Bridal Show Happenings | Pure Bridal Trunk Show

This Sunday, November 10, we will be hosting The Preferred Bridal Show at Waterloo Elks Lodge from 12-3. We have a wonderful lineup of vendors, great prizes, goodie bags and a delicious hot apple cider and dessert bar from Food Love! And we can't forget to mention that Pure Bridal will be hosting a fabulous bridal trunk show and fashion show featuring a stunning selection of bridal gowns from Allure Bridals! All brides attending the show will also receive a coupon for a FREE pair of shoes with the purchase of their wedding gown ($500 and over) from Pure Bridal! Here are a few of the gorgeous gowns that will be at the show for you to see in person!!!

Can't make it to the show? Visit Pure Bridal online, on their Facebook page or stop by their lovely store!

We will also be hosting The Preferred Bridal Show at Santa Maria Winery in Carroll this Saturday, November 9 from 12-3. Click here for more details or to pre-register for either of this weekend's upcoming shows!

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Ashley

Wedding Inspirations | Popcorn Bars

If you are looking for a fun, alternative approach to wedding food or favors, then a popcorn bar might be the way to go! These pretty, little popcorn bars also double up as a favor and snack food after a long night of dancing. Popcorn bars gives your guests the opportunity to have a sweet or salty snack - or both! You could also provide a paper baggie or sack for guests to scoop some popcorn into as a tasty wedding favor.

Food Love will be setting up a fabulous popcorn bar at this Saturday's Preferred Bridal Show in Carroll at Santa Maria Winery. Make sure you check it out from 12-3, we just know it is going to be delicious! We now leave you with some wonderful popcorn bar inspiration for you to enjoy until Saturday (when you can enjoy the real thing!)

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Ashley

Bridal Show Happenings | Honey Creek Resort Moravia

We would love to invite you to The Preferred Bridal Show in Moravia at Honey Creek Resort! The show is Sunday, November 17 from 12-3 and we have a ton of wonderful things planned! The first 40 brides through the door will receive a special goodie bag and one lucky bride will receive a $500 surprise in her bag! Food Love will also be offering a gourmet tea and appetizers bar that we know will just be exquisite! We will also be giving away prizes every half hour and two lucky brides will each win a free one night stay at Honey Creek Resort!

If you have never been to Honey Creek Resort, you are in for a treat! This resort is absolutely perfect for a wedding! Honey Creek offers a stunning ceremony and reception space along with 28 luxury cottages, an indoor water park, 18 hole golf course and so much more - all nestled alongside the beautiful Lake Rathbun.

For more information about Honey Creek Resort, visit their website or Facebook page.

To learn more about The Preferred Bridal Show, visit their website or Facebook page. To pre-register for this show or any of the upcoming Preferred Bridal Shows, click here.

All photos from Honey Creek Resort

xoxo,

Ashley

Bridal Show Happenings | Another great show at Jasper Winery!

Yesterday, we hosted the Preferred Bridal Show at Jasper Winery and we are thrilled by the turnout! We had over 300 wonderful guests join us for a fun filled day of yummy treats, awesome prizes and talented Iowa vendors!

We hope that each and every bride connected with at least one vendor to help make their wedding day absolutely perfect! We thank you for coming out to the show and hope you had as wonderful time as we did!

To all of our vendors that came out on such a beautiful Sunday - we thank you for making our jobs so much fun and helping to make this show such a success! A special thank you goes out to Aaron Thomas of Photos by Aaron Thomas for photographing a special stylized shoot after the show. We can not wait to share the lovely photos!

In the meantime, enjoy a few photos of the day from our Instagram! If you don't already, follow us @WeddingsInIowa

Our next Preferred Bridal Show is Saturday, November 9 at Santa Maria Winery in Carroll, Iowa from 12-3.

We are also hosting The Preferred Bridal Show in Waterloo on Sunday, November 10 from 12-3 at the Elks Lodge. Pure Bridal will also be hosting a bridal trunk show at this show!

xoxo,

Ashley

Bridal Show Happenings | Jasper Winery

If you are in the Des Moines area this Sunday, we would love for you to join us at The Preferred Bridal Show at Jasper Winery from noon to 3pm. We have a lot of wonderful things planned for this show including goodie bags for the first 50 brides, prizes every 1/2 hour, a grand prize giveaway, amazing vendors, look books to inspire and so much more! Jasper Winery will be providing wine tastings while Food Love is setting up a delicious gourmet s'mores bar with hot apple cider. As always, Scratch Cupcakery will be bringing an assortment of scrumptious cupcakes for you to enjoy! We are so, so, so excited for this show!

Click here to pre-register for the show. If you don't already, follow The Preferred Bridal Show on Facebook!

