The Importance of Attending Bridal Events

Besides online blogs and magazines, attending bridal shows are a great way for engaged couples to get to know what is available in the wedding market at the local level, and figure out what are the current industry trends. It is also a great opportunity for them to meet with wedding and event professionals in person, see sample works, get educated about the different phases of planning a wedding and of course, to get ideas. July, August and September 2010 were "bridal show months" for W Drapings Florida. We participated and collaborated in about six or seven bridal and wedding related events in and around the Central Florida area; from big bridal shows and small bridal open houses, to wedding and event networking luncheons.

In a couple of occasions we had the opportunity to install our custom ceiling drapings at the beautiful Highland Manor in Apopka, where we were able to showcase our drapes to wedding planners, engaged couples and corporations. As you see in the images below, we combined our classic white drapes with a soft touch of gold chiffon to add texture and a little bit of contrast to the space.

Custom chiffon backdrops and bridal walls have been popular lately too. This summer, we installed and draped elegant custom backdrops for two bridal fashion shows taking place in Tampa, Florida. One was for Your Wedding TV Bridal Show at the Hilton Carillon Park in St. Pete and the other one was for the Sophisticated Bridal Showcase at the Marriott Waterside Hotel, which was organized by Frederick Smith from Sophisticated Gents.
 

Another great wedding related event in which we recently participated was The Bridal Ball, event hosted at the beautiful Lake Mary Events Center and organized by the talented Tamuel Cowart and Chad Pilster. This one in particular was not a typical bridal show, it was in fact a design and decor showcase;  so successful that that they are already starting to plan another one for next year.

Just days later, a small wedding industry luncheon for The Perfect Wedding Guide took place at the Westin Lake Mary in Lake Mary, Florida for which we decorated with custom chiffon ceiling treatments and a custom chiffon backdrop. And last but not least, the Minerva Bridal Show at the Rosen Plaza Hotel to which we installed the ceiling draping and decorated the hotel's own booth at the foyer.

On all of these events, we met a lot of couples soon to be married, went to many reception venues and had lots of inquiries regarding our creative services. If you'd like to get information and pricing on our custom drapes, get in touch with us through our quote request form or shoot us an e-mail to ceilingdrapings {at} wdrapingsflorida {dot} com with all the details of your event.

This post was actually on "draft" since September 2010! We've been wanting to publish it for several weeks but thanks to all the weddings that we decorated in October and November our blogging schedule got delayed. We have several custom drapings that we want to share with you before the end of the year, so make sure to visit our blog next week, or subscribe to our newsletter to get it directly on your inbox. Thanks for reading us, we look forward to soften your event venues!