April 2009

Thank you for being a part of my fan club. For those of you who are

new, we produce a newsletter every two months in order to keep

you informed on what we are doing, where I am appearing and

everything else that is happening in my world. We try to include

everything we can that is ready for public consumption. Please

keep an eye on our fan page at www.donniebrown.tv in order to

keep abreast of news as it happens.

It’s April. What a wonderful time of year. The air is finally getting warmer.

The Azaleas are in bloom and so are the brides! There are so many brides

out there planning their weddings and I wish each and every one of

them the best of luck. If we can help in any way, please do let us

know.

There are lots of things going on right now and you will see a

lot of new information in the following pages so please read

on. It will hopefully be of interest to you.

I hope you like the look of our new newsletter format. As the

fan club continues to grow, we are always striving to bring

you a more interesting and comprehensive layout in order to

make it more entertaining.

I hope you enjoy the upcoming spring/summer and look

forward to hearing from all of you when you have the time.

Best regards from your friend,

Donnie

Personal Note From Donnie

We are pleased to introduce our new venture - Wedding and Event Merchandise! By next week, we will open a

new page on Donnie’s main site for merchandise. The page will eventually feature a variety of products.

To launch this new section, we will begin by

offering custom Belgian Chocolate products. We

have partnered with a fantastic company and are

now able to provide these delicious chocolates

at competitive prices. Each product can be

customized for your specific needs. For example,

as Donnie has said on the show, these make

fun alternatives to traditional menu cards. The

products are available in milk or dark chocolate

and are offered in simple bars or combination

bars (with milk and dark chocolate) - in ½ lb, 1

lb, and 2 lb sizes. Additionally, we will offer

chocolate business cards, golf balls, chocolate

gingerbread cookies, and life size chocolate

champagne bottles.

We also have plans to introduce a few exciting

new products soon. Stay tuned for

more information on that in the

coming months.

Donnie Brown Merchandise

Check in to the merchandise page at

http://www.donniebrown.net/merchandise.html

to learn more!

Episodes AvailableFor PurchaseMany of Donnie’s episodes from past seasons, as well as other episodes from the series, can be purchased for $1.99 through iTunes. Here are the links to Donnie’s episodes. Just click an episode to go to the associated purchase page in iTunes.Note: you must have iTunes installed to purchase these shows.

Season 8The 20 Most Outrageous Moments

Gold Medals and Family MattersLet Them Eat Meat Cake

Season 7New Years, New Beginnings

Leading With The Wrong FootAn Officer and a Wedding Planner

Season 6Purple Paradise

Season 5First Downs & Second Chances

Season 4Poultry In Motion

Yo-Ho-Ho! The Sky is Falling!

Donnie is back on the 9th season of Style Network’s hit series,“Whose Wedding is it Anyway?”Great News! We have received the official word that the new season will air on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 9:00 pm CST.

Season Ten is in full swing. Style has ordered season ten and the filming is underway. At this time we are not completely sure of the launch date for the season, however it will probably be sometime at the end of 2009. More on the launch date when it is published at

www.donniebrown.tv

Donnie Does New York!Donnie is headed back to

New York in early April to

do a media tour including

television appearances,

radio interviews and

meetings with editors

of major national

publications. It is always

a whirlwind when he hits

the big apple and this

is no different. See the

upcoming appearances

section in this newsletter

for where and when to find

Donnie live. There will be

more added in the days

coming so check back with

www.donniebrown.tv for

updates to his schedule.

Interviews

Publication Details

AM New York 24 March 2009, Vol. 7, Iss. 058, pg. 18, by: Perrie Samotin Wedding Planner Dishes on Trends

Media AppearancesArticles

Publication Details

Family Circle 17 April 2009, pg 9, ‘Home’ section,50 Under $50

Texas Meetings and Events Magazine

23 March 2009, Vol. 2009, Iss. Spring, pg. 20, by: Melissa Gaskill Best Practices

Dallas Observer 20 March 2009, by: Dave Faries City of Ate

Woman’s World 9 March 2009, pg. 5, by: Gabrielle Lichterman Cutting Wedding Costs by Thousands

VIP Magazine 1 March 2009, Vol. 3, Iss. 15, pg. 30, by: W. Donnie Brown Cooking with Donnie Brown

San Antonio Express News

22 February 2009, Iss. Spice, pg. 6-7, by: Michael Quintinilla Gowns Going Glam

Live Broadcast TelevisionAppearances

We are excited to announce that Donnie is scheduled to be on In-side Edition (Syndicated) (End of April. Date TBD)

Live Appearances

Donnie will be judging the Mrs. Texas United States Pageant in Ft. Worth on Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26. For more information on the pageant go to www.mrstexasunitedstates.com

Syndicated RadioAppearances

Sirius XM (OUTQ Network) Frank DeCaro Show, LIVE In Stu-dio Tuesday, April 7th, 11:15 AM EST

