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February 20, 2014 by WPIC

Why Should Wedding Pros Attend Wedding Conferences?

by Danielle Andrews Sunkel Tracey and I are self-proclaimed “Conference Junkies”. We speak at conferences, we attend conferences, we plan conferences. We attend wedding conferences, meeting conferences, travel conferences and event conferences (I feel like I’m channeling Forrest Gump here). We attend between 10-15 conferences per year, and this year we will be travellingRead More

February 18, 2014 by WPIC

It is not “The Bride’s Day”

by Danielle Andrews Sunkel There is an antiquated approach to marketing in the wedding industry and it is turning a lot of couples off. Many wedding professionals are still only marketing to brides. The problem is, a wedding does not belong to brides alone. A wedding is a public event, celebrating the love and commitmentRead More

February 10, 2014 by WPIC

Wedding Planners Dish on the Biggest Regrets from their own Weddings

by Danielle Andrews Sunkel When speaking with recently married couples they seem to always have the same regrets: They wish they’d hired a wedding planner, even if it was just for the day They wish they spent more on wedding entertainment They wish they had spent more on photography/videography I wondered what Professional Wedding PlannersRead More

February 6, 2014 by WPIC

Planning Indian Weddings

By Preeti Moberg, The Big Fat Indian Wedding If you are a planning your first Indian wedding, there are probably a myriad of questions flying through your head. And you are probably also feeling a little overwhelmed by the complexity, length, and sheer size of the wedding. That is okay. Indian weddings, and any SouthRead More

February 3, 2014 by WPIC

WPIC Attends the Toronto Region Board of Trade (1845 Room by Oliver & Bonacini) Open House

By Urszula Matuszak, WPIC Intern *All photos by: Tracey Manailescu On January 22, the Toronto Region Board of Trade hosted an open house for The 1845 Room by Oliver & Bonacini. With a parking garage attached and King station only a 5 minute walk away, this venue is very easy to get to. Unfortunately, theRead More

January 30, 2014 by WPIC

2014 Wedding Entertainment Trends

By Guest Blogger, Marc Sense of Integral DJs All photos by Tonhya Kae Photography Entertainment is always evolving as a result of the technology. New innovations have changed the way people experience their big day in every way imaginable. From sight to sound, a wedding in 2014 is vastly different from one in 2004, much lessRead More

January 27, 2014 by WPIC

Professional Head Shots- Why Every Wedding Planner Needs One

By: Tracey Manailescu The good, the bad, and the just plain ol’ ugly. (Yes, I will share some of mine…) Since I am sharing mine, I might as well drag Danielle into this, too 🙂 You all know what I am talking about…Don’t be embarrassed. I have some REAL doozies from the not so distantRead More

January 23, 2014 by WPIC

5 Tools for Wedding Planners

by Danielle Andrews Sunkel Here are some tools that every wedding planner should have in their arsenal: 1. Pantone Color Guide Get the exact shade your couple is looking for. Where to buy 2.Miss A Kit This multi-tool has everything: screwdriver, knife, scissors, bottle opener, nail file, corkscrew, needle and thread, safety pin, perfume vial,Read More

January 16, 2014 by WPIC

For the Love of Price Transparency…WEDDING CAKES

By Melissa Charlton, WPICC of EventLux I entered the wedding industry as a wedding cake maker, and I would always get asked, “Why do custom wedding cakes cost so much??” It was so frequent, that I actually had a pre-written paragraph I would copy and paste into emails when I got asked. I ended up takingRead More