Weddingbee Blog

On Friday, July 22nd, MOB and I had a mother-daughter day and went to another of Transworld’s Jewelry, Fashion & Accessories shows. I first discussed the show in this post, and we wanted to go to another to see what other wedding goods we could find.

Going on a Friday was a great choice. The doors opened at 9:30, and we arrived about 20 minutes early. We waited in a makeshift line and made a game plan on which way to go first. As the crowd filed in, we were handed some free goodies:

Headbands and Hello Kitty barrettes! These were provided by one of the vendors, which was a nice way to start off our day. There was also a table of free beads (Pandora style) that were first come first serve. My future MIL wears this style of necklace, so my mom and I gave our beads to her—she loved them!

We made our way to the right toward the jewelry and bead section of the show. Within 30 seconds, I spotted a vendor with LOTS of bling, and a bracelet caught my eye. This bangle had the right amount of sparkle and pearls, and I knew it would look great with my dress. Seven dollars, you say? SOLD!

I like that the pearls aren’t a brilliant white and that this is a bangle rather than an elastic, tight-fitting bracelet.

I hoped to find a few more brooches during this trip for my brooch bouquet and came away with these:

These are obviously rings, but I can easily attach a pin back or the floral wire and they will work like a charm. I needed to add some pearls to the brooch collection I have going, so I was happy to find them. The second ring is actually like a cage, and it has pearls that move loosely inside!

I walked away with a few more wedding things, but I think I’ll leave those as a surprise for later—don’t want to give away everything!

Of course I couldn’t resist purchasing non-wedding-related items!

This head wrap at $10 was too cute to pass up. I love the color and I can’t resist hats, earmuffs, scarves, or wraps—I am Miss Sunhat, after all! This will work great during Chicago’s cold winters.

I love these darn dips! I pick up at least five every time we go. The San Jose Jalapeno was a huge hit at our Fourth of July party, so I bought two to stock up.

Mr. Ball Cap’s niece and goddaughter, also our junior bridesmaid, loves anything with zebra print or peace signs. I found these cute bracelets at an all-one-dollar booth and couldn’t pass up spoiling her.

MOB and I had a great day together—it was so nice finally having some one-on-one time to do wedding stuff.

I was able to snap a couple of pics during the show—I felt a little awkward whipping my camera out, but now I regret not taking more!

These feather earrings must be the next big thing—we saw them everywhere. 

Pashminas! This vendor had at least three or four large tables just full of them. I wanted to find a nice silver or dark gray that would look great with my ‘maids’ dresses. Can you believe they were the only colors they didn’t have?! I was a little bummed, but I have plenty of other ideas for gifts for my girls. 

If you are ever in the Chicagoland area during one of these quarterly shows, I highly recommend attending! They are a lot of fun and there is so much to see.

Where have you hit the wedding-goods jackpot?

All personal photos