I think it is of benefit 1st you can meet with suppliers ie sundries, flowers, foliage, relay organizations, stationery Flower council of Holland, Society of Floristry, Floristry books, see new products coming onto the market, oasis, teleflower, chrysal and few others will have someone on their stands doing demos with you can just stop at the designs shows are also very good I have always enjoyed these although items made were sometimes very large and therefore not something that can be sold readily in the shop but most can be downsized and then would be viable but if any of the design shows incorporate wedding designs they are worth going to as I said before be sure to take camera there are lots of other sessions going on which are free which might be of interest Hope this helps and you get something from it. Good Luck Rach