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bridal shows in chicago

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what are some of the better bridal shows in chicago?  which ones have you gone to and which ones would you avoid? does anyone have any free-be's or coupons?

i'll start with the indie wed show.  the show was real nice for the first year.  it was a bit small but it hit all the points.  independent, innovating, and creative!  the location was beautiful.  


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  • tonya07tonya07 member
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    edited December 2011
    I highly recommend signing up for emails from CS Brides.  Any of their events that I've attended have been awesome.  You walk away with a ton of vendor discounts, important information, and goodies.  The best one that I went to was the Oak Street Bridal Walk in October.  It was $65 for brides I believe, but well worth it!  I had the best time, sampled tons of treats, drank a lot of champagne, and left with a a goodie bag so large I could barely carry it!  A lot of the vendors will give you gift cards to use or a 10-30% off discount.

    I would try to avoid the Bridal Expo events.  In my opinion, it was over kill.  Too crowded, desperate vendors, and too much going on to really be helpful.
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  • sgyllingsgylling
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    edited December 2011
    Ditto about Bridal Expo, it was a waste of time in my opinion. Although I did find the place I got my dress there and got 20% off, so maybe it was worth the insanity, haha.  Love Brews was just an event that a bunch of the local vendors did, including Kio Kreations, outr florist, I didnt go, but it looked great. Indie looked cool and I have heard the higher end ones in the city are really nice. But I would imagine they have higher priced vendors as well, so keep in mind what you are looking for. Oh and you can always go to Bridal Expo for free, I get free tickets in my email about every other day, haha
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  • trim2011trim2011 member
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    edited December 2011
    bridal expo seems like its a job fair.  i guess it woudln't be bad if it was free! 

    does anyone know if there are any destiation wedding expos? 
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  • megs3084megs3084
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    edited December 2011
    bridal expo is like a cattle call.  I've been to it a few times trying to win the free honeymoon & all I get is a panic attack from all the people & a TON of junk mail from the vendors.

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  • Love is BaldLove is Bald
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    edited December 2011
    yeah, it is a lot of junk mail, for sure!  we went to the bridal expo in orland a few weeks back. it was SO crowded and hot... however, I did find the expo helpful in getting information on a ton of vendors.

    we are going to the bridal expo downtown in a couple weeks at the swissotel.  im only going bc i want to see the fashion show!
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  • court&tascourt&tas member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm looking to get a few free tickets to the Chicago Bridal Expo. Where can i get them from?
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  • aimers1525aimers1525 member
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    edited December 2011
    Ditto to Indie Wed! It was the only show that I went to, but there were lots of unique vendors.  I heard they are planning on expanding it for next year so hopefully there will be more space to move around. I wasn't a fan of the fashion show though--hard to see and the dresses were, um interesting.
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