What’s the Alternative?
Wedding Fairs are wonderful fantasy places where brides go to dream of fabulous weddings, beautiful gowns, dreamy honeymoons and extravagant receptions…..and all too often they remain a dream. In these days budgets are tight and some couples find it a stretch to even arrange a wedding at all.
It seems such a shame not to have a wonderful day and so I thought there must be a way, by looking at things differently, to still have a fabulous day but not to break the bank. The Alternative Wedding Fair is the result. The aim? Simple to offer good value, beautiful things away from the mainstream, from small suppliers who offer good value or an alternative to conventional and pricey wedding services.
What do we mean? Well I met a man the other day who’s sound company offers a DIY disco. He sends along all the equipment, the bride and group put together a playlist in advance, with a little help from the best man on it goes and hey presto an instant disco…..no cheesy DJ and a big saving.
Or maybe you’d like to save on the flowers but you need some help. One of my services is wedding flowers and I’m more than happy to do the bouquet, the buttonholes and bridesmaids’ posies and to offer advice to the bride and her family about flowers and to help them do the reception flowers themselves.
Some brides might turn to look at vintage wedding dresses. Often high quality gowns made from pure silks and natural fabrics that aren’t so easy to find in modern dresses but at a fraction of the cost.
Rivers Meet Craft Café (www.riversmeetcraftcafe.co.uk) is in Leeds Road, Methley LS26 9EP not far from Leeds and the café embodies the alternative ethos offering a series of 6 monthly Home Made Wedding Workshops begining this month with cards and invitations, moving on to iced biscuit favours in March.So are you an exhibitor who can offer something to a modern bride on a budget? The fair will be on Sunday 24th June from 10am – 4pm. Spaces are limited because this is a small venue so please get in touch soon. The cost is £30 for a 6ft space (Please let me know whether you need a table) and in keeping with the theme there’ll be no charge for visitors.
For more details about the fair contact Margaret@readyplanted.com and I’ll hope to see you there.
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