The Dandelion Patch Wins National Award

Crème de la Crème Best of the Best Wedding Professional Award

For Immediate Release

RESTON, Va. (September 16, 2008) -- Heidi Kallett, owner of The Dandelion Patch, a 14-year-old fine stationery store with locations in Vienna and Reston, Virginia, announces that they were recently awarded a Crème de la Crème Best of the Best Wedding Professional Award at the annual Wedding Merchants Business Academy (Wedding MBA) Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. With over 650 nominations nationally, winners were chosen based on customer satisfaction and strategic business initiatives. Only one nominee was selected per category, per region. The Dandelion Patch was selected Crème de la Crème Fine Wedding Stationery, East Coast. WeddingWire.com surveys hundreds of thousands of newlyweds across America each year. Only the top local wedding merchant in each specialty is crowned Crème de la Crème (Best of the Best).

“This award is particularly meaningful to us because it recognizes and rewards attention to customer satisfaction,” said Kallett. “We want to set the gold standard for product quality as well as excellence in service.”

Dandelion Patch was purchased in 2005 by Heidi Kallett and has since moved from the original location, with an improved the brand, a second store and now sister company Wish Special events. In the past 4 years, Heidi has positioned The Dandelion Patch as the gold-standard for fine wedding stationery which has lead to several prestigious awards, including The Best of The Knot, Washingtonian’s Best Pick, and Best Stationery Store from Sun Gazette and Family Magazine, and now the Wedding MBA Crème de la Crème. www.thedandelionpatch.com