Show Sponsors Include:

Scratch Cupcakery

Jasper Winery

Special Events, LLC

Vintage Love Rentals and annessi

Happily Accepts

Food Love

Des Moines' Best DJ Services

Participating Vendors Include:

Centennial Oaks Golf Club
Champion Family Chiropractic

cynwhd b. designs

Mary Kay Cosmetics

Optimum Chiropractic

Passion Parties By Leslie

Photos By Aaron Thomas

Pure Bridal

Special Events LLC

UBetts Rental & Design

Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi

Jasper Winery

xoxo,

Ashley

Bridal Show Happenings | Pure Bridal Giveaway

Earlier this afternoon we told you about the wonderful $300 wedding decorating package Special Events, LLC was giving away at Sunday's Preferred Bridal Show in Ames. We are excited to announce that Pure Bridal is also doing an amazing give away! The wonderful ladies of Pure Bridal will be giving one lucky lady this stunning wedding dress from the Mori Lee Voyage Collection!

To win the wedding gown, join us at The Preferred Bridal Show in Ames at Quality Inn and Suites from 12-3 this Sunday, October 6. Visit Pure Bridal's booth at the show for contest details and limitations.

Vendor Spotlight | Pure Bridal

Have you said "YES, to the dress!" yet? If not, you should visit the lovely ladies of Pure Bridal in Ames. This fabulous boutique offers a handpicked collection of stunning wedding gowns in their store as well as bridesmaid dresses, accessories, tuxes and so much more! And did we mention top-notch customer service?  Trust us, you won't be disappointed in Pure Bridal, but don't take our word for it- see their dresses for yourself! Pure Bridal will be putting on a fabulous bridal fashion show at this Sunday's Preferred Bridal Show in Ames at Quality Inn and Suites from 12-3! You will not want to miss this show, it is always amazing!


To learn more about Pure Bridal, visit their website or Facebook page. 

Check out all upcoming Preferred Bridal Shows and find more information on all shows here.

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Ashley

Bridal Show Happenings | Iowa City Show Was a Huge Success!

Yesterday, we had our first Preferred Bridal Show of the Fall season in Iowa City at the University Club and the day was absolutely perfect! We had some of the best vendors in the area, gave away some amazing prizes and had a wonderful turnout - the goodie bags were gone in the first 15 minutes!

We would like to thank all of the brides and grooms and their family and friends for coming out to the show. We hope you had a wonderful time, found wedding inspiration you love, and connected with a talented vendor (or two or three!)

To our vendors - the show would not have been so successful without ALL of you! You are some of the best and most talented vendors in the area and it is always a pleasure to work with you!

Our next show is Sunday, October 6 at the Quality Inn and Suites in Ames. For more details on all of our upcoming shows, go to www.preferredbridalshow.com.

Here are a few of the photos we took.

xoxo,

Ashley

Vendor Spotlight | Vintage Love Rentals and annessi

Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi is your source for unique and one-of-a-kind rentals for couples looking to put an individual stamp on weddings, corporate outings, photo shoots and other events. Vintage Love has a unique warehouse with hundreds of  items ranging from vintage furniture, to milk glass and everything thing in between! In case you are curious, annessi is Italian for "one thing or another," and that is exactly what they offer! They have plenty of vintage items in their warehouse but a variety of modern and retro items as well. We absolutely love that couples can visit their warehouse, select which items they would like to use for their wedding and pay one price! Vintage Love also offers designing, delivery, and set up/ tear down! 

To see more of Vintage Love, Rentals and annessi, visit their website, Facebook page or check out their blog! Vintage Love will also be attending this weekend's Preferred Bridal Show in Iowa City. You won't want to miss their booth, it is always impeccably decorated with lovely vintage items!

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Ashley

Vendor Spotlight | Food Love and Happily Accepts

As if we didn't have enough of a reason to be excited about this Sunday's Preferred Bridal Show in Iowa City, we are even more thrilled to announce not one, but two new vendors! If you are in the Iowa City area this Sunday, September 22, stop by University Club from 12 - 3 for amazing vendors, a fabulous dessert and beverage buffet, trendy wedding inspirations and the chance to win some great prizes!

Food Love is a brand new foodie company that features fabulous dessert buffets, fun Social Hour foods, late night snacks and non-alcoholic beverage stations. They customize to a couple's style and budget as well as introduce new ways to enjoy food favorites!

Happily Accepts was created to make the wedding invitation process a little less stressful for the happy couple! After carefully selecting a wedding venue, choosing roses over lilies and everything between, we know that couples can be overwhelmed. Happily Accepts is here to help by offering customized wedding stationary and RSVP service. Our professional designers will handle your wedding details from the very beginning to the very end!

Photo by Molly C. Photography

xoxo,

Ashley