Planning a wedding can be the ultimate exercise in stress management. At times, it may feel as if you're being asked to juggle balls while jumping through flaming hoops of fire — all with a can-do smile on your face. And with unexpected wedding costs, vendor disputes and tricky etiquette dilemmas to contend with, it's no wonder some couples fantasize about eloping (or actually go through with it!).
Do it the easy way. Take your Wedding Expo online with our COMMUNICATOR (it's a bookmarked button on phones to offer up to date alerts and links to Pocket Advisor Links eg to the exhibitor list. Why should your Expo close when the doors close?
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Although no one can guarantee a bump-free road down the aisle, there are lots of tricks that can help make the process that much smoother so that you can get back to enjoying the true purpose of planning: marrying the person you want to spend the rest of your life with.
Make your wedding 'bucket list' a reality.
Get a Weddings Checklist and a Wedding Planners Contact List... and work them!
Budget preparation
Event design and styling
Venues scouting
Planning detailed checklist (from about a year in advance to a few days after the wedding)
Attendee list preparation
Identification of event venues (hotels, wedding manor etc.)
Identifying and hiring of wedding professionals and service providers (caterers, photographers, videographers, beautician, florists, bakers etc.), and preparation and execution of contracts.
Procurement of customized decorations.
Coordination of deliveries/services on the wedding day.
Have a back-up plan in the event of a disaster.
Prepare legal documentation and translations - especially for destination weddings
Manages the schedule.
Link and Blog guests and suppliers by creating an eList, Website, Showcase or eCommerce Store.
Then sit back, relax and enjoy!
Clearly define your objectives in measurable terms eg the number of new leads to be documented.
Set and assess the adequacy of your budget to achieve the set objectives.
Get creative and define a theme or concept for the stand that has a core focus to support set objectives.
Build the stand and train the staff to support the objectives for the expo.
Actively execute a visitor marketing campaign that includes inviting key people such as the media to your stand.
Prepare and distribute media packs.
Monitor expo traffic, gather leads and follow-up.
Think of your visit as a targeted shopping trip.
You must know what you what and who may be able to offer it.
To succeed you must research the exhibitor list.
You need to know who is offering what.
Your research must tell you what deals and specials are on offer.
Take a note book and make notes.
If you have the dress - skip the fashion show as you will be able to get time from exhibitors during the fashion shows.
Gather the facts first before signing up for deals and limited time specials - there will be plenty of specials - sign up for the best for you and not for the first one that you find until you have worked the expo.
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