California Couture – Part III

Tuesday of the ABC annual conference was all about Colin Cowie and creating luxurious events! 

Tuesday featured a couture tented breakfast and an awards ceremony for distinquished planners in the association. The morning proceeded with workshops on working in events beyond weddings…and then, the moment I had been waiting for.  I had opportunity to hear Colin Cowie – event planner to the stars – speak and discuss his planning and production process for his events, and then had an opportunity to meet with Colin during another elegant luncheon. I even got my book signed!!! He is a very gracious man, and it was a true pleasure to hear about the work and process involved with creating his events.

The afternoon was full of competitions to create wedding inspiration boards with a team – I had some fabulous planners to work with, and although we didn’t win – I still think we should have LOL!  Wedding Planners get a little competative when it comes to contests – there was a lot of stealing and cheating go on throughout the exercise – all in good fun of course. Then we were wisked away to a the Marina Institute in Newport for some oceanside cocktails and fun hors d’ouvres stations!

I was sad to see the conference come to an end…I had met so many incredible planners, including Mary Dann from California (as seen on ‘Whose Wedding is it Anyway?”), and planners from Bulgaria, Italy, and Argentina. I’ve met vendors I’ve only ever conversed with online, and I got to spend some great time with my friend Crystal! And although I shopped till I dropped and filled my bags to .25lb below the maximum limit – it was time to head home. I arrived home in the middle of the night on Thursday, loving being home, but wide awake with my mind swimming with new design ideas and new inspiration.

If you’ve read this far – I applaud you…I’m just so excited about this luxury wedding event and all the luxurious couture ideas we’ll now be able to implement with our very own Nuance Occasions weddings. This type of continuing education is so important for all wedding planners….as exhausting as it may be, it does rejuvenate the planners soul. Now…to start planning which next conference I’ll attend

Jolyn | Luxury Wedding Planner
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