Get Hitched, Give Hope

Caroline’s Breast Cancer Blog

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:59:19 +0000

If you, or someone you care for, are living with breast cancer, here is a fantastic blog to check out. Full of insights, musings, humor, and observations as well as book recommendations and useful links and information, Caroline’s Breast Cancer Blog chronicles her experiences over the last three-plus years. Check it out here!

About Breast Cancer

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:56:52 +0000

You know that Get Hitched, Give Hope is a fund-raiser for the Making Memories Foundation. You know that these funds help fulfill the dreams of breast cancer patients who probably will not survive to benefit from a cure. But, how much do you really know about breast cancer? If you would like to better understand this disease, the National Breast Cancer Foundation has an excellent website and online resources. Look in the ‘About Breast Cancer‘ section to learn about the Signs & Symptoms, Types, Stages, Myths of breast cancer, and more!

Lisa’s Wish

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:03:38 +0000

You may remember Lisa’s story: On February 14th, 2009 Get Hitched Give Hope had the privilege of photographing Lisa’s dream wedding. Her wish was for the wedding she never had – and that is exactly what she received. She was able to celebrate life, her love for her husband of 20+ years, and share it with all of her friends, family, and three beautiful daughters.

On January 6th, 2010 Lisa lost her battle with cancer. Here is the message we received:
“Last night at 11:45, Lisa lost her battle with Breast Cancer. A lot of you were instrumental in making her wish come true last year and gave her a wedding on Valentines day. I want to thank you so much for being a part of her life. It may have been for a short time but it meant the world to her. Thank you for what you do and for who you are.”

Here are a few images from the day, and if you would like to see the story as originally published click HERE or HERE.

Charities We Love – Cowboys With Attitude

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:26:27 +0000

Charity events don’t have to be huge to have an impact. Here is one homegrown, local benefit for colon cancer that promises to be a great evening of music and memories. Cowboys With Attitude! Friday, April 30 at Traditions Cafe in Olympia.

24 Weddings In 24 Hours

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:40:52 +0000

Check out this fun Valentine’s Day event to benefit the Making Memories Foundation! 24 Weddings In 24 Hours — wow!!

2009 Event Video

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:48:27 +0000

In case you missed it on Facebook, here is the fabulous video by Leaning Wolf Productions of GHGH 2009! We love the way the video captures the fun, excitement, and caring generosity of the evening. Everyone had a fantastic time, and you can really see it. Take a look, and be sure to check out Leaning Wolf’s other projects, too!

2009 Recap

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:36:50 +0000

With our 2010 event beginning to take shape, we wanted to look back at 2009 one more time. Here are some of the great images of the evening from photographer Jeff LaPlante! Look for some big announcements about this year coming soon, and follow our Facebook page to see even more photos.

Cupcake Thursday…For a Good Cause

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:57:27 +0000

{re-posted with permission from laurelmcconnell.com/blog}

Instead of spending 20 bones on cupcakes for silly self-enjoyment and an irrelevant-to-real-life Cupcake Thursday shoot/post, Lily and I decided to do something a bit more worthwhile and meaningful.

We’re going to donate it to the “We Heart Sharlane” fund instead. How about you, do you have $20 to spare? Let me make it REAL easy for you: http://weheartsharlane.showitsite.com

We Heart Sharlane

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:24:17 +0000

Sharlane Chase has been a non-stop super generous supporter of Get Hitched Give Hope – since the beginning of time. Our hearts burst with love for this lady! (and her cute little Anna-Bean)

If you haven’t already heard – we are holding an auction in her honor to raise money to help pay for the medical bills. (darn those health care costs) So – grab those pens (checkbooks too!) mark your calendar and meet us at the Herban Feast Sodo Park venue on February 4th and buy some art!! There will actually be a TON of things for sale, art, jewelry, services, products, lunch, dinner, drinks – EVERYTHING.

Visit the website for more info – but here is the information to post and re-post, email, print and SHARE with everyone you know! =)

Thank you for your love and support of our good buddy!

WE HEART SHARLANE

What: A Fundraising Auction
Where: Herban Feast @ Sodo Park | 3200 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA. 98134
When: Thursday Feb 4th 2010 | 7-10pm
Who: EVERYONE! Please forward this email on to family, friends, brides to be or anyone that you think would be interested in supporting this amazing cause!

Sharlane is a Mother, a photographer, and our friend. This year began like a fairy tale; complete with a magical proposal from the man she loves. Like too many fairy tales, this one turned dark as Sharlane was diagnosed with Cancer even before the wedding planning could begin. The diagnosis itself is scary enough, but so are the crushing costs associated. This is our attempt to help our friend, who has helped so many others herself.

The benefit we are throwing is all about love, life, laughter and Art. We are so excited about the donated items, and know that even if you don’t know Sharlane you can find something amazing to spend your money on for a Valentine’s Day gift. In addition to buying something über cool and impressing your friends, you will also receive that warm fuzzy feeling from helping an amazing person.

You can help Sharlene in four (4) easy ways:
·       Donate money (it’s PayPal — too easy!): http://weheartsharlane.showitsite.com/#/help/
·       Donate an item (great way to gain exposure and showcase your work for an amazing cause): helpsharlane@gmail.com
·       Bid on a silent auction item on Feb 4th (Check out the list of amazing goods): http://weheartsharlane.showitsite.com/#/what-to-expect/
·       Spread the word! Please pass this invitation along on facebook, twitter and email!

Thanks for the support! Any questions, call Ashley 206-353-2992 or email at helpsharlane@gmail.com

Cheers,

Great Music ~ Great Cause!

The Ladies & Gents of Get Hitched Give Hope — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:39:50 +0000

We here at Get Hitched Give Hope love our people – Jason Parker is one of our favorite people. Also a wonderful musician and has been a generous supporter to GHGH over the past couple of years. He sent out this email newsletter tonight & I wanted to re-post and share it with you.

I hope it finds you safely,

The Ladies of GHGH

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Greetings,

As you know, there is severe devastation in Haiti right now in the aftermath of the 7.0 earthquake that hit the island. This is a tragedy not only for the people in Haiti but also for those around the world that have family and friends there. One of our own is just such a person.

David, my good friend and the owner of Lucid Jazz Lounge in Seattle, has family in Haiti. He is leaving tomorrow to go down there to help out in any way that he can. The Seattle jazz community has rallied around him at this difficult time, and we are doing everything we can to help. Here’s two ways you can help:

Come to Lucid TONIGHT with any kind of donation you can. We will be accepting cash and check donations of any amount and will deposit them directly into David bank account in the morning so that by the time he arrives in Haiti the funds will have cleared.
I will be donating 100% of all sales of my CDs directly to David from now through the end of next week. This way you can donate and get some great music! Do so by visiting oneworkingmusician.com/my-music

This is the most direct way you can help out, as all money will be given to those who need it the most by David himself. When he gets there he plans to buy water, first aid supplies, anything that will help.
I hope you’ll consider donating in any way that you can.

Cheers,
Jason
oneworkingmusician.com