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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Olivia Musto started Wednesday not knowing where she wanted to have her 2019 wedding.</p><p>Musto, 20; her mother, Mallory; and sister, Gianna, 16; spent their night at the Ultimate Girls&#8217; Soiree at Genetti&#8217;s Best Western Plus, getting ideas for the celebration.</p><p>Mallory said the women, all from Dallas, are &#8220;working together&#8221; to plan the wedding, and Olivia is proud she hasn&#8217;t become a bridezilla &#8230; yet.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m shocked at the amount of places to have a wedding,&#8221; the bride said.</p><p>She added that once she finds the venue, she&#8217;s hoping everything will come together.</p><p>The soiree was a partnership between Genetti&#8217;s and the Times Leader.</p><p>Times Leader Adverting Director Kerry Miscavage said there were more than 100 brides registered for the event and more than 20 vendors on hand.</p><p>Brides received a gift bag and a chance to win a $3,500 Sakari Salon and Spa prize pack, which included hair and makeup services for the bride and four bridesmaids, hair services for four groomsmen and up to eight hours of photo coverage.</p><p>Sipping the drink of the evening, blushing bride, sisters Alyssa and Rachel Leandri were looking for help &#8230; all kinds of help.</p><p>The bride, Alyssa, 28, of West Pittston, is getting married in May 2018 in Falls, but she was spending the soiree getting the feel for a wedding budget.</p><p>&#8220;I just want to help her plan the best day,&#8221; Rachel, 22, of Wyoming, said. She is also the maid of honor. &#8220;I&#8217;m sad to see her grow up and move on.&#8221;</p><p>Amanda Campbell, a Boscov&#8217;s bridal consultant, said bridal events are very important for brides and their wedding parties.</p><p>&#8220;It shows them what they need,&#8221; Cambell said.</p><p>Jackie Powell, Boscov&#8217;s gift and fine china department manager, said a common misconception she and Campbell see often is a bride-to-be registering for &#8220;one towel, one pillow.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;We know they want to be close, but not that close,&#8221; Powell said.</p><p>Scott Stevens brought his Magic Mirror photobooth, which was a hit with brides and their guests. Stevens first incorporated a photobooth into his services 10 years ago.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a lot of fun,&#8221; Stevens, also a DJ, said. He said couples use the photobooth to print extra copies of photos and make a scrapbook. &#8220;In 50 years, they can look back and see everyone at their wedding.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Estella Sweet, in pink, was the emcee at the Ultimate Girls&#8217; Soiree bridal show on Wednesday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL042717BridalExpo2-3.jpg</photo0><caption0>Estella Sweet, in pink, was the emcee at the Ultimate Girls&#8217; Soiree bridal show on Wednesday. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL042717BridalExpo4-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Stephanie Rambus fills out an entry to win a discount on flowers at A&amp;M Florist while her sister, Nichole, looks over flowers. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL042717BridalExpo4-3.jpg</photo1><caption1>Stephanie Rambus fills out an entry to win a discount on flowers at A&amp;M Florist while her sister, Nichole, looks over flowers. </caption1><photoCredit1>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL042717BridalExpo1-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Valerie, Olivia and Gianna Musto try out the Magic Mirror photo booth at the Ultimate Girls&#8217; Soiree bridal show on Wednesday night at Genetti&#8217;s Best Western Plus in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL042717BridalExpo1-3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Valerie, Olivia and Gianna Musto try out the Magic Mirror photo booth at the Ultimate Girls&#8217; Soiree bridal show on Wednesday night at Genetti&#8217;s Best Western Plus in Wilkes-Barre. </caption2><photoCredit2>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL042717BridalExpo3-3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Tara Carmadella, Michele Drago and Jill Edwards sit in the back of a Parrish limo during the Ultimate Girls&#8217; Soiree at Genetti&#8217;s Best Western Plus. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_TTL042717BridalExpo3-3.jpg</photo3><caption3>Tara Carmadella, Michele Drago and Jill Edwards sit in the back of a Parrish limo during the Ultimate Girls&#8217; Soiree at Genetti&#8217;s Best Western Plus. </caption3><photoCredit3>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Girls&#8217; Ultimate Soiree offers glimpse of wedding day</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Melanie Mizenko</p><p>mmizenko@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Melanie Mizenko at 570-991-6116 or on Twitter @TL_MMizenko</p></shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><p><table style="border:none;width:98%;" class="mceItemTable"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;"> D8cm6KvZ_Go</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;"> YouTube</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;"> &lt;iframe width=&#8221;560&#8221; height=&#8221;315&#8221; src=&#8221;https://www.youtube.com/embed/D8cm6KvZ_Go&#8221; frameborder=&#8221;0&#8221; allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> Ultimate Girls Soiree at Genetti&#8217;s Best Western Plus in Wilkes-Barre.</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;"> Brigid Edmunds</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin-top:10px;font-size:70%;color:#555;">(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</p></videoMeta></div>

Brides get a taste of their wedding day at Ultimate Girls’ Soiree