Gordon Gecko...er, I mean Donald Trump...to get free wedding services

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

"Greed is GOOD"
- Michael Douglas, a.k.a. Gordon Gecko, in "Wall Street"



Trump's wedding savings
Top vendors, from jewelers to caterers, offer free or discounted services to hear 'You're hired!'
January 13, 2005: 8:00 AM EST

http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/13/news/newsmakers/celebrity_wedding_discounts/index.htm?cnn=yes

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - When Donald Trump gets married Jan. 22, he'll benefit from the trend of celebrities getting discounts from vendors such as jewelers, photographers, florists and caterers who want to be part of high-profile nuptials, according to a published report.

The New York Times reported Thursday that Trump paid only half-price for a 15-carat diamond ring that normally goes for $1.5 million. And the discounts didn't stop there, according to the report.

"Literally anything you can imagine, from photos to flowers to food to jets to airports to diamonds," Mr. Trump told the newspaper, discussing the discounts he's received. "And for every item, there's five people who want to do it. In all cases they don't want anything, but they want recognition."

The newspaper said others providing savings to Trump include Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who runs a four-star restaurant in Trump International on Columbus Circle. He will provide free filet mignon with green peppercorn sauce dinners for 500 guests, which the newspaper estimates would normally cost about $43,000.

[Left Is Write]

1. The idea of providing FREE dinners for someone like Trump while

millions of homeless people go hungry makes me more than a little ill.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

2. hmmm.....

:eyes:

[Lavender Brown]

3. I've never understood why celebrities

get all this stuff for free. I mean, I understand that if they wear a dress, it publicizes the designer, but if they aren't buying the 10,000 dresses, who is? :shrug:

[AlCzervik]

4. Chairity for the formally rich

I can't stand Trump.

[Benhurst]

5. It's BushAmerica, folks. We just can't do enough for that upper

fraction of the top ten percent.

Hey,if we're lucky and grovel enough, they just may trickle on us.