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
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
WPIC at Love Mexico 2013
by Danielle Andrews Sunkel For the fourth year in a row, we had the opportunity to participate in the Love Mexico conference this past December. Love Mexico is a conference for Destination Wedding Planners and Travel Agents to learn about weddings in Mexico while on-site at a fabulous resort, meeting local vendors and experiencing MexicoRead More
So You’ve Planned Your Wedding and Now you Want to Become a Wedding Planner
by Karen Sagle, WPICC, GWC of When Sparks Fly Wedding & Events Recently I’ve been contacted by a number of different brides who have planned their weddings and then considered getting into wedding planning themselves. While it may be a great idea for some, it’s not the right fit for everyone. Here are some thingsRead More
Cancun Destination Boot Camp 2013
By: Tracey Manailescu It’s kind of hard not to notice that WPIC has a real love of Mexico, right? The people, the food, the customer service, the amenities, etc. WPIC is a proud supporter of all of the Destination Boot Camps and Love Mexico programs produced by the wonderful duo, Kitzia Morales and Minty CastilloRead More
Designated Driver Services for Weddings
by Danielle Andrews Sunkel Did you know that wedding couples are just as legally responsible for their guests’ safety as the venue is? It is important for us to speak with our clients about getting inebriated guests home safely. There are a few options; having bus shuttles, cabs waiting at the end of the night, rentingRead More
Can I be of “Assistants”?
Written by Jaxx Swadi, WPICC, GWIC – Creative Director of One Sweet Day Wedding & Event Coordination See what I did there? No, it isn’t a spelling error. The word is intentionally incorrect. The topic of discussion for today – How to be an Assistant, and more importantly how to TREAT your assistants. With 2013Read More
Palace Resorts Gets WPIC Certification…Again!
By: Tracey Manailescu Danielle and I had the immense pleasure of meeting the newest members of Palace Resorts Wedding Department this past week in Cancun. We can’t even begin to say how wonderful this group of women are. Smart, kind, funny and they sure do know their wedding business inside and out! This is theRead More
Have Wedding Business, Will Travel. Tips for managing the home front while you are away
by Danielle Andrews Sunkel Whether it is for Destination Weddings, an Industry Conference or for supplies procurement, if you are in the Wedding Industry, there are times you will be travelling. I travel a lot. Tracey and I go on-site to resorts to train their wedding staff, we speak at around 5 or 6 conferencesRead More
Customer Service
By: Tracey Manailescu Having been in the wedding industry for well over a decade, I have seen and experienced quite a bit. Most of it has been positive, however, there are always those days where you want to bang your head against a wall and yell! These instances and what you do about them, areRead More
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