Tricks of the Trade
Marquee Wedding – Training Webinar 23rd February
We know some planners have turned down marquee weddings as they’ve been hesitant about what is actually involved. This is a terrible shame and a missed opportunity. We therefore decided to host a Webinar dedicated to showing you how to run a marquee wedding. We hope this will give you the confidence to say yes next time.…
Read MoreKelly Chandler speaker review from Wedding Planning Excellence 2015
We continue our gratitude series for our incredible WPE speakers. Today immense thanks go to Kelly Chandler, founder and now Ambassador for the UKAWP and owner of The Bespoke Wedding Company. Kelly discussed ‘When nuptials turn nasty: Keeping your head when all about you lose theirs’, i.e. some of her more difficult clients. ‘Enormous thanks for…
Read MoreHow to use social media effectively to promote your business
Today we reintroduce Nicola of Propose PR who talks to us about the successful use of social media to promote our wedding industry businesses. A good social media strategy can do wonders for promoting your business. However, the term “social media” covers quite a large and diverse range of platforms – and for the digitally uninitiated,…
Read MoreUsing Pictures Effectively on Social Media
Just a little reminder about the fabulous photography workshop with the ever so talented Emily Quinton which is on Friday. Social media is imperative to our wedding businesses and the way we communicate ideas with potential and current clients. Todays couples are incredibly visual, they don’t want to necessary hear about how creative you are, they want to experience…
Read MoreSEO/Inbound Marketing Workshop
Final Chance to Book onto the SEO Workshop – 11th June Many people know that they need Wedding SEO on their website but not everyone understands what it is and how it can help them. The risk of ignoring SEO is that your competitors in the same industry are not ignoring it, and more money is being…
Read MoreHow To Get More Coverage In Top Blogs And Wedding Magazines
Today we are introducing, or doubtless in some cases reintroducing, you to Charlotte Peters. Charlotte is an online journalist who writes regularly for Wedding Ideas Magazine, Huffington Post Weddings and a blog for the Dessy Group www.Wedbits.com. Getting yourself ‘out there’ in the media is an important part of creating your brand as a wedding planner,…
Read MoreLast Chance for the Flower Workshop
This is your last chance to book onto our next workshop with the talented Euphoric Flowers, firm friends of the UKAWP and recommended florists for many of our members. Remember you don’t have to be a member to attend our workshops. This is the second time Euphoric Flowers have held this workshop for us and feedback in the past was phenomenal.…
Read MoreHow can you be a successful parent & business owner?
Back in 2009 I wrote a blog post called “Mummy and Wedding Planner, can you do both?” During my 10 years in business I have met some amazing business owners who have a young family, and since that article I have had another child…the picture below was taken when my daughter was a few weeks…
Read MoreSticking To Your Guns
We just loved this post, all about sticking to your priorities, from the wonderful Claire Gould at English Wedding Blog. Here’s the link so you can have a read.
Read MoreUKAWP on Twitter and Facebook
Today just a short and sweet little post to remind you to follow/like us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news on our events, tips and industry happenings. There will be lots of chatter next week in particular as we hit New York on our UKAWP Study Tour so what are you waiting for? To coin…
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