: ABC NEWS
Bridal Expo Chicago August 24, 2004 - If you're getting married and want to show team spirit what better way to walk down the aisle then in one of these one-of-a-kind creations. Dave Gaffke, wedding gown designer and creator of the Bridal Expo Chicago joins us with some of his dresses for the die-hard sports fan in all of us.

Bulls Wedding Gown/ $4,500
Bears Wedding Gown/ $4,000
Packers Wedding Gown/ $2,700
Cubs Wedding Gown/ $3,000
Sox Wedding Gown / $3,500

All Gowns Designed by David Gaffke and made in-house by Shelley's Bridal Couture of West Dundee, a sponsor of Bridal Expo Chicago.

From reception locations to wedding fashions, photography, floral arrangements, music entertainment, honeymoon destinations, great new products for your new home and more, you will find it all at The Wedding and Home Show! We've put together the leading bridal resources in your area and brought them to a location near you. Besides walking away with bags full of colorful brochures, you will sample wedding cake, sip champagne, smell flowers, receive money saving coupons, meet top experts, and have an incredible time. Imagine seeing between 40-80 wedding professions in one location! It's much easier to shop for the products and services you'll need in your planning when you walk along the aisles of exhibit booths at The Wedding and Home Show!

NBC NEWS
And da bride wore blue and orange: Getting married and a huge Bears fan? Or just a little nuts? Then House of Brides has the perfect bridal gown for you.That dress was a big hit with female Sox fans and Mayor Daley and team chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, both of whom are pictured on House of Bride's Web site next to a model wearing the Sox gown, which Gaffke said "is very rarely on the mannequin" at the store because everyone wants to try it on.

"It was huge," Gaffke said about his Sox dress. "It's been mammoth. And that's why we thought the Bears gown would be just as good.

"And we haven't even clinched our division yet."

You can see the Bears bridal gown just outside the main entrance of Soldier Field before the Packers game Sunday, starting at 10:30 a.m. For those Wisconsin brides to be, there will be a Packers dress, as well. FYI—One of our readers needs to get a fan photo of this for the fan gallery. Any woman who would be married in the colors of her favorite sports team has to be a keeper.

The Bears gown is the work of designer David Gaffke, who also designed a White Sox wedding gown.

CBS NEWS
Wedding Gown Designer David T. Gaffke has done it again!  The Chicago Bulls Wedding Gown featured in Red and Black was created for the die-hard Bulls >fans.  This red satin bodice features the Bulls logo and a tool skirt complements every figure type, Gaffke said.  Featured in the "Six-Peat" video the red and black wedding gown is sure to be a hit!  Log on to www.chicagolandbridalshows.com for more information.

NBC NEWS
Designer David Gaffke wanted to honor the Cubs for being in first place so far this season with something unusual, so he created a bridal gown (pictured, left) with a white bodice with a Cubs logo and a royal blue gown. He's done similar dresses for other Chicago teams with his Bulls and Bears wedding gowns.

FOX NEWS
Fashion Designer David Gaffke has created a wedding gown for those Chicago Bears fans!  Featured in Navy Blue and Orange includes a bears logo. Matching bridesmaids in orange and navy makes for a great wedding party theme.  The Bars Wedding Gown is on it's way to Miami for the Super Bowl!

NBC NEWS
Ginger Zee meets Wedding Gown Designer David Gaffke, President of the Wedding Expo.  David Gaffke creator of Chicagolands first Eco-Friendly wedding gown, featured in pink, to raise money for the Breast Cancer Foundation.  

WGN NEWS
Reporter Ana Belaval and the Around Town crew visited the Chicagoland Wedding Expo.  

Local wedding dress designer David Gaffke put the finishing touches on his one-of-a-kind White Sox gown just before the Boston Red Sox all but buried the Sox' postseason hopes. When Gaffke started creating the black-and-white wedding gown with the White Sox logo in front, the team was battling for first place. A mighty slump later, the Sox limped into Monday night's game in Detroit with a losing record and little chance of postseason play.  

The race track was Calder Race Track about one mile from the Super Bowl site. I wasn't the only one being told to get a pass. I was joined in ignorance by Katelin Gallagher, who just happened to be wearing a Bears' wedding gown designed by Chicagoan David Gaffke.

I headed back to my car in the wake of Super Bride. Once I arrived at the horse track. I was notified that in order to get a game pass, I would have to call my editor, who would have to call a woman at the NFL, who would have to OK my pass and then call back to the desk jockey at the Day Pass Center at the track who would then issue me the temporary visa into the stadium.

Well, I got that in motion, but somehow my request fell through the cracks. The bride got her pass, two Daily Herald photographers were sent in and I waited and waited and waited.