Portsmouth Vintage Holiday Parade for Iron Brides….

Loading girls into the limousine from the Hotel Radisson at 4 PM, heading to the seacoast to participate in the Portsmouth Vintage Holiday Parade….who would have known the excitement, friendship, and FUN!

The girls, dressed in their vintage style of dress – looked very impressive! Yes, Tarryn, even YOU looked stunning!!!

The excitement of the group was unreal. They have formed such a click that it is awesome to watch! Along the journey, I heard them talking about the Iron Brides competition…they were saying that they didn’t care about “winning the big prize – they were grateful for the friendships that they have made.” Now that is HUGE!

The line up in Portsmouth was intense! Dan, of Brown Limousine, chauffered the girls and did an excellent job. By the way, Dan – congratulations on your wife’s pregnancy and thanks for sharing the photo of the sonogram! Could easily see how happy a Dad you are! KUDOS to you! Best of luck….NEXT TIME though….you be there for the sonogram!!!!

The parade goers ranged from infants to elderly….the streets were lined with people. The participants of the parade involved church groups, some of Second Grade teacher, Tricia Comi’s girls in a Brownie’s Girl Scout Troop (good for you….I remember the days of being a G S Leader in central NY)!! Keep it up! And other participants of the parade were bag pipers, marching bands, walkers, floats…some with lights, some with lights and music! The best part? The Iron Brides and Browns’ limousine!!!! YEAH! The brides to be walked the parade route shaking hands, telling parade goers who they were, what they were about, and handing out holiday post cards to them. Some of the girls were even telling the crowd “vote for me” —-I thought the election was over!!

After the parade, it was dinner time — we went to a “Fresh City” restaurant near the circle in Newington….don’t ask me – Im from central NY………..but, the food was fresh and delicious!

The ride home was bonding…..alot was discovered about one another and it is my sense that these girls are in this competition OF LIFE and FRIENDSHIP for the long haul! Just ask them! They have their own blogs that you and ask and comment on.

Enough said….have a great evening….the parade was a HOOT, Sunday promises to be equally as fun! Best part – they have NO idea where they will be going tomorrow! Girls – you are GREAT!

– Joann

It’s December…..already? The IB is taping this weekend!

AFTER reading, please tell me what you think!

Iron Brides blog readers…hard to believe that it is December already…..wow, how time flies!

With it being December, Iron Brides Productions will be taping the weekend of Dec. 5-7th in a number of locations…..busy, busy, busy… Keep an eye out for these eight women in your travels – you NEVER know! You might run into them!

As part of the taping process, we are instituting a new “technology” known as Webcasting…Pretty cool, hey? From what I’m told, webcasting is kind of like, Reality TV, in its finest. Think about it, when you are watching reality TV, you are kind of seeing other peoples’ lives. But one of the controls from or during the making of many reality TV shows is that the shows you see on TV all have the footage that the producers and directors choose to let you to see. I’m told that webcasting removes such perameters. And with the amount of taping that we will be doing for the TV show, there will be snippets during the taping that online viewers participating in the Webcasting element will be able to see. Basically, when you watch online in real time, you will see things that others won’t. You will be viewing it almost first….NOW that is COOL!

So, if you want to be ‘on-set’ with us this weekend and see it real, live, unfiltered, sign up at http://ironbrides.tv/IronBridesUpdatesByEmail.html ~ We’ll announce the schedule and viewing instructions there.

Speaking of taping this weekend, SSHHHH!!!! I would like to share with you a few professional photographs of the eight selected girls, etc., taken by Mark at Studio Mark Emile, in downtown Nashua (website www.studiomarkemile.com) —check them both out!

Here is a group photograph including Tricia, Vania, Darlene, Jennifer, Kylin, Nicole, Tarryn, and Amy.

And this photograph is of one of the professionals at work….it is Mark Levesque, of
Studio Mark Emile…

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And lastly, Jill Sullivan-Grueter, one of Iron Brides’ Reality TV Show Hosts interviewing the other half of the business, Betsey Levesque, of Studio Mark Emile…

If you are considering holiday photography – I urge you to consider contacting Betsey or Mark at the studio. Their work speaks for itself!

That, my friends, is all that I can share for today….have a great day!

PS: The Portsmouth Herald is running an Iron Brides story in the Sunday Paper (today)….check it out!

– Joann

Iron Brides, like ocean waves, hit the NH Seacoast

The Iron Brides Production staff hit Portsmouth like the ocean waves hit the NH Seacoast. Steady waves of business, conversation, and animation on behalf of the IB staff, bride, host, and entertainment contestants, helped to make the Iron Brides Audition Day at the Sheraton Inn, in Portsmouth, a HUGE success!

The success of the auditions could not have happened, were it not for the generosity of the Sheraton Inn and their qualified staff. Your assistance in working with 40-45 people during the afternoon and evening hours is appreciated by all of us! Many thanks to you…your facility is wonderful! My hat goes off to the news writers, photographers, and radio talk show hosts who have graciously followed our events in Portsmouth. Without you, we would be really small fish in the sea….You are great! Thank you and, hec…keep it up : )

**For an updated account of newspress and radio information, visit the Iron Brides website www.ironbrides.tv**

Coupled with this, I do not mean to brag, however, the events of the day would never have been if it weren’t for the talents of the Production Staff. Jeff Thayer, David Petty, our film and camera operators, question and prompt administrators – a Great Job! George Jobel, thank you for securing the Sheraton Inn and overseeing the events of the day, making certain the contestants were comfortable.

Before the Audition Day began, I didn’t know what to expect as I had scheduled 22 appointments for auditions. Each audition takes about 20-25 minutes to fully complete. What concerned me was the amount of publicity Iron Brides was receiving, via the high number of news releases, radion advertisements, and such. The BUZZ is great! Calculating figures for the day, Iron Brides auditioned 30+ contestants: 17 bride, 8 host, 3 entertainment, and 2 presenter auditions and still photographs. This, coupled with 5 skits, pumpkin painting, and a number of giggling girls dressed up in Halloween costumes made for a very interesting day.

Thank you to Betsy, of Bridal Visions, John Dye, of Sole Training, and Kathleen, a financial planner, for stopping by the Sheraton Inn to observe the Iron Brides audition process – it was good to see all of you.

The rounding out of the day was the still photography of want-to-be Iron Brides (Melissa, Kylin, Stephanie, Amanda, and Jennifer) dressed in both street and formal wear, singing…………you guessed it! (following the military song….)

“We are the Iron Brides,
the Show Directors Brides,
We’re gonna have fun,
‘Cuz we’re the ones,
We are the Iron Brides!”

Like I said, Iron Brides, like the ocean’s waves, hit the seacoast….somewhat gentle and leaving a slight footprint in the sands of New Hampshire’s coastal area….