Are You Attending the ACPWC Wedding Professionals' Conference?

The Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants is proud to present their first annual E.P.I.C. 11 Conference. The "Event Professionals Inspiring Confidence" conference is going to be a unique opportunity to gather with other working, industry and business professionals to share and learn. Over the course of this 2-day event you’ll enjoy talks by industry powerhouses. The conference includes a multitude of workshops, an event professional's showcase and a Saturday night Gala that will give you an opportunity to have some fun while networking with fellow attendees.

The conference speakers are people you definitely want to learn from. They include:

Andy Ebon: “How to Dominate your Market without Breaking a Sweat"

Andy is an in-demand speaker, writer and business marketing consultant. In 2009 and 2010, Andy traveled across North America and Caribbean, making more than 100 presentations to wedding indusry groups on marketing, social media, and internet communications. His current wedding industry involvement includes Board of Director positions with Bridal Show Producers International and Wish Upon a Wedding.

Sasha Souza: “Wedding Design from Conception to Completion”

Sasha was honored as one of Modern Bride Magazine's "Top 25 Trendsetters" in 2004, is a premiere event designer and a top innovator in the wedding industry. She is one of only a handful of wedding designers who have been named a Master Bridal Consultant by the Association of Bridal Consultants.

Stacie Francombe: “Get Published!”

Stacie is the Founder, and was Editor in Chief from 2006 until Feb. 2011 & TV Host at Get Married Media. Over the past 10 years she has founded and owned 3 media companies, one which was sold to a multi-million dollar privately held company. Stacie is a visionary with the passion, experience, knowledge and drive to create successful results on any project she is a part of.

Natalie Bradley: “How to Attract Brides to Your Business by Just Being Natalie Bradley
You”

Natalie is "The Bride Attraction Expert." She is an educator who teaches wedding professionals throughout the world her bride attraction secrets for getting more brides, making more money and having more freedom in your wedding based business.

Christine Thomas: “Finding the Secret to Your Success – How to Revolutionize Your Company”

Christine is a former Broadcast Sales Executive from Hawaii's FOX Television. In 1994 she moved to San Francisco and launched her first bridal publication, Premier Bride, which she transitioned in 1999 to Today's Bride San Francisco, now the most widely recognized and longest publishing wedding magazine in Northern California.

Alan Berg: “My Attitude. My Choice. A Wedding Pro’s Guide to Life and Work”

With more than 25 years experience in sales and marketing, 20 years of which were wedding related, Alan is currently the Vice President of The Knot Market Intelligence. An author and professional speaker he is uniquely qualified to help wedding professionals achieve their goals. He speaks to thousands of local business professionals each year through monthly webinars and live presentations.

Additional presentations include:

• “What a Smart Business Owner Needs to Know to Protect Yourself and Your Business”
• “Online Organizational Business Tools”
• “Arbitration”
• “The Top Strategies to Having a Profitable Business”
• “Public Relations Basics: How to Get the Most out of a Modest Budget”
• “Trends”
• “Become a Presence, Not Just Present”
• And More....

What is the ACPWC?

The Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants was established in 1990 by founder Ann Nola and has since become one of the most highly regarded wedding consulting training and education programs in the country. Through the ACPWC future wedding professional hopefuls are educated by working industry professionals in a comprehensive certification course that encompasses all aspects of becoming a Professional Wedding Consultant including how to create and execute budgets and timelines, determining your pricing structure, how to establish your new company and how to qualify, choose and develop relationships with the professionals you will recommend to your future clients.

There are three Levels of Achievement that all students must successfully complete before moving on to the next level. They include:

Level 1: Certificate of Completion
Level 2: Professional Title
Level 3: Certified Title

The wonderful thing about becoming an ACPWC member is that throughout each level, members benefit from their mentors and other members utilizing the unique support system the ACPWC has to offer.

I would definitely recommend becoming certified by the ACPWC to aspiring wedding consultants. Being educated and properly trained is a sound investment in the long run as most people who "fall into" wedding consulting as a career end up learning from their mistakes which usually costs them (and their clients) time, money and heartache.

CONFERENCE DETAILS ARE:

DATE:
February 25th and 26th, 2011

LOCATION:
Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Airport
1333 Bayshore Highway
Burlingame, CA 94010

COST:
Members
Workshops $230
Gala $80
Workshop and Gala $300

Non-Members
Workshop $280
Gala $80
Workshop and Gala $350

PARKING:
$10 per day

DISCOUNTS for Associations and Organizations
Groups of 5 or More 20% Discount
Groups of 10 or More 25% Discount