2022 Columbus Weddings Show presented by Worthington Jewelers

January 15 & 16 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Kasich Hall • Ohio Expo Center 717 E. 17th Ave.

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to the Columbus Weddings Show It is with great joy that I welcome you, dear reader, to the return of the Columbus Weddings Show presented by Worthington Jewelers. Canceling last year’s show was a difficult, but necessary, decision, and I think I speak for everyone involved when I say we are so excited to safely gather once more to showcase all the Central Ohio wedding industry has to offer.

We’re back and better than ever this year, with new offerings that are sure to delight engaged couples and their families and friends: Celebrity wedding planner David Tutera will be here on Saturday and Sunday to do a live Q&A with attendees; a Runway Show, produced by Thomas McClure of Fashion Week Columbus, will take place before and after Tutera takes the stage each day. A new Beauty Bar by Paul Mitchell will allow guests to get a quick makeover right on-site, and the Gallery of Gowns returns with a twist—a hot rod that’s sure to inspire your own post-reception getaway car. On Saturday, we’re hosting a sparkling wine tasting to help you pick your best bubbly for pre-dinner toasts, and on Sunday, you can unwind with a Wine & Canvas event.

Of course, we can’t forget the vendors themselves: More than 100 of the region’s best will be on hand to talk about your day, and many will offer free samples or special discounts that you can only get at the show.

Enjoy the show and happy planning!

Emma Frankart Henterly Editor, Columbus Weddings magazine

Good to know…

Thanks to a slew of rescheduled pandemic-era weddings, 2022 is predicted to be the biggest year for weddings in almost 40 years, and 2023 won’t be far behind. If you’re planning to get married in the next two years, you’ll want to book all of your vendors as early as possible to ensure the wedding of your dreams. The 100-plus vendors at the Columbus Weddings Show cover virtually every aspect of wedding planning, making the show a great place to start your search!

Supply chain and ongoing labor issues means more than longer waits at your favorite restaurants; these challenges are taking effect on the wedding industry, too. Plan ahead and place orders for everything from wedding gowns and bridesmaid dresses to décor items as early as possible to ensure they arrive in time for your big day.

Because of the pandemic, smaller weddings and non-traditional days (like Fridays and Sundays) remain popular. Both elements often translate to lower costs, giving you ample opportunity to reallocate those funds into wow-worthy elements that you might not have considered otherwise. A fresh floral arbor to exchange vows under? A Champagne display to greet guests as they enter the reception? Indoor fireworks to illuminate your first dance? Go for it!

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hen people are looking for help turning their wedding dreams into reality, the name David Tutera frequently comes to mind. That’s because Tutera and his talented team have been working for more than 30 years to ensure that each event they plan is a oneof-a-kind experience.

To create those memories that will last a lifetime, Tutera and his team focus on telling a story through the details of the event. To ensure that every event is given the proper time, energy, and attention to detail, Tutera and his team only take on a select number of events per year.

Tutera – who has worked on events for Sir Elton John, Prince Charles, Zendaya, Barbara Walters and many more celebrities - has become such a sought-after name that he also now is an event mentor and world-renowned speaker.

Additionally, each year since 2017, Tutera and his team host the David Tutera Experience. This is a three-day conference where those in event entertainment attend sessions about their industry, network with others, and attend nightly events planned by Tutera.

Tutera also has been able to share his talent and knowledge on several hit television shows. Tutera has starred in Lifetime’s “My Great Big Wedding with David Tutera,”

Discovery Channel’s “The Party Planner,” WE tv’s “My Fair Wedding with David Tutera,” “David Tutera Unveiled,” “CELEBrations with David Tutera,” and the Food Network’s “Surprise Party Wedding Cake Championship.”

When he was younger, Tutera’s grandfather - a successful florist - noticed the skill and ability that Tutera possessed. He encouraged Tutera to use those skills and make himself into something great. Tutera listened to his grandfather, and at the age of 19, he opened a party-planning business with only one client.

