The British Bridal Exhibition (BBEH) Returns in March

HARROGATE, England, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Europe's largest bridalwear exhibition, BBEH, returns to Harrogate this March. Spread over the halls of the Harrogate Exhibition Centre and surrounding hotels, this exhibition is the highlight of the buying season in the bridal industry. BBEH attracts retailers and exhibitors from across the globe who recognise the importance of being on the bridal ball; at Harrogate they will see an unrivalled product mix of over 150 exhibitors and over 250 collections and have the opportunity to discover brilliant new talents alongside many of the biggest and longest-established names in the business. The exhibition is an essential networking opportunity and the perfect place for industry professionals to meet up and share ideas and opinions.

A valuable new addition to the March BBEH programme will be a series of exclusive seminars designed to help retailers maximise on specific business opportunities. Speakers are Keren Anderson from bridal website specialists I Do, I Do on how to Manage your brand and reputation online, Peter Cunningham from Design CLD who will discuss Interior Design for all budgets and Richard Freedman from Xedo whose new retail software package is designed specifically with the bridal and formalwear market in mind.

BBEH also showcases the latest fashion in its daily catwalk shows. Watch the Bridal Preview to see the best in directional trends from influential, big-name collections. There will be an evening drinks reception prior to the catwalk show, on the opening day of BBEH, 14 March.

And don't miss the annual Bridal Buyer Awards, one of the most important events on the bridal industry calendar, held this year on 15 March during the British Bridal Exhibition. Now in its ninth year, the Bridal Buyer Awards programme recognises excellence in design, manufacturing and retailing and is an occasion to celebrate. For ticket information call Createvents on +44-(0)1252-781178

Retailers who pre-register online at http://www.bbeh.co.uk will be entered into a prize draw to win a lavish goodie bag worth over GBP1,200.

For further information about BBEH contact:

Head of Bridal: Wendy Adams on +44-(0)1423-770120/ [email protected]

Bridal Buyer Editor: Susi Rogol on +44-(0)20-7431-2259/ [email protected]

Marketing Executive: Emma Charter on +44-(0)20-7772-8344/ [email protected]

SOURCE British Bridal Exhibition