Category Archives: WPE 15

WPE Speaker Thanks to Dominique Douglas and Melanie Kiani

18 February, 2016

We have come to the end of our series of heartfelt thank you messages to all our Wedding Planning Excellence speakers as today we thank Dominique Douglas of Stylish Events and Melanie Kiani of Bellissimo Weddings, both UKAWP Regional Ambassadors.

They spoke on the subject of ‘Taking the plunge: Growing your business by taking on a team’.

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We learnt a lot about the legal and practical ins and outs of taking on staff – from short-term interns to full time employees – and deciding whether securing an office space is the right next step.

Thank you so much ladies for sharing your experience and answering our questions.

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Speaker thanks to Andri Benson - Shooting for Glory

10 February, 2016

We want to thank Andri Benson of Always Andri (UKAWP Ambassador) for her superb speech at Wedding Planning Excellence 2015 entitled ‘Shooting for glory: Building a dream team to create styling magic’.

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Andri showed us how to use styled shoots to grow our profile, portfolio and testimonials in the early stages of our careers. We learnt about Andri’s experience of how photo shoots have been instrumental to her business growth over the years.

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Andri was also kind enough to answer lots of our questions.

Thanks also to Hanny Duffy for the lovely images.

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Speaker thanks to James Lord - Quintessentially Weddings

4 February, 2016

Coming near the end of our series thanking our wonderful speakers at Wedding Planning Excellence 2015, today we must thank the talented and highly experienced James Lord of Quintessentially Weddings.

James Lord WPE 15 1James’s talk was entitled “Marketing to millionaires: Breaking the luxury market barrier”. Nobody has more experience working with those elusive high net worth couples than Quintessentially Weddings. James gave us a great guide to attracting the most discerning client base the world has to offer.

He was kind enough to answer our questions and share his wealth of knowledge. Thank you very much James.

James Lord WPE 15 2Photo Credits: Hannah Duffy Photography

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WPE Speaker thanks to Blue Ribbon

28 January, 2016

Today we want to thank Zsofia Jamieson of Blue Ribbon Company for her excellent presentation at Wedding Planning Excellence 2015.

Zsofia’s talk was entitled ’Coddling those clients: Improving your clients’ experience through upping your customer service game’.

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We learned lots about what the luxury customer is looking for and the details that add up to a truly outstanding relationship with clients, leading to shining praise and a reputation for excellence.

Blue Ribbon2It was lovely to be reminded of lots of hints and tips and to learn some new ones and how to bring the whole process, relationship and customer experience together.

Thank you so much Zsofia.

Thank you also to Hannah Duffy for the images.

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Speaker thanks to Louise of B.Loved

22 January, 2016

Continuing our series of posts thanking our wonderful Wedding Planning Excellence 2015 speakers, today our special thanks go to Louise Beukes of B.Loved who stepped in at the last minute when another speaker was unable to present. Thank you Louise!

BLoved1Louise’s talk was entitled ‘Killer content: How to market your business through social media and blogging’.

Andri Benson, London Ambassador for the UKAWP and owner of Always Andri, interviewed Louise and we learned how a consistent social media presence, including collaborations with established wedding bloggers, can help businesses stand out in today’s crowded online market place.

BLoved3Here’s what Andri had to say about Louise’s talk … ‘“Louise stepped in for us at the last minute to give a great talk on Social Media for business, with her vast experience and expertise in the area and beautiful slide-show graphics to illustrate, she was able to give us some really valuable information and insightful tips on using social media to promote our wedding business, such a great talk!”

Our thanks to Hannah Duffy for the lovely images.

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