We've been tweeting all week (@ScorpioDJs) and can't wait to get out to the line at 4am to check out this year's masses.
More to be added to the blog as we make our way over to Mazza!
4am. My assistant and I arrive at Mazza Gallerie and park just at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Jennifer St NW. I wasn't lucky enough to get the metered, non-rush hour spot that I secured last year, but we hoped to be able to get gift bags out before needing to move the Jeep at 7:00am. We got the pink balloons on the car, tshirts clipped to the windows for a little advertising, and proceeded to hit up the only restaurant in the neighborhood that would be open early, McDonald's.
5am. McDonald's opens and is severly understaffed. A line of brides, moms, and maids of honor quickly forms. It took nearly half an hour
to get through the line. You would think, being that this is an annual event, that McD's would be prepared for the early morning rush of patrons. Not so much.6am. We began to make our way through the line, starting at the beginning.
At the front of the line this year, we met Keisha, who
began camping out at 12-noon the day before the big event. Accompanied by her bridal running team named DAClique (get it?, the clique), I asked her to tell me a little about her proposal. Was it romantic? Short, sweet and to the point? Did she cry? Laugh? She says that her fiance proposed on the day after Valentine's day, 2/15/09 and that it was an unexpected event. I prodded to find if the unexpectedness was because it was after our National Day of Romance, but she simply replied that it was just unexpected in general.
Next in line, we ran in to Alex. She arrived at 2:30pm to begin camping out. Her proposal took place at the Naval Academy where her fiance slipped her a ring the day before the big Ring Dance.
Erica, team Tiffany Blue Wedding Crew, arrived at 8pm and says that her proposal was far from unexpected. The bride-to-be and her fiance have been together for six years and also have a four-year-old daughter together.
Layne had quite the original proposal story.
Her fiance sent her on a scavenger hunt in NYC where she found high school photos of herself and her lucky man throughout the city, leading up, of course, to the bling in a box.One bride, Jenny, says that her wedding proposal was actually a conversation. "A conversation?", I asked. "Yes," she replied. Basically, the couple sat down and chatted about their relationship, marriage, and decided to get hitched.
Jen, from Arlington, VA,
had the honor of her Dad by her side, who camped out for her. Rochelle had one of the best proposal stories. Her fiance gave her a call while she was stationed at a hotel in Philly. During the course of the conversation, he asked her to count to three. At three, there was a
knock at the hotel door. Her fiance was at the door with flowers and music box (I can't remember if it was boom box or small portable CD player). They danced to Elton John. He got down on one knee. The romantic and teary-eyed proposal commenced.We had a blast at this year's Running of the Brides event and were extremely happy to have teamed up with all of the wonderful DC area vendors, who offered many coupons, product samples, and information in our trivia gift bags. Be sure to check out each of the vendors at our EVENTS section online.
Great photography work, courtesy of Daniel McGarrity Photography may be seen here.
Great Washington Post video that followed one of the families, seen here.
One of the best local news videos of the start of the race, MyFoxDC Video of the Day: Running of the Brides, seen here.
Video footage captured by Urban Escape, featuring Scorpio Entertainment, seen here.
