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‘My Big Fat Jewish Wedding Expo’ Coming to Town

Arutz 7

“All this stress and hassle is ‘Meshugah’” says Avi Werde, president and founder of ECS.

‘My Big Fat Jewish Wedding Expo’ – the first of its kind interactive Jewish wedding expo – is coming to Brooklyn, the home of precisely such world-famous ethnic blockbusters.

The event, which will feature vendors offering the full spectrum of Jewish wedding products and services, is set to be held Tuesday, November 29 from 6 pm to 10 pm in the neighborhood’s historic Grand Prospect Hall.

Metro New York nights are often busy during the year with silk and satin-clad Jews celebrating the start of a new family in the House of Israel.

“These kosher affairs usually take months of preparation – including the anxiety-ridden visits with a host of caterers, bands, photographers, florists, jewelers and others in order to plan the ‘perfect’ wedding,” Avi Werde, president and founder of ECS told Arutz Sheva.

Werde said the expo is intended to take some of the pain out of that process with an interactive component, allowing prospective brides and grooms to actually try out different options.

“For example, caterers will create sample dishes for prospective clients, while florists will design custom centerpieces,” he explained.

Among the expo’s offerings will be a bridal gown fashion show, live Jewish wedding bands competing for clients and photographers taking pictures of shopping couples with instant photos, so clients can see the results.

Orthodox Jewish brides who cover their hair after marriage will have the opportunity to visit with wig makers as well; the Israel-based Galit Italia wig company will be showing its latest offerings at the expo, said owners Dovi and Racheli Chaimson.

“Brides and grooms will be able to build their dream wedding from the ground up, all in one evening,” Werde said, adding that the event is designed to cater to the full spectrum of the Jewish community, both in observance and in budget.

“The interactive experience – being able to actually touch and see the products ‘in action’ – will take away the guessing, so you will know exactly what you’ll be getting,” he said.

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8 Comments

  • BST

    if it ends up giving more time and less stress to the baalei simcha and the families, then its great

  • Dave and Becky

    Yay Avi! We are so proud of you for this amazing and much needed service! May this be the first of many successful events!

  • ITS FREE

    My Big Fat Jewish Wedding expo will take place on Tuesday, November 29th at the Grand Prospect Hall at 263 Prospect Avenue in Brooklyn from 6 pm to 10 pm. For information on how to represent your company at the Expo, call 1800-886-0481. To get free tickets to the Expo RSVP at ecsevents.com

  • mother of the bride Iy-H

    Great idea.Plan to attend with my daughter. Many of her friends are going as well.