aisledash.com's Wedding Blog Award: The Judges

by Kathryn Papanek, Posted Jun 22nd 2010 2:29PM

To select the winners of the first annual aisledash.com Wedding Blog Awards five wedding industry experts will judge the list of nominees. The judges are: Marcy Blum, Colin Cowie, Eric Hildebrand, Mark Ingram and Liene Stevens.

You can learn more about the aisledash.com's Wedding Blog Award judges below:

World-renowned event planner and entertaining expert Marcy Blum crafts every occasion with her unique brand of elegance and talent. Since launching Marcy Blum Associates in 1986, she has planned the weddings of Kevin Bacon & Kyra Sedgwick, Salman Rushdie & Padma Lakshmi and Regis & Joy Philbin. Blum co-authored Wedding Planning for Dummies and Wedding Kit for Dummies and frequently contributes her expertise in food, entertaining and decorating to Town & Country and New York Magazine. She has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes and The Wall Street Journal and has appeared on Oprah and Good Morning America.

As a television personality, interior designer, and event producer, Colin Cowie is an authority on living with style. A favorite of Hollywood's A-list, Cowie has produced events for everyone from Oprah Winfrey to Jennifer Lopez and is widely known for designing the most spectacular events across the globe. Cowie has written eight best-selling books, including four wedding titles, most recently, Wedding Chic. A much-in-demand guest on national television shows such as Extra!, Cowie also hosted Lifetime's daily television show Get Married in 2009 and his own television series Everyday Elegance With Colin Cowie on WEtv.

As the president of Eric Hildebrand Lifestyle & Entertaining, Eric Hildebrand is committed to enhancing life's celebrations with elegance and superior style. Utilizing his extensive background in horticulture, interior design and the culinary arts, Hildebrand infuses creativity and vision into every project. After graduating from The Culinary Institute of America, he honed his culinary skills as a chef for Walt Disney World Resorts. Later, he combined his passion for food, design and entertaining while working for New York's top event designers. Hildebrand has been featured on TODAY, The View, Get Married and Platinum Weddings.

Mark Ingram is celebrated for his sophisticated taste level, elegance and eye for bridal fashion. Since childhood, Ingram has been fascinated with weddings and in January 2002, after almost two decades in the fashion industry, he fulfilled a lifelong dream by opening his own salon, Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier. His atelier has received numerous honors, which include The Couture Bridal Awards Wedding Salon of the Year in 2004. Ingram has continued to personally consult with brides-to-be at trunk shows and events at bridal salons across the country. Ingram has been featured in The New York Times, Woman's Wear Daily and The New York Observer and appears regularly as a critic of bridal fashion week.

Liene Stevens is the founder of Splendid Communications, an online media consulting firm specializing in the wedding and lifestyle event industries. As the publisher of Blue Orchid Designs she has been a member of the bridal blogging community since 2006. Through the blog's reach and influence she is responsible for generating over $27 million of business in four years for the Phoenix and Washington, DC areas. She has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and Bride and Bloom. She serves on the board of directors for Pink Initiative, a non-profit organization of wedding and event professionals dedicated to funding education and research for breast cancer.

To nominate your favorite wedding blogs complete the Wedding Blog Award Nomination form.

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