The Pier & Shangri-La Events Centre were absolutely packed with brides and grooms-to-be and their dedicated support crews on Sunday for the annual North Queensland Wedding & Formal Expo. Over 100 local and intrastate wedding suppliers showcased their products and services to an estimated 3000 attendees including brides, bridesmaids, Mums and grooms (yes, there were plenty of grooms and they even looked like they were enjoying it!)

There were lots of prizes to be won, incuding $2,000 towards a Fiorenza wedding gown, won by a very lucky local girl. The expo also featured the Zinc FM Running of the Brides, where entrants raced around the Pier in wedding dresses and a luxury honeymon giveaway.

Pina Fiorenza personally attended the expo to put on two stunning fashion parades featuring the 2012 Fiorenza bridal collection. Pina is also hosting a popup boutique at the pier for the next week, for local brides to try on her latest collection of gowns. The fashion parades also featured a host of local suppliers including Bella Forma, Tokunai Hair, Romeo & Juliet Bridal & Karlie Jay, ballet dancers and a surprise, dancing male model!

http://www.fiorenza.com.au/

The 2012 North Queensland Wedding & Formal Expo was a professioally executed event which featured everything needed to plan a perfect wedding in our beautiful location. One of my favourite features was the candy buffet at the Stella Studios/Blush Floral booth. The only problem was that it was all over too quickly... but there's always next year!

Killer Brides was at the expo snapping photos of some lovely locals. Did we see you there? See our photo galleries of the event, including the fashion parades here.

www.karliejay.com.au