Iron Brides Season II – Local Women Selected To Compete On Reality TV Show

Iron Brides™ is a New England based Reality TV show. Eight Local women have been selected to compete in the Boston/Cape Cod Season to air October 1st .

Based out of Concord, NH, New England’s own reality television show, Iron Brides™, has announced their Season II – Boston/Cape Cod contestants. As an Assistant Producer, selecting the finalists was very difficult. All of the women who auditioned for the show were distinguishing, motivated, and well-rounded. Shortening the list to 8 women and 3 alternates was very difficult.

To be eligible, engaged women, aged 21 or older, who planned to hold their ceremonies anywhere in Massachusetts after September 15, 2009, were eligible to audition as contestants. Iron Brides Productions auditioned over 75 women at Wedding Day Expositions winter bridal shows.

Finalists selected include:

Rebecca Johnson, of Sandwich, MA

Laurie Kay, of Leominster, MA

Sasha Kostka, of Waltham, MA

Stephanie Marini, of Stoughton, MA

Kristy Marsh, of Andover, MA

Julia Savage, of Milton, MA

Eileen Weir, of Dorchester, MA

Ceceliaann White, of Braintree, MA

With these girls, three incredible Alternates were also selected:

Stephanie Lombardi, of Pelham, NH

Lauren Bergeron, of Woburn, MA

Stacey Fluery, of Saugus, MA

The Iron Brides™ TV format is unique. The finalists work with experts in the fields of life coaching, personal training, etc., and will be tested in life skills, athletic abilities, and given tasks in planning their wedding. The grand prize winner will earn a $9,000 dream wedding photography and videography package, with runners-up receiving prizes planned to be offered by sponsors.

The finalists’ auditions can be found online at YouTube.com/IronBrides and the show’s website www.ironBrides.tv. Taping begins June 6th for 24 days until September 15.

If the second Season is packed with as much video and photography options, it will be a huge hit!

Iron Brides Readers – Hang on to Your Hats!

Anyone affiliated with the Iron Brides Production will understand exactly what I mean after this week is done. I have been trying to do laundry, make dinner, do college homework, and answer emails since early afternoon. ALOT has been happening in the world of Iron Brides today…..

A phone call from a radio station out in the seacoast, The Shark, WOKQ , called asking George if he would like to participate in a morning talk show radio interview on Friday of this week.

Additionally, we also have radio advertising running on 98.7, The Bay,out of Dover. I saw online today that Fosters Daily Democrat, www.fosters.com today published an article about our Auditions Day at the Sheraton Inn in Portsmouth on Friday. Last but not least, a news reporter, Ira Kantor, from the Boston Herald, called asking questions for an article to be in the Herald on Thursday. With his questions, he asked if he could interview bride want-to-bes from the Massachusetts area. I called and emailed 9-10 of them and gave them the information on that. They were excited to hear of that and 7-8 were going to call him back.

I have been answering 2 different phone lines and emails since 10 AM. Today alone, I took 16 calls on one phone, 9 on the other, and 5 of George’s calls. Coupled with this, I worked on +50 emails. Between phone calls and emails, I am strategically trying to schedule the Audition Day for Friday, October 17th, from 2-8. I had 10 online submissions from bridal contestants today alone… With regard to the Audition Day, I’m wanting to space brides, hosts, and entertainers out enough throughout the day to enable all people time for still photos, auditions, interviews, and possibly skits. As of now, I have 26 contestants with scheduled times, and 12 with uncommitted times, but contacted via email. Oh, I’m not complaining….its just difficult to multi-task sometimes.

In addition to catching parts of the NH Film Festival, fortunately being held in Portsmouth, I have scheduled appointments to meet with Betsy, of Bridal Vision and Kathleen Saco, an Insurance Representative on Thursday of this week. Fridays’ appointments consist of meeting with Elizabeth and Natalie, of Madeleine’s Bridal Boutique in Portsmouth, Jay of Portsmouth, and then the Audition day beginning at 2 PM, and continuing until 8 PM.

Saturday….I don’t recall what Saturday may bring….I know that my daughter Julia will be out here from New York.

