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Thursday April 12th at
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Thank you to all who attended our March Meeting!
We look forward to seeing you again on April 12th!
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Embassy Suites Hotel Columbus  
Lacey McMachlan and the staff at the Embassy Suites Hotel Columbus hosted our event with grace and a touch of St. Patrick's Day fun! With the centerpieces provided by the Embassy Suites and linens provided by Connie Duglin Linens the room looked spectacular in a festive mint green! The menu provided by the Embassy Suites crew was delicious, featuring heavy appetizers of brie & raspberry rolls, tomato mozzarella bruschetta, assorted cheeses, fresh vegetable shooters, and a mashed potato martini bar. The Embassy Suites also provided complimentary assorted beers and wines and non-alcoholic beverages.
Our sincere thanks to the The Embassy Suites Hotel Columbus for treating us to a fabulous evening! Linens by Connie Duglin Linens
Up lighting and audio/visual services by Mills James AVXL
More information about Embassy Suites Hotel Columbus
Lacey McLachlan, Catering Manager
2700 Corporate Exchange Dr. Columbus, OH 43231 Phone: (614) 890-8600 Fax: (614) 890-6768 |
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Kristin Kern, President & CEO of Kernacopia LTD
Kristin Kern, President and CEO of Kernicopia, LTD was our guest speaker for our March meeting. Kernicopia is a full service marketing group, whose services include branding and website management, which were the highlights of her talk with the WPC membership.
Kern focused on how branding and brand identity can be your biggest asset as a small business, and she spoke to how your website should always be in tune with your branding efforts. Her messages included advice such as tapping into the personality of your business and using your brand to reflect the core "soul" of your business, and she encouraged our members to refresh their brands if needed to make them work for you, not against you.
Kern also gave general tips on how to improve our websites, and as an added treat, she had her team assess every WPC member's website for a more in-depth analysis. If you would like to have Kristin's team share their assessment of your website with you free of charge, you can contact her at Kristin@kernacopia.com.
For more information about Kristin Kern and her team at Kernacopia, Visit www.kernacopia.com.
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Got Videographer Our spotlight speaker for our March meeting was Joe Testa with Got Videographer. Got Videographer is a husband and wife team that specializes in cinematic and documentary-style wedding video productions. Whether it's a documentary-style video that tells the story from beginning to end and captures the big day's events in chronological order, or a cinematic-style video that captures the emotional feelings brides and grooms have for each other on the biggest day of their lives, Got Videographer will preserve a wedding day for generations to watch and cherish. Got Videographer also focuses on customizing each wedding video they produce to fit the style and personal tastes of each bride and groom they work with. With creative shooting styles and music selection, Got Videographer creates pieces of art that are just as unique as the couples they're made for.
Joe and Peggy Testa
Got Videographer
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YOUR WPC BOARD MEMBERS
If you would like to host or speak at a meeting contact:
Lauren Lawson, President
Above & Beyond Weddings
To be added to our email list, RSVP to a meeting or if you have news items to share, contact: Jean Gualtieri, Vice President Active Travel
Your WPC Secretary: Callie Rogers
To join WPC, be a "member spotlight" or to inquire about speaking at a WPC meeting, contact: Erica Clark-Covert, Membership Chair
If you would like to host a meeting, contact:
Amrta Kenner, Programs/Hospitality Chair Prema Designs
For information about co-op opportunities or to add an event to our web site calendar, contact: Meegan Skeans-Koubeck and Blair Visser, Advertising/Promotions Chairs
(614) 717-7526
Meegan@ColumbusBrideAndGroom.com
For more info about Wedding Professionals of Columbus: Visit www.weddingproscolumbus.com
See industry news and announcements at
Dedicated to serving our clients with the highest level of professionalism by being educated and knowledgeable of the current wedding trends and always exceeding industry standards.
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Quest Business and Conference Center
Judy Stoof and staff from the Quest Business & Conference Center treated us to a wonderful evening at their venue. With linens provided by Connie Duglin Linens and centerpieces provided by Flowers by Brielle, the room looked spectacular! Laura's Catering provided a great menu for our networking hour and dinner, featuring hors d'oeuvres of Brushetta and English Fluted Cucumbers with Thai Beef, and a buffet of Chicken Piccata, Roasted Vegetable Ziti, Buttermilk Chive Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans Almondine. For dessert, Appalachian Granny's, An American Bakery provided an amazing chocolate espresso cake!
Our sincere thanks to the Quest Business and Conference Center for treating us to a fabulous evening! Centerpieces by Flowers by Brielle
Linens by Connie Duglin Linens
Hors d'oeuvres and dinner by Laura's Catering
Dessert by Appalachian Granny's, An American Bakery
More information about Quest Business and Conference Center
Quest Business & Conference Centers is a premier state of the art meeting facility for banquets, trainings, symposiums, conventions, break out sessions, or special events, located in Columbus, Ohio. Our customer service driven staff will assist you through every aspect of the event planning process with catering services provided by the Polaris Grill. Please contact the sales office for more information.
