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Reaching Out to Help Haiti via the Wedding Industry

The wedding industry never ceases to amaze me. I’m proud to say that we are all part of a truly generous and caring community. Here are just a few of the BridalTweet wedding professionals who are reaching out to help Haiti in this time of crisis.

Katie Martin of Eco-Beautiful Weddings, has organized a trip in March for various wedding professionals to fly to the Dominican Republic. The group, which includes Tracy DiNunzio of Recycled Bride will be doing aid work for five days in a town near the border of Haiti called Jimani. They will work with a group called World Vision and are slated to build schools for the Haitian refugee children that are flooding the Dominican Republic. They have been instructed to pack light and to bring two suitcases filled with toys and supplies for the Haitian children.

Invitations by Ajalon is donating 100% of the price of all sample orders to Doctors Without Borders to help the Earthquake Disaster Relief Effort in Haiti. By ordering a set of letterpress samples, you'll make a small contribution to providing health and hope to earthquake victims.

Paper Couturiere has designed an exclusive range of notecards with 100% of the proceeds going directly to Haiti Relief via the International Red Cross.

These wedding professionals have shown that there are countless creative ways to reach out and give back. If you are looking for ways to give during this time of crisis, you can refer to these organizations.

http://www.redcross.org/

http://www.yele.org/

Are there other ways that the wedding industry is reaching out to Haiti? Feel free to comment below.

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Comment by Weddings by XPhotography on February 1, 2010 at 10:37am: Weddings by XPhotography (Canada) is giving 25% off all bookings to the Red Cross in order to assist in the efforts in Haiti.

Comment by Jewelove on February 1, 2010 at 11:33am: Jewelove (TM) is giving 5% of all sales towards resettlement of Haiti!
http://www.Jewelove.blogspot.com

Comment by Wedding Boot Camp on February 1, 2010 at 11:34am: The UNICUS Fitness Wedding Boot Camp program and its brides raised $600 for the American Red Cross and Haiti Relief by hosting an intimate evening at Buca di Beppo restaurant on January 27th. Many Chicago vendors donated their services for a silent auction and a few are still on display at the Fitness Lair (233 N Michigan Avenue). If brides are interested in finding out more or placing a bid, contact support@weddingbootcamp.com. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross.

Comment by Elegance & Simplicity, Inc. on February 1, 2010 at 11:59am: Fantastic!!! - Thanks for posting this!

Comment by Josie Vega on February 2, 2010 at 12:52am: Face Fx is donating %10 of all proceeds from bridal parties that book their makeup application services to the Red Cross in order to assist Haiti.
www.facefxonline.com

Comment by Nicole Nichols Photography on February 2, 2010 at 12:20pm: I am donating $50 to Haiti relief for every boudoir session booked by Valentine's Day
http://nicolenichols.com/blog/2010/01/21/help-haiti-boudoir-photogr...

Comment by Kristi Crosson on February 2, 2010 at 12:48pm: Check out www.photographersforhaiti.showitsite.com My friend Kelsey and I have been recruiting photographers to participate by donating the funds from mini-sessions to 4 organizations! We are also on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=23474678#/pages/Photograp... and twitter www.twitter.com/photogsforhaiti . Check out your state to see if there is a photographer in your area you want your pictures taken by!