"Best Booth Award"

Attention all January 23rd vendors! We will be judging your booths for the "Best Booth Award". For creativity, best use of your product, and overall look for a chance to win huge discounts on your booths for our next show in August. 1st place is 50% off your booth, 2nd place is 25%, and 3rd place is 10% . Come out big and win for our 10th anniversary show!

How to sell your booth!

Welcome all Vendors, we are quickly approaching January 23, 2011 Bridal Showcase. It is our 10th anniversary and we are gearing up for a spetacular show! We want to give you some tips to new vendors and reminders to the veteran vendors as well. We want everyone to do well in the show....Here are some helpful tips:

-Have goodies, samples or something to give to the passerbys. They may not seem interested at the time but they will look through their bags at home.

-Make your booth sign big enough and clear enough for others to see across the room.

-Decorate your booth. Not too heavily so they can't come in, but make sure you have enough to keep them interested.

-Do a giveaway over the loud speaker, or a drawing at your booth to bring others back for a prize.

- Having a show special or discount if they sign up within a certain time.

-Bring samples of your work. Portfolios, pictures, TV with a video playing, Laptop of your companies website. People want to see your past experience.

-Befriend your neighbors. You never know when you might want to refer them to someone and them to you, only before or after the show......not during (that is for the brides).

-Be sure to use the Bridal Lead List we give you after the completed show. Send something to each one of them ex. email, call, send in the mail a brochure, coupon.

-Check us out on Facebook for pictures of some of the vendor booths for ideas! "Bridal Showcase" is our name.

**See our Website for additional information www.thebridalshowcasenc.com

Good luck vendors.........we hope this increases the number of brides and grooms for your companies! We look forward to hearing your progress.

Registration is open for August 8th

Attention all brides and grooms to be, registration is now open. Please visit our website at www.thebridalshowcasenc.com to get a $2 off coupon. If you do not pre-register you can not receive the discount. So go online now so you wont have to wait in line when you get there. We look forward to seeing you at the show!

August 8, 2010 Bridal Showcase

We are gearing up for an awesome summer show. We can't wait for the bridal show at the Charlotte Convention Center Sunday, August 8th 2010, from noon-5pm. We are filling up the booth spaces quickly with great vendors and look forward to a great show. Make sure to tell your friends and family about the showcase and to purchase tickets online and more information go to http://www.carolinaweddingsandevents.com/ for a $2 off coupon. Don't forget to bring your groom along too- there is a grooms lounge, food samples and honeymoon dance contest!!!

The Bridal Showcase would like to send Best Wishes and Congratulations to

Sara & Lenny Shelor married November 2009

and to

Leigh Ann & Jesse Ordan married October 2009

Also, The Bridal Showcase is excited about the production of our latest show program to be distributed at our upcoming show, January 24, 2010. We have and exciting new editorial written by Sara Shelor, a bride who attended our show and found the event to be very beneficial in her planning!

The New Year is here and it is time for The Bridal Showcase January Event!
January 24, 2010 at The Charlotte Convention Center from 12N-5P. Please visit www.thebridalshowcasenc.com for additional details!

Press Release

8.1.09
Press Release:

Join us for the Carolina’s largest bridal event as Belk presents The Bridal Showcase August 9, 2009! The Bridal Showcase is the longest running bridal event in the area of its kind. The Bridal Showcase transforms the Charlotte Convention Center twice a year creating a unique environment where engaged couples can network with wedding industry professionals as they showcase their products and services. Mark your calendars as Belk presents The Bridal Showcase at The Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC, Sunday, August 9, 2009 from 12N-5PM. The Bridal Showcase is honored to be sponsored by Belk, Party Reflections, Inc and Carolina Bride Magazine. Don't miss the grand finale fashion show presented by MW Tux and David's Bridal.

Contests, Prize Give-A-Ways, Fashion, photography, honeymoons, flowers, catering, bakers, rentals, music and plenty more… there’s something for everyone.

Please visit our website at www.TheBridalShowcaseNC.com for additional information!

Belk Presents The Bridal Showcase

The Bridal Showcase is quickly approaching!  Our next show day is Sunday, August 9, 2009 at the Charlotte Convention Center from 12N-5P.  

Couture Boudoir by Critsey Rowe

Boudoir – Spicing Things Up
Bridal Fashion Boudoir...sounds luxurious and sexy doesn't it? That's because it is! Boudoir sessions are not a new trend, however bridal fashion boudoir has become increasingly popular the last few years. More and more brides are having sexy intimate fashion portraits taken of themselves for their soon to be husbands. Usually given as a wedding day gift. The sessions can be a great gift not only for the guys but a wonderful gift for the brides themselves – a wonderful way to capture their own beauty and unique sexiness.
Boudoir comes from the French word meaning to “pout or sulk” and refers to a woman's dressing room. All of which leads the mind to intimate things.
Boudoir sessions can be taken in any location, in the brides home, in a hotel or in the photographers studio. The client can choose a location that fits their style and how they want to be portrayed in the images. Usually the sessions are like a fashion shoot which includes wardrobe changes and a personal stylist to create different looks throughout the session so the client ends up with lots of gorgeous, sexy portraits. Girls are usually nervous at the beginning of the session but after a few minutes they relax and reveal their inner diva.
"There are more photographers today offering modern tasteful fashion boudoir in place of the old style Glamour Boudoir with feather boas and girls sucking on lolly pops". says Critsey Rowe of Couture Boudoir. "The best way to find the right photographer is to do some research online or ask your girlfriends for referrals. Be sure to look through the photographers portfolio to make sure it is the style you want. Don't just chat via email, talk to them on the phone to get to know them it will help with your comfort level on the day of the shoot." Rowe recommends.
Fashion Boudoir is not only a sexy gift for the wedding day but can be given for any occasion!
About Couture Boudoir: Critsey Rowe is an International photographer been photographing weddings around the world for over nine years. She started her Couture Boudoir web-site due to the high demand of her Fashion Boudoir sessions. “I think woman hire me because my sessions are elegant and classy, really it is not just because I am a girl” Critsey laughs!
One of the leading photographers in the industry Critsey Rowe coined the phrase “Couture Boudoir” with her elegant and gorgeous shooting style.
To view samples of her Couture Boudoir Photography http://www.couduteboudoir.com/
Contact: Critsey Rowe for more information 800.883.8036

