Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   Why do you attend wedding fayres?
   Is it to get ideas to re-create yourself or to book services?

   • ANSWER:
     Got ideas on how to do and provided alternative ideas.

2. QUESTION:
   Is there any wedding fayres in west yorkshire this year, near wakefield?
   Is there any wedding fayres in west yorkshire this year near wakefield, im getting married in 2009 and would like to go to a fayre to get some ideas.

   • ANSWER:
     Doncaster Racecourse has regular wedding Fayres and is quite close to Wakefield (40 min drive)

     Doncaster Racecourse Bridal Open Day – Sunday 23rd September 2007 http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/weddings-at-doncaster/room-plans.html

3. QUESTION:
   How can I find stall holders for wedding and baby fayres?

   • ANSWER:
     Hi,

     I will declare I am a wedding photographer and that I would have an interest if you are local to me.

     Try speaking to local “Wedding Professionals” most have networks of contacts who they could pass you details of.

     Try Florists, Bakers, Dressmakers, Photographers, The video guy, hotels venues.

     Will the venue you are holding the fair at let you display a sign ?

     Newspaper small ads –

     How are you advertising the fair to brides / parents ? If you can say how you are advertising / what work are you doing for your stallholders ? They need the right brides in front of them and need to have a successful event if you ever want to stage a second.

     You could list put a small ad for stallholders along with the advertising for brides.

     Mass marketing leaflets are good from suppliers such as www.printing.com but you need a way of getting these in front of your brides.

     Good luck with your venture – If your in east anglia I would be interested

     Tim

     http://www.driverphotography.co.uk

4. QUESTION:
   somerset wedding fayres?
   hi

   are there any wedding fayres in somerset coming up?

   • ANSWER:
     I don’t find any Joke on this beautiful question.
     You may find Joke from www.google.com
     hahah Answer of same question in Joke will really Crazy.

     Have a nice day and nice dream.

5. QUESTION:
   A question about wedding fayres….?
   Just a quick question about wedding fayres… I seem to spend a lot of money on wedding magazines and so my sis in law recommended i go to a wedding fayre as lots of them are free and you can get loads of wedding ideas.

   Just wondering if they are any good, what happens at one and do you get pushed into buying stuff?? There’s quite a few on by where I live soon, would you recommend them? xx

   • ANSWER:
     i can’t really tell you what they’d be like for you… but at the ones i’ve been to, i was never pressured into buying anything. they often give coupons and offer discounts on services and products, and give samples. at a recent one, they had some gown vendors, and had models that would offer to turn around so you could see the back of the dress, and pose for you so you could take a picture of the gown, and would give you all the info on it if you were interested in buying it. there were reps from venues where you could hold your ceremony or reception, caterers, wedding singers, jewelers with rings on display, tux rental shop people, and even girls from a salon who would do a free up-do to show you different ways you could wear your hair on the big day. another time there were people from the massage school who would give free massages as well. in addition, i got a huge bag full of free magazines, planning books, etc. and i got business cards and fliers from pretty much everyone. it was free for me to go to, and i got a lot out of it! also, one vendor offered a free vacation if you listened to a presentation on china… it was a boring presentation, but now we have a free getaway

     if you’re able to go, you definitely should. you’ll get a lot of great ideas. and probably a bunch of free stuff too!

6. QUESTION:
   I need some good ideas to creatively market my wedding stationery business?
   I’ve done the wedding fayres, hoping to appear in a magazine shortly, put my link on various wedding sites and linked up with other wedding businesses. I’ve got a facebook and twitter account which I update regularly. I’m now stuck for ideas on how to market my wedding stationery. I want some really creative ideas for as little money as possible. my website address is www.miasirena.com

   • ANSWER:
     Have you contacted local wedding planners to pitch them on your business? I’m getting married and our wedding planner blogs all the time about different vendors.

7. QUESTION:
   wedding exhibitions or fayres in scotland for february, march and April 2007?
   I would like to book a table to exhibit wedding stationery and favour items

   • ANSWER:
     tell me when you did:-)

8. QUESTION:
   Wedding invitations feedback?
   I’m trying to set up my own wedding stationery business and would like some feedback.
   My website is www.miasirena.com
   Also if there are any wedding stationers out there – how much do you usually pay for exhibiting at wedding fayres or do you advertise differently? Any help appreciated – thanks
   well at least you’ve all been honest. I’ll work on the website and get better photos of the invites. They are very different. I got bored of looking at .the same stuff all the time which is what inspired me to do this in the first place

   • ANSWER:
     Special made invitations are very competitive right now. Your website and designs are a little more niche, which is either stupid– or absolutely brilliant! That said, I think you need more designs.

