Studies show that lots of you get engaged over the holidays. If you’re not yet promised to someone and you’re looking at this page right now … what’s up with that? No, really. I understand. And here’s the thing: As soon as it’s official, it becomes way less weird to spend a weekend with a three-ring binder, your iPad, and our magazine.

So, to that end, make note of the wedding shows coming up, because winter is wedding show season.

Where: Washington State Convention Center
What: The Seattle Wedding Show, the mother-of-all-wedding megapaloozas, wherein most of the Very Important Vendors set up camp for the weekend and tens of thousands of brides and grooms wander through the maze-like set-up of free cake sample booths. Yours truly, and some of my compatriots, will be handing out the brand new, insanely beautiful issue of Seattle Met Bride & Groom. Come get a copy!
When: Saturday, January 8 and Sunday, January 9
More: weddingshow.com

Where: Comcast Arena
What: Northwest Bridal Showcase, a planning event that includes the Dress Dash on 1/15, wherein brides queue up super-early (last year, at 1a the night before) for the chance to score dream-dresses for $150.
When: Saturday, January 15 and Sunday, January 16
More: nwbridalshowcase.com

Where: Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall
What: Nope, not another monster truck rally but the Tacoma Wedding Expo.
When: Saturday, January 15 and Sunday, January 16
More: bridesclub.com

Where: Seattle Center
What: The Seattle Wedding Expo; think of it as Bite of Seattle-meets-Bumbershoot for your wedding day. Only it’s indoors, so you don’t have to worry about the rain.
When: Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23
More: bridesclub.com

Where: The Space Needle
What: Billed as the Wine and Wedding Experience (they like the E word in that part of town… you know, the EMP and all that), this smaller wedding show is all about checking out what the Needle and select vendors have to offer.
When: Wednesday, January 26
More: bridesclub.com

Where: Lynnwood Convention Center
What: The Lynnwood-Everett Wedding Expo is the North End’s biggest wedding show.
When: Saturday, January 29 and Sunday, January 30
More: bridesclub.com

Where: Various locations — this show is a tour.
What: A wine-centric wedding show on wheels called Weddings in Woodinville.
When: Sunday, January 30
More: weddingsinwoodinville.com

Where: The downtown Tacoma business district
What: The first-ever Wedding Walk Tacoma is a wedding-focused walking tour that allows couples-to-be to see the lay of the land, and the vendors who work it.
When: Sunday, February 20
More: weddingwalkingtacoma.com

Where: SoDo Park
What: The Wedding Preview Event takes elements of a real wedding and combines them with real-life couples-to-be so that vendors and clients can really see each other in action.
When: Sunday, March 20
More: weddingpreviewevent.com

Where: The Woodmark Hotel, Yacht Club, and Spa
What: Voila! is a boutique wedding show featuring a concentrated set of vendors. Rooms at the Kirkland venue will focus on seasonally specific ideas, so roam from spring to winter, summer to fall and get a feeling for who, what, and where will be right for your event.
When: Sunday, March 20
More: voilaweddingshow.com