On Saturday 7th March I was lucky enough to
attend the Cambridge Blogger meet up! I
went with my blogging bestie Daniella which was a godsend as I tend to be a
little nervous going to events on my own.
The event was held at vodka revolution in Cambridge. As soon as we arrived I could see that a huge
amount of effort had gone into the planning of the event. We were greeted with a hug from the events’
organiser Philippa and a choice of mocktails which were delicious may I add!
We had a good hour or so to network and chat to fellow
bloggers which was great as most events in London leave me feeling completely overwhelmed-
this event felt a lot more friendly and intimate!
Dotted around the room were well thought out stalls with various
goodies placed on them. First up there
was the l'occtaine stand which had a basket full of goodies to take and
try. Lush were also there…again with
pots, upon pots of scrummy face creams to try.
One of my favourite goodies were Chocolat Chocolat who had put together
some sample bags of the most unique chocolate I have seen in a while! Unfortunately
the chocolate did not make it to the photography stage…whoops!!
Hairy Jayne haircare also gave away a sample of their homemade
haircare which i aim to do a post on soon :)
One of the most interesting stalls for me was a local brand
called Sniffy Wiffy. Their concept-
body lotions that are designed to make checking for lumps and bumps
easier. Their ethos is to sniff cancer
out- and I loved this idea so please check them out!
I loved how the gifts were well thought out and specific to
the event and Cambridgeshire itself!
Speeches were given by Philippa, local secrets and Cision all
of which were interesting and informative!
The goody bag…well lets get started on that. Again- so lovingly thought out and some of
the goodies inside can be seen in the main photo...there were too many to list :)
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this event and if I’m honest
I feel that some of the bigger events could learn a thing or two from
this. Small, well thought out events are
much more valuable than large ones with no consideration for the bloggers or
the companies who wish to gift. Seeing
some of the tweets and posts from the recent flop bloggerslove event disappointed
me as this is not how events used to be back in 2008/09. They used to be like the Camb Meet Up…informative
and personal…bring them back please!!!
Absolutely love this! :) So sweet of you. Thank you! xxx
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