On Saturday 26th September 2015 I went up to London with my best mate to The National Wedding show at London Olympia. Following my engagement a month ago, this was one of the first things I booked as I thought it would be a great opportunity to gather some wedding ideas and have a fun girly day out.
A couple of days before, I upgraded our tickets to VIP which would include a glass of champagne in the VIP lounge, a goody bag, reserved seating at the catwalk show and some other perks. I thought we’re only going to be brides once so why not go all out?!
Here are some of the photos I got of the show and some of the ideas I took away:
The most incredible floral display…
How about using succulents instead of traditional flowers? They can be replanted afterwards &/or given away as gifts (that will actually last, unlike flowers) | The Urban Botanist
I love the idea of bringing in trees as decoration…
This was quite cool…
Not sure this is really for me on my big day but there are loads of other designs available | Moyounails.com
I really love the idea of getting something like these for myself and the girls for the morning of my wedding day | uksparklers.com
Then, the dresses… OMG the dresses!
Debenhams really impressed me with their range of bridal wear, particularly for bridesmaids
Berketex Brides
Allure Brides
Summary of the day
I do think The national Wedding Show was a good day out and my bestie and I certainly really enjoyed ourselves and came away with a million more wedding ideas and a list of prospect suppliers.
Do I think the VIP ticket is worth it?
Yes and no. The goody bag which I was informed would be crammed with makeup samples, had just two sample glosses from Bare Minerals; I actually think the main goody bag that all attendees got (us included) was better.
That being said it was lovely to have a free glass of champagne and the lounge certainly paid dividends later in the day when we were so laden down with stuff we desperately needed somewhere to sit and chat for a bit.
Have you attended any wedding shows and fairs?
Until next time x
