Fort Worth Bridal Show
Sponsored by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine and CBS 11
February 23-24, 2008
Amon Carter Exhibit Hall

TV: Fox 4, NBC 5, CBS 11

Radio: 106.1 Kiss FM, 103.7 KVIL, 96.7 The Texas Twister

Newspaper: Dallas Morning News, Quick

Wedding Publications: Bride & Groom Magazine, Dallas Brides (through Modern Luxury), DWeddings, Fort Worth Texas Magazine, Modern Bride, Perfect Wedding Guide, The Pink Book, Premier Bride, Wedding & Party Guide

Websites: bridalshowsinc.com, theknot.com, nbc5i.com, 107litefm.com, 967thetwister.com, pmb.com, scntx.com, Many other vendor and industry websites

Billboards: Clear Channel (all up for 30 days)

On January 26-27, 2008, over 325 wedding businesses had the opportunity to promote their business face-to-face with over 3,000 brides! Out of the 3,000 brides in attendance, over 75% (2,287) brides registered at the front entrance. The show attracted a grand total attendance of 10,000 including paid adults, children, VIP tickets, media & press, and badged exhibitors.

Congratulations!!

The tallies are in and we have the winners from the coupon contest at the Dallas Bridal Show last month. Prizes will be awarded on the Dallas Bridal Show in July of 2008.

First Place: (FREE 10 x 10 Booth) Perfect Wedding Guide

Thanks to everyone who participated in this contest. You are all winners because you helped bring more brides to your booth at the show!

Former Dallas Cowboy football hero, Bill Bates, joined us at the Dallas Bridal Show to support the Bill Bates Cowboy Ranch and surprised fans with autographed T- shirts!

A member of the 1992, 1993 and 1995 Super Bowl Champions team, Bill has been a long time favorite of Cowboys fans. He was named the winner of the Bob Lilly Award four years in a row, from 1990 - 1994. This award is selected by a vote of the fans and annually goes to the Cowboy player who displays leadership and character on and off the field.

Bill Bates Cowboy Ranch is the ideal location to host a true Texas wedding, reception, and/or rehearsal dinner. Their facilities can accommodate any style of event - from rustic to elegant, they are capable of creating the perfect setting to meet your exact needs and budget.

BillBatesCowboyRanch.com

We are so excited to be coming upon our 20th Year Anniversary for the Dallas Bridal Show (2009) and the Plano Bridal Show (2009). The Fort Worth Bridal Show is in its 10th year this year (2008).

We have some fantastic events happening at the January 24-25, 2009 Dallas Bridal Show.

It has truly been an honor and a privilege to serve this industry and to work with each one of you, some whom we have known for many years. We really appreciate the many wonderful relationships over the years.

We want to show you how much we appreciate you at our 20th Year Anniversary Dallas Bridal Show, January 24-25, 2009.

The 20th Year Celebration will include:

1. Vendor Appreciation Night right after the show on Saturday, January 24th. All exhibiting companies in the January 2009 Dallas Bridal Show, the February 2009 Fort Worth Bridal Show, and the March 2009 Plano Bridal Show are invited to attend this event. (RSVP's will be necessary--more information will be available later.)
2. Many Door prizes will be given away that evening including one of my own Hawaii vacation weeks in Waikiki which will include hotel, air fare for two, and $500 spending money! (Must be present that evening to win door prizes.) (If you would like to donate a door prize to be used that evening, please send it to us in writing. You can email info@bridalshowsinc.com)
3. Food! If you are a restaurant or a caterer in the January 2009 show, and would like to participate in this event by providing and serving food, please let us know. As a food provider for the Vendor Appreciation Night, we will donate an "extra" 10 x 10 booth to you. For example, when you reserve a 10 x 10 booth space, you will receive a 10 x 20 space. (when you reserve a 10 x 20 booth space, you will receive a 10 x 30 space, etc.) Flooring will be up to you for your booth space. This is one of our ways of saying thank you for helping us with the food for that evening. We hope that this will really help you shine and that the show will be more beneficial to you because of the additional booth exposure.

The Early-Bird forms for January and July 2009 will be sent to the July 2008 Dallas Bridal Show exhibitors some time in April or May.

As we have done before in previous vendor appreciation events, food vendors and door prize donations will be mentioned in the program and on signage at the event.

There are many other exciting things taking place at the January 2009 Show. You will not want to miss out on this event! Stay tuned to upcoming newsletters and our website for more information.

Bridal Shows, Inc. recently exhibited at the Entrepreneur Expo at the Fort Worth Convention Center on February 8, 2008.

(From Left to Right) Tamika, James, Naomi, and Bonnie used this opportunity to promote the upcoming Wedding Professionals Business Conference to small businesses looking for ways to achieve further growth.

It was a wonderful show and we were able to create many new contacts as well as connect with many existing clients also in attendance!

James Nutt has been a part of Bridal Shows, Inc. for over 15 years, both as an exhibitor and then for the past year and a half as an Account Executive for the company.

After exhibiting in our bridal shows for many years, James saw first hand the value of investing in a bridal show and the enormous success it brings to wedding business exhibitors. Because of his passion for bridal shows, he joined the Bridal Shows, Inc. staff in August of 2006 to help other companies succeed as well.

After so many years of dedication to the wedding industry, James has been given the opportunity to go back to his roots of interior design, which he originally went to college for. We are very excited that James has the opportunity to now follow his dream, although we will miss him very much.

James has promised to still attend the bridal shows to help out so his bridal show legacy will still continue.

Best of luck James, and thank you for all your years of customer service.

Our sincere sympathy goes to Tracy Kopinski, whose father passed away last week. Tracy has been with the company 5 years next month.

You may remember reading an article regarding Tracy's dad and the fight against ALS in our October Newsletter. Click here to see the October Newsletter.