Happy (almost) Halloween! We are preparing for our annual WeddingWire Pumpkin Carving Contest this afternoon, so I was inspired to put together a Halloween Wedding Inspiration Board!

Sources (From top left): Photo 1 from Amy Atlas; Photos 2, 3, 7, 9, 10 from Martha Stewart ; Photo 4 from Romona Keveza; Photos 5, 11 from Martha Stewart Weddings; Photo 6 from Wedding Paper Divas; Photo 8 from In Any Event; Photo 12 from Cake Boss (Carlo's Bakery)

Did any of you have, or are you planning, a Halloween wedding? If so, let us know, we’d love to see the photos!

Try creating your own themed board using WeddingWire’s Inspiration Board Tool!

Here are some photos from last year’s Pumpkin Carving Contest at WeddingWire. The competition was fierce:

I can’t wait to see this year’s entries!

Every now and then, we must step away from the wedding-sphere to talk about something much more important….attractive male celebrities!

Take a look at WeddingWire’s very own Junior Designer, Emily, with David Beckham last Thursday in DC!

In case anyone was wondering, he had steak for dinner. Great stalking…detective work…Way to go Emily!

The WeddingWire Team had the pleasure of welcoming the incredibly talented Victoria Stiles to our office this past Tuesday! As a WeddingWire Vendor and a small business owner, Victoria was able to offer unique insight into the wedding industry and the possible effects of the current economy.

Once our question and answer session was over, we put Victoria to work! She was kind enough to do a demonstration for us – how to create the perfect smokey eye! Here is Erica, our lucky model:

The ladies of WeddingWire had a blast and wanted to know everything about Victoria’s makeup tips!

And in no time at all…ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the perfect smokey eye!

Thank you Victoria for a wonderful day of tips and tricks of the trade!

You can find more of Victoria’s makeup pointers at WeddingAces.com!

Our very own Sonny Ganguly, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for WeddingWire, had the pleasure of joining a select group of CMOs at The CMO Club Thought Leadership Summit this week.  It was a time to network and share ideas with leading executives from around the country.

Sonny was in great company at the summit with representatives from companies like LinkedIn, Walgreens, Jack in the Box, Kodak and Kaiser Permanente, to name a few.  WeddingWire has proved to be a leader in the industry by leveraging social media and Sonny had the pleasure of sharing his knowledge with the rest of the group.

As an added bonus he was able to meet John Legend before a private concert for the summit attendees!