Dotty Magazine Issue One Autumn 2013 | Page 32

FEATURE HOW TO SURVIVE A WEDDING FAYRE Written by Sophie Smith, of ‘Weddings by Sophie’ Sophie Smith is a wedding planner who provides es bespoke wedding planning for couples in the Cotswolds and the South West. Sophie caters for r couples with all budgets and can provide anything ing from a one off session, planning advice, styling and theme inspiration, on the day assistance, full l planning and much more! Sophie has a soft spot t for all things vintage, boho, romantic and quirky. y. I’m Sophie, Dotty Vintage Wedding’s very own resident Wedding Planner columnist. In each issue I’ll share my top tips to help strip away any wedding stress, while inspiring and helping you plan your perfect day! With the busy summer wedding season officially over for 2013, it’s now that time of the year for brides and grooms to flock to wedding fayres across the country. Whatever you may have heard about wedding fayres, I’m here to tell you that you can return from one with your sanity intact and that the experience can be really fun! Here are my top tips on how to survive a wedding fayre. Plan your our r attack! ! Once you’ve u’ve e decided on a fayre to attend, view th i website to their b it t see if you can find out who will be exhibiting. Look for supplier reviews, , get an idea of the style of their work and d the prices they charge; there may be little point speaking to a supplier who is way out of your budget. It is likely that the wedding fayre will be busy an ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()?????????????????????????????????????????A????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????() ??????????????()???e??????????????() ????????????()]??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%?e??????????????????e?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????????a???????d???a??????d????a?????????d?????????%?????e????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()]?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e??????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????e????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e?????????????????????Q????e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()=???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????9???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()!??????()5????????????????() ?????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????e?????????)e????????????M?????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()A??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e??????????????????????$??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()????????????????????????()%????((0