Jennifer Amato, Managing Editor
For those who are always a bridesmaid, never a bride; who are becoming a bride for their first time; or who are always a bride, the 2017 CentralJersey.com Wedding Expo will provide access to all of the resources needed to plan the perfect wedding.
Brides-to-be, grooms-to-be, mothers of either, members of the bridal party or anyone involved with the wedding planning are invited to gather information about invitations, deejays, flowers, honeymoons and more from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 1 at MarketFair Mall, 3535 Route 1, Princeton.
“People are planning weddings all year long. Even though there are many weddings in fall, the planning doesn’t stop. We thought it was a great time to have the newly engaged or people who are just a few weeks out. The vendors we have at this event have items and services for people regardless of what stage you are in your wedding planning process,” said Angela Smith, director of Marketing & Events for Newspaper Media Group, the host company.
“We have partnered with MarketFair on some events earlier this year and we have been very happy with our relationship. The idea of the Wedding Expo came up because we wanted to offer something different to our readers. Our company had just finished a Wedding Expo in our South Jersey market and we thought that doing something similar would be great for the Princeton area. We really liked the idea of giving the stores within the mall a chance to showcase how they can help in the wedding planning process without requiring them to leave their stores and go somewhere else for the day,” Smith said.
The added value is having a local newspaper chain coordinate events that serve its readership.
“Our mission with our products is to serve our community. We do that through the local journalism that we provide and with the local advertising our publications offer, but we also are unique in that we are able to bring our loyal readers together through a series of community-focused events. Whether it is a wedding expo, a health event, a food event, or a kids focused event, we try to come up with events that engaged the community and offer them some type of value,” Smith said.
Registration and attendance are free. For tickets, visit nmg.ticketleap.com/bridal
Everyone who pre-registers will be entered into a special VIP drawing that includes prizes to help with wedding preparation.
Contact Jennifer Amato at jamato@newspapermediagroup.com.
