Mrs. Emerald, Chicago
Age and Occupation: 26, Hospitality Administration
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Paralegal
Engagement Date: October 8, 2006
Wedding Date: September 2007
Blogging Since: November 29, 2006
Venue: Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook IL
About Me: I have been dreaming about my wedding forever, and flipping through bridal magazines since high school, so I am in my element! I am calling our theme "Vintage Inspired French/Asian Fusion." Mr. Emerald is very involved in the planning process, but of course he generally defers to me cuz I have a strong opinion of how I want everything to be :-).
An Evening Of Luxury
February 19th, 2008 @ 2:24 pm by Mrs. Emerald
What up Weddingbee! Long time no blog!
This past Saturday, I met up with Miss Peacock and Miss Jasmine for the Chicago Social Brides’ An Evening of Luxury event at the so-new-it’s-not-even-done Trump Towers (seriously, I think the building is only halfway up, but the lower half is apparently open for business). We weren’t quite sure what to expect, but we forked over the hefty entrance fees ($60 for the first ticket and $25 for 2 additional tickets) and valet fees ($23/car!) to see what it was all about. We were enticed with the promise of a “luxury swag bag”, but were bummed to hear that only the holder of the $60 ticket was able to receive the goodies. Ah well, at least our admission fees benefited the Y-Me Illinois organization.
This event was quite different from the traditional bridal show. There were no vendor tables on display. They only featured one venue (Trump Towers, obviously), one floral design company, and one DJ/Media company. We walked around, sipped champagne, noshed on food, watched a Vera Wang fashion show, and met a few Weddingbee readers!
Peacock, Emerald and Jasmine (half a glass of champagne and I’m already flushed)
I’m a sucker for desserts… I didn’t bother with the crudites and hummus…
Some fab floral designs by Heffernan Morgan, so very Platinum Weddings!
The main ballroom of Trump Towers
Clearly Vera was really feeling the poofy flower this season, although I’m not sure I agree. 
7 Responses to “An Evening Of Luxury”
I just went to Panache 2008 this Sunday. Not only were the views awesome from the top of the Columbia Tower, but it wasn’t a pushy, meet a zillion people kind of show. Instead of a fashion show, “brides” walked around in different dresses. People could touch, ask about, and take pictures of the dresses. There was a signature drink and plenty of scrupmtious edibles. It was only four hours long, but I think it was a perfect amount of time to meet everyone and enjoy it.
Oh, and we got to see the governer and her daughter there too!
I’ve heard people getting excited about Urban Unveiled next weekend. I won’t be able to go though. Rats.
I liked the San Francisco Bridal Fair a few weeks ago at the Four Seasons. I thought that was worth attending.
Has anyone attended the “Modern Bridal Fair” in San Francisco before? It is happening this Sunday (2/24), but I don’t know if it is worth attending.
Just had to comment about those dreses-if those flowers make the models look like that, what will do to a normal woman with actual breasts? Gah.
Glad to see you back, Mrs. Emerald–we Chicagoans missed you!
Love the dresses but agree with nina that the flowers are a bit ridiclous. It looks like a stunning event. I’m so glad you posted the photos.
That fashion show was so much fun. Look how crabby the models are! We should have fed them some of those brownies. I am so glad we went 
we went to Unbridaled this past saturday in philly. this is it’s first yr but it was pretty fantastic compared to a previous, uh, i’d say typical, bridal show. not luxurious, but def. fun. http://www.unbridaledexpo.com
