BevMo! Weddings Program and Thirsty Times Blog Win Gold at the 2013 Golden Bridge Awards


CONCORD, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 7, 2013) - BevMo!'s Wedding program and Thirsty Times blog were both honored as gold award winners at the 2013 Golden Bridge Awards on September 30th. The coveted annual Golden Bridge Awards program is scored by more than 40 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world and encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, innovations, products and services, executives and management teams, public relations and marketing campaigns, and customer satisfaction programs from every major industry.

"It's an honor to be recognized by such an esteemed industry organization as the Golden Bridge Awards," said BevMo! CMO Francesca Schuler. "We are extremely proud of both the BevMo! Weddings program and Thirsty Times Blog, and these awards are a testament to BevMo!'s commitment to providing our customers with the most innovative, useful and fun tools to make their BevMo! experience the best in the beverage retail industry."

Launched in 2012, the award winning BevMo! Weddings is the ideal research and buying tool for cost-conscious consumers and wedding planners. Whether its questions about what type of beverages to buy when stocking the bar, how much to buy, or both, BevMo! Weddings takes the guesswork out of the equation by highlighting the perfect wines and beers for the reception and sharing amazing signature cocktail ideas. The program also provides complimentary chilled delivery on orders of more than $500, as well as personal wedding planners who work directly with the registered bride and groom for all their beverage planning needs and coordinate a private wine & beer tasting at the couple's local BevMo!.

Additionally, BevMo!'s Thirsty Times blog, winner of the Golden Bridge's Best Blog Award, provides unique, specialty, and delicious recipes and beverage reviews for cocktail enthusiasts and BevMo! customers alike. The blog is the perfect supplement to BevMo!'s products, providing customers with inspiration from BevMo!'s expert team to create and try exciting and interesting new cocktails, spirits, wines and beers.

About the Golden Bridge Awards
Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards are an annual industry and peers recognition program honoring best companies in every major industry from large to small and new start-ups in North America, Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin-America, Best New Products and Services, Best Innovations, Management and Teams, Women in Business and the Professions, Case Studies, Customer Satisfaction, and PR and Marketing Campaigns from all over the world. Learn more about The Golden Bridge Awards at www.goldenbridgeawards.com

About BevMo!
BevMo! is the leading alcoholic beverage-lifestyle specialty retailer in the western United States and among the largest in the country. With 144 stores across California, Arizona and Washington, BevMo! provides a uniquely friendly and welcoming environment for competitively priced alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and "goes with" products such as specialty foods and snacks, cigars, glassware and related bar and wine accessories.