Diary of An Executive Producer

An Iron Brides™ Struggles

mrhonorable — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:38:19 +0000

I received a phone call from a Season I Iron Bride™ reporting that one of the other Season I Iron Brides™ is really struggling financially right now. For her privacy I won’t publish her name her for the whole Internet to see, but if you would like to help in any manner, please contact Darlene at 603.988.6949.

Iron Brides™ Season III Auditions

mrhonorable — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:20:47 +0000

We’ve been to all this season’s Wedding Day Exposition bridal shows with good results! Nearly 60 women to date have made application or interviewed for Season III, the best results we have had in any season so far! We have 4 more bridal shows, one each Sunday for the next 4 weekends.

Jan 31, 2010 Sheraton Ferncroft, Danvers, MA
Feb 7, 2010 Crowne Plaza, Natick, MA
Feb 14, 2010 Indian Pond Country Club, Kingston, MA
Feb 21, 2010 Burlington Marriott Hotel, Burlington, MA

We hope to see you there. Season III participation is open to any woman who 1) is 21 or more years of age and living in New England, 2) engaged to be married, and 3) is planning a wedding on or after August 28, 2010. If that’s you, we’d love to meet you.

The process is really simple: we ask 2 pages of information about your wedding plans, ask you to sign a participation release, and then ask you to tell us a little bit about yourselves on camera, who you are, how you got engaged, and why you think you would be a good match for the show.

If you can’t attend one of the bridal shows, call us and we’d be happy to tape you another time. 603.369.1471

Season I Iron Bride Amy’s Photos

mrhonorable — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:16:54 +0000

Amy and Lance were kind enough to send us a link to their online photo montage. It’s a beautifully done piece really. If you’d like to see it, it’s online at: http://oncelikeasparkslides.com/AmyandLance/.

Season II Iron Bride™ Sasha Marries

mrhonorable — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:03:54 +0000

Sasha poses on her wedding day in Cape Cod

On September 19, 2009, a beautiful sunny day, Cape Cod was blessed to host the wedding of Season II Iron Brides™ contestant Sasha Kostka and her finance Chris. Their 3:30pm service was held at the Harbor Point Restaurant nearby a swimming pool which overlooked the bay, sand dunes and a lighthouse in Cummaquid, Massachusetts. There were approximately 135 guests. Their first dance was the same one Chris and Sasha performed on camera for an upcoming episode of Iron Brides™.

A Dad's Beaming Smile

This wedding was hard for me. It’s the first Iron Brides™ wedding that I have missed. If you have ever met Sasha, you would understand the joy people feel around her. She’s wise, balanced and ever ready with a smile or happy thought to brighten the mood. Unfortunately, I was previously committed to attending Season I Iron Brides™ contest Nicole Corvini’s wedding to direct the camera team’s taping of her day. Other Season II Iron Brides™ were there at Sasha’a ceremony; Rebecca, Laurie and Stephanie were on hand to share the joys of the day.

A Toast To An Iron Bride And Her Husband

Sasha and Chris’s tropical honeymoon was so much fun that Sasha admitted it was tough to come home! They rented ATV’s and drove around the island, snorkeled over a German shipwreck, went rope swinging off the side of a boat and went horseback riding along the beach at sunset. She described it as “A perfect blend of romance and adventure.”

Our thanks to wedding photographer Gary Tsai who covered their wedding and provided these photos. And, our VERY BEST to Chris and Sasha… Good luck guys, always !

– George

Reality TV Season III Work Begins for Iron Brides™

mrhonorable — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:07:54 +0000

Publically, work on Season III just began last weekend. Iron Brides™ attended the Wedding Day Expositions bridal show last Sunday at the Westin Hotel in Boston. Behind the scenes of course, preparations have been in progress for months.

For Season III, Iron Brides™ will be adding several ‘twists’. While not excluding anyone, we are making a concerted effort to audition brides-to-be who have performance skills experience, i.e. cheerleading, theater, dance, gymnast, playing a musical instrument, a trained voice, etc. Ideally, contestants for season III will have had any combination of 4 or more years of lessons and/or performance. Depending on the selected contestants, this gives us an opportunity to add performance video shorts to the material we are capturing for the show.

If you are interested in auditioning for Iron Brides™ Season III, we will be attending ALL the Wedding Day Exposition bridal shows in Massachusetts, and would love to meet you! The requirements for Season III participation are: 1) Be engaged to be married, 2) Be 21 years of age on or after April 1, 2010, 3) Be a resident of any state in New England, and 4) Hold your wedding anytime on or after August 28, 2010. The show’s taping schedule has not yet been determined but will consist of several weekends in the spring/summer and at least a 7 consecutive day week during the summer.

If you are unable to attend any of the Wedding Day Exposition dates, give us a call at 603.369.1471 and we’ll work something else out. We look forward to meeting you.

