Wedding Fayres are they a waste of time?

[PureWeddingDJs]

I really think wedding fayres are a waste of time, for all suppliers. I did the last one as it was free, but dont think i will do one again.

my friend who is a photographer, spent £800 over 2 days on a really posh (pay for entry) one, and didnt get any bookings.

[DeckstarDeluxe]

I really think wedding fayres are a waste of time, for all suppliers. I did the last one as it was free, but dont think i will do one again.

my friend who is a photographer, spent £800 over 2 days on a really posh (pay for entry) one, and didnt get any bookings.

Don't judge a wedding fayre until at least six months afterwards. I'm very pro for wedding fayres but you do need to put some thought into which ones will attract the type of clients you are looking for.

[Vectis]

I really think wedding fayres are a waste of time, for all suppliers. I did the last one as it was free, but dont think i will do one again.

Is that like expecting a free dj to be any good?

Few trade shows will have immediate returns compared to the long term gains. I highly doubt that many of the BPM exhibitors have recovered the cost of their attendance yet, but they'll still be there in 2013....

[funkymook]

I really think wedding fayres are a waste of time, for all suppliers. I did the last one as it was free, but dont think i will do one again.

my friend who is a photographer, spent £800 over 2 days on a really posh (pay for entry) one, and didnt get any bookings.

That's a bit of a sweeping statement based on just two examples.
I'm sure the people who regularly do wedding fairs see some return otherwise they wouldn't do them.

Did you have a brochure or any other publicity material to give out? As has been said, they're not always 'book on the day' people attending, so they have to go away with something to make them remember you. They'll visit more than one fair and end up with a collection of brochures and leaflets over time so you have to make a very strong impression
on them.