3 Important Things You Need to Know before attending a Wedding Fair!

Wedding Fairs in Dorset and Hampshire

If you've not yet been to a Dorset or Hampshire Wedding Fair before here's our our lump of ice (that's cockney rhyming slang for advice!) before you give up part of your precious weekend!

Photo credit: Holly Hock Photography

1. Do your Homework

The old cliché "Fail to Plan - Plan to Fail" is so simple but such good advice when planning your wedding.  

Before deciding which wedding fairs to attend we'd suggest you make a list of wedding services that you still need to tick off your list and research which wedding suppliers are attending each wedding fair.

At the larger wedding events it's easier to get distracted!  If you've come with a plan to find your dream Wedding Makeup Artist or Hair Stylist and you're bombarded with samples of cake (OK who doesn't love cake?) this might side track you into committing to something you weren't really planning to!

Photo Credit: Holly Hock Photography

2. Ask for Recommendations - to save you Bird (Time!)

If you're chatting to one wedding vendor whose personality vibes with yours and you're also  for you why not ask them if they have any recommendations.

They'll be much more likely to have crossed paths with suitable suppliers at previous weddings they've worked on together and be happy to make a recommendation which in turn will put a smile on your boatrace!

Photo credit: Ben Selway

3. Is Bigger really Better?

If large venues, lots of people, polite conversations and parking wars stress you out you may want to consider visiting a smaller more intimate wedding fair.

Large wedding exhibitions can be exhausting when bombarded with business cards and sales talk with suppliers for services that you may have already sorted (think 10 minutes of polite conversation per supplier could ad up if you don't want to cause offence to that vendor by walking on!)

If this sounds like you and your partners worst nightmare then you may want to consider attending a more intimate, relaxed and informal wedding event. 

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Last year we enjoyed hosting our own event at The Hair and Beauty Lounge in Wallisdown (which also happens to be where we carry out the majority of our hair and makeup trials!). 

This year we are pleased to announce that we will be supporting The Orangey Suite Wedding Fayre on Saturday 16th March 2024 between 11am - 3pm.  

Makeup and Skincare by Barnet and Boatrace

To find out more about our wedding hair and makeup services and products feel free to contact us online or if you prefer a face to face, come and chat to us on Saturday 16th March at The Orangey Suite where we'll be happy to answer all of your hair and makeup questions!

​We look forward to meeting you!

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