The Wedding Planning Business Masterclass
April 5, 2011 by Kylie Carlson · Leave a Comment
Do you want to launch your own successful wedding planning business? Whether you are currently planning weddings or simply aspire to become a professional wedding planner this Masterclass will give you the opportunity to ‘Meet the Masters’ who will teach you all the tricks of the trade and give you insider secrets that can’t [...]
The Great Tablescape Design Challenge: design a place-setting
April 5, 2011 by Kylie Carlson · Leave a Comment
Whilst in Las Vegas for Idea Factory recently, Kylie and I were lucky enough to meet some wonderfully creative designers, both at the Show and the Expo. Tablescape design is a huge industry in the US and we were both delighted to see the craftsmanship of several professionals at close hand. One of the standouts [...]
Up Close and Personal with David Tutera – Part Two
March 24, 2011 by Kylie · Leave a Comment
Today I want to recap on the business tips David Tutera offered in his session at the Event Solutions Ideas Factory. He spoke allot about branding and the fact that branding is about building a team around you. You shouldn’t be frightened about hiring a team that is more educated than you are within certain [...]
Up Close and Personal With David Tutera – Part One
March 22, 2011 by Kylie · Leave a Comment
Last week we go ‘Up Close and Personal’ with Preston Bailey so this week we are going to look at the other big name that we had the pleasure of listening to at the Event Solutions Ideas Factory, David Tutera. As I mentioned in a previous blog post the hysteria surrounding David Tutera was huge and [...]
After Show Party @ Marquee at The Cosmopolitan
March 11, 2011 by Kylie · Leave a Comment
Finally it was time to let our hair down and experience what the Cosmopolitan Hotel really had to offer at the After Show Party. Until this point all we had really seen were ballrooms and break out rooms located on floors 2,3 & 4 of a hotel with over 46 floors. Now we knew that [...]
The Ideas Factory Trade Show and Table Top Contest 2011
March 10, 2011 by Kylie · Leave a Comment
Although the last conference session of the Ideas Factory was officially the David Tutera session there was still the Trade Show to visit and spend time looking around. Now as you can imagine for Christine and the rest of the Academy team this was our chance to really soak up the new ideas, trends and [...]
The Final Day of The Event Solutions Ideas Factory
March 9, 2011 by Kylie · 2 Comments
The Event Solutions Ideas Factory was quite a journey and the location certainly played it’s part in that. The last day of the conference was finished in style as we were treated to a session with David Tutera from ‘My Fair Wedding’ and it is safe to say the excitement almost reached fever pitch as [...]
Day 2 from the Event Solutions Ideas Factory
March 8, 2011 by Kylie · Leave a Comment
Well by Day 2 the jetlag for me had set in well and truly. I think I had been running on adrenalin prior to that so it was a big struggle to get out of bed @ 6am and get myself down to the 3rd floor ballroom to listen to the first session of the [...]
Day 1 from the Event Solutions Ideas Factory
February 28, 2011 by Kylie · Leave a Comment
Well here we are in Las Vegas at the Event Solutions Ideas Factory having a ball. I can hear you all asking who the mystery man is in between Chris and I – it is none other than Brad Blaze the speed painter who entertains audiences around the world. It was great to bump into [...]
Going to the Event Solutions Ideas Factory 2011
February 22, 2011 by Kylie · Leave a Comment
The team here at Event Experts are off to Las Vegas and despite the 16 hours of flying time and huge amount of jet lag involved we are raring to go and can’t wait to report to you live form the event. For those of you who don’t know what the Event Solutions Ideas Factory [...]
