Bridal Spotlight: Bridal Bars 
If you are new Bride or Broom to Be, congratulations! Your wedding will be remarkable, unique and picturesque!
If you take one thing away from this blog post, let it be this:
I know how fun it is to bask in your new bride glow and Instagram pictures of your new hardware. Just know, while you are doing that- there are other couples (who are done basking) snagging all of the amazing vendors and venues!
Make sure that as soon as you settle on a date (and don’t be lax with making that decision) you reach out to your top 2-3 venues, even if just for a date check (some venue managers are extremely nice and will hold the date for 1-2 days and call will alert you if someone else is inquiring for it). Once your venue is booked (sometimes Catering is tied in too) you can start Pinning!
My favorite weddings to plan are the ones where we have a year or so to conceptualize, plan, coordinate, design and then finally produce. While I enjoy planning any type of wedding no matter the time frame, I love to be able to work with a bride or broom from the beginning to end. I have had the pleasure of working on several weddings where the client has come to me almost immediately after being engaged. I think you get the most from any planners’ services by working with them from the very beginning. This allows me to mold my clients’ organic and pure ideas into something unique and cohesive; hopefully- a reflection of the couple to their guests.
I find the best way to inform people is through simple and straightforward Q & A’s. Please read below to learn about P3’s Bridal Bars.
What is a Bridal Bar?
A Bridal Bar is an experience where clients can come to our Studio and shop Vendors! Instead of picking a day and driving from location to destination (parking and paying and paying again!), we bring all of your top vendors to you!
They are there to answer your questions, give you real quotes and hopefully-make you their client! The Bridal Bars make planning your wedding more streamlined and clients who have used this service often times book most, if not all of their vendors within the month! We also love to treat and pamper our clients, so we always have our Makeup Artists there to give you and whomever you would like to bring, complimentary wedding day makeup trials. You never know what special surprises will pop up at our next Bar!
Make sure that whether you do this with your planner, your bridesmaids or by yourself, that you incorporate vendors representing all price ranges. This way you can see what is considered “The Best of The Best” and then find who can produce the same results for a more realistic price point. We love big, extravagant weddings but know not everyone’s budget is the same.
Where do the Bridal Bars take place?
Bridal Bars take place in our Studio (Lacuna Artist Lofts Suite 5C-3).
What is a typical Bridal Bar like?
First, Champagne. Then (depending on the Bar theme.) Bridal Bars can be themed to a particular trend, color scheme or vendor. For example: You could attend a Bridal Bar: Photographers & Cinematographers- this would introduce you to 3-5 vendors offering only Photography or Cinematography. You would take your time asking questions, listening to vendors’ advice, moving to the next table (and possibly getting your makeup or nails done while you wait!) and gaining all of the information you would have collected at that particular vendor’s office! At the end of your Bridal Bar (you can leave at your leisure), you are offered the chance to sign up for another Bridal Bar (never the same theme, you just attended) and refer a friend (who is engaged), suggest a theme and/or win a complimentary service for P3 or one of the vendors you just met!
Is the Bridal Bar complimentary? And when do they take place?
No, Bridal Bars are $50.00 per guest $80.00 per couple. Currently, we try and have 1 Bridal Bar per season. Starting this fall we will have one every other month! More to come!
Can Bridal Bars be private?
Yes! We recently decided to add Bridal Bars to our A La Carte Menu. You can now schedule your own private bridal bar tailored specifically to your budget, needs and specifications! Think of it as a Bridal Show just for you!
Please feel free to email hello@p3events.com or call 312.763.6962 to schedule your Bridal Bar!
Thank you always for reading,
Lindsay Gloria
P3 Events
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We are super excited to share what we have been doing in our new Studio space! Last month after finally moving into our new space in Lacuna Artist Lofts, I decided I wanted to do something fun for Spring (wherever it was) and do a small Mother’s Day Photo Shoot!
It was an honor being able to work with Courtney & Lance for such a long time. Signing with Courtney in March of 2012 (Luminous Suite + Month of Assistance & Day of Coordination) gave us plenty of time to really personalize every aspect of their wedding. Courtney & Lance were both extremely busy with work, friends, family, moving, life and you know…being engaged- so Courtney and I utilized email and texts ALOT!
The watermelon cups were fantastic and guests really enjoyed the mini “Chicago Style” hot dogs and mini Chicken Tacos.
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