Preparing for a wedding show - just how much time does it take?

This is a slightly different blog for me to be writing, I wanted to give you a little behind the scenes view of just how much time & effort it takes to prepare for a wedding show. So, are you ready to have your mind blown over just how much time & effort goes into that show you just spent 30mins at? well, here we go!

Beckie's time to prep PER SHOW - this excludes the time it takes to meet a venue, set the date(s), create the flyers & banners, & then place the flyers & banners, fill 20+ stands & keep in regular contact.

Create floorplan for the day - 30min to 1 hour
Marketing - 10 hours
Final details with timings etc sent to suppliers - 30min
Answering supplier questions - 60 hours
Packing & unpacking the car - 1 hour
Driving to & from event - 1 - 2 hours (depending where the show is)
Time on site - 7 hours
Emailing visitors & answering queries - 1 hour
TOTAL AVERAGE TIME SPENT TO PREP FOR SHOW - 80+ hours

Wedding specialists time to prep PER SHOW

Designing items for stand - 15+ hours
Marketing - 10 hours 
Packing / unpacking the car - 1 hour
Driving to & from event - 1 - 2 hours (depending where the show is)
Setting up - 2 hours
Time onsite - 7 hours
Setting down - 1 hour
TOTAL AVERAGE TIME SPENT TO PREP FOR SHOW - 40+ hours

Venues time to prep PER SHOW

Setting up - 2 hours
Setting down 2 hours
Marketing - 10 hours
Staff onsite - 10 hours
TOTAL AVERAGE TIME SPENT TO PREP FOR SHOW - 20+ hours

So what does that add up to? For ONE show, around 140 hours of prep!! Wow. We only do it for you, the visitors, the engaged couples. We'd be nothing without you that's for sure! So the next time you see a wedding show you'd like to attend, please consider all the work that goes into making them the wonderful shows they are. 

I really hope you found this interesting, it's certainly opened my eyes & I've been in the business for a good while! See you soon, Bxx