Brad Buckles & Lance Armstrong - Livestrong 100 miles! 
Sunday 6/21 Fathers Day  LIVESTRONG Challenge Seattle 100 Miles around and thru Seattle Washington
LET'S GO, Brad Buckles-Seattle!
I need your help, support & any fundraising possible.  Even if it is a dollar.  I don't care.
If I can spend Fathers day riding 100 miles, you can help me with a few dollars. 
It is for cancer, it is in the name of my Mom.  She has, is enduring breast cancer. 
I have cancer in my direct family.  I have experienced, second hand, this disease.    
Please help any way that you can :)
Brad Buckles
Riding a GT Carbon frame (for those that ask)
I am looking forward to this race/fight on Sunday!!! 
Here is a LIVESTRONG posting from thier blog.
Show us your spirit! SEATTLE ROCKS!
The LIVESTRONG "Show Us Your Spirit" Rally is underway! 
The 'prize' is a City message and 'tweet' from Lance Armstrong, but most importantly: 
bragging rights over the other LIVESTRONG Challenge cities in terms of who has the best spirit!
What do we need to do? For the next two weeks, up to May 7, 2009, 
we need to raise as much money as possible, and bring on as many new participants as we can!
I KNOW that as the newest – and first – 2009 event city of the LIVESTRONG Challenge Series, 
that we can also be the first in registration and fundraising!
Let's compare the other Challenge Cities (this is where we throw down the gauntlet)
What does Austin have? Longhorns? "Hook 'Em"? What the heck does that mean?
What does Philly have? A cracked bell and humidity? Rocky? Cream cheese?
What does San Jose have? High tech? Heat and earthquakes?
... but ...
What does Seattle have? Clean air, snow-capped mountains, the ocean, lakes, hills, forests, 
a huge cycling and running community, and an amazing group of LIVESTRONG people with big 
hearts and relentless fundraising energy!
(Call me biased.)
The excitement is definitely building on all sides! The course route is set, 
the weather is getting warmer – but we need you to put Seattle on the LIVESTRONG map!
We welcome all Seattleites and out-of-towners to this great event, 
and LIVESTRONG Challenge participants will enjoy an unforgettable event! 
The course will take advantage of all aspects of Seattle – from starting under the Space Needle, 
to riding through downtown, to closing off a floating bridge for the riders, 
to taking in the beautiful lakes, hills, mountains and forests that form our topography. 
This truly will be a unique, fun and challenging ride.
So, go ahead, Seattle! Let's pick a fight with cancer!
Let's show Austin, Philly and San Jose who really is number one!
Let's put ourselves on the map! Sign up for the Challenge in Seattle, 
and FUNDRAISE, FUNDRAISE, FUNDRAISE!
Gooooo, Seattle & Goooo, Brad Buckles!
 
		

		
I recently helped  Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim,  celebrate the grand opening of his new restaurant 
"The Counter" at the Kahala Mall in Honolulu. I brought along my assistant Nicole who has to 
be the biggest Lost fan I know of, so I just had to bring her along.
Dropping by to lend their support, were Kim's Lost cast mates Michael Emerson ("Ben"), 
Jorge Garcia ("Hurley"), Josh Holloway ("Sawyer"), and assorted crew members. 
Invitations weren't easy to come by for the private party at the Kahala Mall eatery. 
Guests were whisked into The Counter's darkened-for-the-evening interior after posing 
for "paparazzi" pics at an arrival area just outside the door. 
"Daniel is a great friend and I wish him luck in his new adventure with "The Counter" if you go,
I highly recommend the sweet potato fries, they go with anything!"
#16 Josh Hollaway with me "Josh (Hollaway) showed late after many of the guests left and 
I was the envy of my friends who had already left! As soon as he crossed the threshold, 
everyone wanted to be photographed with him. In my take-control-of-the-situation, 
I offered to take everyone's picture, which was a challenge since there were people pointing 
cameras at him in all directions. What does one do? In my typical NY attitude, I blurted out 
"yo, the girl with the biggest lens wins, oh, that's me! look at me!" 
He laughed and I had control over the situation and people left with some nice images... 
After we were done, I asked him if I may also have my picture taken with him and a big thanks 
to Nicole for capturing our picture! 
Which is the envy of all my friends who already had departed.
Photographed:
#9 Michael Emmerson with my assistant Nicole Bourgette
#10 Daniel Dae Kim with party goers 
#11 Michael Emmerson with me 
#12 Jorge Garcia with Nicole
#13 Daniel Dae Kim and me
#14 Josh Hollaway with party goers
#15 Josh Hollaway with party goers

To see Jeannemarie's portfolio visit her website at www.jeannemariephoto.com






 
		