Today, Tutera is one of the most successful event and entertainment planners in the world, and he is bringing his expertise to the 2022 Columbus Weddings Show.

He will talk from 2:15-3 p.m. Jan. 15 and 16 at Kasich Hall at The Ohio Expo Center.

To learn more about the show, visit https://www. dispatchshows.com/columbus-weddings-show. For more information about Tutera, visit https://davidtutera.com.

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McClure seeks to connect audience with brands in must-see runway show As usual, future brides and grooms will have “The more people feel connected with a brand, an opportunity to find the latest wedding fashions the more likely they are to purchase the gowns or during four runway shows at the 2022 Columbus suits of that designer,” McClure said.

Wedding Show presented by Worthington JewelDuring Fashion Week Columbus, which was ers Jan. 15-16 at the Ohio Expo Center & State held this year at Gravity, 500 W. Broad St., 15 Fair, 717 E. 17th Ave. models showcased the garments of eight differBut this year’s runway show also will have a ent designers. new producer: Thomas McClure, founder and After each model appeared, a video message executive director of the Columbus Fashion from the designer explained the inspiration for Council and founder of Fashion Week Columbus. the particular garment.

Stephen Buzza, event Similarly, the four designers and sponsorship director already booked for the 2022 for the Columbus market Columbus Wedding Show of USA TODAY Netwill strive to make such work Ventures, is the new a connection to the future “The more people feel director of the Columbus brides and grooms at the connected with a brand, Wedding Show and tapped show, McClure said. the more likely they are McClure as the new runTwo of the four designto purchase the gowns way show producer. ers are new to the show this or suits of that designer,” “His creative touch will year: Dublin Bridal, 313 McClure said. surely make for a must-see W. Bridge St. in Dublin production,” Buzza said. and Encinas Designs, 267 McClure founded FashS. Third St. in downtown ion Week Columbus in Columbus.

2010, and eight years later, The other designers are he founded the Columbus Fashion Council to David’s Bridal and Men’s Warehouse, each further expand the fashion industry in Columbus. with multiple central Ohio locations. Both have Fashion Week Columbus is held each Septem- participated in previous runway shows for the ber or October and is the flagship program of the Columbus Wedding Show. council, but other events are held throughout the David’s Bridal, Dublin Bridal and Men’s year, McClure said.

Warehouse have national brands with a number The council, a nonprofit entity, provides of established designers. scholarships to seniors at the Columbus College But Encinas Designs, which opened a shop of Art & Design and also provides a platform for in November, showcases garments designed by emerging, local fashion designers. owner Gerardo Encinas.

“They need marketing and branding, intro“I’m thrilled to be able to bring this new deductions and networking, and the Council can signer to the runway show, especially a designer assist with that,” McClure said. “I am excited the who brings diversity to the show,” McClure said.

(Columbus) Wedding Show reached out to me.”

McClure said he is working to bring a fifth McClure said he would bring the same “fordesigner to runway show who has worked with mula” to the runway show that he employs as well-known musicians, such as Lil Nas X. producer of Fashion Week Columbus.

The designers’ dresses, gowns and suits will The goal is to connect audiences with the be showcased at two identical runway shows on brand, McClure said. both days of the Columbus Wedding Show.

Thomas McClure of Fashion Week Columbus is producing the Runway Show for the 2022 Columbus Weddings Show.

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Worthington Jewelers uses decades of experience to help make customers’ dreams come true

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or more than two decades, Worthington Jewelers has tried to be the first destination on a wedding-planning journey.

The family-owned and operated business was founded in 2000 by husband-and-wife Bob and Theresa Capace.

“Since we founded Worthington Jewelers 21 years ago, we have promoted ourselves as the place Columbus goes to get engaged,” Bob Capace said.

Based at 692 High St. in downtown Worthington, Worthington Jewelers is the presenting sponsor of the 2022 Columbus Wedding Show Jan. 15-16 at the Ohio Expo Center & State Fair, 717 E. 17th Ave. Worthington Jewelers is a second career of sorts for Capace, a father of five and grandfather of seven.

