Wedding crafts

United States
March 24, 2008 11:06am CST
Okay, so I'm doing like a billion hand-made things for my wedding. I'm so far behind, I've hardly done anything my wedding is in less than 2 months Gahh!! Anyway, I digress lol. I was wondering if there was much of a market for handmade wedding stuff. I mean, I see it around a lot, but I don't know how big a market there is if it would be like a drop in a bucket and there isn't any need for anymore crafters. I was wondering if there were high odds of me bing able to re-sell things I'm making or be able to make similar things to sell. What do you think?
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26 Mar 08
You could try selling them if your prices are reasonable. That's the thing when my brother and sister in law got married. They wanted really nice invitations but would cost them a fortune to buy so i made them and the favours, the only thing i find is that the sugar almonds are quite expensive. Also i suppose to try and sell your ideas online would be good, but you made need to adapt them for each wedding etc. Why don't you try showing off your talents on this web site as it's free and you might get some interest from it also. here is the web site www.talentdatabase.com. you just build a portfolio and you can also link it to other web sites. I only found this site yesterday so not had a chance to put anything on there but worth a look anyway. Also i've just found a web site where you can sell any craft items, it's fairly new i think but also worth taking a look. i can't remember the full address but i know it's called YOUCRAFTYLOT. Hope this is of some help for you.
• United States
26 Mar 08
Thanks! Yeah, I knew I'd have to adapt a lot of things, especially since a lot of the things I'm making are for the guests, so I'd have to make new ones anyway.
@Darkwing (21583)
24 Mar 08
I'm not really sure what to tell you because in this country, brides to be normally do all their purchasing in one shop... the gown shop. Most of these shops will either have a department for each item the bride would need, or they have associates which they can send the bride to. In this case, you would do well to try and find a store which would carry your catalogue, for a small percentage of your profits. On the other hand, it might be a good idea to test your products out on E-Bay. If you do well, you could start your own online shop, and then perhaps progress to a high street shop specialising in those particular products. I wish you well in whatever you decide to do, and hope your wedding day is the best day of your life. Brightest Blessings for a happy future.