Bridal Expo Chicago
400 River Ridge Dr
60123, Elgin
+1847-428-3320

Opening hours

  • sunday: (closed)
  • monday: 7h-17h
  • tuesday: 7h-17h
  • wednesday: 7h-17h
  • thursday: 7h-17h
  • friday: 7h-17h
  • saturday: (closed)

For more than 25 years, Bridal Expo Chicago + Milwaukee has featured top wedding professionals and couture bridal fashion shows at 30 locations throughout Metro Chicago and Milwaukee. Participating vendors create beautiful exhibit displays showcasing their products so that you can easily see everything they have to offer for your wedding and meet the owners of these businesses in person.
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Bridal Expo Chicago: Reviews

4.4/5 (40 Reviews)
Lisa M Gallagher Posted on Google 10 months ago

Negative experience: Just left the 2025 show - Don't waste your time - a few rows of vendor booths and that's all. You don't even need a pass- no one was checking.

Tal T Posted on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: My fiancé and I had a blast at this expo! We learned so much and the options available for brides-to-be were amazing!

Not Be played wth Posted on Google 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Can't wait see

MacKenzie Schill Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Had a great time talking to vendors at the bridal expo!!

Alayna Braun Posted on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Everything was great. There was a good representation of different vendors. I enjoyed talking with all of them. My only disappointment was there wasn’t a fashion show. Thanks for a great afternoon.

Emily Miller Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very well organized and a great variety of vendors. Staff was helpful. The vendors were engaging and friendly as well.

Gabby Klug Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Such a great event!!! They have absolutely everything you could think and more that you’d need for your wedding day!! So happy I came!

Natalie Laughrin Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great experience, great variety of vendors. Easy access and good information!

Alli Frunza Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: We already have a lot of our wedding planned out however this helped us find the remaining things we needed. Great space and nice spread of vendors.

Hannah McCune Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lots of great vendors!

Sohyun Ahn Posted on Google 3 years ago

Negative experience: PREPARE TO BE SPAMMED. I AM GETTING PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, TEXTS, VOICE MESSAGES, all SPAMMED from wedding vendors. I never gave those away, these people just sell them to vendors.

Amanda Nussbaum Posted on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Great information overall, would have been nice to see more cake/bakery vendors at the event. Was also confused because online promoted a fashion show. Organization of the booths was nice, having a sectioned vs wide open area. Would have liked to see a water station or two due to speaking with vendors.

Kaitlin Brueggen Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Happy to have had the opportunity to share the experience with my sister, mom, and future mother in law!

Austin Yde Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great experience, really helped us with our vendor search

Emily Bixler Posted on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Some vendors were good. Others were okay.

Dawn Wolf Posted on Google 3 years ago

Positive experience: Not alot of vendors. Expected more. Setup kept holding people up in long lines.

Taylor Ashley Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great selection of vendors and auch a fun day!

Kayla Clark Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Bridal Expo Milwaukee today in Brookfield was well organized, by far the best bridal show I have attended this year. Wish there would have been transportation vendors but recieved valuable information on photo booths, event rentals, honeymoon and much more.

Nick LaMaster Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very fun expo lots of great information!

Stephanie Gerber Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Had a great time! There were a variety of vendors and the staff were all very friendly.

Raeanne Granger Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Anything we could be looking for for our wedding was at this show and it was laid out in a way that was super easy to navigate

Samantha Stefferud Posted on Google 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: So friendly and gave so much advice! My best friend had them for her wedding and the jewelry was amazing and so sparkly!

Briana Ellis Posted on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: A wide selection of vendors! Liked that they had timed entry tickets to make it less crowded.

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

We are happy you liked our ticket times. Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Delilah Beal Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I just wish they had more vendors with cake vendors and other things instead of chiropractors.

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

We too wish we had more cake vendors! Some of our regular clients are having a hard time hiring more staff. Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Domenica Fansler Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I've always loved bridal expos! I'm getting married October 1st 2022, and this expo alone helped me find a dj/photobooth, caterer and photographer! Also it helps having yummy treats to try along the way!

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Wow! Your wedding is coming up soon!! Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Emma Edwards Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Many great vendors!

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Awe!! We appreciate your support. Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Ashley Hughes Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: My first bridal Expo and such a great experience! The vendors were great and I got several good ideas for the big day!

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Ideas and great vendors are what we try out best to present. Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Amanda aka GiggleBug7 Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: So much info. Fun time too.

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning! Our next show is in May.

Alison Heal Posted on Google 4 years ago

Positive experience: It was very fun and it was an awesome bonding experience with family!! I would just like to see more florists and accessories. The expo I went to had a lot of chiropractic companies and house remodeling companies

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Alison, for yesterday's show, our regular florists have been short staffed and struggling to hire more staff. We will work harder to bring more variety to our next show in May. Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Jill K Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great show , lots of information and very well organized

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Jill, your comments are very kind! Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Lexie Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Such a great bridal show!!! We enjoyed walking through and stopping at all of the booths. We are having a destination wedding and it was still so helpful! Such a great day!

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Lexie! We love destination weddings! Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Cienna Blum Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lots of vendors to check out

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

We are so glad you had a good time. Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

neo seta Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: awesome and love the red velvet cake

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Oooh! Red Velvet cake is our favorite too! Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

Cori Iroc Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Niiiice

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Thank you for attending our show yesterday and we posted all of our contest winners on our Bridal Expo Milwaukee Facebook Page. Wishing you all the best as you continue your wedding planning!

megan s Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I attended a show many years ago and it was SO helpful when planning for our big day! We were able to speak with so many people in person and got a few amazing deals just for attending. Working for Bridal Expo is so fulfilling! It is so fun to help small and large businesses connect with brides and grooms who need their services. The shows are full of smiles and excitement!

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Megan, wow! Your review is so very kind. Thank you.

Red Angel Posted on Google 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love this lady. So helpful

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

That is such a lovely thing to say. Thank you.

Megan Ross Posted on Google 4 years ago

Negative experience: Very disappointed. There were more vendors for home renovations then vendors to help me plan my wedding. I am too getting emails from vendors that were not even at the expo.

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Megan, we are sorry you did not have a good experience. The show that you attended had 47 vendors of which 4 were geared towards engaged couples who recently bought a new home prior to their wedding. As a policy, our company does not sell attendee lists to anyone. If you still have emails from non-expo companies, we'd appreciate it if you could forward them to [email protected] so we can look into this further. We also apologize for the late response to your initial post.

J Evans Posted on Google 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Now this place has a lot of wedding dresses, very affordable, friendly service. I will recommend this to everyone looking for that special dress.

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Thank you for your kind comment. We always strive to be the best we can be.

Brian Schellhase Posted on Google 8 years ago

Fantastic experience: I have been a vendor for years, always been treated fair and the staff is very helpful. Their shows are the best in the Chicago area.

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Brian, thank you so much for your compliments. You've been an exhibitor at our shows for over 12 years now and we are thrilled that our brides and grooms get to see all of your tuxedo styles.

Vannie T Posted on Google 9 years ago

Negative experience: Event was below expectations.

Bridal Expo Chicago
Bridal Expo Chicago

Oh no! We’re so sorry. Let us know how we could have made your experience better.

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