“I have always been a kind of entrepreneur and spent a lot of time in outside sales,” Capace said.

Outside sales are where he became acquainted with a network of people in the jewelry industry.

“I became a personal jeweler (and) after a while decided to make it into a business,” Capace said. “It is family-owned and operated by me, my wife, and some other family members.”

Capace describes the Worthington Jewelers store as a “welcoming place,” with lots of natural lighting.

The showroom at the store, on the green in Old Worthington, was expanded to about 1,600 square feet eight years ago, doubling its original size.

Customers are greeted at first by a noncommissioned consultant to learn what a customer wants or needs to know, Capace said.

Each customer is unique, but the goal to make a customer’s dream come true is the same, he said.

“Sometimes it is custom-making something in our store, but sometimes it is using what a customer might already have, like an existing ring that has been in a family (for generations),” Capace said. “We don’t just sell from the case,” and not every jeweler will work with customers who have their own jewelry to repurpose.

About 40% of what the store sells is custom-made, Capace said.

Worthington Jewelers also provides many other services, including on-site custom jewelry design, jewelry repair and appraisals.

It also specializes in transforming old or neglected jewelry into “heirloom-quality designs,” Capace said.

Worthington Jewelers buys diamonds and gold and will accept jewelry in trade.

As presenting sponsor of the 2022 Columbus Wedding Show, Capace said, although Worthington Jewelers “is at the front of the line” in the process of being engaged, the Columbus Wedding Show is the place to plan the rest of the stops on the wedding journey.

“After you have chosen the right rings and are engaged, all the others things can fall in place, and we are here to point our customers in the right direction by introducing them to other vendors (at the Columbus Wedding Show),” Capace said.

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Worthington Jewelers has been recognized in the industry recently with several awards, including the Wedding Wire Couple’s Choice Award from 2015 to 2020, the 2021 Columbus Monthly “Best Place to Buy Jewelry” and the No. 1 CBUS Top Pick for Best Jewelry Store from 2017 to 2021.

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SCHEDULES

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16

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12:30 p.m.

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1:00 p.m.

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Street Players

2:00 p.m.

Santa Presents Music

2:15 p.m.

David Tutera

2:15 p.m.

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EVENT INFO • TICKETS • PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS Whether your wedding is coming up or over a year away, we have something for you to help take the load off! Get the party started and bring your fiancé, wedding squad, mom or mother-in-law to the Columbus Weddings Show, January 15 & 16 at the Ohio Expo Center – Kasich Hall. Doors open at 11am and the show goes until 5pm both days.

TICKETS Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Discount tickets are available online, courtesy of Twirl at CbusWeddings.com.

Pricing and special packages are as follows: Individual: $12 online $15 at the door

PRIZES

Couples Pack (admission for two): $20 online $25 at the door Squad Pack (admission for four): $36 online only Squad Packs must be purchased online in advance.

Tickets for the VIP Experience with David Tutera are $25 and will be sold on a first-come-first-serve basis to the first 30 guests. Tickets for the VIP Experience must be purchased online in advance of the show. A GA ticket is required for entry.

PARKING Parking is $5 cash in the designated lot just outside Kasich Hall.

Take advantage of the freebies and prize giveaways! Enter the Columbus Weddings Show ‘Wedding Registry’ as you enter the Show for a chance to win over $10,000 in prizes. Featured prizes include $100 gift cards to Worthington Jewelers, a Grand Prize of $2500 to Worthington Jewelers, luxury boudoir photo sessions valued at over $400, $100 off injection services at Smooth Aesthetics LLC, Columbus Blue Jackets tickets, gift cards to local bridal shops and so much more!

You could save BIG with show exclusive specials and giveaways! As a complimentary gift, take home a FREE copy of Columbus Weddings magazine if you attend the show. PLUS, exclusive vendor offers to show guests only.

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