The Wedding Fair

If you are getting married and are wondering whether or not to visit the wedding fair in your nearest exhibition centre, this article examines the good and bad side of the wedding fair.

The wedding fair can give you many ideas and scope for what you really want, along with the fact that the bride can try dresses on, as you might find the one you planned in your head doesn’t suit you. The wedding planning will involve a lot of prioritising on your part and you will need to have a clear direction about what you want. This is key and really important to have that in your mind before attending the wedding fair.

There are two reasons for visiting; one is to get ideas and talk to the suppliers, and the other is once you have firmly fixed your requirements then nail down local suppliers and negotiate the prices. Don’t forget, at these fairs they are open to negotiation.

In one day you can arrange most of the wedding requirements from rings, music, ideas for the invitations and stationary, along with flowers and hair/make-up, plus the venue discussions on table settings, room sizes, menu choices and wines, were possible from local suppliers. It is also very helpful in so much as it removes most of the stress from the planning.

It is very important that you are direct and strong at the wedding fair [http://www.weddings4beginners.com/], so as not to get into discussions about things you don’t want or need. Don’t waste your time as there is a lot to look at. You can make real contacts and use the wedding fairs for scoping, design, planning and finally delivering the suppliers you want and need, all in one place.

Tip: Don’t discard the leaflets that they give you as you walk in, you can get real bargains from these as they are companies that aren’t big enough to be at the wedding fairs but still provide a great and personal service at sometimes a much cheaper price.

The down side is that you are mostly dealing with big companies that cover most of the country so it’s a bit impersonal and you will be approached by very professional sales people rather than the owners of those companies. So be prepared to be over sold and be strong or you could end up getting carried away with the occasion and spend much more money than you budgeted for.

At the big wedding fairs [http://www.weddings4beginners.com/] there is a bit too much choice as well. Which sounds silly but it does just make it even harder for you to decide as the more choices the more decisions you have to make, complicating the planning, possibly causing arguments.

If you prefer the more personal touch, only visit local wedding fairs where you get to meet the actual photographer, the owners of the companies and local suppliers. If you believe in supporting your local community then this is your best option.

At the very least the wedding fair [http://www.weddings4beginners.com/] can be a great source of ideas so it does depend on you and your situation whether or not it’s a good or bad thing for you. Whatever you decide, enjoy the planning, the occasion and the buzz as even in these modern times, it is still a v