by Danielle Andrews Sunkel
Once Tracey Manailescu, (Vice President of WPIC), and I (President) knew we were going to Ireland to look at Wedding Destinations, we decided to look for any Wedding Shows that would be happening around that time. Since we would be focussing our Wedding Tour in Northern Ireland, we thought it would be great to fly in and out of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland and see what the south had to offer.
We took the opportunity to visit local vendors at The Bride of the Year Show taking place at the RDS (Royal Dublin Society) which was founded in 1731, and is a great venue for Weddings itself. At the show, brides were greeted by a Piper. This show was packed and had lots to offer the many people in attendance.
The usual vendors were there: photographers, cake decorators, chocolate fountains, decorators, planners, etc. Many beautiful venues came to show their sites, including venues from France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.
Some of the not-so-ordinary, included an aisle runner company, called Wedding Runner, that customizes woven carpet for the Bride and Groom and an incredible fabric company, Fabric Select with the most extensive and amazing fabrics imaginable!
For couples wanting to add true Celtic entertainment to their wedding, Celtic Rhythm employs 88 of Ireland's best dancers who have performed with Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and Celtic Tiger. Shows typically last 35 minutes and feature 5 dancers. The company promises a standing-ovation-worthy performance at every wedding.
A Cake Baker/Decorator which stood out to us was Amazing Cakes these unique cakes were truly works of art! They tasted amazing too 😉
Another unique vendor at the show was Fun Foto Imaging. They will set up a little studio at a wedding and guests get to have their faces superimposed on the famous figure of their choice. I of course was superimposed on Anna Nicole Smith and Tracey got her face on Kylie Minogue (pictures not available, LOL!) This would be great fun for the wedding guests and serves as a cure and unique Wedding Favour.
Another vendor that would provide "Wow Factor" to weddings is Sweet Look Chocolate Pyramid Stands.
Another thing that really stood out to us cynical, veterans of the industry, is that Canadian Wedding Shows could (and should!) learn from the Choreographer who made the Fashion Show fun and best of all, interesting!
WOW!!! Everything looks amazing…I really like the cakes!
It all looks so incredible. Everything is so creative. I can’t wait to start doing destination weddings. Even the options available for weddings in other countries are as wonderful as the countries, wow.
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Couldn’t have said it better myself.