Sunday, January 31, 2010

a word about bridal fairs.

in my humble opinion, bridal fairs are only useful for people in the "i plan to get engaged this year" phase of life.

might be that i'm just a little eager (probably), or too decisive (probably not), but by the time the bridal fairs rolled around in january, my being there was a tad useless.

"hi there! looking for a photographer?" no.
"heya, have you found a venue yet?" yes.
"looking for that perfect gown?" found it before i had the ring on my hand.
"looking for a cake?" nope.

in fact, the only vendor i hadn't locked in by the time i went to the bridal show was my florist, but i had already chosen her, even though she didn't know it yet.

so i went looking for basically ideas on details.

what i got was about a thousand emails from overeager wedding planners, photographers, dj's, you name it, all vying for my attention. well, all including me on their mail merge pitches is more like it. haven't opened a single one of their messages.

not too useful for either party.

but i'm not complaining! hey, feeling ahead of the game was encouraging!

and in case you were wondering, my florist is blossom sweet, and i can hardly wait to see my flowers! melissa does such beautiful things.

9 comments:

Tracy said...

Melissa IS awesome. Ya... I don't know if I care to ever go to a bridal fair.

politicchic6 said...

I never went to a Bridal Fair, and I can't see myself ever going. My dictum, "I love marriages, but I hate weddings." I realize that as a female I am in the minority, but hey, to each his own. I had a roommate who LOVED bridal fairs and went for the fun of it (?). She still isn't married.

Liz said...

Everyone seems to be getting married... ahahah. ha ha. lol

Unknown said...

I went to a bridal fair - did not enjoy. I pretty much feel exactly the same way you did. Since I wasn't getting married in Phoenix, it made it even more pointless to go.

Unknown said...

P.S. only useful thing is free cake samples. Just because they are yummy.

Joellen said...

I just clicked over to your florist and I love what she does! Can't wait to see your flowers, hope that there are a lot of carnation...fingers crossed

Akirah said...

That's interesting! I used to work for David's Bridal, so I've worked many bridal shows. I know bridal vendors annoying. I used to be one. I'm glad plans are moving along for you.

Alexandra said...

ohhh provo bridal fairs...haha, of course you were going for just details because you had everything under control!

Melissa Nickle, Owner of Blossom Sweet said...

yes, i'm so happy right now! just read your post and saw your shout out for blossom sweet. love it. thanks, thanks. hope your groomals went well yesterday. :)