Wedding Crashers

photo by Kristina Hill Photography

Wedding Crashers, Brooklyn’s best wedding fair for couples seeking one-of-a-kind nuptials, returns on Sunday, March 4, 2012 with over 40 incredible wedding vendors—our largest selection yet. Creative designers, photographers, planners, DJs and caterers will fill The Green Building from 11 am to 4 pm. Following the fair is a wedding band showcase and afterparty at the Bell House with five live wedding bands (and counting!) including Raya Brass Band and The Engagements.

Being able to hear so many wedding bands in one place isn’t the only thing that sets Wedding Crashers apart from other New York wedding fairs. We also take full advantage of the borough’s amazing and ever-expanding food scene, and offer an excellent selection of caterers, cake studios and confectioners. This year’s caterers include Naturally Delicious, Herb N Peach, Betty Brooklyn and Radish, as well as the restaurants Mile End and Diner and the catering wing of the incomparable butcher shop, The Meat Hook. Elegantly Iced, One Girl Cookies, Bee’s Knees Baking Company and Coolhaus will provide sweet options for the desert table, too.

Many of our vendors are longtime Brooklynites with years of experience in the wedding industry and at local venues. Caterer Naturally Delicious, custom invitation designer Lion in the Sun, and floral and event designer Kerry Quade each have over a decade or more of experience in producing fabulous Brooklyn weddings.

A few vendors have teamed up to make the planning process easier for couples. Rebecca Shepherd Floral Design, Tammy Golson Events, Make-Up Artist Anni Bruno, Officiant Carissa Templeton, Visual Artist Ruth Irving, Kristina Hill Photography, and life coach Sam Zuniss—all of whom will be present at the fair—all recently formed the wedding collective, Brooklyn Betrothed. Each guest at Wedding Crashers will be automatically eligible for their “Wedding in a Bag” package, worth $1500, which includes an engagement shoot, an hour each of wedding planning and wedding vow consultation, a bridal bouquet or boutonniere, a makeup trial, thank you notes and more! (Just register at their table to enter.)

All of our vendors will be a great source of inspiration to gay and straight couples alike. In our grooms’ lounge, stylist James Jean will offer advice on tailoring shirts and suits for men and women, and Brooklyn bridal salon Michelle New York, one of the vendors at Brooklyn’s first-ever LGBT wedding fair, will have models showcasing gowns in a wide variety of styles.

Tickets are on sale now! They are $25 in advance, $30 at the door, and include cocktails at The Green Building’s bar and admission to the wedding band showcase at the Bell House. For couples who would like one-on-one time with our vendors, we’re offering a special VIP hour, limited to 100 guests from 11 am to noon that includes a goodie-filled tote and a flute of champagne. These tickets are $35 in advance and admit guests to the VIP hour, the entire fair and the showcase. You can also purchase individual tickets ($10 adv/$15 door) to the Wedding Band Showcase from 3:30-6pm, where guests will also find Luckystar Photo Booth and the catering offerings of Radish.

We look forward to seeing you in March!

Our confirmed vendors to date include the following:

Accommodations: Aloft/Sheraton
Bands: Baby Soda Jazz Band, The Engagements, Mixtape Cover Band, Raya Brass Band, The Dexter Lake Club Band
Bridal: Michelle New York
Cake Studios and Confections: Coolhaus, Elegantly Iced, One Girl Cookies, Bee’s Knees Baking Company
Caterers and Restaurants: Betty Brooklyn, Diner, Herb N Peach, The Meat Hook, Mile End, Naturally Delicious, Radish
DJs: Popshop DJs and Scratch Weddings
Gifts and Favors: Babeland, By Brooklyn
Floral Designers: Fox Fodder Farm,  Kerry Quade, Mimosa Flower Studio, Rebecca Shepherd Floral Design and Adornments, Rose Red & Lavender Floral Design
Hair: The Parlour Brooklyn
Invitations: Lion in the Sun Custom Invitations/PostScript Brooklyn, Paperfinger, Papertopias, Swayspace
Jewelry: Liloveve
Lighting: Stortz Lighting
Life Coach: Sam Zuniss
Makeup: NYC Faces
Photo Booth: Shootbooth, Luckystar Photo Booth
Photographers: Kristina Hill Photography, Daniel Krieger, Dutton & James, Adam Lerner Photography, ReadyLuck
Registry: Whisk
Rentals: Broadway Party Rentals
Wedding Planning/Event Design: Firefly Events, Tammy Golson Events