Without being Martha Stewart, or having the capabilities she’s
displayed on television over the years, it’s hard to take care of
everything at your event, unless the event is a small one.

Choosing the people to take care of things, however, can be a
chore itself, even if you’re just choosing one and letting that
person handle the whole event.

That’s why there are event expos, which gather event planners,
caterers, florists, disc jockeys, photographers and others under
one roof (and usually in one room), so you can get their names,
phone numbers, email addresses and start the process of selecting
the ones you feel most comfortable with.

“Event expos are great,” said Stacey Kesselman, whose
Conshohocken-based Exceptional Events is a full-service plan-
ning company. “[They offer] a great way to meet a lot of different
vendors at one time.”
Kesselman said her company likes doing event expos because
they give her and her team a chance to meet potential clients face
to face and pitch Exceptional Events’ wares in person.

“Event expos are great. [They offer] a great way
to meet a lot of different vendors at one time.”
— STACEY KESSELMAN, EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS
At the same time, she said, she doesn’t expect herself or her
employees to close many deals at them.

“More often than not,” she said, “the people who do the
mitzvah expos … just got their date, so they’re really gath-
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