by Carol Rame of Carol Rame Weddings in Hamilton, ON The reason I ask this question, is that as a Professional, on some occasions, I have had to deliver some critical feedback to some of my fellow vendors. While it is easy to “believe in our own hype”, it is also critical to remember that we DORead More
WPIC is Speaking at the Abaco Wedding Symposium & Trade Show
Abaco Wedding Symposium & Trade Show This three day wedding event is designed to educate and provide a setting for local wedding planners and vendors to exhibit their wedding products and services to the residents and visitors of Abaco. Showcased as well, will be the destination that offers many beautiful and breathtaking wedding sites. MarchRead More
Join us in Barbados for Bringing the Fabulous!
Finding Balance
By Danielle Andrews Sunkel Finding balance. Unfortunately no one thinks about this until it is, or is almost, too late. In the Wedding Industry, you usually start out slow. It takes time to build your name and reputation. You take courses, attend conferences, put time and money into marketing, social networking and SEO management, thenRead More
WPIC Goes to Love Mexico
During the week of December 3-10, 2011, Danielle Andrews Sunkel, President of The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada Inc. and WPIC Instructor, Dulce Avila Castillo, had the pleasure of attending, presenting at and participating in both the Latin American Congress of Destination Wedding Professionals and Love Mexico. WPIC Alumni: Sandra Aaron, Denise Georgiou-Newell, Sheryl Hammond, Amira Harris, Lindsay Laur, Caryn Lim, Amanda Rego, Bobbi-JoRead More
Eglinton Grand Hosts WPIC’s: Diaries of a Reality TV Wedding Planner
By: Lataysha Jackson, WPIC Intern WPIC on the Marquee!! When Danielle first came to me about planning this event, I was so EXCITED! I had planned events before but never for a company or for professional reasons, I just did birthdays, and baby showers. I knew that because I had limited experience with events, IRead More
The 1st Latin American Congress of Destination Wedding Professionals
by Danielle Andrews Sunkel WPIC’s Instructor, Dulce Avila, and I had the amazing opportunity to go to the Riviera Maya, Mexico to be apart of the 1st Congreso Latino Americano de Bodas de Destino (Latin American Congress of Destination Wedding Professionals). The event took place on December 4, 2011 and was held at the Reef PlayacarRead More
“Feeling Good” Chronicles of a Wedding Coordinator
by Caryn Lim, WPICC of A Timeless Celebration Weddings & Events Inc. One of our most rewarding experiences took place last summer when we saved an outdoor wedding from being drenched in the rain! The ceremony was planned to be held on the terrace of a hotel. Of course, the most difficult situation for an outdoorRead More
The Wedding Professional’s Guide to Conferences
by Danielle Andrews Sunkel “Hello. My name is Danielle and I am a conference junkie.” Let me preface this article by saying, yes, I am the Co-Producer of the WPIC Conference, so of course I want you to come to our conference, but I realize our conference is not right for everyone. I truly believeRead More
The Truth About Competition – Wedding Planners by the numbers
How many Wedding Planners are there? Are we really fighting for the same bride? This chart shows how many people use Wedding Planners vs. how many Wedding Planners there are in Canada and the USA.
