Wedding Pink Blog - The Latest News + Updates!
The first annual Wedding Pink took place 2 years ago today at Mile High Station in Denver, CO. I am happy to report that Melissa and Jeff are living happily ever after and Melissa has a clean bill of health!
Here is our happy couple 2 years ago at their reception.
Wow, it is hard to believe that the 3rd annual Wedding Pink will be taking place in less than 3 weeks. Erin and Ben will be exchanging their vows at the Wine Country Inn in Palisade, Colorado. We are in the process of putting the finishing touches on this splendid affair!
Erin and her Mom were in Palisade a little over a month ago. Pictured below is Erin with TJ Dickerson who will be officiating the wedding.
It is a good thing that nobody was following me today. We have secured a venue and date for The Wedding Pink 2014. Trust me on this one, it is going to be fabulous!
Stay tuned, we will be making an official announcement sometime in April.
Here is a sneak peek. Please don't worry about the snow you see, this venue is stunning in the Spring time.
With this year's Wedding Pink taking place in less than 6 weeks I wanted to take a moment and thank all of the vendors who are making this possible. Here is a complete list of contributing vendors (not in any particular order!):
High Country Orchards and Vineyards
Men's Wearhouse Grand Junction
Decadence Gourmet Cheesecakes & Catering
Leslie S. Kittel Makeup
TJ Dickerson Officiant
Cheryl Ungar Wedding Photography
Reprinted with permission.
By Richie Ann Ashcraft, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, CO
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Six empty glasses sat in front of Erin Price as she swirled a lightly-oaked chardonnay at The Wine Country Inn on Thursday.
“Many of our younger guests will appreciate the wine selection,” she told her mother, Linda Price, as she dutifully sipped the possibilities that could be served at her upcoming wedding.
Erin and Linda, both from Virginia, were in Palisade for a three-day whirlwind wedding planning trip.
“I think I’ll just take them all,” Erin said with a light-hearted laugh.
Erin, 30, is the recipient of 2013 The Wedding Pink, an annual wedding giveaway created by 21-year breast cancer survivor and professional photographer Cheryl Ungar of Denver.
Each year, Ungar’s nonprofit organization chooses a young breast cancer survivor to receive a destination wedding in Colorado.
Erin was 27 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She lost her hair while receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and she battled depression. Her cancer treatment was followed by a mastectomy with implant reconstruction.
“My two-year ‘cancer-versary’ is on St. Patrick’s Day this year, and it’s also the day of my wedding shower,” Erin said as she and an entourage of wedding coordinators moved from the Tapestry Lounge to the Vineyard Ballroom to discuss décor.
“I like soft-romantic, vintage and rustic,” she told Sheryl and Rachel Fisher, the mother and daughter-in-law owners of Shimmer, a Grand Junction event design and coordination company.
Using her iPad, Erin showed the Fishers pictures of her favorite shabby chic wedding ideas that she had saved on Pinterest.
April Nichols, director of sales at Wine Country Inn, spread an ivory lace overlay on the table. “Like this?” she asked.
“I love that,” said Linda, as she watched her daughter plan her dream wedding.
“That phone call — that she had cancer — just came out of left field,” Linda said. “We were so worried that she wouldn’t make it. This (wedding) means so much.”
She added that having a celebration to this scale would not have been possible without Ungar’s help.
Between 75 and 100 guests, most from the East Coast, will attend the wedding in Palisade in May.
“Getting married in a place like this is always going to have significance for them,” Linda said of the bride and groom, noting that she finds the beauty of Colorado, especially Glenwood Canyon, startling.
Erin and her fiancé, Ben Schabert, will be married by officiant TJ Dickerson in the outdoor gazebo area at the inn.
The wedding party will wear pale gray, but hints of pink will be found throughout the décor.
Dinner will be a choice of steak, salmon or butternut squash gnocchi prepared by the inn’s Le Cordon Bleu trained chefs.
At the cake testing, Erin and Linda selected devil’s food chocolate and lemon cakes donated by Sweet Treats by Danielle. There also will be a cookie and candy bar.
Most of the wedding, estimated at $30,000, has been donated to the couple by local businesses such as the CandyTime Shoppe, DJ Ryan Griz Entertainment, JR’s Carriage Service, and 3 Leaf Floral Design.
“I’m all for simple and pretty. I just want it to look good,” Erin said.
“We’ll make all that happen,” Nichols assured her.
Photo by Dean Humphrey. Erin Price, center, and her mom Linda listen to a presentation by Danielle Versluis of Sweat Treats by Danielle about wedding cake.
We were very honored last night to be selected as the beneficiary of the proceeds from the Think Pink Progressive Bridal Showcase. It was a wonderful evening that was hosted at 3 different locations in the Santa Fe Arts District; Studio Wed, Space Gallery and Artwork Network. Think Pink was sponsored by Party Singers, Paper Moon Weddings, Cloud 9 and Save the Date Events.
