When we decide to get married, we are beset with questions which can be difficult to answer without a little help. What theme are we going to have? What will my dress look like? How do I find someone to do the flowers? Do I have a fruit cake? What will the cake look like? The Wedding Expo in April had all the answers for every bride-to-be out there! A visit to The Wedding Expo introduced her to suppliers covering every area of the wedding, from marriage officers to travel companies specialising in honeymoons and everything in between. 

Wedding planners were there to help you plan your wedding but also to decorate your venue and create fabulous table settings.  Your wedding planner will take the stress out of dealing with all the service providers; they will know how to negotiate with the venue to get exactly what you need on the day.  They become your best friend working side by side with you to create the wedding of your dreams. After the planning, sending your invitations is the first step to making your day a reality.  Your invitation is going to set the tone of the day and of course provide everyone with vital information to make sure that they get to share the special event with you.

Flowers are what bring your décor to life and provide a link between your wedding in the chapel and the reception. A beautiful bride’s bouquet should be carried through to the centre pieces on the table.  Flowers can also be the mainstay of your colour scheme providing splashes of colour to a classic theme for example. Like the wedding gown, you decide on your cake well before your day! Cake designs are becoming more and more creative and cake flavours are including everything from the traditional fruit cake to chocolate ganache and chocolate box cakes filled with cream and fruits.

Make sure to have a tasting before you decide on your cake so that you can have the cake for dessert. For the bride-to-be the wedding gown is of course the most precious part of the day. It is the time that she will look like a princess as she goes to meet her groom and begin her new life. 

The Wedding Expo is the only place the bride-to-be gets to see the best designers and fashion houses under one roof with the fashion shows held twice per day. The Wedding Expo fashion shows showcase a wide range of dresses from the classic to the colourful and sometimes very different.

The bride-to-be was also able to see gowns from local South African designers who will work with her to create the dress of her dreams. She also experienced the ready made dress from both local and international fashion houses. The Wedding Expo is the one stop department store for the bride-to-be.  As the largest bridal exhibition in South Africa with over 300 professional suppliers under one roof, it is the only first step a bride-to-be can take when starting to plan her special day! Next show is 5 and 6 September at the Coca-Cola dome, Northgate and 24 to 28 September at The Soweto Festival.