The Association of Bridal Consultants (''ABC'') San Diego Chapter Celebrates 25th Anniversary

June 17, 2014 (MMD Newsire) -- The San Diego Chapter of the Association of Bridal Consultants celebrated their 25th anniversary with a fabulous Gala at The Prado at Balboa Park on May 20, 2014. The event was truly a "Who's Who" of the wedding industry as ABC San Diego rolled out the "blue carpet" for dignitaries in the wedding business.Many of the local past ABC San Diego chapter presidents and directors were in attendance, including the founder of the San Diego's Local Networking Group, Martha Cook. Twenty-five years ago, Martha and a small group of women joined efforts to form the local ABC San Diego group that members love today.Photo by ABC Member Emilio Azevedo Photography Some current and former ABC Co-Directors, from left, Martha Cook, Sharon Cole, Christie Gowdy, Sheri Karpinski, Geneen Thornton, Sabrina Cadini, Spencer BezyThe Prado was selected as the extraordinary location for the event, and they treated guests to a delicious menu of tray-passed hors d'oeuvres and a three-course sit down dinner. The event décor was inspired by the ABC's white and blue logo and accented by silver highlights to recognize the local chapter's 25th year. Silver sequin linens and Chiavari chairs were complemented by light blue shantung napkins in a pale blue, and reflective centerpieces embellished the tabletops.Other VIPs in attendance were ABC President & CEO - David Wood www.BridalAssn.com) and ABC State Manager for California, Nevada, and Hawaii - John Goolsby ( http://www.GodfatherFilms.com ).Photo by ABC Member Emilio Azevedo Photography From left, current ABC San Diego Co-Directors Spencer Bezy and Sabrina Cadini receive LNG 25th Anniversary award from ABC President David WoodThe San Diego ABC 25th Anniversary Committee pulled out all the stops for this event with an incredible entertainment line-up courtesy of Imagination Entertainment www.ImaginationEntertainment.com). The Euphoria Brass Band http://EuphoriaBrassBand.com ) paraded guests from the Casa del Rey Moro Garden to the Ballroom to kick off the night. A Tribute to the Jersey Boys ( http://www.Imaginationent.com/thoroughly-modern-broadway ) took the stage just before dinner and Stephen Fishwick ( http://www.StephenFishwick.com ) wowed guests with his amazing Flamenco Painting as he completed it in just over 4 minutes.Photo by ABC Member Emilio Azevedo Photography Keynote speaker Steve Kemble with ABC California State Manager John GoolsbyThe evening's keynote speaker, Steve Kemble ( http://www.SteveKemble.com ) who has a long list of TV, radio and event credits, brought his sassy, tell it like it is style. Steve's dynamic presentation captured the room with pointers from upcoming trends and lessons learned along the way.Emilio Azevedo of Emilio Azevedo Wedding Photography, Blake Miller of Pro Motion Entertainment and Bob Hoffman of Bob Hoffman Photography & Video helped capture the event for others to see. People can view video highlights usinghttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152931630595283&utm_source=ABC+Main+List&utm_campaign=172a6cff15-25th_Anniversary_Gala_Recap_140616&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fe1fc74436-172a6cff15-172542477ABC Wedding Planners (www.BridalAssn.com)The Association of Bridal Consultants ("ABC") is the oldest and largest educational organization for wedding planners in the world. With more than 4,000 members, located in all 50 states and 31 countries, ABC continues to provide training and on-going career support to today's top wedding professionals, including planners and wedding event suppliers.Interested wedding enthusiasts can order the ABC Professional Development Program (PDP) using www.BridalAssn.com. The course can be taken On-Line, or via Hard-Copy or CD. Aspiring wedding planners can contact the ABC main office using Info@BridalAssn.com or by calling 1-860-355-7000.