Going on a Friday was a great choice. The doors opened at 9:30 and we arrived about 20 minutes early. We waited in a makeshift line and made a game plan on which way to go first. As the crowd filed in, we were handed some free goodies:
Headbands and Hello Kitty barrettes! These were provided by one of the vendors and was a nice way to start off our day. There was also a table of free beads (Pandora style) that were first come first serve. My future MIL wears this style of necklace so my mom and I gave our beads to her - she loved them!
We made our way to the right towards the jewelry and bead section of the show. Within 30 seconds, I spotted a vendor with LOTS of bling and a bracelet caught my eye. This bangle had the right amount of sparkle and pearls and I knew it would look great with my dress. $7 you say? SOLD!
I like that the pearls aren't a brilliant white and that this is a bangle rather than an elastic, tight fitting bracelet.
I hoped to find a few more brooches during this trip for my brooch bouquet and came away with these:
These are obviously rings, but I can easily attach a pin back or the floral wire and they will work like a charm. I needed to add some pearls to the brooch collection I have going so I was happy to find them. The second ring is actually like a cage and it has pearls that move loosely inside!
I walked away with a few more wedding things but I think I'll leave those as a surprise for later - don't want to give away everything!
Of course I couldn't resist purchasing non-wedding related items!
This head wrap at $10 was too cute to pass up. I love the color and I can't resist hats, earmuffs, scarves or wraps - I am Miss Sunhat after all! This will work great during Chicago's cold winters.
I love these darn dips! I pick up at least 5 every time we go. The San Jose Jalapeno was a huge hit at our 4th of July party so I bought 2 to stock up.
Mr. Ballcap's niece and goddaughter, also our Jr. Bridesmaid, loves anything zebra print or peace signs. I found these cute bracelets at an all $1 booth and couldn't pass up spoiling her.
MOB and I had a great day together - it was so nice finally having some one-on-one time to do wedding stuff.
I was able to snap a couple of pics during the show - I felt a little awkward whipping my camera out but now I regret not taking more!
These feather earrings must be the next big thing - we saw them everywhere.
Pashminas! This vendor has at least 3 or 4 large tables just full of them. I wanted to find a nice silver or dark grey that would look great with my maids' dresses. Can you believe they were the only colors they didn't have?! I was a little bummed but I have plenty of other ideas for gifts for my girls.
If you are ever in the Chicagoland area during one of these quarterly shows, I highly recommend attending! They are a lot of fun and there is so much to see.
Where have you hit the wedding goods jackpot?
All personal photos.
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