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For all those Central Illinois brides out there (I know there are a few!), this Thursday is the second annual Bridal University in Champaign-Urbana.
This event brings together some of the area’s best vendors (including my photographer!) in an informative session on choosing vendors, making the most of each vendor and his/her services, and answering all those plaguing questions. There’s also a fashion show and creative workshops meant to “put the fun back in wedding planning.”
The event is taking place this Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Michelle’s Bridal in Urbana
If you’re feeling a little lost in the wedding plans, or need something to add the fun back in, come to Urbana for the night…. or you could always come to meet me! 
It seemed innocent enough. Go to wedding show last weekend, enter contests, see if you win, and while you do that search for a florist or at least floral ideas. Right?
Apparently not.
Not even four hours after departing the wedding show I get a call from the show sponsor saying that I have won some toasting glasses and a hotel stay for two nights. Well hooray… oh wait.
Because then the kind lady says that to get these “prizes” Mr. Robin and I will have to show up at a cooking demonstration at this particular time (Monday night) and in this particular place (all the way across town). And the longer she talks the more it sounds like a timeshare presentation. Not that I am knocking them - when Mr. Robin and I were in Mazatlan pre-engagement, we went to an awesome timeshare presentation for a resort and received $150 in restaurant credit (to amazing gourment places) and $100 cash. Plus french toast!
For more information, visit the Your Wedding Day website.
Hi, Mrs. Bee,
Just wanted to let you know that my FI and I went to register at Bloomingdale’s on Saturday, and they gave us a complimentary pass to the Wedding Salon next week! If any of your readers are planning to register at Bloomingdales (or maybe already are, but haven’t stopped by in awhile), they should head over this week so they can get their awfully expensive tickets for freeee!
marika
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Admission for The Wedding Salon’s annual bridal show in New York is $125 for 2 people (they sell the tickets in pairs), but we just received a $50 off promotion with code PBNY07P.
This was the best bridal show I attended last year, so I’ll definitely be going again this year - I hope it’s just as great! Last year’s gift bag was valued at $500 and even included an All Clad Frying Pan… I hope they do a gift bag again this year! 
Mrs. Bee here.
Congrats to becky noel and Natalie who each won a weddingbee t-shirt in last Friday’s Celebrity Weddings contest!
Today we have a little contest for New York City brides. BFF Bridal, cohost of The Bendel Bride, has invited me and a guest to attend their “It’s All In the Details” event. The first person to email me at bee@weddingbee.com will get in for free, and we’ll throw in a weddingbee t-shirt too.
Update: Congrats to Crystal who won a t-shirt and will be joining me at the event!
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On Sunday, Mr. Pearl and I attended A Soolip Wedding at Social Hollywood. We were both excited to go because we’d heard good things about Social from other friends who had been there. Since Mr. Pearl works a couple of blocks away, we parked at his work site lot and walked over. Good thing too, because the parking was valet only and there was a long line (more on that later).
One thing we both hate about wedding shows, and this was no exception, is the info sheet each place asks you to fill out. We just find it particularly intrusive that they ask about our household income. In any event…
Upon entering the building, we were given a tote bag from Sephora to lug around our show wares. Much better than the typical plastic bags that either break or cut into your hand at other brida shows! Servers on the first floor walked around bearing tray-passed goodies, courtesy of Social — sliders, hazelnut chocolate chip cookies, and a bunch of other yummies. There were other exhibitors on the first floor, including Red Loft Studios (the fabulous photographers who took pics at knottie WeezerMonkey’s wedding), BBJ Linen, and Jo Malone (who was advertising their orange blossom scent as *the* wedding scent). One of the exhibitors there was Linnae from Asiel Design, who is our florist. It was great to see her display her floral loveliness for everyone. Oh, and they also served lunch. It was an inordinately long line (waits of about 45 minutes), but delish food! Also, the open bar served champagne, Pinky vodka drinks (one of the sponsors), water, etc.
Washington Life Magazine is having a fabulous event for a small group of brides to showcase some of the best vendors in the DC area. It is a Champagne Brunch on Sunday, March 25 and since I did the invitations for the event, I have a couple of extra tickets.
If you are still early in the planning stages of looking for vendors and want to go, email me at sarah@hautepapier.com by Monday at midnight!
Thanks to a poster on my local Knot board…If you would like to attend A Soolip Wedding show, but have been discouraged by the price (like me), then it’s your lucky day! Thanks to the Billion Dollar Babes, if you go to the Soolip Wedding website to purchase your tickets and enter BABES as your discount code, you will receive $30 off each ticket (making them the more palatable $35 a piece).
A Soolip Wedding not only features quality, professional vendors, but has short workshops during the course of the day. One of the workshops I’m most excited about is one with Jo Gartin from Love, Luck, and Angels. She’s a consummate professional with loads of style and I’m hoping some of her magic rubs off on me.
Did I mention there’s a goodie bag at the end of the day? I hope the IRS doesn’t bust us. I know a lot of people are confused about which bridal shows are the best (if any are, in fact, good). I will be there with Mr. Pearl, so I will report back to my loyal readers.
A Soolip Wedding
Sunday, March 18, 2007
11 am - 3 pm
Social Hollywood
Reader Nuree tipped us off to Kozo Art’s wedding event in San Francisco this Sunday, which will feature top wedding vendors who specialize in custom and handmade items. Kozo Art is a purveyor of fine handmade photo albums, guest books, and chiyogami paper.
The New York Junior League is hosting their 11th Annual Wedding Affair tomorrow from 10 am to 5 pm. The event will feature workshops throughout the day with various wedding industry experts. Tickets are $60 at the door, and all proceeds benefit the charitable activities of the Junior League.
Kathlin Argiro will be showcasing her new Spring 2007 collection at the event. If you place a bridesmaid dress order by May 15th, you’ll receive 15% off the entire order. And if you schedule an appointment in their new showroom by March 30th, you’ll receive 15% off any ready-to-wear dress (her dresses are great for rehearsal dinners and bridal showers!)
Henri Bendel is hosting a 4 part series bridal event called The Bendel Bride. The first event, hosted by Floral Designer Michelle Rago and BFF Bridal, is called, “You’re Engaged… Now What?”
The event will feature top vendors/products in the wedding industry like Terry Gruber Photography, Grapevine Wedding Stationery, and Roberta Chiarella jewelry. They’ll also have cocktails, raffles and a gift bag for each guest. Admission is $25, but is applicable towards merchandise from the evening’s featured products. I might check it out!
A few of you commented that you’d like to see more information on bridal fairs. Here are a few listings and bridal show sites I bookmarked when I was still contemplating going to them.
I attended The Bridal Event last year, and there was a great turnout of both vendors and brides alike. So I went again today, but there were only a fraction of the vendors and people in attendance this year. The event was pretty disappointing, so I apologize for recommending it if you attended and it wasn’t too helpful!
This was 5 West Studio’s table. Do you recognize one of the bees in the pictures?
There are two bridal shows going on this weekend on opposite coasts:
The Patina Bride: Interactive Bridal Showcase
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, CA)
Sunday, Feb. 25 @ 11 am - 3 pm
Tickets are $35 each but only $17.50 if you order them through Goldstar Events.
(via Miss Lemon)
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