Lea-Ann Belter Trunk Show presented by J Majors

Press release:
We are so excited about our up-coming trunk show for Lea-Ann Belter. The trunk show is scheduled for March 27-29. The newest collection has been receiving rave reviews, and we are thrilled to have a wider selection available to our brides! We are already booking up for the trunk show, so if you are interested in attending please give us a call (704-372-0082) to reserve your spot. During the trunk show we will be offering a discount on Lea-Ann Belter gowns as well as discounts on accessories. Please visit Lea-Ann Belter's website to view her entire collection. http://www.lea-annbelter.com/ If you see any gowns that you would like to try on, please contact us to let us know so we can be sure it is here for your appointment.
J Majors Website and Email

NEWS FLASH:

The Bridal Showcase:

Join The Bridal Showcase January 25, 2009 for North and South Carolina’s largest bridal event! Come see over one hundred wedding professionals as they showcase their products and services. The Bridal Showcase in Charlotte, NC is held twice a year at The Charlotte Convention Center and is sponsored by Belk Department Stores, Party Reflections Inc, and Carolina Bride Magazine. Don't miss the grand finale fashion show presented by MW Tux and David's Bridal.
Watch a preview! May take a moment to load but is worth the wait!Fashion, photography, honeymoons, flowers, catering, bakers, rentals, and plenty more… there’s something for everyone.

The Bridal ShowCase: Sunday, January 25, 2009: 12pm-5pmBrides & Grooms, register now online, get $2 off admission, and become eligible for gifts, including a grand prize honeymoon vacation!To learn more visit The Bridal Showcase Website!

With nearly 200 vendors on the show floor there is something to peak the interest of every bride and groom who visit The Bridal Showcase presented by Belk. Come Sunday, January 25, 2009 from 12N-5P and don't miss out on this experience.


Groom's, we have a lounge for you to hang out for a bit if the shopping becomes too much! Television & more ... could there be games? Equipment for our Groom's Lounge will be provided by Best Buy & Comfort of a lounge will made available by Ashley Furniture.


We have amazing prizes and honeymoons to give-a-way & Belk will be presenting a $1000 gift card to a lucky recipient just before The Grande Finale Fashion Show featuring formals by David's Bridal & MW Tux.


Brides and Groom's can visit http://www.thebridalshowcasenc.com/ to pre-register for a discount coupon!

Bring your Significant other, your bridesmaids, family and friends don't forget the in-laws to be ... We look forward to seeing you there!

Dear Bride to Be,

The Side Porch is excited to meet you at the Bridal Showcase! We have catered wedding celebrations throughout the Carolinas and are able to offer a wide array of services for your special day. We can work with you to create menus that excite your palate and honor your most treasured traditions. The Side Porch can offer many types of receptions from Hors d’ Oeuvres Buffets to Plated Dinners. Our staff understands that cooperation is the key to executing a flawless affair and will work in concert to exceed your expectations.

Sincerely,
The Side Porch
www.sideporch.com

Photos from The Bridal Showcase

view more photos at www.thebridalshowcasenc.com

Please Welcome Maurisa Beaver

We are pleased to announce that Maurisa Beaver has joined our sales team through the January 25, 2009 show!

Maurisa is the owner of Momentous Events in Charlotte, NC.

Please visit her website at http://www.momentouseventscharlotte.com/ for you upcoming special event needs!

We are making incredible headway on our show floor, it is filling up nicely!

WE tv - Photo Galleries - My Fair Wedding - Wanda Ortiz

WE tv - Photo Galleries - My Fair Wedding - Wanda Ortiz

I am so proud of my dear friend Critsey Rowe who "starred" in the premier episode of David Tutera's - My Fair Wedding! Congratulations Critsey!

The Bridal Showcase

Join us for the Carolina’s largest bridal event as Belk presents The Bridal Showcase January 25th 2009! The Bridal Showcase is the longest running bridal event in the area of its kind. The Bridal Showcase transforms the Charlotte Convention Center twice a year creating a unique environment where engaged couples can network with wedding industry professionals as they showcase their products and services. Mark your calendars as Belk presents The Bridal Showcase at The Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC, Sunday, January 25th, 2009 from 12N-5PM. The Bridal Showcase is honored to be sponsored by Belk, Party Reflections, Inc and Carolina Bride Magazine. Don't miss the grand finale fashion show presented by MW Tux & David's Bridal.

Contests, Prize Give-A-Ways, Fashion, photography, honeymoons, flowers, catering, bakers, rentals, music and plenty more… there’s something for everyone.

Please visit our website at http://www.thebridalshowcasenc.com/ for additional information!