The Business of Weddings Radio Show

The Academy is launching Australia’s first monthly radio show for the wedding industry. The aim of the show is to help both those already in the industry and those trying to break into the industry. Starting a business of any description is difficult but in the wedding planning industry it can be even harder as [...]

Customer Service and the events industry

This weekend I had a rare day to myself on Sunday as my daughter had gone to Phillip Island with a friend. I decided that some time out on my own was just what I needed and took myself off to Chadstone Shopping Centre to have brunch at a cafe I know my daughter doesn’t [...]

Announcing the Tablescape Competition Winner!

At the Academy of Wedding and Event Planning we like to keep things fun, entertaining and challenging, so we recently invited our students to take part in a Tablescape Competition. A Tablescape is the overall look of your table, and the area around the table. It includes the table centrepiece, the place settings, napkins, decorations, [...]

I Have Confidence

Confidence is the key to being a good sales person. In the immortal words of Julie Andrews “I have confidence in sunshine. I have confidence in rain. I have confidence that spring will come again. Besides which you see I have confidence in me.” I loved this film when I was a kid as you [...]

Frankly My Dear I Don’t Give a Damn

The thing I loved about Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind was her ability to control everyone and everything around her. She was a powerful character, a fighter and knew how to manipulate men and twist them around her little finger. However,even Rhett Butler knew when to say NO. Even he knew when it [...]

Get involved in Daffodil Day!

This Friday, the 27th of August is Daffodil Day and with spring just around the corner we want to encourage you to embrace all things ‘yellow’ and join us in supporting Daffodil Day. Daffodil Day is an initiative of the Cancer Council of Australia designed to give hope to all of us for a brighter, [...]

1000 Awesome Things

I have just come across a lovely, fun and quirky blog and book, designed to give you a daily smile and encourage you to ‘stop and smell the roses’ in your own world; which is something I think everyone, who is working hard towards their goals like our readers are, needs! 1000 Awesome Things is [...]

International Business – the trials and tribulations

As some of you may know I am currently in the UK working from our office over in London helping our course consultants to develop some new courses. Some would say I certainly have the fun part of things at the moment and it certainly does sound glamorous flying from one place to another whilst [...]

You are what you eat!

We are all affected by what we eat and as wedding and event planners we need to make sure we stay healthy, especially in our busy seasons such as Xmas and Summer. So what should the diet of an event planner look like? Well if you are anything like me you probably tend to comfort [...]

Designer Drinks

Increasingly clients are looking for vendors who can help them to create a more ‘designer’ feel for their events.  The ‘one size fits all event’ is fast becoming a thing of the past and this is despite the economic downturn.  In fact, it is Planners and Stylists, who can help clients achieve a ‘designer’ event [...]

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