What I learned from my first Wedding Show

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What I learned from my first Wedding Show
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• If you are planning on attending a Wedding Show
  to get ideas or even figure out where to start on
  your journey of planning a wedding, attending a
  wedding show is a great place to start!

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• If you follow me on Instagram, you might have
  seen that I attended my first wedding show in
  January 2020.

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• I had never done anything like that for marketing
  my business and I want to share with you some of
  the hacks I learned from Brides and Grooms that
  made their day more enjoyable!

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• Have a plan!
• This might seem obvious but knowing what you need
  can help make the day run smoothly. At my show
  there was probably 12 or so other photographers
  out of 125 vendors. If you can narrow down that
  you are looking for a photographer and a make-up
  artist (as an example), thats going to save you
  time and energy to help you focus in on what you
  need. That being said, if you are just starting
  out you might need everything or want to know
  what all your options are. See if the wedding
  show you are attending has their vendor list
  online so you can narrow it down a little
  beforehand and see the vendors you are interested
  in first!

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• Know what kind of show you are attending
• Are you attending a mega show or is it more of a
  boutique show, whats even the difference? A mega
  show (what I participated in) is usually in a
  large space, in my case it was an indoor
  sports/event venue. Theres was over 100 vendors
  and the company hosts them several times a year.

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• A Boutique show is usually much smaller, maybe
  10-15 vendors, and is held at a much smaller
  location. It might be held at a wedding venue or
  bridal shop. Whichever one you decide to go to
  know that there will be a variety of services to
  explore from vendors that support the wedding
  industry! If you have already chosen your wedding
  venue, ask them if they have a show coming up you
  can attend so you can see vendors that have
  worked there!

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• Bring stickers!
• One of the best things I saw couples do is have
  stickers printed (like Avery mailing labels) with
  all their information written on them! When they
  stopped at a booth and wanted to get more
  information from the vendor, they were able to
  just put the sticker down rather than filling out
  all the information being asked for! Heres an
  example of what to include

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• Your Name
• Finances Name
• Wedding date (or date range, i.e. Spring 2021)
• Email address
• Primary Address
• Phone Numbers

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• Pro tip Create an email address specifically for
  your wedding so that your primary inbox doesnt
  get flooded with newsletters, lead follow ups,
  and everything else youre going to get through
  this process. This way, you and your partner can
  both have access and figure out which things you
  need to make decisions on!

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• Bring your tribe!
• Theres so much information to be taken in at a
  Wedding show! By bringing the people that you
  love and are supporting you through your planning
  process you are guaranteed to make the most of
  the day and have your full vision of your wedding
  day come to life! Have fun with it and go to
  brunch or dinner, get your nails done or try on
  some wedding dresses before or after you go!
• I hope this post helps give a little bit of
  insight on what to expect at your first wedding
  show! No matter how you decide to approach the
  day, I hope you make the best of it!