Bridal Guide

• Location, location, location: Wedding venues with a twist

  DAYTON-- For most newlyweds, it’s officially known as “the first dance.” For Cindy and Justin McKenzie, it was “the first skate.

• Out with the stiff, in 
with the “messy” for bridal updos

  Engaged on Christmas day to Nick Hoyng, Mandy “Myka” Barnes got a big jump start on her wedding day look recently.

• Navigating bridal expos with savvy

  Bridal fairs, shows and expos allow newly engaged couples to gather insight and advice from wedding professionals, as well as shop and compare pricing on a wide variety of products and services.

• Catering decisions have a powerful effect on wedding experience and costs

  The food service and drink choices that couples and parents make as part of their wedding planning can be the single costliest component of a wedding.

• Advice to the bride to prevent problems

  Sue Neely knows that the road to the “perfect” wedding day is not always paved with perfect bricks.

• Wedding bridal shops

  Alfred Angelo Location: 8 Prestige Plaza, Miamisburg Contact: (937) 436-7560 Website: alfredangelo.