FROM selecting the floral arrangements to choosing that perfect wedding gown and everything in between, planning a wedding can be a challenge without a wedding planner and you are doing everything by yourself, you may not know where to start from.
Come with me to the wedding expo and before you finish reading, you will learn and plan a memorable wedding very relaxed.
The wedding expo is important for wedding industry as it plays a crucial part. An expo, trade show, trade fair or trade exhibition is an exhibition organized so that companies and individuals in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends opportunities.
The advantages of a wedding expo are that it gives the advantage to personally meet larger groups of people and new potential clients and new suppliers.
It is a great tool for advertising the wedding industry, gain new ideas, concepts with the industry and also keep updated with new trends, products services decoration, fashion design and other important aspects of the wedding market.
The other advantage is that by receiving immediate feedback allows reinforcing and improving business.
The disadvantages for wedding expos in general are that they are time and cost consuming.
It is often very confusing for the clients, due to the diversity of different varieties of wedding products and services and high possibility of competition in the market.
Wedding expo is very vital although it has some disadvantages but the good thing is that they do not surpass advantages which is why they are a must have.
There are various wedding expos around the globe which help to increase international participation in the industry. They differ in terms of nationalities, cultures and identity. Some examples of wedding expos highly recognized around the world and enjoy vast number of attendees.
The national Asian wedding show is one of the Europe’s largest wedding and fashion exhibition which operates at different venues yearly and it brings together hundreds of exhibitors to show case their products and services.
The Vancouver wedding fair is the longest running and the most successful expo in Canada.
It has 150 exhibitors with 170 booths with audiences from brides and grooms to be, to families and friends. The exhibition include featured invitation vendors, wedding planners, honeymoon destination, wedding cakes, decorations and more exciting things in store.
The British bridal exhibition occurs twice a year and it showcases from bride and bridegrooms wear to jewelry, to best man and brides maids outfits, to different occasion’s outfits.
South Africa wedding expo is the largest and the most comprehensive annual expo that is currently showcases over 300 bridal industry specialist.
It attracts over 15,000 visitors. This wedding expo is very unique and special as it shows cases many event management companies. These companies specialize in various aspects from wedding planning to decorations to clothing, to fashion shows that run four times during the whole day event, cakes and catering companies.
In Zambia nothing to write home about, last year a lady was organising a Copperbelt wedding expo, l thought a breakthrough finally.
She invited me to showcase via my facebook account, the mail sent to me had no date, no venue, no fees mentioned, no time and for how long.
The author liked the Copperbelt wedding expo page all this vital information was not there only pictures of décor were displayed.
It is not all about décor; information is power as the saying goes.
I sent a mail to find out about the vital information, just reading the mail l thought it has been sent to me by 419, reply come date from June 27, to 29, 2014, venue Kafubu Mall, no time, no contact number and when to meet before the event because you cannot go on the actual day as someone showcasing one needs to plan both mentally and physically, prepare brochures and what to put on display.
The venue was central located but the timing was bad, it would have been better to hold such an expo which is new to many people on the actual day the mall was being officially declared open as we would have potential people who are influential in society visit these stands also, a lot of people from all walks of life attend such events, goods are cheap and they are eager to see and learn about something new that has come to being.
I don’t know whether the function took place, it was suddenly quite before and after June.
For the bride, groom and their guests, wedding expos are a fun way to spend a weekend précising and getting ideas for their wedding day. For the vendors, these shows are a hopeful way for them to make a living.
By visiting a wedding expo you will be able to visit the booths of a long list of vendors who can help in planning every step of your wedding, whether you are searching for that perfect bakery for your cake to hiring an experienced videographer you will be able to find everything you need at the wedding expo.
Wedding expos occur throughout the year but they are most commonly held in the months leading up to wedding season, held mainly in January, April and September.
The majority of wedding expos will have an admission charge but the fee is often small compared to what you will gain at these events.
Brides and grooms must be assured that they will take away a great deal of knowledge when attending a wedding expo that will make the planning process simpler.
This will give you an opportunity not only to get ideas from the vendors but to communicate with your fellow brides about their plains for their weddings to swap ideas.
You may also be able to exchange vendor information to get the best prices for what you need to execute your wedding.
It is important to appreciate all of the advice you will take away from the expo and use it in planning your memorable day.
It is also a very important marketing tool because a wedding expo is place where we actually get to have a mini consultation to chat with the bride and groom to get an idea of what they would be wanting for their wedding and to make that connection and to sell.
It is proven much more effective than any other marketing tool, be it print advertising or social media.
Brides and grooms on the day of the wedding relax, be yourselves and enjoy what the Lord has done for you, the journey is not easy but it is worth it.
The words of the preacher in church are very important to use as a foundation for your marriage, parents and guest of honor’s speeches are worth hearing, some brides are having their phones on while seated on the head table busy on facebook, sending SMS and others to an extend of picking up a call, follow the right wedding etiquette.
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