Sunday, we will be attending the Lakes Region Bridal Show at the Castle In The Clouds, in Moultonboro, NH as vendors auditioning brides for the Iron Brides Productions. Julia will be attending the Bridal Show and brunch that day…who knows, I might be able to sneak off for a little while to visit vendors with Julia….SSHHHH!! Don’t tell George or Jeff, thats all!

So, by days end on Sunday, we all, as Iron Brides Production and Readers, will better understand why it was important to “hang on to your hats!”

The genuine interest seen in Iron Brides Contestants

I have noticed over the past week and a half that a great number of the contestants who have expressed an interest in the Iron Brides TV Reality Show that is going to be produced in New Hampshire early January have a high level of interest in many capacities.

I have received emails from bridal, host, and entertainment contestants.   I have had brides who have auditioned, participated in skits, and added comments to blogs, etc., ask if there was anything that they could do to assist with the Audition Day scheduled for Friday in Portsmouth.  

When speaking with host contestants, they are rearranging their Friday schedules to accommodate meeting new bridal and host contestants.  

Jay Groves, a stand up comedian from Barrington, NH, said he would reform his day to drive to Portsmouth to meet new contestants. 

Iron Brides readers………do ANY of these people HAVE to accommodate the producers and new contestants who will be in Portsmouth?  No, they do not…..It is absolutely MARVELOUS that these people want to add to the production in any manner possible.   I find it very generous!  

As I have seen through a series of auditions, emails, and phone calls, the people wanting to partake in this television production are committing themselves because they truly, truly want to be a part of it – that is genuine in my eyes and heart!

- Thanks to all of you!

Iron Brides Host and Concierge Contestants Showing Genuine Interest

Short ‘n Sweet~

I recently noticed a few of the Iron Brides Contestants vying for Iron Brides Host and/or Concierge posting positive comments on our You Tube website www.youtube.com/ironbrides on behalf of our want-to-be brides… My hat goes off to them! The genuine interest and concern for these young contestants does not go unnoticed! It will be contestants such as these people that will help make Iron Brides TV the success it is going to be!

Thank you ladies and gentlemen!

– Joann

Iron Brides Taping – QUIET ON THE SET! (Blah, Blah, Blah)

As the crowd thickened in the foyer area to enter the Conference Room of the Holiday Inn in Nashua, NH, being used for auditions for the upcoming reality TV Show, Iron Brides, a slight sense of tenseness crept over me….Wow, this audition taping thing is really happening, I told myself.   Being a bit nervous, I found it hard to sleep the night before.  I kept wondering how many of the bridal contestants would show up, would the three host contestants who said that they were coming and wanting to work the bridal crowd be there….even moreso, I found myself wondering what all of these folks looked like…..how many were as vertically challenged as me……how many had blonde, light brown, or black  hair?   Did any of them sport tatoos that would be really visable, what would they expect from us, what sort of questions will they have, how did they learn about the reality TV Show……alot of silly thoughts, I know.  Just enough for inquiring minds, however!

As contestants came, checked in, and were given an overview of what to expect, the auditions and still photography sessions began.  The excitement in the foyer would grow a little from time to time and the Executive Producer would make an appearance from the Iron Brides Studio set up, and have to remind us with a SSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!  QUIET ON THE SET! comment.   After four or five times, one of the Bridal Contestants, Nicole, had mentioned that it was probably because of her…that somehow, someway, she seemed to find trouble….. HMMMM!  (ha  ha)   That grew to be the joke for the morning as periodically, the SSSHHHHHHHHHHHHH! remark would be given again and again.   People were trying hard to be respectful of the auditions being held within the conference room.  However, the level of excitement in chatting, skit planning, and new contestants being checked in made it hard to keep the noise to a “dull roar”.

One of our Contestants, who shall remain nameless, created a sign for George, the Executive Producer, as part of good fun which rounded out the morning session.  The sign read something like this…..QUIET  on THE SET!  (Blah, Blah, Blah)  -  I almost wanted to have it taped on someone’s back  : ) 

All in good fun, my friends!