Loose Leaf Notes

The following first appeared in The Floyd Press.

The Floyd Bridal Show numbers were down a bit from last year due to fog, said Floyd Event Center coordinator Maggie Hessinger. “But we had lots of motivated brides and grooms come out,” she added.

The Show, organized by Hessinger and Silks Ribbons and Roses florist Rachel Wells, was held Sunday at the Event Center at the Floyd EcoVillage, which is also a wedding venue.

It featured samples and demonstrations for wedding planning and a vendor showcase that included wedding officiates, musicians, caterers, florists, supply rental, photographers, wedding planners and more.

For a five-dollar registration fee, brides and grooms-to-be are presented with a bag of goodies and can put their names in for several drawings of valuable vendor give-aways.

The big winners this year were Ricky Burnette and Stephanie Higgs of Floyd who are planning an August wedding.

Among the gifts in Burnette and Higgs winning gift basket were gift certificates from Copper Hill Cakes and Chateau Morrisette Winery, a free bridal bouquet from Silks Ribbons and Roses, $75 off wedding make-up by Angela Meyers, $200 off a Party Mirror rental and $250 off the rental of the Floyd Event Center.   Higgs noticed a set of knives and a cookbook in the gift basket.  “I’m ready to dig in,” she said.

Photos: 1. Attendees watch for the drawing to a grand basket give-way. Wedding cakes by Copper Hill Cakes and Goodies are pictured on the right. 2. Reverend Kanta Bosniak talks to an attendee about the custom wedding ceremonies she officiates. 3. Sarah Felts of Blooming Ground Farm & Floral points to a bucket of flowers that she says is representative of the flowers she grows.  4. Kathryn Ashera Rose of Floyd’s Anahata Education Center speaks with a couple about the Center’s wedding venue. Gift basket drawing winners Ricky Burnette and Stephanie Higgs are flanked by Bridal Show organizers Maggie Hessinger and Rachel Wells of Silks Ribbons and Roses.

6. A couple tries out some props at the Party Mirror Photo Booth, an interactive full length mirror that can instantly print photos that can be texted or emailed.  7. Brides and Grooms sampled food provided by local caterers in the Event Center café.  They watched for the drawing of another gift basket winner.  8. Vendor/baker Shawna Williams of Confectious Shenanigans served samples of her popular mini-cupcakes. 9. A table design by Barefoot Wedding Planner of Rocky Mount was on display.