		
This week I have had the opportunity to attend and help organize one of the greatest gatherings in the wedding industry. 
60 Bridal show producers, representing hundreds of bridal shows, from all over the world have come to gether to discuss the wedding industry.
Everything is on the agenda from bridal trends, fashion, marketing and of course the economy.  
The best minds of the industry have indicated that although there are drastic changes in the industry this year, 
brides are getting married and they are "JUST" booking later in the year than in times past.
www.bspishows.com www.andyebon.com
More to come,
Brad Buckles
 
		

		
According to many brides and wedding professionals that I am talking with lately.
Thursday night is becomming the new Saturday night, most important wedding day in demand.
Facilities have the date open, always.
Wedding professionals are always open and willing to make it worth your while if you would like to book them.
And it get the party started before the weekend really starts.  
For brides, you can affor to take a day or two off and enjoy a little honeymoon downtime before friends have to be back to work on Monday.
It will become much more popular in the months to come.  
We feel the need to spread the information as fast as possible because we are here for you...Always.
Brad Buckles
 
		

		
Bridesclub.com vendor listing - We're here to help!  Check us out!
Weddings are a ceremony!  A Celebration!  One part reality and planning.  
A HUGE part fantasizing, dreaming, hoping and orchestrating.
We here at bridesclub.com are trying to bring to you the latest and best vendors in the field of wedding planning.
Tips and trends, the newest in wedding services.
We want to inspire you with wonderfully innovative ideas to personalize your wedding celebration.
 
First things first:  What do you want?
FAMILIARIZE yourself with the options and available services.
FANTASIZE about all that can be.
PRIORITIZE which points are important to you/your significant other.
VISUALIZE what it is going to look like as it comes together.
ORGANIZE it into smaller pieces.
SYMPATHIZE - although it is your day, others should to be able to enjoy it.  It is a celebration/party.  You want others to enjoy it with you!
SYNCHRONIZE your dreams, cultures, abilities to come together.
DEPUTIZE your team!  Who can you really rely on!
   
Write down all of your thoughts on a piece of paper and start.  
You'd be surprised with what a little creativity and knowledge can bring you.
....and remember to ENJOY LIFE!
 
		

		
The Choice Is Yours, In Reality and In Life - 
ENJOY IT!
I made the decision early last year to enjoy life.  To not let anything get to me anymore.  
I meet tens of thousands of brides every year at the Tacoma, 
Bellevue and Lynnwood Wedding Expos and over in Hawaii at the Hawaii Bridal Expo.  
I challenge them constantly to enjoy the process.  Enjoy life! 
We are all a great big family.  
At a wedding we participate in this reality by celebrating the uniting of husband and wife.  
We get together and we throw a big party as a family.   
The last several months have awakened me!  
Im sure that it is safe to say we have been nervous, worried, 
and little scared about all the changes and uncertainty.
But I choose to be inspired,   Why...?  
I look at this time to celebrate a new dawn.  
The coming of change....  whatever the outcome.  
We need to turn to each other, talk to friends, 
and families - we're all part of several families 
and "friends are the family we choose for ourselves". 
Celebrate the differences in yourself and those around you. 
Enjoy the life you are living and those you are living it with!
May we all be grateful for what we have and celebrate by sharing even more.
Enjoy Life!
 
		

		

				
Jennifer Lopez keeps it real when it comes to her beauty secrets. She claims that the fundamentals include:

Eight hours of sleep per night

Plenty of water

A good cleanser

Somehow I believe she has a little more up her sleeve, but this is definately a good start for anyone. However, nagging in the back of my mind is the $1000 bottle of lotion that J Lo claims is so wonderful she uses a dozen bottles a month. Could that have anything to do with it? To say nothing for the hair and makeup professionals who work tirelessly to make her look nearly perfect everytime.

Find hair and makeup professionals for your wedding day.

Link from eBeautyDaily.
			
 
		

		

				
The wedding will be in March, somewhere in Sydney, where she can live out those white-wedding fantasies.

I couldn't believe the news I received for my previous Nicole Kidman post about the wedding being off. Apparantly the Australian newspaper, The Advertiser, has been listening to Keith Urban's ex a little too seriously.

I like Nicole and Keith together. She's an absolute doll and he's got talent I can only dream about. Besides their both Aussie and that's a good thing.
			
 
		

		

				
Yahoo! is reporting that Pink and Motocross Racer, Carey Hart, got married in Costa Rica this weekend.

We had heard previously from MTV about their engagement, but no specific date was set at that time.
			
 
		

		

				
I was reluctant to make this post as I still feel like I'm going to be the butt of a joke on Em's part, but I have found several sources that claim Eminem will re-marry ex-wife Kim Mathers on January 14.

Sources include:

Rap Weekly

Ireland On-Line

Star Pulse

ITN

The Sun Online

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