Yesterday I went to my first bridal show with CP and his mom. To all of you planning weddings out there, I would highly recommend going to at least one bridal show. There were a total of 40 vendors: photographers, florists, musicians, cake makers, DJs, etc. It was nice to compare DJs against one another, photographers against one another, etc.
Not only did I gain 5 pounds from eating cake from the different vendors, but they had women in different wedding dresses standing awkwardly on little pedestals, limos parked out front, and even served flavored martinis!
While CP and I didn't get any ideas for things like the set up of our tables or my dress, we did pick three vendors. The first vendor we loved is a florist. The centerpieces she had displayed were imaginative and different. One used kale as the center flower. Very cool.
The next vendor we will be booking is a classical guitarist. While he was a little crazy- artist looking, we listened to the CD that he gave us on the way home and we were not only impressed by his talent, but amazed at his reasonable prices for the ceremony and cocktail hour.
The final vendor we decided on is the cake maker. We had gone out to brunch before heading to the bridal show- that might have been our first mistake. As soon as we walked in the door, we were offered cake. Yummy chocolate cake with some kind of cinnamon mousse stuff in the middle with butter cream frosting. Holy crap it was good. And WELL within our budget which is great.
After leaving the bridal show we stopped by the jeweler to get my ring checked out for loose prongs (we have to go every six months in order for my ring to continue to be insured) and cleaned. While we were there, CP tried on wedding rings which was an odd experience. He has NEVER worn a ring in his life so it felt very foreign on his finger. I thought that he might be the type of guy that would fight to NOT wear a ring. Thankfully, we don't have to have that discussion. That doesn't mean that he is not weirded out by having a ring on his finger though. He will get used to it...or maybe I will just super glue it onto his finger. ;-)
2 comments:
We have our first one in two weeks and I am hoping to get a lot of things done!
The fiancee is looking forward to the cake and freebies
When Sweets went to try on wedding bands, he was fine with the experience, but I was weirded out by how much he cared about style! =)
Glad your experience at a bridal show was successful. I was totally turned off at the one I went to ... but, thankfully, I didn't need it to find phenomenal vendors!
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