PamperedPosey
03-10-2008, 12:41 PM
This might be kinda long, sorry.
I was at a local Flea Market last weekend. It was their first monthly flea market in an old Hardware store. It was run really well, not all really junky stuff. So I started thinking that we could really use this space to have a Bridal Fair. Last year my Director and I wanted to put one together, but waited too late and couldn't find a location. There are no Bridal events in this town. Brides have to go into Nashville to attend events like this.
I spoke to the owner of the building and said you should use this place to host a bridal fair one weekend and he said "Do you know enough people to put this together?". Of course my response was "If I don't know them I'll get to know them". So basically he said go for it! I went back a few minutes later and said, what are we going to charge and he was only going to charge $45 for the day!! I said No Way!!! You can get way more than that. So he is going to charge me $1800 for the day and anything over that is mine to keep! This could be huge. I'm really excited. We have about 40 vendor spaces to rent (even at $100 a piece that's $4000, but I plan to get a little more so I have advertising $$).
I am just looking for advice. I have found some contracts from other bridal fairs that I am adapting to fit our needs.
These are the vendors that I am going to try to contact:
Videographer
Photographer
Jeweler
Caterer
Bakeries (Cakes)
Party Place (rentals)
DJ
Travel Agencies
Stationery (Invitations)
Bed & Breakfasts
Limo
Things Remembered (Wedding Party Gifts)
Banquet Facilities
What am I missing?
I am going to try to advertise in the paper, radio and possibly or local Movie Theater Screen and Mall Kiosk.
I want to put together a program with a business card size ad from each vendor with times for the fashion show, etc.
Am I crazy for trying to throw this all together in about 6 weeks??
I was at a local Flea Market last weekend. It was their first monthly flea market in an old Hardware store. It was run really well, not all really junky stuff. So I started thinking that we could really use this space to have a Bridal Fair. Last year my Director and I wanted to put one together, but waited too late and couldn't find a location. There are no Bridal events in this town. Brides have to go into Nashville to attend events like this.
I spoke to the owner of the building and said you should use this place to host a bridal fair one weekend and he said "Do you know enough people to put this together?". Of course my response was "If I don't know them I'll get to know them". So basically he said go for it! I went back a few minutes later and said, what are we going to charge and he was only going to charge $45 for the day!! I said No Way!!! You can get way more than that. So he is going to charge me $1800 for the day and anything over that is mine to keep! This could be huge. I'm really excited. We have about 40 vendor spaces to rent (even at $100 a piece that's $4000, but I plan to get a little more so I have advertising $$).
I am just looking for advice. I have found some contracts from other bridal fairs that I am adapting to fit our needs.
These are the vendors that I am going to try to contact:
Videographer
Photographer
Jeweler
Caterer
Bakeries (Cakes)
Party Place (rentals)
DJ
Travel Agencies
Stationery (Invitations)
Bed & Breakfasts
Limo
Things Remembered (Wedding Party Gifts)
Banquet Facilities
What am I missing?
I am going to try to advertise in the paper, radio and possibly or local Movie Theater Screen and Mall Kiosk.
I want to put together a program with a business card size ad from each vendor with times for the fashion show, etc.
Am I crazy for trying to throw this all together in about 6 weeks??