     The website is ok. As a customer, I would need more information. What type of printing do you do? What type of paper? How long do the orders take? What does it all include? Etc. Show the quality. You also need to have your samples shown in larger size, whether it be a link to a larger picture or a rollover. We cant see enough detail in those small pictures. Generally speaking, white type on black background is not easy on the eyes. It might look cool to you, but ultimately is not making your site easy to see. White text on black is usually the mark of an amateur. Good luck.

9. QUESTION:
   I need to find a wedding Fayre?
   Does anyone know if there are going to be any wedding fayres in the midlands in May this year?

   • ANSWER:
     Sorry, they have stopped now until September time.

     Sept-April is the season for wedding fayres, you won’t find any on during the rest of the year.

10. QUESTION:
    How would I attend a wedding?
    I am studying to become a certified wedding planner, and as part of my course I am encouraged to attend as many weddings as possible to get a feel for different ceremonies etc.

    I have two elder brothers who are already married (I was bridesmaid at both their weddings, though I was much younger) and don’t have a big family. Nobody I know is due to be married anytime soon, so I am a little bit stumped.

    I love watching wedding programs, and I’ll attend wedding fayres and exhibitions as and when the season arrives, so that’s giving me a good start. I’ll also subscribe to bridal magazines as soon as I’m able.

    I was wondering if it would be able to attend other people’s wedding ceremonies as a very reserved, polite and circumspect guest. Who could I contact for this? (Town hall? Local churches?) I realise that this is a big day in a couple’s lives, and I understand that it might be perceived as impertinent to ask…

    It is my dream to become a very successful, helpful and knowledgeable wedding planner, but I don’t know how to gain experience in this field. I also considered applying for jobs in related industries (catering, floristry, hospitality etc), and am in the process of sending applications and CVs. What other steps could I take?

    Thank you in advance.
    In case it is unclear; I do mean attending the ceremony venue, be it a church or registry office.

    Ideally, for the experience, it would also be useful to see how the reception is run and pans out, but I know that this would be impractical!
    I live in London, UK.

    • ANSWER:
      You could always ninja your way in or pretend to be the bride. In all seriousness, you could probably hook up with other prospective wedding planners and use each others’ contacts. Alternatively, the idea of getting a job in a wedding company is a good idea – or maybe shadowing an already established wedding planner. Huge weddings often have loads of people in them, so I’m sure the couple wouldn’t mind one extra person sitting in the corner observing.

      If you do decide to ninja your way in do not try the stained glass windows, they don’t open and it could be a major source of embarrassment. The best way is to go through the doors, trade the ninja suit in for a tux or a suit. And don’t stab anyone.

11. QUESTION:
    i want a really nice wedding dress, i dont have much money at all?
    less than £500 i dont like the ones in asda and i dont know where else to look. does anyone know of any of those fayres like monica on friends went to to get her wedding dress!

    • ANSWER:
      Congrats! I just got married in May and I was in the same situation. I would suggest not going through ebay becasue you never really know the condition of the dress or the fit. The fit is a big thing becasue wedding dresses run so different from maker to maker. Plus if you have to get it clean it can run a lot of money. I found a discount wedding store here in the US I’m not sure what you have over where you are but you should be able to find something local. Also watch for ads. Sometimes stores have specials if you have brides maids or your soon to be husband is renting tux’s. Good luck and have fun. The dress is the hardest part of everything. It’s your day and you want to look like the princess you deserve to be.

12. QUESTION:
    Chocolate Fountain Business?
    I have just bought a chocolate fountain set up, it has cost me quite a lot as it is a large 5 tier one plus illuminated surround and smaller fountains, i just want to know how i go about getting into wedding fayres and advertising, i have just advertised in my local magazine and it goes in next month, is there anything else i should do? i’m also getting a website but should i be delivering leaflets to hotels and should i offer a deal whereas if they recommend me i will give them 5% or do you think thats a bad idea
    thanks

    • ANSWER:
      If you can start working for your self while you’ve still got a job, build up a client base, and then launch into the big wide world.

      Take advantage of free adverts in the yellow pages, yell.com and thompson local, you’ll be able to find all the details you need online.

