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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 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 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 13, 2014 by WPIC

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

January 10, 2014 by WPIC

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

January 6, 2014 by WPIC

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

December 31, 2013 by WPIC

2013 WPIC Year in Review

A message from Tracey Manailescu and Danielle Andrews Sunkel, Co-Founders of WPIC Inc. 2013 was a year of growing pains, amazing highs, tough lows, success and accolades. This year marked the 10th Anniversary of WPIC and we celebrated by launching our on-line course, so that our core course would be more accessible to our InternationalRead More

December 22, 2013 by WPIC

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

December 17, 2013 by WPIC

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