Top Wedding Industry Icon Entertains at Gaylord Opryland Resort

Grace Ormonde, of grace ormonde Wedding Style makes wedding season visit.

Nashville, Tenn.—( March 12, 2007 ) Just in time for the spring wedding season, Grace Ormonde, the name and the brains behind grace ormonde Wedding Style magazine is holding a reception for the leading Nashville and regional bridal industry professionals at the Gaylord Opryland® Resort and Convention Center in Nashville. The magazine is lauded as the premier luxury bridal and wedding publication in the nation. The 6:30-9:30 p.m. “Grace and Elegance” reception will be held in the resort’s Delta Atrium Pavilion, Tuesday, March 27, 2007.

During the reception, Gaylord Opryland Resort’s wedding team will feature an exclusive couture, designers’ wedding gown fashion show. Miss America 2004, Ericka Dunlap, will also be modeling her baby-blue wedding dress.

“Grace Ormonde is considered an industry luminary for establishing the contemporary direction and design of luxury weddings,” said Arthur Keith, senior vice president and general manager, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center. “This event is a natural fit with our commitment to providing flawless service to our bridal customers who come here for extraordinary and luxurious experiences. We are so pleased Ms. Ormonde and her staff will be here for this timely visit.”

Ormonde has built a reputation for creating the platform on which wedding specialists can showcase their products and services, while offering prospective brides and grooms a multitude of ideas and alternatives for planning their wedding. She has consistently made creativity and innovation hallmarks of her enterprises.

grace ormonde Wedding Style magazine was first published as a regional New England wedding planning resource in 1998. After releasing five regional issues Wedding Style launched nationally in 2003. The magazines are designed to assist prospective brides with choosing wedding services and offer informative, practical editorial content on topics ranging from wedding planning to home decorating and women's health issues.

Gaylord Opryland’s wedding services division offers an array of upscale amenities for the bride and groom to be. The team of experienced wedding managers coordinates every sumptuous detail of the event, making it the ultimate in sophistication, cultivating a low-stress environment for the bridal family. Gaylord Opryland has the facilities, the amenities and the expertise to capture the luxurious wedding of even the most creative imaginations.

For more information about wedding offerings at Gaylord Opryland, please go to http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordopryland/weddings/ or call 458-1381.

To obtain a photograph of Grace Ormonde, click HERE. To visit the grace ormonde Wedding Style Magazine web site go to: http://www.weddingstylemagazine.com/

ABOUT GAYLORD OPRYLAND NASHVILLE
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center – the largest non-gaming in-hotel facility in the continental United States – is known for providing superior products and services to the meetings and convention industry. Winner of numerous prestigious awards including the coveted Gold Key Elite Award in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 and Gold Platter Elite in 2004, 2005 and 2006, Gaylord Opryland Nashville is the flagship property of the Gaylord Hotels brand owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, visit www.gaylordentertainment.com or www.gaylordopryland.com.

Media Contacts:
Ann Dee McClane amcclane@gaylordhotels.com 615.458.2896
Kim Keelor kkeelor@gaylordhotels.com 615.458-2877

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