By: Tracey Manailescu Danielle and I were invited to speak at Jamaica’s Bridal Expo “Wedding Conference” on Friday, September 19th, 2014 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Montego bay, Jamaica. We had not one, but two seminars that we presented. We were in wonderful company amongst the other speakers (as seen below). We thenRead More
How to #Hashtag for Your Wedding and Event Business
by Danielle Andrews Sunkel What is a Hashtag? “(on social-networking websites) A word or phrase preceded by a hash mark (#), used within a message to identify a keyword or topic of interest and facilitate a search for it.” Source: Dictionary.com When used well, Hashtags can elevate your Social Media posts from average to greatRead More
10 Ways to Get More of “Your Type” of Clients
By: Tracey Manailescu People tend to look for companies that have similar values, ideas and personalities. It is no different, if not even more important, that you connect with your wedding coordination clients. There is nothing worse (for either of you) then being stuck in a contract for up to a year (or possibly more) with clientsRead More
Instagram Can be Instagood for Your Business
By: Tracey Manailescu What is Instagram? “Instagram is an online mobile photo-sharing, video-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures and videos, apply digital filters to them, and share them on a variety of social networking services, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr.” Wikipedia How to create an account: It’s easy.Read More
WPIC Certification Course at (AHTA) The Antigua Hotel & Tourism Association
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact:- Tracey Manailescu WPIC Inc. (The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada Inc.) tracey@wpic.ca One More Reason to Marry in Antigua Many couples are lured to Antigua for a destination wedding due to the island’s 365 enchanting coves and beaches. Couples now have another incentive to exchange vows on the islandRead More
Tips to Personalize Your Website’s “About Me” Page
By: Tracey Manailescu I recently went to my “About Me” page and was mortified by what I read. Really! I sounded like a snob. Heck, I wouldn’t want to hire me. I hadn’t looked at it since I got my new website (insert forehead smack here). So I started thinking what qualities I like aboutRead More
Keeping Afloat in the Wedding Industry (When You Feel Like You Are Drowning)
By: Tracey Manailescu It is hard to stand out in the wedding industry whether you are a wedding planner, photographer, designer, cake decorator, venue, wedding salon, tuxedo store, makeup artist, DJ, band, etc. The same can be argued for any industry though. Just think about real estate agents, stock brokers, lawyers, models, doctors, police, nurses,Read More
Enough of the “Charge What You’re Worth” Campaign
by Danielle Andrews Sunkel Every conference I go to, every article I read, someone is saying, “Charge what you are worth!” I hate to break it to you, they are just telling you what you want to hear and hoping to sell you on whatever they are pitching ( just look at their own pricing).Read More
Get Noticed at Networking Events and Conferences (in a Positive Way)
By: Tracey Manailescu Being in the wedding and event industry, you will be attending networking events such as company launches, open houses, WPIC get- together’s, conferences, and upgrading your skills with courses and job specific training on a regular basis. Sometimes attending these things can be intimidating, and make us feel uncomfortable. Reasons for thisRead More
Web Etiquette for Wedding Planners
By: Krista Olynyk, owner of KJ and Co. Trusted by wedding professionals and couples for one-of-a-kind weddings! As seen on Style Me Pretty, Wedding Obsession, Today’s Bride and more. Winner of a Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Award. We learn about wedding etiquette in our WPIC course and we’re constantly advising clients about protocol and convention,Read More
