Posts Tagged ‘What’s On Brides Minds’

Facebook Friday! Check out these shocking Social Media statistics!

Friday, April 5th, 2013

Happy Fashion Friday everyone!! With spring in the air and the weather warming up, weddings are on everyone’s minds… whether its your own or someone else’s!  SheKnows.com recently published an article about our What’s On Brides Minds statistics… I bet you’d find some of these statistics shocking!  Click here to read the article!


Monday Monday! Recapping 12-12-12!

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Photo Credit: Getty Images

Good Morning and Happy Monday! Just in case you missed it last week, 12-12-12 was the last sequential iconic date of the century, and thousands of brides across the globe decided to get married on the memorable date! CupidsPulse featured an article about the date and why 12-12-12 was a fabulous day to marry on! Here are the top five reasons:

1. Couples got engaged on 11/11/11 or 10/10/10.

2. The triple number sequence is good luck to people interested in numerology.

3. Because the date is iconic – the last consecutive number sequence of the century.

4. It is easy to remember; husbands will have no excuse if they forget their anniversary.

5. In the Chinese culture, even numbers are lucky.

Click here to visit Cupid’s Pulse and read the entire article here!


12-12-12… The Perfect Day to Play The Lottery and GET MARRIED!

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

Thinking of playing the lottery on this big day? Maybe you should, since 12-12-12 is considered to be the luckiest date of the century! It is also one of the most popular iconic dates of the century to get married on! David’s Bridal’s statistics that 7500 brides would be marrying on this date is featured in the article!  Read an article from The New York Daily News on the Brides marrying on this date!


Trendy Tuesday! The most celebrated iconic date of the year is TOMORROW!

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

Good Morning DB Readers! Tomorrow is one of the most celebrated days of the year… 12-12-12!! Brides near and far planned some pretty serious nuptials and are wedding in exotic places like Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Punta Cana to name a few and their big day is fast approaching! Yahoo! Shine recently posted an article about the iconic date and that David’s Bridal estimates that 7,500 brides will be getting married on this big day! Congratulations to the brides who are marrying on this special day! Read more about 12-12-12 here!


12-12-12 IS HERE! David’s Bridal was featured on the FRONT page of USA TODAY!

Wednesday, December 12th, 2012

Good Morning and happy 12-12-12! As you all know, brides around the world and getting married today, and David’s Bridal made front page news in USA Today! Our Chief Marketing Officer, Brian Beitler said ”Iconic dates have become a wedding trend in the United States, reaching new heights when over 65,000 couples tied the knot on 7-7-’07.” Well, today is the last day of the century to marry on an iconic date, and over 9,000 brides are planning on tying the knot today in wedding chapels, churches, and city halls all over! Enjoy the day as its the last one you’ll see for a while! Read the entire story here!


Monday Monday! Couples around the globe are celebrating 12-12-12 in style!

Monday, December 10th, 2012

Good Morning DB Readers! As 12-12-12 is fast approaching, we are recounting stories from around the globe! Alysen Hargrove and Tommy Cowan  from Denver, CO are celebrating their upcoming wedding in Costa Rica for a varietyof reasons! The most special reason is because the couple got engaged on 11-11-11 last year, and the couple loves numerology!  12 a symbol of wholeness and completion. Since December is the twelfth month, couples with end-of-the-year weddings planned often take advantage of the concept that their wedding represents an ‘out with the old, in with the new’ mentality. To read more about why couples are getting married on 12-12-12, read the entire article here!

Here is a photo of Alyssa and her soon to be husband, Tommy!


Trendy Thursday! Getting married on an iconic date is trending NOW!

Thursday, December 6th, 2012

Good Afternoon DB Readers! Happy Trendy Thursday! As you all know, 12-12-12 is an upcoming iconic date, and many brides are choosing to marry on this day as it is only coming around ONCE this century! Destination Weddings and Honeymoons just posted an article about brides marrying on this iconic date! David’s Bridal estimates that more than 7,500 couples will marry on 12/12/12, regardless of the fact that the date falls midweek. (When it comes to destination weddings, midweek dates are more common anyway, since everyone is traveling and taking time off of work.) And better yet, if you are planning to marry in Vegas on this day, Wynn Las Vegas is offering a 12 Reasons package ($3,390) for brides thinking of eloping! Read the article here!


Wedding Wednesday! Seeing triple? 12-12-12 is fast approaching and these Canadian brides are sharing their stories!

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Good Afternoon DB Readers! Since today is Wedding Wednesday, we decided to share a recent TV segment on CTV that was filmed in one of our Canadian stores! 12-12-12 is the last iconic date of the century, and many brides are choosing this special date to get married! Here are some stats as to why brides are marrying on this date:

  • According to the David’s Bridal “What’s on Brides Minds” survey, 43% of American brides have considered planning their wedding on iconic dates and the trend seems to have staying power.
  • David’s Bridal estimates that more than 7,500 American brides will marry on 12/12/12 compared to 485 on 12/12/11—a 1446% increase over the prior year.
  • Regardless of the fact that 12-12-12 falls mid-week, on a Wednesday, thousands are still choosing to marry on this iconic date.
  • 381 brides in Canada are getting married on this date, and possibly more that we don’t know about!

Be sure to watch the video on CTV as to why these brides are getting married on such an iconic date!


Monday Monday! Do you and your significant other generally share political views?

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

Happy Monday Monday! This morning in USA Today, David’s Bridal was featured in a snapshot with a stat from a survey we conduct called What’s on Brides Minds! With the elections coming up, we want to know if you share your political views with your significant other! According to our survey, YES! 88% of couples do share their views!