Get Married Launches New TV Season With the Most Sought-After Wedding Professionals and the Best Wedding Trends for 2009

Among Q1 line-up, fashion icons Monique Lhuillier, Vera Wang and Badgley Mischka, “Queen of Cakes” Sylvia Weinstock and celebrity event designers Colin Cowie and Preston Bailey

ATLANTA, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Brides are starting the new year with a refreshing approach to wedding planning, care of Get Married’s new season airing on Lifetime Television. Get Married, a leading multi-platform entertainment and wedding resource both on television and online at www.GetMarried.com, launched season two of its television show in January with the most sought-after wedding professionals in the industry. Get Married offers brides an inspirational experience for planning their personalized weddings, providing essential tips, insights and tools, as well as the opportunity to hear and see directly from industry experts who share the latest trends for 2009.

Hosted by Colin Cowie, premier lifestyle expert and celebrity event designer, Get Married’s television show includes internationally renowned experts in fashion, food, destinations, design and decor. The Q1 line-up that airs on Lifetime Television weekday mornings at 7:30am ET/PT, and is posted daily online at www.GetMarried.com, includes:

Wedding trends unveiled:

1. Old Hollywood glam
2. Color is the new white
3. Destination wedding dresses
4. Extreme hemlines, from short to covered up
5. “Green” weddings
6. Budget-savvy bridal ideas
7. Customized tents
8. Small plates as reception food

Bridal fashion icons:

• Vera Wang
• Monique Lhuillier
• Badgley Mischka
• Carolina Herrera
• Amsale
• Anne Barge
• Reem Acra
• Nicole Miller
• Melissa Sweet
• Additional designers: Kenneth for Platinum, Austin Scarlett for Kenneth Pool, Ramona Keveza

Industry experts and trend-leaders:

• Darcy Miller, editorial director of Weddings at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
• Preston Bailey, celebrity event designer
• Sylvia Weinstock, celebrity cake guru and industry superstar
• Food Network chefs, Hearty Boys Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh
• Peggy Post, wedding etiquette expert and director of The Emily Post Institute

Celebrity weddings and trends profiled:

• Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi‘s celebrity florist Mark Held shows the exquisite flowers he designed for their antique-elegance wedding
• Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ celebrity photographer, Robert Evans, discusses one of his favorite weddings, that of Fantastic Four star Ioan Gruffudd
• Baltimore Ravens tight-end Dan Wilcox‘s wedding on the 50-yard line at the Ravens’ stadium profiled in “OMG My Wedding is on TV”
• Desperate Housewife star Marcia Cross‘ wedding is profiled by celebrity wedding planner Julie Pryor in a “My Favorite Wedding” segment
• Two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh and husband Casey Jennings discuss their Palm Springs wedding
• Singer Ashlee Simpson and rocker-husband Pete Wentz‘s creative vision became a reality with whimsical flowers inspired by celebrity florist Mark Held
• Actors Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott take us behind the lens of a super 8 camera to film their elopement with Paul Korver of Fifty Foot Films
• American Pie star Jason Biggs‘ wedding profiled in “My Favorite Wedding” segment by Julie Ling, celebrity wedding planner
• “The Shark” actress Jeri Ryan‘s Italian wedding is profiled in “My Favorite Wedding” segment by L.A. celebrity wedding planner Lisa Vorce

“Get Married taps into the expertise of top industry professionals and explores the visions behind celebrity weddings so brides can tailor big ideas and the latest trends for their own weddings,” said Stacie Francombe, CEO and founder of Get Married and www.GetMarried.com. “Brides can watch Get Married in real-time on Lifetime Television weekday mornings at 7:30am ET/PT, record it for later viewing and check it out 24/7 on www.GetMarried.com — we post every episode online daily.”

About Get Married

Get Married is the only multi-channeled wedding resource with platforms online (www.GetMarried.com) and on television every weekday that connects local and national wedding professionals and industry experts with brides through entertainment, news and retail.

Hosted by Colin Cowie, premier lifestyle expert and celebrity event designer, Get Married is the most-watched wedding entertainment program on television. The second season of Get Married’s daily half-hour television series airs at 7:30 am ET/PT on Lifetime Television, the leader in women’s television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks. Video segments from the show are available online 24/7 at www.GetMarried.com, along with articles, picture galleries, blogs and an interactive shop.

For more information about Get Married, please visit www.GetMarried.com, and to participate in online dialogues, visit Blogger Brides at www.bloggerbrides.com.

SOURCE Get Married