Great Bridal Expo is the nation’s leading direct to the consumer wedding resource with nearly 40 year’s of event production throughout the continental United States. Formed in 1978 by William F. Heaton, III (an attorney and entrepreneur), Great Bridal Expo has become the premier national consumer bridal marketing event in the US and continues to grow each year. Its nationally sponsored tour criss-crosses the US, visiting major US cities reaching over 170,000 about-to-be-marrieds, their families and friends, actively involved in the wedding planning process. The event occurs in large, upscale convention hotels and convention centers and follows a trade show format. Everything for the wedding, honeymoon & home is featured. New York Style Bridal fashion show with professional runway models, orchestra and DJ presentations, and aisle-after-aisle of exciting and informative exhibits.