Wedding Styled Shoots are not only a way for Wedding Professionals to exercise and showcase their creative juices, but they also provide a wonderful opportunity to market and optimize their style, ideas, and expertise to a larger platform. Styled Shoots add value to wedding businesses by portfolio building, content for social media which leads to increasing social media followers, brand-recognition, vendor networking, and designing concepts to target future ideal clients.
In-class:
This is an in-person course that teaches the intricate and fascinating nuances of styled shoots and how to design them with intention. This is a continuing education course for Wedding Professionals. The course is made up of Lecture Theory, Industry Speakers, Hands-on Practicum (in-person class). A Course Workbook will be provided.
This course will be 2 days in-class 9 am-5 pm both days. Students will be in professional photos* both days and will receive those photos for their Social Media, Portfolios, and Websites.**
*A photo release must be signed by each attendee, as the class photos will be used on social media as well as advertising and promotion for WPIC Inc.
**Proper credit to photographer must be given.
The first day of the class involves the business, coordination, and planning, with hands-on exercises that will be applied to the real styled shoot that students will execute the next day. Students will hear from industry experts, receive professional working shots, and will participate in every aspect of a real Styled Shoot (from set-up to execution, to coordination, to tear-down) with guaranteed publication.
Take-aways:
- 10 ready to use templates (plus 2 bonus templates)
- Vendor agreements/contracts
- Model release form
- A workbook
- Professional working photos of each student
- Professional photos of the styled shoot after publication
Class Breakdown:
- In-class theory lectures (topics include vision boards, putting a team together, investments, responsibilities of the planner, creating timelines, case studies, ROI assessment, publication goals, pitching to the media, etc.)
- Industry expert guest speakers
- Practical hands-on exercise with photos of Student Creation
- Practical hands-on exercise to create elements of Styled shoot
- Execution of one of two real Styled Shoots with guaranteed publication
Upcoming classes:
February 26 & 27, 2022
The Albany Club, 91 King Street East, Toronto M5C 1G3
Cost:
$699
Refunds will be given provided 5 business days notice is given in writing to info@wpic.ca prior to the class start date. All funds will be returned except the $100 registration fee. As tangible items will have been purchased for your participation, cancellation later than 5 days prior to the class start date will not be accepted. You may however transfer your registration to someone else.
COVID Safety Protocols will be in place as set by the Ontario government.
We will be offering this course in major cities across Canada, as well as international locations such as Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica and Mexico, etc.
Our Partners and Contributors for the October 17 & 18, 2020 class in Toronto:
Instructors:
Photo by PureAperature.ca
This course will be instructed by WPIC Co-Founders, Danielle Andrews and Tracey Manailescu.
Danielle and Tracey have been executing professional Styled Shoots since their inception. They are sharing their best pro tips with attendees and will delve into your why, your goals, and your ROI. They will also be sharing their experiences, trials, tribulations and learning moments to save you from expensive mistakes. So far, they have produced Styled Shoots in Italy, Mexico, and Canada.
They have had their work published in print, blogs, and television for their individual planning companies The Wedding Planners and Tracey M Events.
Some of the publications their Styled Shoots have been featured in:
