Wedding Gowns & Bridal Fashion

Jason Smith, 23, walked around Century II Exhibition Hall bewildered. He was sure that among the white dresses with silver trim, the chocolate fountains and the delicate floral arrangements he would find his fiancee of one year, 22-year-old Ashley Will.

“I’ve been trying to keep up and trying not to lose her,” he said. “I’ll focus on one thing and then she’s gone.”

Smith wasn’t the only groom-to-be in a trance. Several others accompanied their soon-to-be spouses at the Bridal & Prom Expo on Sunday .

Through the eyes of the brides, the fair had it all in one convenient location — dress, flowers, tuxes, entertainment, green party bus. For some grooms, however, it was all they could do to keep track of their fiancees amid the chaos.

Once they’d had a chance to take it all in, some admitted they actually enjoyed it.

“I’ve been impressed,” Smith grinned. “I’ve been here three hours.”

Will looked at her watch and corrected him: “Almost two.”

Jay Crosby, 21, said he was overwhelmed by all the wedding planning.

“I let her do it all,” he said, nodding toward 20-year-old fiancee Christina Matias. “All we agreed on is the colors. The rest, she could do it.”

Matias, who said she had a lot of things already planned, said the colors would be gold and orange.

“I don’t know about that,” Crosby said. “It’s too close together. We’ll talk about it.”

Not every groom felt dumbfounded. Jorge Orellana, 30, was able to get cheaper deals on the cake and tuxes for his October wedding to 36-year-old Yvette Valdez.

“The main reason we came was to have the nicest wedding possible for the least amount possible,” he said. “I’ve been getting lots of ideas. I thought it was going to be boring.”

Valdez said that it took her three days to drive around to different shops for her wedding. But the last-minute preparations, she said, are going to be done in no time.

“It’s all in one spot,” Valdez said, smiling, as she hugged her fiance.

Source: Kansas.com