Industry News

Here are links to learn about two conferences taking place early next year.

Jan. 7-10:  Wedding Merchants Business Academy (Phoenix, AZ)
   

The Business Side of the Wedding Business (Tammy Elliott, President, Perfect Wedding Guide magazine)

10 Ways Your Website Is Killing Your Business! (Alan Berg, Vice-President, TheKnot.com)

Bridal Shows? Magazines? Websites? Oh My! (David Katz, Advertising Director, Conde-Nast (Brides, Modern Bride, brides.com)

Get the Appointment - Close the Sale! (Erv & Debra Sadowski, President & Secretary, Premier Bride magazine)

Maximize Your Marketing (Christine Thomas, President, About Weddings.com)

Thinking INSIDE the Box! (Brad Buckles, President, BridesClub.com)

Seven Ways To Get More Bookings From Bridal Shows (Julia Markel, President, Association for Wedding Professionals International)

Sure-Fire Secrets of Wedding Success! (Will Hegarty, Chancellor, Wedding Merchants Business Academy)

Search Engine Optimization! (Kyle Brown, President, Bridal Association of America)

What Is A Wedding Consultant? - Reality & Myths (Nancy Tucker, President, Weddings Beautiful Worldwide)

First Meeting With The Bride (Renee Grannis, Education Director, Association of Bridal Consultants)

The Best Wedding Reception Ever! (Peter Merry, Past President, American Disc Jockey Association)

How To Stand Out From Your Competitors! (Ann Nola, President, Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants)

Small Company, BIG IMAGE (Sharon Sacks, President, Bridal Show Producers International)    http://www.weddingmba.com/

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February 22:  Special Live Beverly Clark Hospitality Training & Certification Program (Washington, DC area)
A unique program specifically designed for hospitality industry professionals to assist them marketing to today's brides. http://www.beverlyclarktraining.com/

Dates and Venues for 2007

as of November 30, 2006

January 23 - Glenview Mansion, Maryland

February 27 - Hilton Alexandria, Virginia

March 27 - The Madison, Washington, DC

April 24 - Radisson Largo, Maryland

May 22 - Virginia - TBD

June 26 - The Hamilton, Washington, DC

July 24 - FUN Meeting - TBD

August - No Meeting

September 25 - Bridal Focus - Virginia - TBD

October 23 - Hilton Gaithersburg, Maryland

November 27 - TBD - Washington, DC

December- No Meeting

Mark your calendars now!

November 28 Meeting

Our last meeting of the year took place at the beautiful City Tavern Club located in the heart of Georgetown, Washington, DC.  The building opened as an inn in 1796 and served many of our founding fathers, notably George Washington, John and Samuel Adams, and Thomas Jefferson.
As our host, Sue Hamilton explained, the club is available for private parties when sponsored by a club member (contact Sueinnovent@aol.com for details).  Director of Special Events, Megan Showers, gave a tour of the club.  We took the stairs up many flights, but there is also an elevator. 

 Sue Hamilton, Innovative Events (our host and sponsor, sueinnovent@aol.com) 

 Megan Showers, City Tavern Club, Director of Special Events

The working fireplaces in most of the meeting rooms add to the building's historic character and charm.  Situated near the corners of Wisconsin and M streets, the club is perfect for Georgetown-based events such as brunches, rehearsal dinners, ceremonies and receptions.
                                                               

                     The Long Room                           The Bliss Room                     The Great Room

Members were greeted with passed Hors d'Oeuvres.  As our speaker, Cherise Rosemond of Liquid Web Designs, LLC, began her presentation in The Bliss Room, members enjoyed a delicious dinner.   When Cherise was finished, members were excused to The Long Room for coffee and dessert.  The City Tavern Club provided chocolate-dipped strawberries to accompany the beautiful and delicious cake provided by AWP member, Randi Goldman of Something Extra Cakery.

Cherise Rosemond instructed us...... and particularly stressed the need to back up all computer data to a remote location.  Anything that is plugged into an outlet is at risk of lightening-strike meltdown - a surge protector will not protect against this.

                       Cake by  www.SomethingExtraCakery.com 
 Featured Speaker, Cherise Rosemund, www.LiquidWebDesigns.com 

Photos from 11/28/06 meeting by  Larry Glatt of Larry Glatt Photography,  www.lglattphoto.com