Say
YES
Family
to...
Love
LOCALS ON TV
BY WILL DAVIS
A
Forsyth bride and her
entourage appeared on
the hit TV show “Say
Yes to the Dress” on the TLC
Channel in July.
Courtney Martinage of Forsyth and her quest for a wedding
dress on “Say Yes to the Dress”
was filmed at the show’s Atlanta
store and studio on Dec. 14.
Martinage and T.J. Morgan of
Forsyth married on Aug. 23.
TLC invited Martinage to be
on the show after she visited
the Say Yes to the Dress store
in Atlanta last year. Martinage
was looking for a wedding
dress after getting engaged to
Morgan. She mentioned to a
store clerk that she was anxious
to get married because her
grandmother, Hulda Martinage,
had been diagnosed with
terminal cancer and wanted to
be there. The “Say Yes to the
Dress” crew took an interest in
Martinage’s story and filmed
Courtney as she shopped for
just the right dress with her sister Holly Martinage, her mother
Diane Chigges, her bestfriend
Emily Farmer and Courtney’s
grandmother, Hulda Martinage.
Chigges said her grandmother loved their time together
picking out a wedding dress and
taping the show. Sadly, Hulda
died about one week after the
taping.
“We never dreamed eight
days later she would be gone,”
said Chigges.
Having debuted in 2007,
“Say Yes to the Dress” is now in
its 10th season. The show averages about 2 million viewers.
west mane
18 West Main Street Forsyth, GA 31029
994-3313
www.westmanesalon.com
A Full Service Salon Offering the
Latest in Products and Styles
Free
Wi-Fi
• Hair Cuts • Color
• Hair Extensions
• Foil Hi-Lites • Waxing
• Pedicures
Sylist/Owner Kelly Hiers, Crystal Pastor, Kip Rochester,
Mallory King, Josie Pena, Erika Mercer
12
Welcome Home: The Forsyth-Monroe County Relocation Guide and Membership Directory