- Elaine Craig
- Manager
- Jerome Craig
- Manager
I met my husband Brad in July of 1982 while judging a bodybuilding show. I was a female bodybuilder and he was promoting his first show the following month. We both owned gyms 2 hours away from each other. He asked me to judge at his show. It was at his show that we fell instantly in love with each other and decided to put on a bodybuilding show together. Since he had just put on a show, he was Craig Productions, all alone, all by himself. Being 2 hours away from each other and running full time businesses, it was extremely hard to date. So we decided to get married. Now, I'm not recommending my son to be so impulsive as he is now of adult age, but for us it was all part of the love story. It seemed the obvious thing to do. Incidentally, I was the one who asked Brad to marry me. It took him 3 hours to say yes! But the wedding would have to be put on hold. We had a show to plan. It was the beginning of September and we had picked a date and secured a venue for the show. Seattle had just been named the Emerald City so it seemed fitting to name our show something green, something that sparkled and shined. We decided to call our show the "NPC Emerald Cup Bodybuilding Classic". With any luck it would be known as "The Jewel of the Northwest." Every woman dreams of walking down the aisle being a fairy princess on her wedding day. Even more of a plus if it is on the most romantic day of the year Valentines Day! ...