GigMasters and OneWed Announce Partnership

REDDING, Conn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- GigMasters.com (http://gigmasters.com), the complete event entertainment booking service, has partnered with OneWed.com (http://onewed.com), the ultimate source for the truth in wedding planning. The result of this unique collaboration is that OneWed couples will now be able to find over 3,000 client-rated GigMasters performers without ever leaving the OneWed site. Further, when a couple books one of these performers on GigMasters.com, their deposit is 100% guaranteed.

"We're thrilled to partner with GigMasters and offer engaged couples a wealth of information on more than 3,000 wedding performers through OneWed.com," said Jennifer Napier, VP of Marketing for OneWed.  "GigMasters is an incredible resource for wedding planning -- they simplify the booking process to make it both convenient and easy."

Each GigMasters performer has an online press kit that includes: audio and video samples, photographs, song lists, musical influences, past client testimonials, and many other elements that help couples narrow down their options. Couples can quickly request price quotes from selected performers and complete the actual booking on the site.

"OneWed helps engaged couples make smart, well-informed wedding planning decisions," said Michael Caldwell, co-founder of GigMasters. "We're happy that OneWed now features GigMasters performers and our 'deposit guarantee' as sound wedding entertainment advice."

GigMasters performers that appear on the OneWed site are distinguished by a "GigMasters Guaranteed" icon next to their listing. This distinction indicates that when a couple books a performer on GigMasters.com, their deposit is 100% guaranteed. This guarantee protects couples in the extremely rare but unfortunate instance of a performer cancellation. With wedding entertainment as 10-20% of the overall wedding budget, this guarantee gives couples peace of mind.

About GigMasters

GigMasters.com© is the #1 online entertainment booking service, guiding party planners and hosts to the right entertainment for every event. With the Internet's largest nationwide database of client-rated performers for live music and variety entertainment, this Redding, CT-based business boasts a database of over 7,000 performers including live bands, wedding musicians, party DJs, impersonators, hypnotists, stand-up comedians, jazz trios, balloon twisters, bagpipers, string quartets, soloists and more. GigMasters.com has helped facilitate more than 80,000 bookings since its inception in 1997, including over 25,000 in 2009. The site, which was founded by Kevin Kinyon and Michael Caldwell, attracts 20,000 daily visitors*, throughout North America. GigMasters.com is a proud member of the Better Business Bureau, TRUSTe, and is also a VeriSign Secured website. For more information, please visit http://gigmasters.com, http://twitter.com/gigmasters, http://facebook.com/gigmasters, and http://myspace.com/gigmasters

About OneWed

OneWed is the ultimate online source for the truth in wedding planning, providing couples with a wealth of tips, advice, and creative suggestions to help personalize their wedding experience.  The site's newest platform, WeddingPreParty.com, is a virtual way for couples to start the celebration early and keep in contact with guests through a social wedding planning network.  OneWed boasts the largest searchable directory of local wedding vendors with over 225,000 vendors nationwide with honest ratings and reviews.  Additionally, the site features OneWed's Savvy Scoop Wedding Blog, online wedding checklist, free wedding websites and ideas for everything from engagement rings to wedding flowers to honeymoon planning.   OneWed can be found online at OneWed.com, facebook.com/Wedding.Planning, and twitter.com/OneWed.

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