
Premier Bridal Expo Happening at New East Dubuque Event Center
Many of us fantasize about our wedding day our entire lives. We mentally plan the music, the ambiance, our groomsmen and/or maids of honor, and long for the entire process to go off without a hitch. The planning and coordinating can be overwhelming.
The fall Wedding & Bridal Expo, which is making its debut at a brand new event center in East Dubuque, is engineered to help ease the process for countless couples. This fall, the expo has a brand new location while still retaining 50 exhibitors who come with the intention of making your special day the best it can possibly be.
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When is the Wedding & Bridal Expo?:
The Wedding & Bridal Expo is coming to Culbies Event Center in East Dubuque, IL on Sunday, November 2nd. The event will be held from 11am - 2pm, and admission is only $5. The expo is geared not only to be fully immersive, but also help you tackle every base in your wedding planning journey, including:
- Attire
- Jewelry
- Makeup/hair
- Venues
- Decor
- DJs
- Musicians
- Photography
- Videography
- Photo booths
- Planning
- Favors/gifts
- Catering
- Bakery/desserts
- Wineries/breweries
- Florists
- Officiants
- Salons/Spas
- Entertainment
- And more
This Expo Will Be an Interactive Experience:
Stacy Raap, one of the chief organizers of the Wedding & Bridal Expo, stopped by the studio to talk about the upcoming event. The location for this year's expo is new: Culbies Event Center in East Dubuque, a lovely, brand new state-of-the-art venue.
Spanning 9,000 square-feet, Culbies includes a spacious 6,000 square-foot indoor event hall, a 3,500 square-foot patio/beer garden, and a foot four-sided bar with indoor and outdoor access, per Tom Drake's write-up on the venue.
Take a listen to my interview with Stacy Rapp below. Gear up for the fall Wedding & Bridal Expo happening Sunday, November 2nd from 11am-2pm at Culbies Event Center in East Dubuque. For more information, check out the Wedding & Bridal Expo's Facebook event page. You can also purchase tickets here!
Art on the Dubuque Riverwalk (2023-24)
Gallery Credit: Steve Pulaski
