Former NFL Star Dan O' Leary Launches Wedding Registry Site

Having fumbled through countless department stores during their search for items to request in their own wedding registry, former NFL star Dan O'Leary and his wife Kate decided to tackle the stress of wedding shopping head on and in the process have scored a touchdown for all couples preparing to tie the knot with the recent launch of a one-stop, no-obligation site, Weddgistry.com.

Offering nearly two million "I do" gift ideas from almost 300 retailers including Macy's, Sears, Dillards, Kohls and Target and luxury goods from Lenox, Designer Linens, Linens n' Things, BBQ Guts, Bobby Berk Home and Chef Giant, to name a few, the former team member of the Buffalo Bills, New York Giants and Pittsburg Steelers is now CEO of a site which gathers department stores in a huddle, eliminating a couple's need to register at each individual store.

Guests searching for gifts will benefit from both easy-to-use search tools and a price comparison system which seeks out products from the registry and locates the best bargain, not to mention the hours saved shopping, wrapping and delivering their wedding present.

A customized registry featuring quick and easy registration, prospective brides and grooms will have their own profile with event details, bios and a photo. There is no limit to the number of products picked for possible purchase by guests, and couples can mull over the merchandise via keywords, categories, and price before using a built-in invitation tool to notify guests about their registry.

For more information:

visit www. Weddgistry.com

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Live in Fitness Enterprise Bridal Boot Camp

For the bride-to-be who wants to tighten her tummy or tone her tush before tying the knot, Live in Fitness Enterprises (L.I.F.E.) has constructed a new bridal retreat. Located in Los Angeles, California, attendees unpack their luggage in a one-bedroom suite with a scenic ocean view before the start of consultations and evaluations.


Determining each person's pre-"I do" fat percentage with Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing (a water immersion analysis) and gauging maximum breathing capacity during exercise with the help of the VO2max, individualized itineraries are devised for each bride-to-be to obtain optimum results during her stay.

The multi-week course, with sessions that start at 8 a.m. daily, and end at 7 p.m., includes:



• Activities such as hiking, bike riding, boxing, water aerobics, swimming.

• Customized meals created to kick excess calories to the curb, which are delivered directly to each patron's suite.

• Massage treatments to relax both body and soul.

• Consultations with nutritionists that will guide you in finding the proper food for a fit physique.



For more information:

• visit www.liveinfitnessenterprise.com

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80523: Boot Camp for Brides Challenge at Gaylord Palms Resort

As your "I do" day approaches, put the "party" in your wedding party with a bridal boot camp-- the perfect marriage of fun and fitness. A part of Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida's Good Girls Getaway, the Boot Camp for Brides Challenge offers the following agenda:

Fit for a Bride: Have fun breaking a sweat alongside your wedding ceremony "sisters" during a 90-minute, custom-tailored cardio and strength-training workout instead of breaking out in a cold sweat when your dream dress doesn't fit on your special day.

Bridal Meditation: Every bride has her share of pre-"I do" dilemmas to deal with, and sometimes the stress can seemingly take over what should be the happiest time of your life. As easy as tossing a bridal bouquet, cast aside all your pre-wedding worries during an hour-long meditation session which teaches you how to steady your nerves when thunderclouds roll in during your perfect spring day ceremony or your flower girl refuses to walk down the aisle with the ring bearer.

Nutritional Engagement: According to the nutritional journal Appetite, a study of 272 betrothed women revealed that over 70 percent who took part in the analysis were attempting to shed more than 20 pounds during the six months leading up to their nuptials. While every bride wants a buff body for that walk down the aisle, crash diets and other over the top measures can lead to a wedding day disaster. The Boot Camp's hour-long consultation provides a healthy way to realistically reclaim a sleek physique.


For more information visit: www.gaylordpalms.com/goodgirls.

Photos courtesy Prweb.com and Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center

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80502: Four Seasons Las Vegas Adding Spa Bridal Packages

The Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas is a non-gaming oasis on the Strip, located on floors 35 to 39 of the Mandalay Bay building but with its own amenities. The hotel is home to an elegant spa that has just introduced four specialized spa packages for brides:

• The Celebration Package offers an ancient Moroccan wedding ritual including an exfoliation and wrap called Veil of the Sultans as well as a choice of massage, champagne and chocolate squares.
  
