Bridal Faire brings wedding vendors to USU
This wasn’t a typical trade show … it was the Bridal Faire.
Pop songs played as models paraded down the catwalk for a bridal and formal wear show Saturday afternoon. People milled around booths and listened to various sales pitches from vendors.
Begun in 1985, the Bridal Faire has been a Utah State University tradition. Vendors and perspective brides alike come to meet with each other and plan everything for that special day.
Jeremiah Sentz, a culinary arts senior, said he saw the value of the Bridal Faire from personal experience. He works for Culinary Concepts and catered his own wedding.
“Planning the whole event is a big deal,” Sentz said. “Everyone [at the Bridal Faire] shows what they have or can do to make you more confidant for your big day.”
The vendors included photographers, florists, jewelers, travel agents, salons and even a booth selling energy supplements to make the wedding experience a memorable one.
Trisha Nielsen, an undeclared sophomore, said she came to the Bridal Faire because her roommate is getting married as well as for fun and the free food.
The event had many free items including planning guides with listings of local vendors, checklists and samples of cake and flowers. Many examples of announcements, videos and catering services were also on display.
“You can get cool books for free,” Nielsen said. “It’s an excellent resource.”
In addition to the expected mix of mothers, brides, sisters and friends, there were also a few single guys at the Bridal Faire.
Garrett Colovich, a sophomore in landscape architecture, said he came up to campus for volleyball tryouts and to help his sister who was advertising at the Bridal Faire. Colovich said he usually wouldn’t go to this type of event unless he was engaged, “but we saw some girls and followed them in.”
For more information on upcoming Bridal Faire events, visit their Web site at www.bridalfaire.org.
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