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Name: Jess Adlington Location: Emu Plains, Sydney, Australia Program: Event & Wedding Planning When Jess Adlington decided to plan her own wedding, she set out to create something unique and truly memorable. Well, she definitely succeeded at that! Her DIY wedding set off quite a stir, even getting her featured on i-do.com! After the wedding, […]

When Jess Adlington decided to plan her own wedding, she set out to create something unique and truly memorable. Her DIY wedding set off quite a stir, even getting her featured on i-do.com!

Forging Business Relationships So your business is off the ground. You have a good reputation, an online presence, and have acquired a few clients. Now’s the time to think about partnering with vendors and venues to get greater discounts and traffic to your company. The more partnerships you can forge with vendors, the less you’ll […]

Marketing to Clients As an event/wedding planner, you’ll be involved on both sides of the marketing fence: Business to Customer (B2C) and Business to Business (B2B). The first is your traditional marketing to clients. The second is marketing yourself to other businesses who can help you succeed (vendors, etc.) Let’s start with marketing to clients. […]

Part 2: Building your Brand You have an angle, and you have registered your business name. Now it’s time to get serious. Building your own brand can be tons of fun and can attract some real attention if done right. Before diving into building your website, business cards, marketing collateral, etc., remember this one fundamental: […]

Event and wedding planning is a tough sell. You have to get noticed in order to get clients. Many new and aspiring event/wedding planners struggle with this area of the business… even more than the actual planning itself! In this series, we’ll look at the different requirements to building a professional brand, marketing yourself to […]

Name: Cody Grannis Location: Charlottesville, VA Website / Facebook / Twitter / Pinterest / Instagram A little bit about Cody… Cody Grannis, a lifetime Virginian, is an award winning, certified International Event and Wedding Professional (IEWP), holding certificates in Non-Profit Management and Meeting and Event Planning from the University of Virginia. She has over 6 […]

Name: Alexandra Merri Business: The Bijou Bride Location: London, U.K. Connect with Alexandra: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest Alexandra Merri aka The Bijou Bride is a creative wedding planner and stylist based in the U.K. Alexandra believes no two couples are the same and therefore no two weddings should be either. […]

Company Name: Belle Weddings and Events Description: Wedding planning and wedding styling specialists Region: Melbourne, Australia Website: belleweddings.com.au Email: events@belleweddings.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Belle-Weddings-and-Events/145734232158770   Meet QC Event School graduate Michelle Panton. Michelle was able to turn a passion into a career in 2010 after completing QC’s Wedding Planning course. She is now the owner of Belle […]