Wedding Experience Days!

With almost exactly one year now until my own big day - I am getting in an even more wedding-y mood! I am so completely over the moon and I can't wait to see all my ideas turn into a reality.
Sometimes I wish I could do a mini mock up of how everything will be planed and laid out.
As a creative, I do have a vivid and wild imagination and can visualise colour and the overall look quite well in my head BUT I do know many brides struggle with making what is in their head a reality and there are other brides I know are desperate to find ideas for refreshing wedding themes because they dare to be different!

Well, Your Big Day in Devizes has now come to the rescue with hosting - what they call - 'Wedding Experience Days'. Carefully designed and creatively executed themed wedding Tables are set up at various wedding venues across Wiltshire this month for Couples to experience the ambience and look and feel of a pop up wedding venue. Your Big Day promote all the suppliers that make these experience days happen and brides and grooms and book appointments with the vendors who appeal to them!

The Chichi Boutique

Yesterday was a really 'big day' for Chichi!
We now have a little shop front/ exhibition at Your Big Day in Devizes. It is a must-see for all Brides-to-be who are getting married or planning a party or celebration in or around Wiltshire.

Allan and Jackie from Your Big Day got in touch with me back in May when they saw my exhibition at The Bishopstrow House Wedding Fayre in Warminster. I was then invited to visit them, and I was so impressed with the concept, the shop and the overall look and feel I wanted to be a part of it - it is a delightful space where you can experience, touch, feel and taste the products or services available - they describe it as a living magazine. As a bride-to-be myself I was instantly in my element! Like a little girl in a sweet shop!!!

Your Big Day is a little like a permanent, all year round wedding fayre, it hosts an abundance of wedding suppliers: wedding dresses, jewellery, photographers, cakes etc. and of course most importantly now - Stationery!!!! There's already another Stationer present but we both bring something different to the table!

Unlike a wedding fayre you don't get forced into the big unwanted sales pitch you are often faced with when you meet a supplier. Here, you browse the stands at your leisure and one of the lovely people at Your Big day will be your guide giving you the lo down on all the suppliers that are of interest to you.
Hopefully, there will be something special there for your big day and then a consultation can be arranged with the supplier at the Your Big Day show room where there is a beautiful area with comfy sofas so you can discuss your requirements!

So we have now set up shop - so to speak - our first little Chichi Boutique. I have lots of ideas for adding to my display and I have lots of new work I am dying to get out there. I am also wanting to test out some new styling ideas and my new caption boards which are a cool new trend for  those funky, offbeat wedding photographs!

As you can see, we are set up on a pretty shabby-chic bureaux! I love it! Goes so well with the whole stationery theme!

To close

Your Big Day are hosting Wedding Experience Days over the next four Sundays! These are not Wedding Fayres as such but a virtual wedding breakfast! The Venues are set up  as it could be on the big day and can really help to get the imagination going - it becomes so much easier to visualise what your day could be like.

Chichi Designs Stationery will be on display helping to illustrate some very fresh, off beat and contemporary theming - definitely worth a visit.

Wellington Barn Experience Day
Date: Sunday 12th September 2010

Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm


Location:
Wellington Barn

Manor Farm

Nr Calne

Wiltshire

SN11 8PY

Free Admission

Complimentary Refreshments

The Bear Hotel Experience Day
Date: Sunday 19th September 2010

Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm

Location:
The Bear Hotel

Market Place

Devizes

Wiltshire

SN10 1HS

Free Admission

Complimentary Refreshments

The Manor Experience Day
Date: Sunday 26th September 2010

Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm

Location:
The Manor

Rollestone Manor

Shrewton

Wiltshire

SP3 4HF

Free Admission

Complimentary Refreshments

The George Inn Experience Day
Date: Saturday 2nd October 2010

Time: 11:00am - 4:00pm

Location:

The George Inn

Longbridge Deverill

Warminster

Wiltshire

BA12 7DG

Free Admission

Complimentary Refreshments