Have you dreamed of a wedding that is completely different from the normal vows and reception affair? Kern County Bridal Association and Days Inn of Bakersfield are proud to present “My Fair Wedding”, a free wedding extravaganza that will give one bride and groom a wedding ceremony and mini-reception held on the Opening Day of the Kern County Fair, September 19th, 2007.

My Fair Wedding is Sponsored by:

Anyone who plans to get married between 2007-2010. You must be 18 years of age or older, or have completed the waiver necessary for those 16-18 from the department of Juvenile Services.

It’s a complete wedding package to be held publicly on the Fairgrounds at the Days Inn Pavilion on Opening Day, September 19th 2007. The time of the wedding will be around 7pm, sunset time and the impact of other fair activities will have to be taken into account before a definitive time line is reached. The Fair opens at 4pm and closes at 11pm; with the opening day parade scheduled through the grounds at 6pm. “My Fair Wedding” will happen within those hours at a time to be determined.

There will be 15 days from the announcement of the wedding winners September 4 and the actual wedding September 19th. Those will be two very busy weeks as we attempt to consolidate months or even years worth of planning into such a small time period. The decorations, invitations and many of the concepts will have been prepared before the entries are even completed; but we will still need time for fittings (depending on the attire chosen), plans for the ceremony, reception planning event, preferred style of hair and makeup, addressing/mailing guest invitations, selection of accessories (such as toasting glasses, guest book, etc.) and more. These appointments may involve groups of the wedding party, not just the bride and groom.

On the day of the event, the bride and groom and their wedding party, if applicable) will be whisked away early for dressing, hair and makeup appointments and a quick word with the clergy. The post-ceremony cake and punch reception will be short enough to not interfere with other fair activities, but long enough to include all the standards like specialty dances (Father/Daughter, Mother/Son, Bride & Groom’s First Dance and Bridal Party Dance, Bouquet Toss, Garter Throw, etc.).

In short, it will be a very public and very unique wedding; one that has never been offered before and may never be again.

There is an entry page here online, and one available in our office at 531 H Street in Bakersfield. Simply complete the questionnaire and return it (drop off, enter online or mail) by August 31st. Our team will evaluate the entries (keeping the information private, of course), and call the top 5 entries back for a personal one-on-one meeting to decide a winner.

This is a preliminary list of what’s offered in the package, and more may be added later after the next Kern County Bridal Association Meeting on September 4th. For now, here is a the starting package:

• 2 Hotel Rooms at the Days Inn Bakersfield for use by the Bride and Groom to prepair for the Wedding (Hair, Make up, Etc)
• Wedding Ceremony performed by Reverend Mike Haywood on top of the Days Inn Pavilion at the Fairgrounds
• DJ/MC for Ceremony and Reception
• Invitations - 50 beautiful personalized invitations
• Videography during the event and keepsake Wedding Video
• Photographer
• Hair and Make Up Design
• Horse-drawn carriage for fair parade
• Decorations for tables, ceremony & reception
• Consultation with Dr. Shah & Associates Beautologie Experts
• Flowers
• Cake
• Equipment Rentals (Tables & Chairs)
• Tuxedo
• 3-Days and 2-Nights Resort Stay in your choice of such Honeymoon favorites as Honolulu, Acapulco, Las Vegas, Niagara Falls and the Poconos.
• Possible sponsorship of attire,depending on what style of dress is preferred by winner.