Bridal Expo for Men?

cristie86 · January 2013

Hello Everyone,
I'd like to find out if we there are any Bridal (or should I say Groom) Expos that my husband (we've already tied the civil knot) and his grooms' men can attend to get them a little more involved in the planning process of the wedding HE wants? He wants to go to one but he doesn't want to be the minority or at least be able to KNOW what they're talking about.

We live in New Jersey but if he can find something fun anywhere on the East Coast, he'd like to go.

A co-worker told me about the Baltimore Bridal Show catering to men but I haven't been able to see anything about it. Any information would be really appreciated. Thanks again!

thejucheidea · January 2013

You already had your wedding, so there shouldn't be anything you're having to plan for a wedding, as you are already married.

09McSteph03 · January 2013

What everyone else said - Your civil ceremony was your wedding.

jerseychic24 · January 2013

I think its fine if she want to plan the typical wedding...we dont know the reasoning behind the civil ceremony nor who was there. IMO

Bridal Expos you will see both men and women so I dont think he needs go to a seperate one. You should go together if you are planning on making the decisions together. I think the expos are a waste of money and you can get better results searchiing online, but its a great opportunity if you know what/who you want and then go there and meet them IMO

Stina51286 · January 2013

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[QUOTE]Hello Everyone, I'd like to find out if we there are any Bridal (or should I say Groom) Expos that my husband (we've already tied the civil knot) and his grooms' men can attend to get them a little more involved in the planning process of the wedding HE wants? He wants to go to one but he doesn't want to be the minority or at least be able to KNOW what they're talking about. We live in New Jersey but if he can find something fun anywhere on the East Coast, he'd like to go. A co-worker told me about the Baltimore Bridal Show catering to men but I haven't been able to see anything about it. Any information would be really appreciated. Thanks again!
Posted by cristie86[/QUOTE]

You apparently forgot to read my ATTENTION NEWBS post huh? And also, you are already freaking married. Also, the Baltimore Bridal Show, look at the board regarding that area. Im from WI, do you think I would know anything about a stupid bridal show in Baltimore? NO

Stina51286 · January 2013

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[QUOTE]<strong>I think its fine if she want to plan the typical wedding...we dont know the reasoning behind the civil ceremony nor who was there.</strong> IMO Bridal Expos you will see both men and women so I dont think he needs go to a seperate one. You should go together if you are planning on making the decisions together. I think the expos are a waste of money and you can get better results searchiing online, but its a great opportunity if you know what/who you want and then go there and meet them IMO
Posted by jerseychic24[/QUOTE]

This is highly frowned upon on TK in general. There are reasons other girls made comments that she is already married.

thejucheidea · January 2013

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[QUOTE]I think its fine if she want to plan the typical wedding...we dont know the reasoning behind the civil ceremony nor who was there.
Posted by jerseychic24[/QUOTE]

I disagree. If you're already married, you don't need to have bridal showers, engagement parties, bachelor(ette) parties, a wedding party, et cetera. You're already husband and wife. If she's having a convalidation ceremony, she needs to make sure that her church is even okay with that, and they may not allow the whole wedding party and huge guest list that we associate with weddings. She's having a pretty princess day, not a wedding. The wedding happened when she signed the paper that made them husband and wife.

SewInLoveWithDMB · January 2013

My only response to this is that my FI is involved enough in our planning process - as in he helped choose the place, will help with the menu, had a say in photographer, and other decisions as well as more choices to make in the future, but overall, he doesn't really need to be bothered with small details that I feel are normally displayed at a bridal expo (cake flavors and decorations, flower colors and flower displays, other wedding vendors that don't really matter) Like, photobooth or no photobooth - he knows we are having one, but did not research 10 companies with me and choose what he felt was the "best."

I'd be surprised if he even wanted to go with an expo with ME, let alone all of his male friends for planning purposes.

So beyond the typical expo, I'd be really surprised if there was a wedding expo for men since the population of men that want to really dissect and plan the entire wedding, I would imagine, is quite small.

I think he would be fine going to a regular expo.

thejucheidea · January 2013

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[QUOTE]And to answer your original question, I've never heard of a bridal expo for men...because<strong> men generally don't give a sh!t about the minutiae of weddings</strong>. Therefore, they're not a profitable segment of the market for the wedding industry to pursue.
Posted by coopergirl15[/QUOTE]

lol this. When I mentioned to my fiance that a guy was wanting to seek out a bridal show and asked if he wanted to do that, the look on his face was absolutely priceless.

toribrite · January 2013

She is already married- therefore may not need a ceremony.

BUT- maybe she didn't have a reception and wants one with the rest of her fmaily and friends who were not there for the civil ceremony. And to plan a reception, she still might like to go to a bridal expo. I don't think everyone should be so hard on her.

And to answer the original question- most bridal shows (around me anyway) have a section just for guys. Although, I do agree with Stina, in that, you should ask your local board.

thejucheidea · January 2013

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[QUOTE]She is already married- therefore may not need a ceremony. BUT- maybe she didn't have a reception and wants one with the rest of her fmaily and friends who were not there for the civil ceremony. And to plan a reception, she still might like to go to a bridal expo.
Posted by toribrite[/QUOTE]

She's made it obvious that she's wanting to have a completely new ceremony, going so far as to call her husband a 'groom' and saying that he has 'groomsmen'. That is not just planning a reception -- that is planning a PPD.

Stina51286 · January 2013

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[QUOTE]She is already married- therefore may not need a ceremony. BUT- maybe she didn't have a reception and wants one with the rest of her fmaily and friends who were not there for the civil ceremony. And to plan a reception, she still might like to go to a bridal expo. I don't think everyone should be so hard on her. And to answer the original question- most bridal shows (around me anyway) have a section just for guys. Although, I do agree with Stina, in that, you should ask your local board.
Posted by toribrite[/QUOTE]

Did you not completely read her post? She said the wedding that he wants. which means, the full wedding. Not just reception.

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