{"id":464,"date":"2024-08-24T19:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pre-dating.com\/singles-magazine\/?p=464"},"modified":"2025-07-28T20:06:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:06:15","slug":"pre-dating-featured-on-cbs-42-birmingham-alabama-news-at-noon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pre-dating.com\/singles-magazine\/pre-dating-featured-on-cbs-42-birmingham-alabama-news-at-noon\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Dating Featured on CBS 42 Birmingham Alabama News at Noon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speed dating events planned in Hoover and Vestavia Hills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs42.com\/author\/monica-nakashima\/\">Monica Nakashima<\/a> Original Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs42.com\/news\/local\/speed-dating-events-planned-in-hoover-and-vestavia-hills\/\">https:\/\/www.cbs42.com\/news\/local\/speed-dating-events-planned-in-hoover-and-vestavia-hills\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Posted:&nbsp;Aug 16, 2024 \/ 03:30 PM CDT<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pre-dating.com\/singles-magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alabama-speed-dating-cbs42.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pre-dating.com\/singles-magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alabama-speed-dating-cbs42.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.pre-dating.com\/singles-magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/alabama-speed-dating-cbs42-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs42.com\/\">WIAT<\/a>) \u2014 A speed dating organization has several events planned for the greater Birmingham area starting next week and lasting until October. The Pre-Dating Speed Dating company will host nine different events with participant\u2019s ages ranging from 20 to 69 depending on the night itself.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pre-dating.com\/birmingham-speed-dating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to browse the event schedules and purchase tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizers recommend attendees dress casually in \u201cafter-work happy hour\u201d attire but advise against shorts or flip-flops. Once arriving at the location, participants are greeted by the event host to be checked in and given a name stage, match sheet and pen. Participants will speak to up to a dozen singles of the opposite gender in a series of six-minute pre-dates. Those interested in someone can circle their name on the sheet, which will be given to the host. Within 24 hours, mutual matches will be emailed their pair\u2019s email address to chat further. Phone numbers are not exchanged to attendees by organizers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alabama Speed Dating CBS 42: Pre-Dating Featured on News at Noon\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ePafaCZoIDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/imasdk.googleapis.com\/js\/core\/bridge3.708.0_en.html#fid=goog_322739457\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Up Next &#8211; AM WX Around The Clock 07\/28\/25<\/strong>-00:18<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pre-dating.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visit Pre-Dating\u2019s official website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speed dating events planned in Hoover and Vestavia Hills by:\u00a0Monica Nakashima Original Video: https:\/\/www.cbs42.com\/news\/local\/speed-dating-events-planned-in-hoover-and-vestavia-hills\/ Posted:&nbsp;Aug 16, 2024 \/ 03:30 PM CDT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) \u2014 A speed dating organization has several events planned for the greater Birmingham area starting next week and lasting until October. 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