Communication Studies

CTWExpo—Produced by Legendary Weddings & Special Events

From exhibit hall design and setup to customer relations, vendor relations, donor solicitation, audience targeting, promotions, media relations, money management, refreshments, entertainment, crowd control—you name it and PREM students do it, applying knowledge and skills learned in Public Relations & Event Management classes.

Mark your calendar now for this year's Central Texas Wedding Expo!

The afternoon includes wedding vendors, a bridal-party fashion show, tips and tricks for budget weddings and do-it-yourself brides, and games with prizes for which brides, grooms, and their wedding parties will want to compete "all out"—including the grand prize of a ...

Free LEGEND OF GENTILITY Wedding planned and coordinated by Legendary Weddings & Special Events™. 

	Winners of the 2011 grand-prize wedding, Victoria Flores and Brandon Linnard,married in September, 2012, in a ceremony coordinated by Legendary Weddings & Special Events™.		Brett Moore and Evan Tarpley, winners of the 2010 grand-prize wedding coordinated and photographed by Legendary Weddings & Special Events™ in April, 2011. Click on picture to view photo album.
	Click to see 2010 CTWExpo Photos courtesy of Julia Pruitt at Julia Pruitt Photography.  Click to see 2011 CTWExpo Photos courtesy of Alex Holloway at Magnolia House Photography.		Maps and directions to the event, with parking lots designated for vendors and for attendees.
	Vendors booths exhibit such fare as venues, cosmetology services, catering, photographic skills, wedding planning expertise, bridal fashions, cakes, wedding-party gifts, stationery and printing, and other relevant items. List of last year's vendors appears at bottom of this page.		Potential vendors may request exhibit space now by submitting this year’s Vendor Application. Booth requests are considered only after receipt of application form, payment, and donation form. Payment instructions appear at the end of the application.  Early bird rates end on Sept. 30.
	Please help us promote Central Texas Wedding Expo by displaying and handing out the poster.		Download the 2012 News Release and pictures for news publication.  Further information:  gwakefield@tarleton.edu or 254-968-1833

Grand-Prize Wedding Information

	Chapel on the Bosque, a Texas historic landmark and the ideal setting for weddings hosting up to 125 guests.		Dramatic Victorian-era stained glass bathes the chapel pews in a warm ambiance.		Chapel on the Bosque is the perfect venue for a storybook wedding.
	Legendary Weddings & Special Events™ will provide ceremony coordination for the winner's special day at the Chapel on the Bosque.		A classic Carpenter-Gothic steeple atop the Chapel on the Bosque boasts a chapel bell the happy couple will ring at the conclusion of their ceremony.		An historic setting for a Legendary wedding, the perfect grand prize for a lucky couple attending the Central Texas Wedding Expo.

2011 CTWExpo Vendors

The Central Texas Wedding Expo benefits Tarleton's Public Relations & Event Management (PREM) program.  In addition to helping fund the program's nonprofit Legendary Weddings & Special Events™ laboratory, the Expo provides opportunities for Tarleton's PREM students to gain first-hand experience in every aspect of planning, coordination, and management of a major public relations event.

From exhibit-hall design and setup to customer relations, vendor relations, donor solicitation, audience targeting, promotions, media relations, money management, refreshments, entertainment, crowd control—you name it and PREM students do it, applying knowledge and skills learned in Public Relations & Event Management classes.

This event provides a great perspective on what the Public Relations & Event Management program is all about—and the kind of real-life experience and professionalism PREM students gain through Legendary Weddings & Special Events™ before they graduate.