Outdoor wedding show to put area vendors on display

Brad and Tara Stevenson of Columbia pose with their wedding party at Cedar Creek Resort in Millersburg. The resort will host the Missouri Wedding Festival from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.
Brad and Tara Stevenson of Columbia pose with their wedding party at Cedar Creek Resort in Millersburg. The resort will host the Missouri Wedding Festival from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.

Looking for wedding ideas? A new event promises to help brides and grooms with the hubbub of wedding planning by bringing vendors together in one location for them to peruse.

The first annual Missouri Wedding Festival is - according to Event Coordinator Linda Ordway - the only outdoor wedding expo in the state.

"It's taking a wedding show out of the box," Ordway said.

The festival will take place from noon to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, at Cedar Creek Resort in Millersburg. So far, 60 vendors are registered to display their wares including florists, photographers, caterers, jewelers, formalwear outfitters and musicians. Some general items will also be shown such as health and beauty products, gifts and kitchen goods.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.