Plan your dream wedding this spring!
The Today’s Bride Akron Wedding Show is a Northeast Ohio bride’s dream! Gather your wedding party, mom, and fiancé and plan your entire wedding under one roof on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at the John S. Knight Center in Downtown Akron! Shop everything you need to create your dream wedding – with over 75+ of Northeast Ohio’s best wedding professionals – and take advantage of special discounts, deals, prizes, and giveaways.
View our galleries up close and get inspired by the latest trends in reception tables, décor, cakes, photography, and fashion. Then watch as the latest designs for the entire bridal party take on the runway at our live fashion shows! Take advantage of the perks at the area’s most talked-about bridal show. Visit the Today’s Bride Wedding Show on March 2, 2025 to experience Akron’s longest-running and most popular wedding show!
TICKETS
GENERAL ADMISSION $12
Purchase tickets online and save $3! Online price is $12, or $15 at the door.
Your ticket includes general admission to the exhibits and features. Children ages 6 & under are free.
4-Pack General Admission $34
Save when you purchase a 4-pack online! Sold online only.
BEAUTY BUNDLE tICKET $40
CAN’T FIND YOUR TICKETS? You may have your ticket confirmation email resent to you by visiting the following link here.
PARKING
Parking is FREE in all city parking lots around the John S. Knight Center.
Decks include Broadway Deck connected to the John S. Knight Center, Cascade, CitiCenter, High/Market & Morley. Handicapped accessible parking is available at the Broadway deck connected to the building by the Skywalk.
Map: Downtown Parking
EXHIBITORS

From florists and venues to bakeries and photographers, find wedding professionals from all categories at the March 2, 2025 Akron Wedding Show. Interested to know who you will meet?
Interested in exhibiting? We’re still accepting new exhibitors! BUY A BOOTH
ACTIVITIES
There’s so much to do and see while you’re at the bridal show! Take a look at everything that is included with your ticket to the March 2, 2025 Akron Wedding Show.

See the hottest wedding fashions for you and your entire bridal party up on stage! Fashions provided by David’s Bridal, Rondinelli Tuxedo Company, and Ticknor’s Men’s Clothier. Emcee and AV provided by Marquee Events LTD.
FASHION SHOW TIMES: 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM
Shows last approximately 20 minutes. General admission seating is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Gather trends, themes, and ideas for your reception tables! View completely decorated tables with the latest in centerpieces, china, chairs, and linens. Be sure to vote for your favorite one to help award Bride’s Choice 2025!

Local bakeries show off the latest wedding cake works of art in this delectable gallery. Be sure to vote for your favorite one to help award Bride’s Choice 2025!

Get up close with the newest bridal gowns on display all day in the Gown Gallery from all of the participating bridal shops!

Photographers from the show have chosen some of their favorite photos to showcase, making it easy to compare different styles and get ideas!

From carving your initials to practicing your new signature, you can “leaf” your mark on our tree of love! Plus, it’s the perfect backdrop for a bride-to-be selfie!

The perfect souvenir of a fun day with your bridal party or fiancé. Receive a fun and free live caricature drawing to take home from Featuring You Entertainment!

Taste your way around the show! Stop by our caterers and cake companies while at the show to try a delicious sample!

We know you’re dying to show off your new bling, and this is the perfect setting to do just that! Choose from a variety of backgrounds, find the perfect angle, and snap away!

Brides-to-be step up to the Beauty Bar to get a free mini-wedding day trial hairstyle and make-up application by Paul Mitchell The School Cleveland.
WHAT YOU GET

Freebies for all registered attendees!
- FREE Love Pink Tote Bag*
- FREE Issue of the brand new 2025 Today’s Bride Magazine*
*While supplies last.
EXTRAS AT THE SHOW
Not only will you meet vendors and take advantage of the free features and activities, you’ll also find the following while you’re at the show.

Show off your status with this “bride-to-be” sash and rock your sash around the show! Complete your look with “bride tribe” sashes for all your girls, too. All sashes are $5 each. Perfect for your bridal shower and bachelorette party!

Be sure to grab a signature drink in a keepsake LOVE wine glass for only $10! Stop by the two main bars while at the show to enjoy!
GRAND PRIZES
We have 6 incredible grand prizes that we will be giving away after the 2:30 PM fashion show! Visit the 2nd fashion show of the day, grab a ticket from the Today’s Bride Staff, and wait to hear if your ticket number is called after the fashion show ends!

Choose from upwards of 3,000 resorts across the world courtesy of Kitchen Traditions Bridal Registry! Value up to $2,500. Airfare, taxes, and resort fees are not included.

Get a free bridal mini dress of your choice from Love Conquers All Bridal! Value up to $450.

Get free mobile hair and makeup services for the bride and/or groom for your wedding day or pre-wedding event courtesy of Overstreet’s Travel Salon. Value of $500.

Get ready to travel in style with these two luggage bags and tags from Today’s Bride Wedding Show!