• The Honeymoon Package is designed with a couple's massage, facials and chocolate-covered strawberries.
  
• Something Borrowed Package gives brides a customized massage in the comfort of your own room.
  
• The Calm Package combines three of the Spa's most relaxing treatments.

For More Information:

• visit the Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas spa section

Labels: Prewedding, US and Canada Weddings

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80320: Florida Hotels Offer Girls and Golf Getaway

If you and your 'maids are looking for active fun for your bachelorette getaway, here's a fun option we've received from the Bahama House and Best Western Aku Tiki Inn in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida. The two hotels have partnered to create a unique girlfriend getaway that combines the best of Daytona Beach golf, spa and beach fun in the "Girls and Golf" Girlfriend Getaway package.

Package: The package includes:

• Two Nights deluxe accommodations in an oceanview room or efficiency
• 30-minute YonKa Aroma Charm Hydralift & Deep Brightening Facial and 30-minute Swedish massage for each person
• One round of golf for two at Golf Club at Cypress Head
• Girls' gift basket filled snacks, make-your-own-cosmo kit, picture frame, magazines, and more

The Course: Trade in your flip-flops for spikes for a few hours for a round of golf at Golf Club at Cypress Head. This course is a public championship course that features widely spaced tee areas, which allow golfers to play from under 4,900 yards to over 6,800 yards. Cypress Head has been nominated by Golf Digest as one of the top 100 municipal golf courses in the United States.

The Spa: After a long day on the greens, the "Girls and Golf" package allows guests to unwind with two spa treatments at the local Spa Above Salon 230. Located a short drive from the Bahama House and Best Western Aku Tiki, the spa offers guests a quaint and rejuvenating ambiance. Featuring Yon-Ka products, which combine a plant's revitalizing essential oils with vitamins and trace elements, the 30-minute Aroma Charm facial is followed by a 30-minute Swedish massage.

More Fun: Friends can enjoy a laid-back, tropical ambiance at both hotels, sunbathing by the pool, strolling the golden sands of the world famous shoreline, or making a salty splash in the Atlantic waters. Ladies looking for a night on the town are just a short drive from Ocean Walk Shoppes, where an array of dining and nightlife activities awaits. For some live music on the weekends, traveling twosomes can try the scene at Red Tails on Beach Street.

Price: The Girls and Golf package starts at $269 per person. Prices change depending on season and are based on double occupancy, including tax. Packages are not available on holiday weekends or during special events. Room reservations, golf tee times, and spa appointments are subject to availability.

Dates: Packages are valid through December 31, 2008

Why It's Fun: With direct access to the Atlantic Ocean, the Bahama House is a casually elegant, Caribbean-style boutique hotel with 87 deluxe guest rooms. Its sister property, the Best Western Aku Tiki Inn offers 132 guest rooms. At both properties, guests are offered complimentary amenities including nightly cocktail reception, fresh-baked cookies, morning newspaper, free high-speed Internet access, and parking. Continental breakfast is offered daily at the Bahama House.

To book the "Girls and Golf" package:
• call Reggie Hunter at 1-877-302-GOLF
• visit www.BWAkuTiki.com/girlsandgolf or www.DaytonaBahamaHouse.com/girlsandgolf

Photos courtesy Bahama House

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803181: Bridal (Anti) Boot Camp at Resort in Nuevo Vallarta

We might be seeing a trend here...after a few years of bridal boot camp packages, for the second time this week we've seen a property that's offering a boot camp where all the sweating you'll do is in the steam room! Mexico's all-inclusive Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort is offering a Bridal Boot Camp Series with packages that include luxury ocean-view suite accommodations, extensive spa treatments, private Kombat Relaxation (combination Pilates and Yoga class), and wedding goodies that range from a bridal planner to Swarovski Crystal Swans.

Dates: Grand Velas Resort's Boot Camp, Diamond Boot Camp and Five Diamonds Boot Camp bridal getaways are available from May 1 -November 30, 2008.

Grand Velas Boot Camp Package: With this treatment, you'll all be treated to a private outdoor dinner, a city and shopping tour of downtown Puerto Vallarta and several beauty and relaxation treatments at Grand Velas' Leading Spa of the World. After private registration and welcome beverage, sweat out toxins during a heavenly hydrotherapy circuit, buff up skin with a Tau-Sol body scrub, spruce up uprights during a revitalizing leg massage, and feel like a girly-girl with a pretty mani-pedi. Special wedding goodies, such as a bridal planner, wristlet with photo, mini-jewelry travel case, "Future Mrs." T-shirt, and personalized beach bag are also included.