Sirius XM (Cosmo Network) Cocktails with Patrick, LIVE In Studio Tuesday, Aptil 7th, 6:00 PM EST

Sirius XM (Martha Stewart Net-work) Morning Living, LIVE In Studio Wednesday, April 8th, 7:30 AM EST

OtherUpcoming Publications

Look for Donnie in these publications in the next few

months

Ft. Worth Star Telegram

Indulge Magazine

Cosmo

New York Daily News

Men’s Health

Lubbock Magazine

Modern Bride

Arizona Republic

Living Weddings(Amman, Jordan)

From My Kitchen To Yours

Are you ready for seafood with a kick? Check out Donnie’s recipe for...

Chili Sautéed Mussels

Put oil in large skillet and heat over medium-high heat but do not let the •

oil start to smoke.

Add the onion and celery and sauté until soft in texture.•

Add the power powder, mix. Add the garlic and shallots for only a mo-•

ment and mix.

Add the Merlot to deglaze the pan completely and then the beef stock •

followed the mussels.

Turn the mussels several times in the liquid and then reduce heat to •

medium and seal with lid for around ten minutes.

Pour the entire pan into a serving dish including the mussels and the •

liquid and serve.

2 pounds fresh Mussels1 Shallot minced1 Clove Garlic minced1/2 small yellow Onion diced1 long Celery stalk thinly sliced on the bias1 c Merlot2 T W. Donnie’s Power Powder1 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil3 T Beef Stock2 T ButterSalt and pepper to taste

Yield:8 servings

WEDDINGSdonnie brown

from the couture to the cake

ThE muST-havE GuIDE fromThE STar WEDDING plaNNEr of Whose Wedding is it AnyWAy?

Book Announcement!Donnie has completed the editing process for his first book, which has now been sent to the printers. He has been working with the world renowned publisher, Stewart, Tabori and Chang to create this incredible wedding planning book. It will be published in hard back and will be 208 pages of informative text on how to plan your wedding the Donnie Brown way. It will be populated with beautiful photography by Dallas, TX based Carmine and Hilary LiDestri of Visual Image Photography.

On bookshelves October 1, 2009!

WEDDINGSdonnie brown

from the couture to the cake

ThE muST-havE GuIDE fromThE STar WEDDING plaNNEr of Whose Wedding is it AnyWAy?

Wedding TipsI felt that this month we

should discuss the

downturn in the

economy and it’s

impact on your wedding.

Although we are starting

to see that some of Mr.

Obama’s policies are trying

to begin a recovery, right now

things are still a bit scary. Now, the

economy has actually had no impact

on the numbers of weddings that are

happening in the US. The only area in which

we have seen a change is in the total wedding

budgets, which is understandable under the

circumstances. People are scared to spend

their money, not knowing what will happen in

the near and long term. The problem is that

when Dad hands down the new lower budget

number, the bride is not curtailing her guest

list count or her expectations of the wedding

itself. The important thing to note for those

brides out there who are getting married

is that you can certainly spend less money

on your wedding, but you must also reduce

your expectations of either the size of your

wedding or the value of the wedding or

both. I recently had a bride whose father

reduced her budget from $120K to 60K for

300 people. The important thing to note is

that $120K for 300 people is $400 per head.

The $60K number is only $200

per head. Most hotels will

charge anywhere from $75

to $200 per head for food

and beverage alone. That

leaves absolutely nothing

for the gown, the

invitations, the floral,

the photographer,

the band or DJ or

all the other things

that are critical

components of a

wedding. Another

bride came in and

actually wanted to

charge $175 per head for her

guests to come to her wedding

so she could have the event of

her dreams. I am a wedding

planner, not a concert promoter

and of course, could not help

her. You don’t charge people

to come to your wedding.

Be realistic and make sure

that if you have to revise

your budget, you must also

consider what impact that

must have on your wedding.

Links and Contact Information

Visit Donnie’s WebsitesDonnie Brown (merchandise and Press Kit)Donnie Brown Weddings & Special EventsFive Star Floral Design and Eventsand, of course,The official Donnie Brown Fan Club!

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Booking Information

Donnie is Available for Speaking

Engagements. For more information

contact him at the following official

representatives.

Publicist(For Media Requests)

Kevin Hughes

kevin@shpny.com

Sarah Hall Productions PR

(212) 529-1598

http://www.shpny.com

670 Broadway, Suite 504

New York, NY 10012

Literary Agent(For Literary Requests)

Jan Miller

Nena Madonia

Dupree Miller and Associates

(214) 559-2665

http://www.dupreemiller.com

100 Highland Park Village, Suite 350

Dallas, Texas 75205

For media inquiries, the mailing address is:670 Broadway, Suite 504 New York, NY 10012

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