Vendor Application

1. Only one(1) business per space: unless other arrangements have been made with additional costs. Vendors may ONLY promote the business they included on the application. 
Only those who sign up are able to work event, you cannot assign someone else to "cover" or "take over" your
spot for you. If a partnership, both names need to be on agreement & signed. Businesses with more then two people and too large of a selection of unlike or multiple products will not be accepted. Booth or table sharing and/or subletting is not allowed. Each vendor must purchase their own booth or table for their business. All those who will be at the booth, need to sign the waiver. No more than 2 at each 6 foot table spot. 10x10 spots can have 3. 

There is no smoking at any time in the event. You must go to the parking lot away from vendors and guests

 Vendors are required to donate one item to go into the raffle that the VB HOA is doing.

 2.Payments: We must receive application & payment in full to secure your spot at the event. Payment is due at the time of sign up.

 3. Set up/Break down: starts at 8:15am for all vendors, no earlier. We will assign arival times for all vendors. You will need to be prepared to havehelp for setup and break down if you cannot do it yourself, as we won't have volunteers to help.  

Only those who cannot walk from the parking can pull up to unload. There’s close parking to unload at, once unloaded your vehicles must be moved to vendor parking. THIS IS REQUIRED.

 All 10x10 canopy vendors must have weights for any canopies in use. Please insure that all four corners of your canopy have weights attached. No weights, no setup and no refunds.

Vendors are solely responsible for manning, operation, set up and break down of your booth. You must leave the spot as you found it, free of any trash.
All vendors must stay set up until the end of the event. Failure to follow these rules will result in rejection from future events.

 4. Vendor Parking: Vendors will be able to pull into the event area circle to unload, only.  Each vendor will have a designated drop off time, so must be there at the time frame you are given. You will then park where you can find parking.  A map will be attached with set up. 

5. Photographs: Vendor Permits For the Love of Shopping event coordinators to take photographs of the booths and vendors and use these photographs for advertisement or promotion purposes.

6. Professionalism: Anyone behaving in a rude or unprofessional manner will be asked to leave and will not be permitted to participate in future events. Please dress appropriately and professional, nothing that would be seen as offensive. Please dress appropriately and professional, nothing that would be seen as offensive. Professionalism includes no defamation of character or slander of For the Love of Shopping, LLC, it
owners and volunteers at an event or after. Any and all concerns, if any are to be brought to For the Love of Shopping, LLC

 7. Weather: These are rain or shine events, In any case that the weather prohibits the event, no refunds will be issued.  For the Love of Shopping Events and Venetian Bay are not liable if weather or other conditions prevent the vendor for non-participation

8. Clean Up: All Vendors must leave the space as they found it, free of garbage, food, debry. If a vendor, vendors guest  leaves a mess, stains the rug, damages their space in any way which results in a charge to For the Love of Shopping's Event planners, you will be invoiced for the amount the venue charges and it must be paid in full within 24 hours. 

9. Vendors aren't limited in vending at different event company events BUT we strictly uphold NO SOLICITING FOR OTHER EVENT COMPANIES at or during our events. Violations will terminate subsequent contracts.  Vendor are to be Professional which includes no defamation of For the Love of Shopping, LLC, it owners and volunteers at an event or after. If ther are any conerns,they are to be brought to For the Love of Shopping, LLC.

Vendor Waiver
 *For the Love of Shopping, the venue and their management and their participants, officers, agents and employees will not be held responsible for any liability claims, fire, theft or damage to person, business or products, including attorneys fees that may occur at the event. 

If an event gets cancelled due to a pandemic outbreak or Mother Nature/Act of God/Weather , we will do our best to reschedule for a future date if possible, but no refunds or credits will be issued in this situation. If we are able to reschedule and/or you cannot make the rescheduled/rain date, no refunds or credits will be issued.

By applying for this event, I voluntarily agree to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury to myself including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death, illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that I may experience or incur in connection participation in this event. 

On my behalf, I hereby release, covenant not to sue, discharge, and hold harmless For the Love of Shopping Event planners, it employees, member, agents, volunteers and representatives, of and from all claims, including all liabilities, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating there to. I also understand and agree that this release includes any claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of For the Love of Shopping Event planners, its employees, members, agents, volunteers, and representatives, including if a COVID-19 infection occurs during, or after participation in any For the Love of Shopping Event.

I also understand bynot signing this release, I will not be able to participate in the event.

 Any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be settled by Arbitration in Florida undeer JAMS. A pre-arbitration mediation must be conducted before arbitration is inititated. If legal action is required to be initiated against
a vendor under this agreement, the vendor will be held liable for all reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such proceedings. 

*We do highly recommend having your own liability insurance for the event, but not required.