The Price: The 4-day/3-night Grand Velas Boot Camp package starts at $12,670 USD, plus 15% tax and offers luxurious accommodations in an ocean-view Parlor or Master suite for up to five in the party. For an additional $1,850 USD per person, up to three more guests may be invited. If more than four women attend, two adjoining Parlor or Master Suites will be available.

Diamond Boot Camp Package: This package includes everything in the Grand Velas Boot Camp Package plus the opportunity to indulge in a delicious Chocolate Wrap, expend tension with a vital energy Kipori Facial, double the relaxation results with Four Hands Massage, and shed those few extra pounds with a Slimming Anti-Cellulite Lipo-Wrap. For all the extra primping, Diamond Boot Camp guests also receive a spa bag that includes spa slippers, robe and Calla Lilly Spa travel case.

Price: The 4-day/3-night Grand Velas Diamond Boot Camp package starts at $19,850 USD, plus 15% tax and offers luxurious accommodations in an ocean-view, two-bedroom Governor Suite for up to five in the party. For an additional $2,700 USD per person, up to three more guests may be invited.

Five Diamonds Boot Camp Package: The package really pampers the brides and maids. In addition to private dance lessons, the Five Diamond package lets bridal bootcampees relish in luxury with a Diamond Body Scrub, soak up sophistication in a Diamond Bath Therapy, relive tension with proven ancient techniques in a Neuro-Aroma Mineral Massage, please the senses during the Oxygen Diamond Facial, and tame the tresses with a Relaxing Scalp Massage and Ritual Hair Treatments for all in the party. Along with a personalized Wedding Guest Book, the bride will receive Swarovski Crystal Swans, a silver plated pen and heart pendant, crystal necklace and earring set, freshwater pearl bracelet, crystal clamshell with pearl, and a dazzling circle pendant necklace. To capture the breathtaking moments, the guests will be given Hearts Delight personalized cameras.

Price: The 5-day/4-night Grand Velas Five Diamonds Boot Camp package starts at $30,260 USD, plus 15% tax and offers luxurious accommodations in the ocean-view Presidential Penthouse Suite for up to five in the party. For an additional $3,670 USD per person, up to three more guests may be invited.

The Resort: Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, is located 15 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta on Banderas Bay. The resort includes 267 ocean-view suites, Spa Suites in the resort's new tower and new Imperial Suites. The, Grand Velas Spa features 20 treatment rooms, over 80 spa treatments, a high-performance gym and exercise room, spa boutique, and a beauty salon. Five restaurants, three of which are gourmet, feature a la carte choices for French, Italian or Mexican cuisine. The resort also offers tiered three-temperature infinity pools with iPod minis, tennis court and special entertainment for adults.

For More Information:
• call 1-877-398-2784
• visit www.grandvelas.com

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80317: Houston's Hotel ZaZa Offers Bridal Boot Camp

Every bride wants to look her best and will do what it takes to get there...so what's eight weeks in a boot camp? This boot camp--the Bridal Boot Camp at Houston's Hotel ZaZa--looks like one we could handle, though: a weekly series of facials, peels, lifestyle consultations, and customized home care all planned to bring out bridal beauty.

The Bridal Boot Camp is designed to promote collagen synthesis and overall skin health,--and have you beaming from the inside out for your special day.

What It Involves: Brides-to-be will:

• Meet with your ZaSpa bridal beauty therapist for a comprehensive lifestyle consultation (an in-depth look at diet, sleep and supplements).

• Receive weekly treatments consisting of a rotation of fitness facials, custom green tea peels and silk peels, following a consultation for customized facial regimens.

• Following the wedding, brides settle into their new lives with a personalized at-home skin care routine.

Other Services: The ZaSpa also offers pampering for the bride-to-be and her attendants; you can enjoy a bridal shower or girls’ spa day with manicures, pedicures and facials. And the two of you can get rid of wedding stress with a relaxing couple’s massage.

For more information:
• call 713-526-1991
• visit www.hotelzazahouston.com

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