Win a luxurious 3 hour, four-passenger SUV transportation giveaway courtesy of JVS Services, a $285 value!
Tax and 20% gratuity not included and responsibility of winner. No cash value, non-transferable and subject to blackout dates. Winner may transfer and apply value of prize to larger party bus (for additional passengers) at prevailing rates and availability. See JVS Services, LLC for complete details.
Vendor List
Alterations & Gown Preservation
Beauty & Health
- Mary Kay Cosmetics – Spradling
- Overstreet’s Travel Salon
- Paul Mitchell The School Cleveland
- Spa Lavender
- Sugaring NYC – Akron/Fairlawn
- Zel Lifestyle Collective
Bridal Attire & Accessories
Cakes & Desserts
Catering & Bar Service
- Acme Fresh Market
- Buehler’s
- Café Arnone
- City Barbeque and Catering
- Forest City Charcuterie Bar
- Gallop and Gulp
- Gio’s Pizza Lab
- Inspired by Kravitz
- Mission BBQ – Canton
- Old Carolina Barbecue
- Sip Social NE Ohio
- Village Catering Company
Ceremony Sites & Officiants
Consultants & Planners
DJs, Bands & Musicians
- By Request Djs
- DJ Rox
- Event DJs
- Lovely Night Entertainment
- Marquee Events LTD
- On The Mic Entertainment
- Sound Precision Entertainment
Decor, Lighting & Rentals
- All Events Rental
- CLP Services – Luxury Restroom Trailers
- L’Nique Specialty Linen Rental
- Miller’s Party Rental Center
- Walnut Ridge Wedding Rentals
Favors & Gifts
- Don Drumm Studios and Gallery
- Featuring You Entertainment Caricatures
- Keerie Layne Creative
- RekordIt Memory Book
Flowers
Guest Accommodations
Home, Finance & Registry
- Century 21 Wilbur Realty
- Cook Insurance Group
- Don Drumm Studios and Gallery
- Keller Home Loans
- Kitchen Tradition Bridal Registry
- Ohio State Waterproofing
- Renewal by Andersen
- The Svetlik Group with KW Legacy Group Realty
- eXp Realty – Bryan Garra
Jewelry
Men's Formalwear
- Jos. A Bank Clothiers
- Men’s Wearhouse
- Rondinelli Tuxedo Company
- Ticknors Men’s Clothier
- Tuxedo Junction Suit Warehouse
Photo Booths
- B. Frohman Imaging & Design
- First Choice Photography
- Sound Precision Entertainment
- Thanks For The Memories Photo Booth
Photography
- A Crystal Clear Sound, Video, Photo & Photo Booth
- B. Frohman Imaging & Design
- Chérie Amour Boudoir Photography
- Cuff Link Media
- KCBilekPhotography
- McNair Photographic
- Todd H. Carlson Weddings
- Ushine Studios
Transportation
Travel and Honeymoon
Venues
- Embassy Suites by Hilton Akron Canton Airport
- Greystone
- Greystone Event Center
- Guy’s Party Center
- Oak & Ivory Wedding and Event Center
- Silver Lake Country Club
- St. George Fellowship Centre
- St. Nicholas Banquet Center
- Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
- The Bertram Inn
- The Event on Sunny Brook
- The Reserve at Stone Creek
- The Stables at Arrowhead Lake
- Waypoint 4180
Videography
SHOW SPECIALS

Beauty & Health
Mary Kay
Register at our booth to win free products and a beauty session for you and your bridal party.
Overstreet’s Travel Salon and Barbershop
Book a preview consultation or package for the bride or groom and receive $100 off the final price!
Catering & Bar Service
Gallop and Gulp
Get 10% off all bookings when you book in the month of March! You can also stop by our booth and get a sample of our citrus spring sipper mocktail at the show!
Consultants & Planners
Calibrations Counseling & Consultation
Stop by our booth for a chance to win a FREE 12-week Premarital coaching program with two married therapists! Valued at over $1,800! Start your happily ever after on the right foot.
Decor, Lighting & Rentals
All Events Rental
Attendees of the March 2nd JSK Today’s Bride Show OR members of Today’sBride.com who reserve the week after the show (between March 2nd and March 8th) will receive 10% off their entire order!
Home, Finance & Registry
Bryan Garra – EXP Realty
All bridal show attendees will receive these exclusive benefits when buying or selling with Bryan Garra, Realtor – EXP Realty. Both buyers & sellers will get a $1,000 cash wedding gift and an exclusive newlywed gift at closing. Buyers will also receive a free deep cleaning before move-in and a $300 home inspection credit. Sellers will also receive a free home staging consultation and a free pre-list deep cleaning.
Venues
Embassy Suites – Akron Canton Airport
Book a 2025 wedding reception and receive a free rehearsal dinner or send-off brunch! Plus, enter to win a “mini-moon” including an overnight stay and breakfast for two, or get dinner for two in our “Luggage Room Speakeasy”!
Greystone
Book your wedding by March 1, 2026 and receive a complimentary champagne toast and an upgrade to chiavari chairs (gold or silver), up to $2,600 value!
Silver Lake Country Club
Get a complimentary room rental for any event booked in 2025, or 50% off any 2026 events booked.