No ring. Bridal show?

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

I had a photographer who totally judged me. She said, "Oh, how did he propose?!" Well, he was still waiting to do a formal proposal, but we had bought a ring, set a date, and felt fine about moving forward with planning. Yeah, she was... really kind of fake and I didn't want to hire her anyway.

mollyehren

In college I had a formal event the day of a bridal show so instead of forking out tons of $ at a salon I just paid my $12 and got my hair amd make-up done for free at the event. There are so many people their, and many of them not the bride, that most vendors are super nice to everyone. For example, the bride might love a vendors photography but if mom is paying who is it more important for the vendor to impress?

tarrita13

whoa... I can't belive I'm reading this, but I'm not surprised. 

It's not the size of your ring that counts. Go to the show and enjoy it. They're fun times to go and see what all the vendors offer and to get ideas for youself. If people judge you based on your ring size, they're not worth your time anyway. Just have fun.

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In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_ring-bridal-show?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:3f9f199f-28fb-4090-8da3-5811f70b5a80Post:30586bce-2718-466f-9e8d-90c04a92cf40">Re: No ring. Bridal show?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: No ring. Bridal show? : That's what I was thinking.  If a vendor judged me based on ANYTHING about me: ring, weight, hair color, etc, they'd be out the window anyway.
Posted by chelseamb11[/QUOTE]

<div>Amen to that!  Ended up doing that with a bridal store while at an expo.  I had on the requisite hot pink bride t-shirt.  My MOH and BMs walked up with me.  The lady looked right over my head (in a wheelchair) and asked "Which one of you is the bride?"  My girls immediately snapped at her "The one with the bride t-shirt."</div><div>
</div><div>If I get the least idea that a vendor is anything but willing to treat me like any other bride, I'm gone.  I ruled out two venues this way and a few other vendors.  So frustrating!</div>

jcbarson

I've worked for a vendor for bridal shows and no one is looking at your ring. The ones I've been to give the brides a name tag that says bride. We do look at that to see who we are talking to, but never the ring.

Also, when I was first engaged my ring was at the jewelers a lot. They couldn't get my sizing just right. Friends would ask to see it and I'd have to say its at the jewelers. Its not unusual to not be wearing a ring. Make up an excuse if you'd feel better about it.