachelorette party venues, to more intimate locations for wedding showers and unique locations for weddings and receptions, to registry for one-of-a-kind gifts, and award winning expertise in hair, make-up, style and catering, more than 25 businesses will prove that Downtown Royal Oak has become the contemporary bride's destination.
"This is not the traditional, boring bridal trade show," says Rebecca Aughton of Bra~vo Intimates. "We have a beautiful atmosphere of colorful shops, salons and restaurants downtown that are just steps from one another and the owners offer the personal touch that is so hard to fine," she said. For continuous updated information, visit the Downtown Development Authority's website at http://www.downtownroyaloak.org/ and call their information line at 248.246.3065.
Contact: Peggy Goodwin, APR
248.414.4533 OFFICE
248.376.0390 CELL
Shelly Najor, PhD
248.396.0508 CELL
Downtown Development Authority
