Skip to main content

Post content has been hidden

To unblock this content, please click here

Brittany
Savvy July 2016

Do men go to Briday Shows?

Brittany, on January 21, 2015 at 12:45 PM Posted in Planning 0 18

This weekend will be my first bridal show that I've ever attended. Is it just a girls thing or do men go too?

18 Comments

Latest activity by Reese, on January 22, 2015 at 10:55 AM
  • Kristen
    VIP May 2015
    Kristen ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Typically just a girls thing - i never went to one but ive never heard of the gents joining.

    • Reply
  • Maltese
    Master June 2015
    Maltese ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Typically no...I only went to one and there about 4 guys there. Please don't subject your FH to one...they are boring and annoying.

    • Reply
  • Elyse
    Master September 2015
    Elyse ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    The men I have seen at them look miserable.

    • Reply
  • Lucy
    Master April 2015
    Lucy ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Typically it's a girls thing. But I guess if he wants to go he can? Just don't force him.

    • Reply
  • Jamgirl
    VIP July 2015
    Jamgirl ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Like everyone else said, typically it's a girls thing, however if your FH wants to attend why not, I've been to two recently and the guys to girls ratio was about 30-70, so a lot of guys go to them. My FH went to one and was not bored at all.

    • Reply
  • Mayra <3
    Super April 2015
    Mayra <3 ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I went to my first bridal show with my fiance 2 months after we got engaged, he enjoyed it! I think he just enjoys watching me be all excited. I'd say take him, and just go with him the first time. It gives both of you a perspective of what to expect money wise and planning wise, and it gives you tons of ideas. I think you should take him, that way he can give his input too on things he would like. Unless he straight up says he doesn't want to go then he shouldn't.

    • Reply
  • Mrs. Lav
    Master November 2015
    Mrs. Lav ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I've only been to one (right after we got engaged) and FH came along. I think he was interested to see some of the things involved in wedding planning. He kind of figured out which things he cared about and has handed the rest over to me.

    • Reply
  • Brittany
    Savvy July 2016
    Brittany ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Thank you all so much!! I wouldn't force him at all, but if he wanted to go I wasn't sure what to expect Smiley smile

    • Reply
  • Annie & Javi
    Master October 2015
    Annie & Javi ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Its mostly women, but men do go.

    • Reply
  • Julia T
    Master August 2015
    Julia T ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I've been to bridal showers and baby showers and seen men there. I never been to one and seen a men who wanted to be there. lol

    • Reply
  • Christina
    VIP October 2015
    Christina ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    FH and I both went to a bridal show. While I don't think he LOVED it, I know we got a lot of necessary information. He also has been incredibly involved in every stage of the planning.

    • Reply
  • Rachel
    Super August 2015
    Rachel ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I went to one this past Sunday and when I signed up for it I asked FH if he would like to go with me. He went with me and wasn't horribly bored lol. It was a small one so we were only there about an hour. We did get him an appointment set up for tuxes and if he decides to rent the tuxes from there then they get $60 off so he did get something lol

    • Reply
  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I would never drag a man to one. Unless he was gay. And even then he might not even want to go haha

    • Reply
  • Molly B.
    Expert April 2015
    Molly B. ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I saw a few men at the one and only bridal show I attended...they looked quite miserable. I asked FH if he would be interested in going just so he didn't feel left out -- he opted to go fishing that day instead lol.

    • Reply
  • Lyn
    Savvy June 2016
    Lyn ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    My FH came to all the bridal shows I have been to so far. He really enjoyed the shows for many reasons. He's the type of person that wants to ask a lot of questions before he gives someone a large amount of money, so meeting vendors in person at the shows was the perfect opportunity to do this. After he went to his first show, he started to get more involved in finding vendors since he now knew what type of people he would like to work with Smiley smile bringing FH to shows also helped keep him in the loop when it comes to how we are doing with planning

    • Reply
  • P
    VIP May 2015
    Private ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    I brought my FH to two in the beginning. At first he was dreading it but then he saw all the free food to taste and his next question to me can we go to more? I was very organized though, I went through the list of exhibitors and mark down exactly who I wanted to see. So it help I didn't drag it out for hours.

    • Reply
  • N
    VIP November 2024
    nicole&mikeM ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    It depends on how involved he is in the planning. If there is an area that he is really interested in having more than "whatever you want" then you can have him meet with those vendors at the show and ask the questions he has

    • Reply
  • Reese
    Master July 2015
    Reese ·
    • Flag
    • Hide content

    Traditionally no, but if he wants to go you can make it a mixed event. My cousin's was both men and women. It still kind of separated by gender, but everyone had fun.

    My FH asked if he was supposed to come. I hadn't really thought about it so I asked if he wanted to. His response was pretty much "God no."

    If you do go with a mixed shower, I would not make them participate in the games. And maybe the gift opening. I think that's what really gets to them.

    • Reply

You voted for . Add a comment 👇

×
WeddingWire celebrates love ...and so does everyone on our site! Explore how we embrace diversity

Groups

WeddingWire article topics