South Sound Wedding Show Rundown

The September 2009, South Sound Wedding Show at the Tacoma Convention Center is off and running, and if you didn’t know about it or weren’t planning on going – shame on you. You really need to check out this two-day bridal event. The quality of this new bridal show is rather good, and hasn’t yet gathered the crowds you’ll find at other wedding shows and expos around the Puget Sound, so it is very manageable and easy to talk with vendors and get to know them. Don’t worry – if you didn’t get to go today, you can stop by the Tacoma Convention Center tomorrow between 10am and 4pm.

Whether or not you get to visit this bridal show, we thought we’d give you a sneak peak at some of our favorite things at this year’s show.

Favorite Unique Idea: Directly to the left and right of one of the entrances to the main hall where vendor exhibits are located sits Adam’s DJ Service showcasing these unique and cool inflatable lights from Air Sculptures. They come in various shapes and sizes – some hang from the ceiling, some sit on the floor, and there’s one that can act as a wall or divider. They’re all lightable in just about any color imaginable and make for really neat lighting.

Favorite Fun Idea: Straight down the center aisle from Adam’s DJ Service and those inflatable lights is Justin with Party Outfitters. Our favorite idea to add some fun to your reception, as well as some touching and crazy moments, is their photo booth. It’s been a common tradition in recent years to provide your guests with disposable cameras, so that they can take candid photos of your reception.

Not saying you couldn’t still do that, but how fun would it be to have a photo booth set up so your guests can take unlimited serious, silly or outrageous photos of themselves. And this option comes with instant gratification – within a minute, a strip of photos is deposited into their hands to take as a momento of your wedding. Not only that, but you get a copy of every photo taken in the booth at your event.

Party Outfitters will deliver the photo booth to your venue, set it up, and pick it up after the reception is done. You even have the option to have the photo booth manned by a staff member to assist your guests in taking photos – great for the technologically challenged guests. They even have all kinds of arcade games and billiards too.

Tastiest Treat: Since our center of referrence today is the inflatable lights, we’ll stick with it – just to the left is our favorite treat of the event, Affairs Chocolate & Desserts. If you get within five feet of Gay’s table, you’ll start to smell and see why. The plesant and intoxicating arroma of chocolate draws you closer. Gay places a small truffle in your hand. You place that truffle in your mouth. You book your wedding date with her. Then about five minutes after you leave her booth, you wake up from your chocolate-induced trance. I’ve got a feeling you won’t regret what you did though.

Favorite Decor Idea: Betta Mansions‘ variety of center pieces featuring all shapes and sizes of betta fish definately qualify as one of our favorite unique ideas, but we love the spandex chair covers that they have. They are form fitting and don’t hang on the floor – so no fabric to trip on – and when you swing around in the chair, the snug spandex fit keeps the fabric in place. They’re sleek and they’re practical, and they come in fourty-seven different colors. We really like the look, and we think you will too.