Re: Bridal Expo-any ideas?

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: : I have a chance to be a vendor at a bridal expo in Beverly Hills : next : : weekend, and I have to decide whether to participate or not by : Friday. : : Here is the deal: I pay $350 ($200 less than the other vendors), : give : : little free tattoos, and try to convince the 500 or so brides and : : bridal consultants who attend the show that a henna bridal shower : or : : bachelorette party would be a good time. It is alot of money to do : an : : event where I probably won't make a dime (unless some enthusiastic : : bride wants to give me a down payment), but my neighbor who does : : wedding flowers says he gets tons of business by doing these expos. : Oh, : : and the show promoter says that if I do the show she will put me on : her : : web site free for 6 months! That sounds great to me, as the site is : : advertised in all the big brides magazines (I went to Borders & : : checked). The promoter says she doesn't have anyone else at the : expo : : advertising for shower entertainment. : : Is anybody out there doing lots of bridal showers or has anyone : tried : : an expo to generate business? Any ideas on how I can make the booth : : look great and show the ladies a good time? The way I see it, the : more : : colorful and fun I appear at this event, the more likely I am to : get : : business. I can wear my middle eastern garb & a bindi, put a pretty : : sari on the table, play pleasant music, have my pictures, design : books : : and books about mehndi out to look at, etc... : : Should I try it? Any advice anyone? : : Thanks, : : Miss Monica : I don't know what to say about finance... but I do know that a lot of : brides look for a way to incorporate something from their heritage in : their wedding. My sister-in-law (married last June) searched high : and low for someone to henna her for her wedding. I think having : henna at a bridal expo is a great idea! I'm getting married this : June 00 and have myself been looking for something traditionally : Korean to add to my wedding to honor my mother's heritage. Haven't : found anything yet but if I were to see something at a Bridal show : I'd jump at it! That's where the brides are just looking for someone : to say "well what if you did this..." Show some pictures of hennaed : brides and I'm certain that there will be people just "dyeing" to be : hennaed!

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