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Hellooooo ladies! I’ve been a BAD BEE. You’ve not seen hide nor hair of me since my final recap and I have NOT shared with you the photos from our Zihuatanejo honeymoon or any information about it. Well, next weekend is our one-year anniversary and I think it just might be time to relive said honeymoon with all of you wonderful readers.

Recently, I discovered a Seattle charity event for brides that touched my heart and seemed like it would be genuinely useful to the Weddingbee community. I’m sharing with you because it’s for a great cause, and because good deals on high-end wedding goodies might be just what you need!

Here are the deets:

WHO: Well, that’d be you, of course. And other brides-to-be, or anyone who likes a party, really… the goodies up-for-grabs aren’t just limited to wedding or pre-wedding services! Oh! And I’ll be there, too.

WHAT: It’s called Get Hitched, Give Hope, and it’s a one-night event to raise money for Brides Against Breast Cancer & The Making Memories Foundation by offering, at auction and through raffles, fabulous deals on wedding goods and services.

There’s food and drink. Live music, and a chance to meet a lot of great area vendors and ask them all the planning questions you have.

WHEN: The evening of October 29th. A little pre-Halloween fun.

WHERE: The Dome Room of the Arctic Club Hotel in downtown Seattle. (I hear this is also a sweet wedding venue, but I haven’t been there myself.)

WHY: I don’t really need to write anything because GHGH made this sweet graphic telling everyone why they should come to the party…

In case you can’t see the pic or need more reasons, you should come to GHGH because as a Weddingbee reader, I know you’ll jump at the chance to get good deals on things you need (or don’t yet know you need) for your wedding. Featured vendors whose services are up-for-grabs include planners, photographers, floral designers, invitation designers, musicians… wedding fashion, décor, videography, and more.

Obviously, you should also come party because you like to have fun & socialize.

But the BEST reason to is attend because all proceeds raised are to grant wishes for Stage IV breast cancer patients and their families. After spending thousands on treatment, being gifted one last trip together to say goodbye can mean so much.

Last year, GHGH raised over $30,000 for the Making Memories Foundation. This year, the goal is to raise an ambitious $50,000 to grant wishes to 12 cancer patients and their families.

If you need any more convincing, here’s the meat of it: One in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer. And so will a lot of men. That’s… scary, to say the least. We’re making a lot of good progress in research for prevention and treatment, but we shouldn’t forget about the many who are suffering.

HOW: Buy your tickets online. Entry is only $25, or you can spend more for a swag-filled goodie bag. (They promise it will have actual goodies in it!)

Full details about this year’s event haven’t yet been posted, but you can see a recap of last year’s inaugural GHGH on their site and keep up with new announcements on the GHGH blog.

I’m really excited to have learned about Get Hitched, Give Hope, and I can’t wait to attend. I hope to see some of you there! (PM me if you’re going, so we can meet up.)

I know this isn’t the only awesome bridal charity event out there. So tell me, what has the wedding industry got going for a good cause in your city?