Million Dollar Wedding Cake to Be Unveiled at the Bridal Extravaganza

Bridal Extravaganza Show July 10-11
Now That Takes the Cake!
Million Dollar Wedding Cake to Be Unveiled at the Bridal Extravaganza
Talk about a rich cake—a wedding cake worth One Million Dollars is making its debut at the Bridal Extravaganza this year.
It’s certainly not a half-baked idea. The cake is a result of a collaboration between a [...]

Todd Ramos puts finishing touches on SOLD OUT Couture Fashion Show

HOUSTON, TX (July 5, 2010) The Bridal Extravaganza Show brings the excitement of New York’s choreographed fashion shows to Houston.
Lights, Camera, Couture!
The Couture fashion show takes the Couture Stage by storm at noon on Sunday. Lucky Houston brides who have purchased VIP Tickets will be treated to a special swag bag and a glass of [...]

Bridal Extravaganza Show announces Fashion Show Schedule

HOUSTON, TX (June 1, 2010)  On July 10-11, 2010, the 26th annual Bridal Extravaganza Show will be held at downtown Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center.
The Bridal Extravaganza Show brings the excitement of New York’s choreographed fashion shows to Houston. Each day, several formal fashion shows will be presented on the 60-foot runway stage.  [...]

Bridal Extravaganza Show announces billboard bride winner

A citywide search was conducted for the next Houston area bride to appear on billboards.  The winner is Marisa Melancon.  She appears on billboards citywide to promote the upcoming Bridal Extravaganza Show.
Marisa is a graduate of Texas A&M University and is planning a wedding in Spring, Texas.  Billboard bride sponsors include: Ventura’s Bridal, Hues by [...]

Bridal Extravaganza July 10-11, 2010 Video

Bridal Photo Tips

Get this look: Evoke Photography, YourMakeUpExpert.com, Darryl & Co.

Engagements

Karie Jan Yankie & Bryan Cody Goodwin
Karie Jan Yankie weds Bryan Cody Goodwin on October 9, 2010.  Their families and friends will gather in Houston to celebrate the big event.  Karie is captain of the Houston Dynamo’s Dynamo Girls dance team and works for the Bridal Extravaganza Show.  Bryan works in the security industry.  Photo [...]

Hollie Padron the new Billboard Bride

Girl Next Door Wins Billboard Bride Contest

by Leah Faye Cooper

photos courtesy www.StudioMilanoPhotography.com

Over 500 brides-to-be entered the “Billboard Bride” contest at July’s Bridal Extravaganza Show. The winner will grace billboards, posters and other promotional materials for January’s Bridal Extravaganza Show.
Judges spent weeks sifting through applications to select the final contestants. When Hollie Padron’s crossed their desks, [...]

Bridal Extravaganza Show Houston

Bridal Extravaganza Show announces Summer Dates:  July 10-11, 2010
Brides and grooms in the nation’s fourth largest city have a lot to smile about.  As they plan their big day, there is only one event they need.  The Bridal Extravaganza Show is a one-stop shop for everything bridal.
For 26 years, the Bridal Extravaganza Show has [...]

Bridal Registry

Making it Memorable
A different take on bridal registry

by Deborah Duncan

The Registry
The bridal registry has helped set up plenty of households over the years. In the early days, many people came straight from their parents’ homes when they got married, so they needed towels, bed sheets, toasters, silverware and everything to set up a household. Because [...]

Bennie Ferrell Catering Anniversary

Bennie Ferrell Catering has often been referred to as The Cater to America’s First Families.
“Our parents started the company in 1959,” stated Sharp, who handles the business side of the organization. “It was our mother, Norma Lee Parhms Ferrell, who talked our father Bennie into quitting his full time job and starting his own catering [...]

Brides, Grooms, Vows, and Bells

Ashley Diane Hermis
and Trevor Railey
October 9, 2010

Giselle Sartini
and Tony Duran
May 29, 2010

Elizabeth Peña
and Ben Jackson
January 23, 2010

Allison Holt
and Adam Besio
October 2010

Jeanette Glenn
and William Lloyd Jr.
November 14, 2009

Tison Price
and Jacques Hudson
August 1, 2009

Edith Olewe
and Chiweuba Ubani
Spring 2010

Zulema Marisa Diaz
and Joshua Jon McManigal
February 20, 2010

Jessica Lyne Diese
and Eric Tyler Sutton
June 12, 2010

Cristina Andrea Castro
and Beau Clark
May 30, [...]

Billboard Bride

BilLBoard Bride
By Laurette Veres
Heather Hess, the Bridal Extravaganza Show’s newest billboard bride, was one of over five thousand women who registered to win ‘the big prize’ at George R. Brown convention center this past July.  her fifteen minutes of fame all began with a weekend trip to New York City.
The Fourth of July is Heather’s [...]

Wedding College at Sea

Wedding College at Sea

Sail Away with “Wedding College at Sea”
Cruise and Discover the Keys to Success in the Wedding Business October 26-31, 2009
The “best of the best” of Houston’s wedding industry sets sail in October for five sun-filled days of networking, education, best practices, an exchange of ideas, and candid conversations regarding the latest trends [...]

Wedding Welcome Gift

10 Items to Personalize your Wedding Weekend Welcome Gift

Houston bride Christine recently contacted our office. She’s planning an October wedding and preparing gift baskets for her out of town guests. “We’re going to keep it simple with the gift baskets — after a night of dancing and drinking, people want water and salty food, not [...]

A look back at January’s Bridal Extravaganza Show

Something Old, Something New…
A look back at January’s Bridal Extravaganza Show

by Leah Faye Cooper

Bridal showers and bachelorette parties aren’t the only things Houston’s blushing brides look forward to before walking down the aisle. Attending the Bridal Extravaganza Show is a wedding-planning tradition for brides and their go-to girls. This year, exhibitors gave a Texas-sized welcome [...]

Bridal Extravaganza Show

The Greatest Show on Earth
A look back at January’s Bridal Extravaganza Show
By Leah Faye Cooper
Bridal showers and bachelorette parties aren’t the only things Houston’s blushing brides look forward to prior to their walk down the aisle. Attending the Bridal Extravaganza show is a wedding-planning tradition for brides and their go-to girls. This year, exhibitors gave [...]

Bridal Budget

Bridal Budget Rescue
7 tips for getting the most bang for your bridal buck

By
Elise Wahn

1. Save the (Right) Date By choosing a Friday or Sunday for your wedding, you can cut rental costs on churches and reception venues by as much as 40 percent. Saturday weddings are the most popular, so venues charge premium rates. [...]

Courtney Keith, Houston’s newest Billboard Bride

Modern Day Bride
Courtney Keith, Houston’s newest Billboard Bride

Photos by: Montaque/ Studio Milano Photography
by Robin Dupre
And the winner is …

The Bridal Extravaganza Show’s Billboard Bride contest attracted hundreds of wonderful applicants for the opportunity to be featured on billboards, posters and other promotional materials for this season’s Bridal Extravaganza Show. Judges spent weeks examining photos and [...]

Here Comes The Bride

Here Comes the Bride

More than 18,000 people, 5,933 of whom were brides planning their weddings, attended the two-day Bridal Extravaganza Show at the George R. Brown Convention Center last month. Taking up a space as large as five football fields, this giant show featured amazing displays of cakes, gowns, flowers, invitations, limos and virtually everything [...]

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