About Special Occasions Special Occasions is Louisville's fastest growing solution for your bridal advertising needs! We offer three exciting, positive marketing tools to ensure that you receive the business that you deserve as one of the area's wedding professionals. Firstly, the Special Occasions Bridal Expo is the place where every bride should go to plan their wedding. Ironically, they seem to feel the same way! Twice a year, in January and June, hundreds of brides stand in line, waiting anxiously for the doors to open at 11. Why? They are here to see YOU, to make appointments, to take advantage of valuable "show only" offers, to see Louisville's most entertaining fashion shows, to win prizes, and to experience the excitement and the surprise that only being a bride-to-be can bring. You may be wondering, what makes the Special Occasions Bridal Expo the area's best? That won't be hard to explain! 1. This is the FIRST show of the year, meaning that you will see the brides FIRST, before and "if" they visit other shows. 2. Our expo has MORE vendors than any other expo in this area, meaning that the brides will experience the variety that they expect when attending an expo. They will stay longer, see MORE, and leave happier. 3. We reach the NUMBER ONE brides that you want to book. With the backing power of Cox Radio, we air our advertisements on the NUMBER ONE station for listening at work, exemplified in the quality of leads produced by our show. 4. LOCATION... LOCATION... LOCATION! Can you think of anyone who doesn't know where the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center is? 5. We give you the opportunity to REACH even more brides after the expo. Every vendor receives a cd, conveniently formatted in Word, with every bride's mailing information, therefore giving you yet another avenue to REACH your business goals. Last winter, our bridal expo boasted an attendance of over 1,300 brides. This is why the Special Occasions Bridal Expo is the perfect example of how we bring the brides to YOU! Next, Weddings Magazine is Kentuckiana's number one way to reach prospective brides. Through many promotional techniques, we have successfully reached thousands of brides who have chosen to plan their wedding with the professionals found at Special Occasions. 1. Weddings Magazine is FREE! 2. Brides can take advantage of MONEY SAVING coupons. 3. Many INFORMATIVE articles and check lists are included. 4. Brides can see photographs and read stories about other Kentuckiana brides. 5. The magazine can be found just about ANYWHERE a bride might go. And not only do people SEE Weddings Magazine, but they HEAR about it, too! Cox Radio has assisted us in ensuring that every bride in the area will have an opportunity to learn how they can plan their special day with Weddings Magazine. Be a part of Weddings Magazine, and be amongst the satisfied clients who agree that we bring the brides to you! Lastly, we introduce www.soweddings.com. This is the place where thousands of brides each year go to make online preparations for their special day. Here you can find the latest edition of Weddings Magazine online, with an archive of past articles. With just one click, brides can view the area's top wedding professionals, and even visit their websites or email them, without ever leaving the Special Occasions site. Brides may also register for free tickets to the Special Occasions Bridal Expo, as well as for a multitude of other prizes, including an all-inclusive honeymoon! And how might one be part of the excitement? The answer is simple. All advertisers in the Weddings Magazine receive a FREE listing on soweddings. A link to your site is also provided FREE of charge. Brides may also email you directly from our site... FREE. Linked to many high-traffic sites and submitted to numerous search engines, www.soweddings.com is yet another powerful tool that can "bring the brides to YOU"! Stop wondering what this year's bridal season will bring! With strategic marketing and promotions, we highlight your company before your prospective clients, ensuring them that you are among one of the many professionals that they MUST HAVE for their special day. It is THIS easy. A bride picks up a copy of Weddings Magazine or talks to you at one of our bridal shows, and then your phone begins to ring. Contact Special Occasions today, and watch us bring the brides to YOU!