I went to my first Wedding Fair the other day with my friend. I had obviously been aware of these events before, but had never had the pleasure before. I have to say, I expected a lot more free stuff and things to try and it was more like an exhibition than an event as such.
My friend (I will keep her identity hidden, lol) and I went to Alexander Palace for their Wedding event. My friend had suggested going because she is starting to plan her wedding and had won free tickets to go.
I really like Alexander Palace because it is a spacious venue, so it was a bit of a disappointment that the event was set up in a rather small space. Also the security guard by accident threw my friends gift bag tickets in the bin with our ticket stubs, so my friend had to prove to these women at a desk that we were here for the wedding event - ridiculous!
My main annoyance about these events is most of the stuff is quite samey and it's only going to these events that you realise this - the main things people try and sell you are: a venue, a dress, flowers or a cake. My biggest pet hate was the cake stalls trying to get people to order their wedding cake at their event, but there was no cake to try. Your cake can look great, but if it tastes like cardboard, no one will eat it. We did however find one cake stall that did have tasters, it was bad, but I've had better : )
The three stalls however that I really liked and made our trip all the worth making:
1. A wedding blog stall - a stall where all the items there were hand made and you can go on their blog to find out how to make them for your wedding - brilliant idea!
2. A costumes stall - a stall offering you everything you may need for a themed wedding and venue (if you want that too). I'm trying to encourage my friend to have a medieval wedding, as her and her fella would look great in those clothes and it would be amazing : )
3. (But definitely not my least favourite) The stall of Danny the Idiot. He is basically a guy who works with his mate to create balloon creations of any kind for your big day - AMAZING! At the stall they had palm trees, monkeys, dogs, flowers - it was so cool. We convinced the guy to give us balloons if we signed up to his mailing list, he agreed : ) I got a flower and my friend got Odi from Garfield : )
The thing I loved about these 3 stalls were they were very different and very us. My friend and I both like unusual things, we like things that make us laugh and we want to have our own take on things. Although I'm not engaged yet (my fella doesn't rid this, so he won't see the hint, lol) it did give nice food for thought.
So after our brief trip to the Wedding Fair we went into central London ate, drank and chatted - an overall worthwhile day. Oh that and the balloon creations - mine is still alive and kicking in my house : )
My friend (I will keep her identity hidden, lol) and I went to Alexander Palace for their Wedding event. My friend had suggested going because she is starting to plan her wedding and had won free tickets to go.
I really like Alexander Palace because it is a spacious venue, so it was a bit of a disappointment that the event was set up in a rather small space. Also the security guard by accident threw my friends gift bag tickets in the bin with our ticket stubs, so my friend had to prove to these women at a desk that we were here for the wedding event - ridiculous!
My main annoyance about these events is most of the stuff is quite samey and it's only going to these events that you realise this - the main things people try and sell you are: a venue, a dress, flowers or a cake. My biggest pet hate was the cake stalls trying to get people to order their wedding cake at their event, but there was no cake to try. Your cake can look great, but if it tastes like cardboard, no one will eat it. We did however find one cake stall that did have tasters, it was bad, but I've had better : )
The three stalls however that I really liked and made our trip all the worth making:
1. A wedding blog stall - a stall where all the items there were hand made and you can go on their blog to find out how to make them for your wedding - brilliant idea!
2. A costumes stall - a stall offering you everything you may need for a themed wedding and venue (if you want that too). I'm trying to encourage my friend to have a medieval wedding, as her and her fella would look great in those clothes and it would be amazing : )
3. (But definitely not my least favourite) The stall of Danny the Idiot. He is basically a guy who works with his mate to create balloon creations of any kind for your big day - AMAZING! At the stall they had palm trees, monkeys, dogs, flowers - it was so cool. We convinced the guy to give us balloons if we signed up to his mailing list, he agreed : ) I got a flower and my friend got Odi from Garfield : )
The thing I loved about these 3 stalls were they were very different and very us. My friend and I both like unusual things, we like things that make us laugh and we want to have our own take on things. Although I'm not engaged yet (my fella doesn't rid this, so he won't see the hint, lol) it did give nice food for thought.
So after our brief trip to the Wedding Fair we went into central London ate, drank and chatted - an overall worthwhile day. Oh that and the balloon creations - mine is still alive and kicking in my house : )