Judy Stoof
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Jim Davis-Hicks, Thirst Relief International
 Jim Davis-Hicks, a visionary leader and philanthropic wedding photographer from Columbus, delivered an inspiring message of how to make your everyday life a giving one. Davis-Hicks, who inspiringly weaves the thirst relief efforts of his organization Thirst Relief International into his everyday life as a wedding photographer, was an amazing example of how you can use cause marketing to change the world just by weaving your passions into your work. His message titled "Thirst for more: Passion, Purpose, Profit and Productivity" motivated our WPC audience to dream big today. His presentation capitalized on the need to make your impact on the world now, and not to wait for what he called your "age 50", or the time when you would be retired and have the "time" to make a difference. His message of "don't put off until tomorrow what can be done today" spoke to how our lives can be enriched by a daily philanthropic way of thinking, and to change the world just takes a small shift in your day-to-day way of life. Jim Davis-Hicks is a great example of how to dream big - Thirst Relief International started as nothing more than one man's mission to change the world, and to date his organization as saved more than 204,000 lives from the worldwide water crisis. For more information on Thirst Relief International and Jim Davis-Hicks, Visit www.thirstrelief.org
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Eventfully Yours: Wedding & Event Planning  With more than 15 years combined event and marketing experience, the combination of the Eventfully Yours team brings a fresh value and seasoned approach to your occasion. Whether your envisioning an intimate setting or a bold celebration, CEO Alicia Legins prides her company on bringing it all together with elegance, style and grace. Every event is as unique and different as the people, organizations and companies who host them. Eventfully Yours is focused on working with you to create an amazing event, from a romantic fairy tale wedding to a popcorn movie party.
Alicia Legins
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YOUR WPC BOARD MEMBERS
To be added to our email list, RSVP to a meeting or if you have news items to share, contact:
Jean Gualtieri, Vice President
Active Travel
Your WPC Secretary:
Callie Rogers
ColumbusBrideAndGroom.com
Callie@ColumbusBrideAndGroom.com
To join WPC, be a "member spotlight" or to inquire about speaking at a WPC meeting, contact:
Erica Clark-Covert, Membership Chair
D2DStudios
Amrta Kenner, Programs/Hospitality Chair
Prema Designs, ColumbusBrideAndGroom.com
Rita@ColumbusBrideAndGroom.com
For information about co-op opportunities or to add an event to our web site calendar, contact:
Meegan@ColumbusBrideAndGroom.com
For more info about Wedding Professionals of Columbus:
Visit www.weddingproscolumbus.com
See industry news and announcements at
Dedicated to serving our clients with the highest level of professionalism by being educated and knowledgeable of the current wedding trends and always exceeding industry standards.
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Cash bar will be offered
March WPC Meeting
Date: 3/13/11
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location:
Embassy Suites
5100 Upper Metro Place
Dublin, OH 43017
Fees:
$25.00 cash or check at door
First Time Attendees $10.00
Members: Free
Conference Attendees: Free
Contact:
Guest Speaker: Kathy Piech Lukas
"HOW REALITY TV
IS IMPACTING"
The first reality show, "Real World", appeared on MTV in 1988. The couples getting married today have never known a life without reality TV! This presentation will talk about the different reality TV shows out there and, based on surveys taken by real brides and wedding vendors, how it is impacting buying decisions and setting expectations for your services. Also hear the perspectives from wedding vendors that have participated in reality televisions and how to keep your business looking positive dispite a producer's agenda that doesn't include yours if you are on one.
Kathy Piech-Lukas is president of Your Dream Day LLC, and has been a member of the Association of Bridal Consultants since 2005. Your Dream Day, which plans 25 to 30 events per year, was named in "The Knot Best of Weddings" in 2007 and 2011; and selected as a "Bride's Choice" by Wedding Wire for three consecutive years (2009, 2010 and 2011.) Her wedding planning expertise have been featured all over the TV news. magazines, online and in newpapers.
Kathy has served on the planning board for the bridal charity events 'A Dress to Remember,' (benefiting dresses that heal) and 'Got Wedding Stuff' (benefiting the Lupus Foundation.). Kathy served as the co-coordinator of the Cincinnati Affiliate of the Association of Bridal Consultants for six years, is one of the founders of the Dayton Bridal Connection, and is currently starting a networking group for planners and vendors in Cleveland. Prior to starting Your Dream Day LLC, she managed international marketing communications campaigns, exhibitions and public relations initiatives for the composites division at Owens Corning, served as public affairs manager for Sprint in Southwest Ohio, and worked on PR and marketing campaigns for many high end companies. She has been a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters for the past 10 years. Kathy is a 1998 cum laude graduate of Xavier University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in Communications / PR and minor in Marketing. She is currently packing and selling her house in Franklin, Ohio, so she can move to Brunswick, Ohio, to be with her husband Jim and their cat Sofia.
Kathy Piech-Lukas Your Dream Day LLC 513-241-2777/ Cincinnati 937-746-4617 Dayton www.yourdreamday.com Please RSVP to info@weddingproscolumbus.com or 614-717-7526 by Parking is complimentary
Wednesday March 9th 2011.
Hope to see you there!
WPC Board Members
Brian Kellogg and Allison Potter, host the Wedding Insiders. Please follow us as we get inside and get to know the wedding industry. This episode we are interviewing Steve Ransom, owner of Night Music DJ Professionals in Hilliard, Ohio. You can visit their website here: www.nightmusicdj.com We discuss Steve's passion for weddings and at the end we give some advice for engaged couples looking for a DJ.
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