BREWER — Lori and Wendy Davis browsed through a wedding album, marveling at the photographic technology that magically whisks away blemishes and even braces from the bride’s face.

Their mother found something more interesting nearby in the back of a white stretch limousine. She scooted in along with a friend, and the pair giggled like schoolgirls at the sight of a TV and bar in the back seat.

Lori and Wendy turned away in mock embarrassment as their mother and friend waved from the back of the car.

“I’m going to check out prices for this,” said their mother, Glenda Davis, who seemed just a tad excited to have both of her girls planning weddings for next fall.

The foursome from Carmel seemed prepared to make a day of it Sunday at the area’s first bridal show of the season called Ultimate Expressions, held at Jeff’s Catering and Banquet Center in Brewer.

Armed with pink plastic bags to hold the countless brochures snatched from tables, brides-to-be roamed among 36 vendors in search of the goods that would make their wedding day perfect.

Want to smell good on your big day? Of course. There was an herbalist on hand so brides could smell good naturally.

Have bad feet? Maybe. How about wearing a pair of white women’s sneakers perked up with bridal beads and ribbons. Why not? Who sees your shoes anyway?

Flowers, cakes, honeymoon brochures, disc jockeys, photographers, videographers and of course bridal boutiques were on hand, showing their wares to the eager buyers.

Budgets? Who needs ’em?

Sunday was a day to dream, to believe that one could afford all of the offerings on the bridal banquet table.

Perhaps budgets will be considered tomorrow.

And in case you’re wondering, cotton-candy pink is out as far as bridesmaids’ dresses go. Way out, in fact, if you believe Darci Moody, owner of the Cat’s Meow in Searsport.

What’s in? Teal.

“Teal looks good on everybody. So that will never go out,” said Moody.

Mallard, a color that looked awfully similar to teal, is also big this year, along with burgundy and black.

Pastels in general are out, even for spring and summer weddings.

Also out this year are gowns adorned with “50 pounds of beads,” Moody said, while simplicity and the “A-line” are in when it comes to bridal and bridesmaids dresses.

The A-line, it turns out, is more flattering to a wider array of figures.

Wendy Davis, who plans to wed sometime in September, has chosen a color scheme of burgundy and dusty rose.

Her sister — well, she hasn’t decided yet. In fact, the only decision Lori Davis seemed to have made on Sunday was that she probably would be married in October.

It would seem that she has lots of time, though vendors reminded her repeatedly that October was a popular wedding month, and decisions needed to made early.

There are reservations to be made, music to be booked, cakes to be ordered.

Lori didn’t seem to want to be rushed.

Her mother seemed to like the thought of a seaside, or perhaps lakeside, wedding. She was encouraging to her daughters, but not too pushy.

Some brides-to-be were accompanied by their betrothed, some of whom seemed genuinely interested in the process. Others seemed more interested in the crackers and cheese offered at the food table.

The show, like a wedding, made the bride the focal point, and on Sunday those brides left the cold, drizzling rain outside and were swept into dreams of white dresses and limos, balloons and bouquets, champagne fountains and three-tiered cakes.

Best wishes to the Davis ladies. And to Mom, well, good luck!