Wedding Fairs

'Tis the season for Wedding Fairs!

Booth after booth of caterers, decorators, chocolate fountains(remember when they used to be champagne fountains?) and beauty consultants. So many choices and options. Here is how to weed them out:

- Find someone who is like you, remember your vendors need to understand you and have your same energy
- Ask for pricing, seriously, most people can give you some ranges of what to expect and put some numbers in your head
- If a vendor seems too out of your "realm", they probably are.
- Never try to work with a vendor who doesn't seem like they want to work for you(i.e. Sending the minions after you before they talk to you), seriously, are you hiring the planner or their assistants, your wedding isn't a movie and it shouldn't be treated as one
- Price doesn't equal quality, many service providers(planners, consultants, DJs, etc...) are dropping prices drastically, beware, they will often cut their package services by that much too!
- There are things you do not cut back on(photography, planning, catering & decor), you will get what you pay for
- If you're more than 12 months out, don't rush into making decisions, look everything over
- If you're within 12 months of your wedding and nothing is done...hire a planner immediately, they have powers you do not(securing venues, getting some bumped, putting you first on lists, getting things expedited, DISCOUNTS DISCOUNTS DISCOUNTS!!)!
- Steps - 1) Set date; 2) Set budget; 3) Hire planner; 4) Relax...and have fun!

And most importantly...remember CRE8AD8 is a FULL SERVICE PLANNING AGENCY.

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LOOKING FOR A VENDOR?

I am always telling everyone to put their information in the body of requests you fill out online. Trust me it helps in the long run, remember it costs us money to find you and as much as we all wish we could afford to purchase every lead and help everyone, we cannot; forcing us to be more selective on who we pursue especially during the "recession."

We all need to help each other in this time of need. No matter how large or small we all are.

We want to help everyone as much as possible and sometimes being selective means we may miss someone to who really needs help. We know it could be more stressful in the short run, but in the log run, it'll save time and money!

TIP: Type out everything you need in Word and copy & paste it into the sites(bodies) you have...always include NAME, PHONE & E-MAIL!

On top of that, check your SPAM boxes since most of us have "love, beauty, marriage" and more filters are made to single these out and trash them!



Greg P., CWP, CEP
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