Sunday, August 12, 2012
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
11126 Queens Highway Long Beach, CA
In order to take full advantage of your day there are some things you should do and keep in mind when you attend the show. I have listed several tips below to help you on your bridal show adventure:
Tip # 1: Dress Comfortably but Cute - Depending on the size of the bridal show, it usually has a lot of walking from booth to booth to visit different vendors and lots of standing as well. You wanna be sure that you're dressed comfortably at the bridal shows with some comfy shoes. You also want to consider leaving the purse in the car and just taking your keys, wallet and your labels to toss in the tote. The less stuff you bring to the show, the better and more comfortable it becomes for you.
Tip #2: Bring a Tote - Most bridal shows now give brides/guests a tote bag as part of their registration/admission fee for you to put all of your loot and fliers that you collect throughout the day. You can bring your own tote if you wish - but I suggest bring a larger tote since there will be a lot of stuff -- giveaways, postcards, magazines, samples, and business cards -- available to you during that day. When you return home after the show, you can sort through the wedding stuff and organize it however you wish.
Tip #3: Bring a friend!! - it's always fun to walk through the bridal shows with someone else - your mom, your sister, your maid of honor, your best friend, your fiance!! You can share the samples, the giveaways and the notes after the show is done. You can dish on your favorite vendors and ideas on your drive home.
Tip #4: View vendors ahead of time - most shows will list their vendors/exhibitors online so you should look at them to plan which ones you're really interested in. You can map out your route to prioritize those vendors first and visit the others afterwards. Doing some research before the show will help you make the most out of your day.
Tip #5: Create an ID - now this doesn't mean come prepared with your "Hello, My Name is" label but make sure you do come prepared with some contact labels. Make some contact labels out of the Avery labels with your name, email address, phone # and your wedding date. Some brides are comfortable sharing their mailing address as well so definitely add the information that you feel most comfortable sharing. Most vendors will ask for your contact information so this will make it much easier to not have to write everything down. As for the email address, I suggest creating an email specifically for everything wedding related. I can almost guarantee that you will receive countless of emails from different vendors and having a separate email will avoid the overflow in your personal email.
Tip #6: Bring a camera - if you can bring a separate camera outside of your cellphone so you can take as many photos as possible of cakes, wedding dresses, flowers, invitations and even the vendors that you really enjoyed so you can remember them. Sometimes having a visual image of their booth or set up will help you remember which vendors your enjoyed the best.
Enjoy your bridal show adventure and remember that planning your wedding should be fun and exciting!
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