Wish Upon a Wedding: Blissful Wishes Ball

Attention Atlanta-area Wedding Pros! Purchase you tickets to today for the Blissful Wishes Ball.

Dana LaRue: The Broke-Ass Bride

Dana LaRue is co-owner of and writer for The Broke-Ass Bride. The Broke-Ass Bride is a blog for engaged couples about being smart, sassy and confident enough to make the most of what you’ve got. Whether you’re currently planning your wedding or are simply looking for romantic money-saving tips, The Broke-Ass Bride provides much inspiration on both fronts. Dana (the actual broke-ass bride) offers tips on how to be a better negotiator, how to decorate on a budget, and, of course, easy ideas for saving money before the big day.

 Ms. LaRue is also the founder of Bride$hare.net, a social media network designed to help brides save green and be green through the sharing, swapping, and reuse of all things wedding related. Her savvy approach to weddings and money delivers entertaining and informative outside-the-box planning inspiration, and teaches brides of any budget that it’s not how much you spend, its how you spend it.

For couples who don't want to give over all the control to a planner but needs professional guidance along the way, The Broke-Ass Bride also offers wedding consulting services.

New Super Planner™ iPhone App

Introducing the new business app for event planners. This super device provides a variety of planning tools, including calculators for venue capacity, staffing, catering, staging, projection and dance floor, as well as useful tips in several areas. Currently available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. For $9.99, it’s a terrific value and will making your planning a snap! Now available in the iTunes App Store!

We're Back!

 . We've been working feverishly on new posts for you and we hope that they will prove very helpful in growing your wedding business. We hope you had a terrific summer! See you soon!

The Wedding Fixer: Mary Dann-McNamee

Mary Dann-McNamee is one of the most popular wedding and special event coordinators in Southern California. She is a  contributing writer for "Inside Weddings" magazine, “Ceremony” magazine and an on-air talent for many nationally syndicated television shows. These shows are Style Network’s "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway," and “Married Away”, and WE Network’s “Platinum Wedding” and a special segments of “Top Ten Wedding Destinations”. In 2009, Ms. Dann recently released her book Wedding Wisdom: An Insightful Approach to Wedding Planning.  It offers a unique point of view based upon Mary's eighteen years working as a wedding planner and ten years working as a marriage and family therapist. Wedding Wisdom is filled with tips, insights, forms and photographs for planning a perfect wedding for yourself or your clients

Engage 10! Speakers Lineup Announced

The famous luxury wedding business summit lineup of speakers has been announced! These are some of the top wedding professionals in the event industry. Get your tickets soon because this seminar sells out fast! 

Speakers:

Mindy Weiss

Darcy Miller

Randy Fenoli

Carly Roney

David Liu

Bryan Rafinelli

Sylvia Weinstock

Maria McBride

Cindy Novotny

Marcy Blum

Abby Larson

Todd Fiscus

Amy Atlas

Tara Guerard

Sean Low 

Michelle Rago

Simon T. Bailey 

Lisa "Ceci" Johnson

Carol Poon

Susan Moynihan

Harmony Walton

Liz Banfield

Lara Casey

Liene Stevens

Jill Meister

Rebecca Grinnals

Kathryn Arce

Joan Beaver

Kate Parker

Walt Shepard

Brooke Thomas

Ali Phillips

Donna von Bruening

Grace Ormonde Book Tour

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 The long awaited Grace Ormonde 20-city book tour is under way! Book launch parties are popping up all over the country. Click here to find our more information of dates and how to get your invitation.