Kristina Allen is a WPIC Certified Wedding Planner & Coordinator, (soon to be) Certified Wedding & Event Designer and the owner of Elysian Weddings & Events. Dubbed, “PEI’s Passionate Wedding Planner” she started her business in 2016 and in three short years, has grown it into a team of eight coordinators, who, by the end of 2019, will have coordinated 100 weddings. Kristina is enthusiastic about seeing her clients through the best days of their lives and doing whatever it takes to make that happen, and teaching couples how to celebrate stress-free. She is also dedicated to creating a community of like minded vendors within the Wedding industry, whether it be through hosting mixers and industry nights, mentoring new vendors, or sitting on the board of I Do PEI.
A WPIC Alumni Learning Event at The Royal Canadian Military Institute
A recap of the wonderful WPIC Learning Event that the Royal Canadian Military Institute hosted for WPICAlumni.
Why Hiring a Wedding Planner Can Save Your Wedding
Often times there are misconceptions about our work and what it entitles. Of course, I would love to say that all we do is show up, look pretty and carry around a clipboard. But that is NEVER the case.
The Cost of a Wedding Planner
It’s obvious that potential clients want to know the cost of a wedding planner but lately, on more than one occasion, I’ve been asked how I set my fees. The current trend amongst the industry would be to respond with ” I don’t have to justify my pricing or my value.” but friends, it is my job to educate my (potential) clients. That’s the role I choose to take on, and it starts with helping to understand the investment you will make while hiring your service-based wedding vendors and the return you will receive.
Rustic Styled Bridal Session at The Jam Factory in Toronto
Winter in Toronto can feel never-ending, so the goal of this shoot was to bring some warmth and life back into the city (and our souls) while waiting for spring to roll around!
A WPIC Learning Night: “Pricing Strategies for Wedding Planners at the Aga Khan Museum”
The much anticipated and sold-out “Wedding Planner Pricing Wars,” event happened on Monday, February 25th at the Aga Khan Museum.
WPIC Wedding Award Winners 2018
Announcing the winners of the 2018 WPIC Wedding Awards!
WPIC Kickoff on February 1st, 2019 at The Albany Club
Join your fellow WPIC Alumni for an exclusive and memorable evening of magic and mayhem! The deadline to buy your WPIC Kickoff ticket is Monday, January 14th, 2019 at midnight. Don’t miss out!
How to Stay Motivated as a Wedding Planner
Being in the wedding planning industry, we are constantly conceptualizing, designing, and organizing, and it’s easy to lose track of why we decided to become wedding planners in the first place. I’m pretty certain that if we were to ask a group of planners to name one of the the reasons behind their decision to become a wedding planner, we’d hear the word creativity pop up repetitively. Yes, a big part of our job is expressing our ideas via decor, flowers, color combinations, structure designs, and tables-capes (to mention only a few!)
3 Pro Tips for Maintaining Fab Vendor Relations During a Post-Wedding Day Dispute
The longer I work in the wedding industry, the more I learn about how critical relationship management is in order to be successful in business. I work with a whole host of companies throughout the year, and for the most part, all of our weddings go beautifully. That being said, every season there is always a dispute, and this can happen for a number of reasons.
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