There were numerous wedding vendors involved with one of the highlights of the evening being the silent auction of 4 wedding dresses donated by Little White Dress.
Thank you to all of you for making Think Pink a success! Without a doubt our future Wedding Pink couples will appreciate everything.
Raffle at Space Gallery
My colleague Jean over at No Boobs About It has launched a wonderful new
program for breast cancer survivors.
Here is more information:
The Pink Time Outs Program provides women and men, who have recently
finished active treatment( surgery, chemo, radiation) for breast cancer,
with funded short getaways from all things breast cancer.
The Pink Time Outs© Program is about using short getaways to put closure
on the end of active treatment and facilitate the transition to life as a
survivor. The goals of this program are simple:
•A physical and mental break from all talk, sights and routines that
remind us of breast cancer
•The opportunity to feel refreshed in mind, body and spirit
•To enjoy a much-needed time out to recreate and participate in
normalizing activities
•The freedom to think about something other than breast cancer, to begin
thinking about what comes next as a survivor.
The first funded getaway is April 2, 2013 at the Biltmore Estates in
Ashville, North Carolina. To see the details of the trip, please go to
http://noboobsaboutit.org/pink-time-outs/
The winner and companion will be chosen by lottery drawing.
The Biltmore Estates getaway is the first of many getaways planned in the
months to come across the U.S. and Canada.
We are excited to announce the Think Pink Progressive Bridal Showcase on March 6. If you are engaged and in the Denver area, this is an event that you won't want to miss. There will be the best bands, tantalizing treats, the latest in wedding design and amazing raffle items. Furthermore, all of the proceeds will benefit The Wedding Pink! More information can be found here.
A huge thank you to the Party Singers, Paper Moon Weddings, Cloud 9, Save the Date and Studio Wed for putting on this event!
2012 has been a wonderful year and we are proud to announce that we photographed 8 different women as part of our Pink Portraits program and successfully put on our 2nd annual Wedding Pink. Next year's wedding is all set for May and upon the conclusion of that wedding we will have given away 3 weddings all totaling over $100,000.
We have some exciting things in the works for 2013 and we hope to announce our plans for the 2014 wedding sometime this Spring.
We have had a wonderful year photographing women who are being treated for breast cancer and have a had a tremendous response to the Pink Portraits program. We look forward to continuing the portraits into 2013 however we need funding in order to do so. We are asking for your help in seeking corporate sponsors and more information can be found here.
Meanwhile, here is a sneak peek at our next Pink Portrait. This is Mary with her new grandson.
As many of you know we recently had a lovely gathering in the Grand Junction/Palisade, CO area. One of the many highlights of the visit was that Erin had an opportunity to pick out her wedding dress. Through the graciousness of ABRA Bridal, Erin had her pick of dresses and we are pleased to announce that she has found the perfect dress! Of course the dress she ultimately picked is not shown below.
Please head on over to our Pink Portraits blog and read Laura's story. We wish her well on her journey.
Once again, we must admit that we are so excited to be working with Erin and Ben and look forward to giving them their dream wedding this Spring.
An expanded gallery of engagement photos are now on our website and you may view them here.
A huge thank you to Fifth Gear Portrait Designs for helping with the photo shoot!
We are honored to be featured in the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. You may read the full article here.
Stay tuned for part II this Spring!
We had a wonderful time this past weekend with Erin and Ben in Palisade, Colorado. Here is a sneak peek at their official engagement photos. A huge thank you to Steve at Fifth Gear Portrait Designs for helping with the photo shoot.
Photos by Fifth Gear Portrait Designs and Cheryl Ungar Weddings.
Erin and Ben will be en route to Colorado tomorrow to start the wedding planning process. We have their schedule jam packed with dress shopping, tastings, engagement photos and a party to meet the vendors. It will be a great weekend and everyone is very excited to meet Erin and Ben.
Stay tuned for photos!
We are excited to introduce the recipients of The Wedding Pink - 2013, Erin and Ben. Their story about how they met and their journey with breast cancer can be read here.
Photo by Cameron Davidson
Our submission period for next year's Wedding Pink has officially closed. Thank you to everyone who has submitted their heartfelt stories. We will be reviewing the submissions this week. Each and every couple is deserving, unfortunately we can only pick one couple. As you can imagine this is the most difficult part of what we do.
We look forward to sharing the winning couple's story with you in the near future.
Just a reminder that our submission period for next year's Wedding Pink is open for one more week. If you or someone you know has been affected by breast cancer and is engaged, we encourage you to submit your story. One deserving couple will be awarded a dream wedding valued at over $30,000.
Next year's wedding will take place May 5 on the western slope at the Wine Country Inn in Palisade, Colorado.
All of the details as well as the submission form can be found on our website, www.TheWeddingPink.com.
Wine Country Inn, Palisade, Colorado
