'Get Married' Premiering on Lifetime Television October 1, 2007 Airing Every Weekday Morning

'Get Married' Premiering on Lifetime Television October 1, 2007 Airing Every Weekday Morning

Celebrity Wedding Planner David Tutera Announced as New Host

ATLANTA, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Get Married, a daily half-hour television series offering real news brides can use, is pleased to announce that beginning October 1, 2007, the show will now air on Lifetime Television five days a week at 7:30 AM ET/PT. Each weekday morning, brides can start their day off right with a daily dose of the hottest bridal fashions, wedding tips and trends and big-day wisdom from the industry's top experts.

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Get Married is dedicated to providing smart ideas, emerging trends and insider tips to those betrothed. From extravagant fairytale receptions to getting started essentials, Get Married has the information that every bride should know from proposal to honeymoon and everything in between.

Wedding Planner to the Stars David Tutera has been announced as host of the new Get Married. David Tutera has been planning and designing spectacular weddings and events for over 22 years. Known for creating the latest trends in entertaining, David Tutera is the natural choice for the host of this new season on Lifetime. David Tutera's impressive client list includes Official Post Grammy Parties in New York City, The John F. Kennedy Center as well as countless film premieres and celebrity parties for royalty and politicians.

Lifetime Television is the leading television network for women, reaching 96 million households nationwide and is one of the top-rated basic cable television networks.

"This is a wonderful opportunity to be a part of the Lifetime Television line-up and Get Married is excited that brides can now wake up with Get Married each and every weekday morning. We are delighted to have David Tutera as not only the host of the show, but also as a go-to expert with years of experience in planning everything from small countryside ceremonies, to large, lavish, over-the-top soirees," says Stacie Francombe, CEO & Founder of Get Married. "I know that David is a perfect fit with our brand and I am excited to be able to bring David's expertise to brides-to-be across the country for advice and tips, almost as if he was their very own wedding planner," she continues.

In conjunction with the show's premier, the affiliated website - www.GetMarried.com - is being re-launched on October 1st with a new look and feel and even deeper content to help brides plan their wedding. GetMarried.com features added content including video and interactive features plus all the resources needed for brides, bridesmaids, planners, parents and others seeking to maximize their once-in-a-lifetime experience.

GetMarried.com is also pleased to offer "My Wedding Place," an interactive online community for brides where they can create online wedding profiles, share personal wedding details and receive private messages from other members. Brides can also manage their entire wedding planning process with improved tools to help them manage their budget, guest list and table seating arrangements as well as save video and photos from their wedding site for quick reference.

In addition, the entire series of Get Married television shows will be available on GetMarried.com after each episode's initial airing on Lifetime Television. Right after the show, brides can log onto the site to chat directly with featured experts and ask them specific questions about their wedding.

Last season, Get Married viewers had the opportunity to take a sneak peek at the celebrity weddings. Event designers Preston Bailey and David Tutera were interviewed along with fashion designers. Wedding Cake Master Ron Ben Israel and Celebrity Wedding Photographer Robert Evans were also featured.

"This season we are adding even more-more features, more celebrity weddings, more travel destinations and more fun! Get Married vows to keep today's bride informed, entertained and having fun, all while planning her wedding," says Francombe.

In addition to David Tutera, Get Married features reports by noted Wedding Expert and Journalist Crys Stewart. Crys serves in the dual role of Editorial Director and On-Air Contributor for Get Married and GetMarried.com. She is an author, producer and publisher who gained fame as one of the premier wedding magazine editors for over two decades. Providing her signature approach to wedding style with a personal touch, Stewart is a sought-after authority who has appeared on The View and Good Morning America to share her expertise on related subjects.

CEO and Founder of Get Married, Stacie Francombe has been in the television industry for more than a decade. Starting her career in 1995 at the NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, Stacie then joined the start up CNN Sports Illustrated cable network in 1997 as an editor and associate producer and quickly became a key producer for CNN International's global sports coverage. In 1998, Stacie joined TBS as a writer-producer and in 1999; she founded Reel Creative, a full-service production company based in Atlanta. Stacie worked tirelessly to build her company's reputation as a boutique production house by offering services to a wide range of broadcast and corporate clients.

After being in the industry for so long, Stacie saw so many reality wedding shows being broadcasted but none offered what she knew real brides needed - real information. Stacie wanted to create something special that would educate and inform brides. Realizing the synergy between television segments and online information, Stacie spearheaded the launch of Get Married Atlanta in January 2006, produced in-house by Reel Creative. It was the success of that show that led to the creation of Get Married bringing the concept to a national audience.

For more information about the Get Married brand, please visit www.GetMarried.com

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