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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Indie Wed

I have my first wedding expo coming up on the 28th! I've been reluctant to do them in the past, mainly because I feel like they're just not the place for an itty bitty company like mine. "Regular" bridal expos tend to work better for big ticket vendors, so if I'm going to do one, it needs to be something a little different: 


The ladies who started Indie Wed wanted a wedding expo that felt more like a craft show. Something with smaller vendors, handmade items, and products that don't look like the same old wedding stuff you see everywhere. Too bad it wasn't around when I was planning (I was about 6 months early), because I definitely would've checked it out for myself.

Needless to say, I'm excited! And nervous. But mostly excited.

I feel like there's a never-ending list of stuff to do in the next two weeks, but I've managed to get designing some new stuff out of the way:





Now I just have to make samples of made-to-order items, work on the table setup, price everything, get tissue paper and shopping bags, paint the stands for the earrings holders...

So what are you working on lately? Anybody else doing a January/February show? Are you adding a spring line to your shop?

11 comments:

  1. Good luck! - sounds so awesome, I'm sure you'll do great. One of my 101 goals in 1001 days is to participate in a wedding vendor fair (hopefully at a venue) In the shorter term though I have plans to expand my vineyard collection and try and partner with a few wineries to sell them in.

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  2. Very cool and so exciting! Your items are all so gorgeous and feminine I'm sure ladies will be swooning! Lots of luck to you and I can't wait to hear how it goes!

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  3. Your new items have a very nice calm feel to them. Perfect for weddings!

    I am knitting with some new yarns. Trying out some new patterns.

    Good luck at the show!

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  4. Good luck...you'll do great! I'll be very interested to hear how it goes!
    There is a large bridal fair in my area this weekend that I'd like to attend. I'm getting a lot of interest in my wedding items and I'm interested to see if I can run with the big dogs! Then I'll have a year to prepare :)

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  5. The best of luck to you and I hope you have a lot of fun with it. I love that new rose necklace. Very pretty!

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  6. love your bridal line! i love how u incorporate traditional pieces like pearls, but make them unique. good luck with your show!

    i am not doing a show for a while, but i do have a lot of new pieces i need to photograph and add to my shop :)

    brittany

    prettylittlevintage

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  7. Sounds like a wonderful venue. Your bridal items are beautiful. Good luck with your show!
    Valerie

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  8. Gorgeous! I hope the show goes wonderfully. I'm working on valentine's day items and have a show on Feb 2.

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  9. Good luck! I hope the show goes well.

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  10. Good Luck with the new show! I'm sure you'll do fine you stuff is great and women go ga ga for pretty things.

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