Last night Mike and I, along with many other engaged couples, trotted off to the Valletta Waterfront to visit the "Perfect Wedding Fair", which is on this weekend.
We walked the length of the Waterfront, and found no Fair. Then we walked all the way back down the Waterfront, and still nothing. And by this time other couples were stopping us and asking "Do you know where the Wedding Fair is? We can't find it!".
And then we saw a security guard and he explained to us that we had to walk all the way to the other end of the Waterfront, cross a little bridge, and then walk along a walkway, and THEN we would be at the Fair, which was being housed in a tent pitched on a little spit of land.
So we trudged along the Waterfront (again), crossed the bridge and walked along the walkway (and all the women wearing stillettos kept getting their heels stuck in the gaps between the sections of fake planking) and finally we arrived.
Like other couples we talked to, we found that it took us longer to find the Fair than we spent inside it, because it was a small affair with just one vendor for each thing that you'd need for a wedding (cars, flowers, mobile bar, music, suits, caterer, hotel, photographer). The exception was the wedding dress, because there were two bridal shops represented, with dresses on display. The lady who talked to me at one of them was very patronising and condescending; "When are you getting married? In a year's time? And you haven't got your dress yet? Iiiiiiii... don't leave it too long, ta, sweetie..." Honestly, you wouldn't believe how many complete strangers call me sweetie, and yeah ok, I look more like 18 than 25, but I don't think anyone in retail should apply such terms to customers over the age of, say, six.
What REALLY amused me was that once we had crossed the bridge on the way to the Fair, and were on the walkway with NO OTHER WAY OFF IT, we suddenly had signs for the Fair attached to the fencing every few metres.
*sigh*
HA! You pictured it PERFECTLY! That's exactly how we felt. First we couldn't find the place, we ran up in down the Valletta Waterfront in search of the "Fair", when we finally spotted it (of having nearly given it up), I almost broke my heal off and had to be careful not to fall in that yuckie water. Once inside, I was shocked by the lack of vendors, so we only stayed max. 10 mins! What a perfect evening!
Posted by: Jessica C. Moritz | September 19, 2006 at 17:57
Oh well... the November fair is definitely worth going to though, we're planning on sorting out most of the things we need then... heheheheh...
Posted by: MaltaGirl | September 20, 2006 at 22:30
Isn't it about time that you did another Karnival? I am confused about how often you do them.....sigh
Posted by: hsejjes | September 22, 2006 at 12:58
Hsejjes, it's supposed to be on the first of every month, but I've been kinda busy this summer... hope to get back on track for the 1st of October ;-)
Posted by: MaltaGirl | September 23, 2006 at 09:45
I did the mistake of giving my deatils to a BRIDAL stand in a fair (Alamango) and they have been pestering me for 2 years.....BEWARE do not give out your details.
Posted by: disgusted | September 26, 2006 at 23:07
Disgusted, thanks for the warning :-)
Posted by: MaltaGirl | September 27, 2006 at 22:21