      Build yourself a website, even a basic one, and run searches on yahoo and google regularly clicking on your link will move it up the list. Get your friends and family to run the search too.

      Offer a loyalty discount for repeat business or introducing a friend or relative, this will boost your custom.

      Be flexible if a customer wants the work doing on a Sunday, do it on a Sunday, they remember the flexability and small gestures like sending flowers/chocolates to your first customer as these small gestures will do your reputation a world of good.

      Offer a free consultation, where you go out and advise the customer on the work, let them know you understand where they are coming from and that you are professional.

      Follow up free consultations, with quotes and a phone call after the work is complete to check on satisfaction.

      Be 100% customer focused, they are not always right, but they always belive they are right, with your experience, you’ll be able to guide them and empower them to choose you as their electrician.

      After more than fours years of working for myself I’m still working more than 60 hours a week.

      Being self employed is the best thing I ever did, but it is hard work, constantly adapting my services to meet my customers needs, marketing the business and the different aspects of the business to the different sectors we service, and then the paper-work and travelling time.

      I hope that in four years time my business is even stronger than it is now and that my services are the first choice of a much wider audience.

13. QUESTION:
    I don’t feel like getting married, does it mean I don’t want him?
    Me and my boyfriend went out for a year and a half, before his visa expired in the UK and he had to return to Pakistan. I really love him and I never wanted him to leave, but at the same time I didn’t feel ready to get married. My family were dead set against the idea, and this also didn’t help. We didn’t have any arrangements, and we actually booked a wedding, but up until the very date I just didn’t feel “right”. I wasn’t the happiest girl in the world, I just couldn’t stop crying. He has now left the UK, and I really miss him, as he was the only person who was there for me. I don’t really have any friends and to be honest, my family haven’t mentioned anything about him and I’ve had no moral support.

    The only way he can come back is if we get married. I just don’t feel “interested”. I just don’t feel like getting all the catalogues and going to wedding fayres, I just don’t feel into it. On the other hand, I can’t have him waiting for me in Pakistan, hanging out until I’m ready. What if I don’t feel like getting married in 1/2/3/4 years? I have just turned 22 and have a part time job earning about 700 pounds a month, he had the same job as me and that’s how we met. If I don’t want to marry him, does this mean I don’t want him, or I don’t want him now? If I was that desperate to have him back would I give up everything and just get married? I don’t know what to do, I don’t think I’m being fair on him.

    • ANSWER:
      Don’t get married if you don’t feel right doing so. I don’t know how your boyfriend is particularly but i know that in his culture, it is very hard to get a divorce. However all that aside you should never get married unless you are 100% sure that its the right thing to do. Being married young is hard enough ( got married at 19 divorced at 21) adding uncertainty to the mix is never good. Good luck!

14. QUESTION:
    Question from a ‘young’ bride….?
    Me and my fiance got engaged last christmas, I am 21 and he is 27. We are looking to get married in summer 2011 which will make me 23 and he will be 29.

    However, the thing is whenever I talk to my parents about it, I always get the feeling that they don’t take me seriously, and if I talk about wedding planning they keep saying ‘oh what’s the rush?’. It really bugs me, I feel like they think I’m too young or something and they just don’t seem to take me seriously. They love my fiance to bits, and were chuffed with us getting engaged (my fiance asked my dad before he proposed) but it seems like they want us to put off the wedding for a bit…

    I don’t really see 23 as being young, I’m 21 now and consider myself mature for my age, me and my fiance have lived together for 2 years and get on great, we have to organise our own finaces and by the time we marry I will have qualified as a teacher and have been working in a school for a year and saved up some cash so I think I’m pretty responsible, and this is definately not something I have rushed into without thinking about it.

    My fiance’s family on the other hand are completely different, they are totally supportive and take us seriously, my two sis in laws have looked through wedding mags with me and have offered to take me to wedding fayres and stuff, its just my parents….How can I make them see that I’m serious about this and want to start planning my wedding?? xx

    • ANSWER:
      i was 22 when i got engaged and i’m getting married in a few weeks I’ll be 24 he will be 27, we’ve been together for 6years and to be honest it’s only now that it’s getting close that anyone at all wants to show interest, i’m just assuming it’s not really there thing parents included.
      just do what i done and go ahead and arrange everything yourself when the time comes they’ll be there to support you as crap as it is, it is kinda hurtfull though that i’ve had no help or much support congratulations xxx