I did my first fair recently and loved it. Had a great return as well for consultations and booked me first from the fair last night and the fair was only two weeks ago so I am very fair orientated at the mo. Great tips, looking forward to my next one in a few weeks! xx Great post Kat. Really timely for me as I'm busy planning for my first wedding fayres. Having a new business and being completely new to the whole wedding industry this advice is just what I need. Karen x This is such a useful post Kat. I've recently done two average size wedding fairs as a newbie. The first in October where I had no leads at all and the second one last weekend where I had 29! The difference being that I did quite a lot of what you've said in the article. I also branded my stand by setting out a stand that showed what my photography was about including the flowers and frames I had on display and cookies I handed out when people signed up for more info. I think it helped that I took a well prepped friend with me as couples felt less apprehensive to approach if someone was already in conversation with one of us. Current clients dropped in with their Mums too which was fab PR. I agree with Claire too. Showing interest in your visitors and other suppliers helps people remember you. Really useful tips. I'm