A Change is as good as a Rest

It occurred to me the other day that my office space wasn’t conducive to being creative, so this weekend I set about changing that. It cost me less than $250 and I didn’t even have to open a paint tin. My first job was to sit down and really look at my office and then [...]

The Carlson & Kerr/Branson Project

Recently the team at the Academy of Wedding and Event Planning were inspired by the film Julie & Julia and one woman’s determination to succeed. This is an admirable quality and one you will definitely need in your journey as a wedding or event planner. So inspired were we that we have decided to set [...]

No nonsense quotes to inspire your business success!

I love inspiring quotes and I often look through my library of books for words of wisdom from those I admire when I am faced with challenges.  There are some that I just love for what they say about life and love, but today I wanted to share with you some of the ones that [...]

Confidence

Business success depends on so many things as we discovered in the AAWEP Power Workshop held in Melbourne over the weekend.  Just having a good idea or being a ‘people person’ is not enough.  Knowledge, skills, life and work experience, together with an understanding of the principles of running a successful wedding planning business; Preparation, [...]

Top 5 Tips when launching a Wedding Planning Business

Education is something that is ongoing especially when you are running a business. In the industry of wedding and event planning we are always learning – it never stops. There are always new trends to keep up with, exciting entertainment options to find out about and interesting technological advances in how we deliver an event. [...]

Fun and Games at the Weekend Workshop

Well this weekend saw our much anticipated Weekend Power Workshop take place and it certainly was fast paced and fun. In what turned out to be Melbourne’s hottest weekend in a while, we powered our way through the heat and managed to be extremely productive. And can I say a big thank you right now to all the [...]

Check out our new Showreel

Well, it has finally been delivered all shiny and new – yes I am talking about our new showreel. I am sure you remember the post I made a few weeks ago about the importance of a showreel and tips on what to do if you choose to have one. Well now you can be [...]

Staying healthy during flights

When I was younger my Dad travelled extensively.  I actually don’t remember him being away that much to be honest.  He was away overnight often, but he was generally home for the weekends and limited long trips to a few a year.  But in reality he travelled almost weekly and sometimes daily, as he had [...]

Your Website Content

Before I became a Wedding and Event Planner I was worked as a freelance copywriter.  When I have the time I still do some copywriting and writing in general is a passion of mine.  For several years, the focus of my freelance writing business was writing content for small business websites.  However, rather than being [...]

Melbourne Cup Fever

Being based in Melbourne it is very hard to ignore Cup Fever. Just walking into Chadstone, my favourite and much frequented shopping centre, I found myself being jostled many times by women clutching a hat box in one hand and a shoe box and upmarket shopping bags in the other. It is the race that [...]

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