Season I Iron Bride™ Amy Dole Marries

mrhonorable — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:29:41 +0000

Iron Bride Amy Dole Marries

On October 4, on the gorgeous summit of Loon Mountain in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, Amy Dole married. The day broke cloudy, then cleared for an absolutely beautiful view, then clouded up again threatening rain, just before the outdoor ceremony was to commense. Very beautiful, but elegantly simple, the 12 minute ceremony barely ended and then the skies began to clear.

As you can see, Amy has personality! Her feather was gorgeous and I have never seen anything like it. While we were filming at Madeleine’s Daughter (a dress shop in Portsmouth, NH) I seem to recall her remarking that she wanted a feather to wear, and she modeled one or two for the camera.

Loon Mountain Wedding

After the service there were the usual wedding photos, then the married couple climbed into their bridal gondola for the trip back down the mountain. With 2100′ of verticle drop, guests needed to enjoy heights I guess !

Great Loon Mountain View

Everything went very smoothly ~ the reception was held at the base of the mountain. Dinner was excellent, fillet mignon or stuffed chicken. While both looked excellent, I took the chicken and it was superb!

The DJ was good, and all the young people in particular danced. Amy’s 140 guests had a great time. I was even asked to dance!

Good luck Lance and Amy… Don’t be strangers!

Season II Iron Brides™ Completes Principal Photography

mrhonorable — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:52:14 +0000

Season II Iron Brides™ Contestants

Season II wrapped on Sunday, September 13, 2009. We filmed intermittently all summer, several weekends and a 9 day stretch at the Wachusett Village Inn in Westminster, MA. This season promises to be very fun as we explore personalities, character and some amazing events. We’ll tell you who suffered a wardrobe malfunction, who roared like a lion but shrunk from one of the challenges, who didn’t show for the last days of taping, and who quietly maintained her lead to win the season.

There were amazing challenges and competitions for the brides during Season II, and several bumps along the way, including a big one we precipitated by accident/omission. We never saw it coming but boy did we hear about it.

We also expect a format change or two: everyone lives and learns !

Our special thanks go out to Peter Vynne and the staff of the Wachusett Village Inn who accommodated our every need for 9 days, our several sponsors and the crew. Without you, none of this would have been possible.

We invite you to stay seated.. will will air in just a few months’ time!

– George

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Season I, Iron Bride™ Nicole Marries

mrhonorable — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:22:12 +0000

Grandfather Corvini

I get to attend a lot of weddings… Some by invitation, some by responsibility. All of them seem to have a special moment or two…

I cried at Nicole’s wedding, not when she married, not when she and Phil had their first dance.. but when Nicole dedicated a song, “Amore” and danced with her grandfather.

He had come out on the dance floor earlier and danced with her for a moment or two and I thought it was a precious thing then, them dancing amid the all the others… but when she dedicated the song, and he beamed sooooo widely, the whole dance floor opened with bystanders and other dancers moving to watch from the perimeter, I wept quietly…

At 53, I have 2 granddaughters… and two grandsons. I can only hope, that they will have the same eyes for me years from now, that Nicole had for grandfather at her wedding…

At the church

Phil and Nicole married on Saturday, September 19, in a beautiful church under a perfect September sky. Their reception was at a country club and everything was lovely, the musician outdoors, the DJs indoors, the couple, the wedding party, the guests.

Congratulations Nicole and Phil. It was a great start, and you deserve all the best. Good luck with everything.

Phil & Nicole

YOUR CHANCE TO BE ON TV !

mrhonorable — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:22:18 +0000

The last 3 weeks have exhausting~ I’ve been devoted to insuring a quality experience and successful outcome for all involved at the Iron Brides™ sponsored bridal show happening at the Wachusett Village Inn, September 13, 2009. There is complete information on our web site at: http://ironbrides.tv/BridalExpo.html.

WANT TO BE ON TV?

The show of course has all the regular bridal show trappings but!!! Bridal show attendees wishing to participate, will have the opportunity to ask wedding planning questions on camera, to be later answered on the TV show in a sort of broadcast version of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Attendees whose questions are selected for broadcast, will appear on the TV show and receive a certificate of thanks from the show’s producers. Anyone attending the bridal show may participate! Sounds fun huh?

At current count we have 28 vendors of all stripes attending the show, making it a sort of ‘medium’ sized show, and we’re still working to put folks in it! Mark your calendar now, get all the information online, and attend the show, Sunday, September 13 at the Wachusett Village Inn, Westminster, MA. Tickets are $4 and if you have a ticket from any other briday show in September (used or unused), get in FREE !

Reality TV’s Iron Brides Compete on Weekend

mrhonorable — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:43:07 +0000

Just two more weekends, then the show will rap for the season. It’s hard to believe. Just 4 more competitions, then the final results will be in. At the moment just 15 points separate the 4 top scorers, just a 2% point spread – all these girls are great competitors.

Cooking Challenge

The ladies had two very full days this weekend. Saturday their participation was calculated to help prepare them for their big day. Sunday was designed to help them throughout a lifetime. You see them here in a cooking competition at an undisclosed location. You will have to watch the show for all the particulars. I would mention that the competition was fierce, even to the point of some light sabotage (perfectly within the rules of this event!)

Stay tuned… there is more to come on Iron Brides!