THE 2015 HARSANIK BRIDAL SHOW
Thank you everyone who joined us on Sunday March 22 at the 5th annual Harsanik Bridal Show at the Marriott Burbank Hotel! We were honored to feature the most talented wedding vendors in Southern California, along with a couture fashion show and a rocking Beauty Bar at the #HarsanikBridalShow!
Photo & Video Highlights
FEATURED WEDDING: JUVE & ARSEN
If you're looking to be inspired by a fairytale wedding, then look no further! Juve and Arsen's wedding is absolutely stunning, and Juve looked like a real-life princess. The couple got married at Taglyan Cultural Complex, one of our favorite venues in Los Angeles. We loved every details of this wedding, from the spectacular flowers by Tic-Tock Couture Florals, the out-of-this-world cake by Special Cakes by Ruben, and the heavenly sweet heart table. Every image Kris Kan captured really brings this fairytale wedding to life.

THANK YOU FOR THE VOTES!
We just wanted to take a moment to thank every single person who voted for us and helped us get to the 250 vote count. We have made it to the final round of the Chase $150k grant competition. We are so grateful for all of our vendors, users, friends and family who took the time to vote for us and even shared it among their network. We would be honored if we are selected as one of the 20 small business winners of this grant. Chase will be announcing the 20 winners in January 2015 so we will keep you all posted if we are selected. Until then, thank you again for everyone's support. We couldn't have done it without you!
WEDDING DRESS BUYER'S GUIDE: TOP 12 TIPS
A wedding gown is unlike any other kind of dress you’re probably ever going to buy. Not only because it’s the symbol of one of the most important days of your life and the very embodiment of what “bride” means to most people, but because it’s going to be more elaborately constructed and expensive than any dress you’ve ever had before. It’s ceremonial attire in the best sense of the word. Buying a wedding dress is a very big deal! So this week, we spoke with Ani Keshishian from L.A. Banquets and Anoush Catering and got her tips on what you need to know before you head out on your first wedding gown shopping trip!

HELP US WIN A GRANT FROM CHASE AND GROW OUR TEAM
2014 marks the 7 year anniversary of Harsanik.com. We launched our website in 2007 with two goals: 1) to simplify the life of anyone planning an Armenian wedding, and 2) to help small businesses who cater to Armenian weddings grow. We are thrilled that we have been able to meet and exceed our goals. But we are always looking to see how we can improve our business and better help both our users and vendors. And now we are ready to take Harsanik.com to the next level!
FEATURED WEDDING: NARGUESS & VAHID
We recently came across photos from Narguess and Vahid's wedding at the beautiful Taglyan Cultural Complex and we knew this was a wedding that needed to be shared on our blog! The photos of the venue, the sweat heart table, the flowers, and every other detail were absolutely breathtaking!

6 TIPS TO EASE THE STRESS OF SEATING YOUR WEDDING GUESTS
You thought the hard part was creating your wedding guest list, right? Wrong! In retrospect, the guest list will seem like a piece of cake compared to assigning all those people to tables for the reception. So this week we spoke with Ani Keshishian from the L.A. Banquets and Anoush Catering team and got some great advice on how to ease the stress of seating your wedding guests.

FEATURED WEDDING: ANGIE & HAMBEIK
We are thrilled to feature Angie and Hambeik's gorgeous wedding on our blog! We recently came across the wedding highlights video by the talented Rene Zadori Photography. We instantly knew this wedding needed to be shared with our users since the event is full of stunning details and inspiration!
TIPS ON HOW TO LOOK YOUR BEST IN WEDDING PHOTOS
Every bride is beautiful. She just can’t help but be. That’s what love will do to a woman.
Nonetheless, you want your wedding photos to show you at your absolute best. A good professional photographer will make sure your poses are flattering and the lighting is just right. But nowadays when nearly all wedding guests have their own cameras and they are constantly taking photos of the bride and groom, we wanted to offer a few tips on what you can do to assure all your photos come out great. So this week, we spoke with Ani Keshishian from the L.A. Banquets team to get some great advice about lighting, camera angles and posing to help you look your best in your wedding photos.

FEATURED WEDDING: NORA & JONATHON
This week we are thrilled to share with you the recent wedding of Nora & Jonathon along with the wedding highlights video from Eric Film! From a chance meeting through a cousin to a wonderful wedding surrounded by family and friends at the beautiful Hummingbird Nest Ranch, the story of Nora Gasparian and Jonathon Mansour is a treasure to behold.



