Having a successful wedding planning business is just NOT as easy as loving weddings!

When I began Firefly Occasions, I quickly discovered that running the business was not as easy as it looked!

There were essential steps that I took in building Firefly Occasions that have led to its success in the planning world today.

And I want to share my secrets with you!

You can learn about this list of MUST HAVE, Wedding Planner Business Essentials (and how much they cost) from myself, the original Rockstar Wedding Planner!

And guess what? It’s FREE!

I am welcoming you to join me in Calgary on Tuesday June 14^th from 6-9pm for a FREE, no cost seminar.  In only 3 hours, you will learn what you MUST have to start, grow, and maintain a successful planning business.

And if you want to be a Firefly Occasions wedding planner, there’s no time like NOW. I am on the hunt for wedding planners to join Firefly Occasions. You could be the next Firefly! I’ll give you all the details at this event.

This seminar will be in HIGH DEMAND and seats are limited.

All we ask is that you call 1-800-791-5636 ext 701 or email katie@fireflyoccasions.com by June 10th with a credit card ready to secure your spot with a $20 no show deposit.

Don’t worry! This means that a crisp $20 dollar bill will be waiting for you upon check-in because learning my secrets is too good to pass up!

This is a rare opportunity to learn from me in person.  My current coaching programs for wedding planners are between $8,500-$50,000. But the cost of this seminar is $0!

To make this an even more exciting experience the first 10 want-to be-planners to register will receive reserved front row seats at the event. (Reserved seats will be released 5 minutes before the seminar begins so don’t be late!)

We’ll be following Julie on Twitter @CCJulie while she covers the Royal Wedding LIVE from London!

Hey Julie- tweet to us using #royalweddingyyc.  (That’s the hashtag we’ve created for the Royal Wedding Viewing Party we’re hosting at the Glencoe Club in Calgary, Alberta, Canada).

I can’t wait to hear all of Julie’s amazing updates. She’s created so many beautiful weddings for brides in Colorado that she’s sure to pick up some amazing inspiration from the Royal Wedding, which she’ll give her own spin when she gets back to planning for her own princess brides in Denver.

Tomorrow is our deadline for reaching the magic number of 75 live simulcast attendees for the event. Are you still wondering if this virtual opportunity is for you? 

Are you worried that you won’t get the same content as live attendees?

We plan on broadcasting every minute of the event to your computer, so you don’t need to worry about missing a thing. Unlike a normal Vegas road trip, this time, if it happens in Vegas, it doesn’t stay in Vegas, you get to see it all.

Are you thinking that attending virtually won’t provide the same networking opportunities?

If you attend the live simulcast you will be sharing the virtual space with at least 75 other virtual attendees. You will have a live chat room where you can share all of your questions, take-aways, and business ideas. It will be a great networking opportunity.

I won’t be able to attend all of the sessions live.

This isn’t a problem at all as every session is recorded as it is streamed live. You will have almost immediate access to these recordings so you can catch up on what you missed, or review a session you found interesting.

I won’t get to interact with the speakers or live audience.

Using the chat room, and Jeremie your community liaison, you will have the opportunity to have your questions answered by the speakers. Live attendees will also be able to visit the simulcast camera and say hello. We will do everything we can to make you feel like you are in the room.

If that helps you make your decision then click here and come join us in the Grace & Luxury virtual community.

The deadline for our 75 attendees is tomorrow, so come join us now.

Love and wedding planning success,

Ciara

Introducing a new opportunity to join the Grace & Luxury community from the comfort of your own home:

Grace & Luxury Live Simulcast from Green Valley Ranch Las Vegas.

For the low investment of $197 you can join us in Las Vegas via live streaming over the internet and watch the entire event from your home, on your computer. $197 is all you will have to pay, as there will be no other costs related to this event for you, even your food is free, because it’s yours, from your kitchen. This is an amazing offer, you can get all the fantastic content presented at Grace & Luxury and you never have to leave your home. You can even watch the Annual Wedding Innovator of the Year Awards which will showcase the work of cake designer to the stars Silvia Weinstock, The Man Registry founder and all things Groom, Chris Easter and Stacie Francombe of Getmarried.com. These amazing industry changers will also be speaking about how they grew their companies and how they changed the industry. You do not want to miss that! You get all this access for that low, low price of $197!!!

To make this happen we need 75 of you to say yes, and be part of this innovative experience, one that is going to change the way you look at your own wedding planning business.

If you are ready to be one of the first 75 that can help make this a reality then click here to purchase your Grace & Luxury Live Simulcast ticket now. Then make sure to tell anyone else you know who would be interested, so we can reach our goal.

There is no risk on your part, if 75 of you say YES the livestream of the event will start bright and early March 21st. If we don’t manage to reach 75 your money will be refunded in full. This is really a win, win situation for you!

Click here to purchase your Grace & Luxury Live Simulcast ticket.

Need to know more about Grace & Luxury now that it’s a possibility for you to attend via live stream? Read all about it by clicking here.

-Where your business is at right now

-What you made last year

-How attending Grace & Luxury would change your life

-What you want to make this year.

Don’t worry, we will keep numbers confidential, we just want to know where you’re coming from and what your goals are. Click here to apply for a scholarship. The deadline is this Saturday, March 12th at 5pm MST.

These amazing Innovators will accept their awards LIVE at Grace & Luxury in Las Vegas. You can still join them there by clicking here.

Sylvia Weinstock

She’s called the “Queen of Wedding Cakes”.  Sylvia Weinstock creates cakes for luxury clientele. Her client list includes Mariah Carey, Maria Maples, Eddie Murphy, Tom Arnold, Whitney Houston, Chynna Phillips and William Baldwin, Cyndi Lauper, Jane Fonda, Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, Wayne Newton and Oprah Winfrey. Sylvia creates more than 500 cakes a year in all shapes and sizes. All Sylvia’s cakes are custom designed and created according to the specifications of her clients.  Her cakes can be as tall as 12 feet high and feed as many as 5,000 people. Sylvia’s cakes have been all over the world, including Japan, Mexico and Saudi Arabia… even to Canada where one of her creations was featured at a wedding I planned.

Chris Easter

Chris is Co-Founder of the TheManRegistry.com, the web’s leading wedding resource and gift provider for grooms and groomsmen. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the company’s blog, GroomsAdvice.com. The Man Registry’s network of sites offers a male voice in an otherwise female-dominated wedding industry. Since 2007, The Man Registry’s “for men, by men” approach to wedding gifts, wedding showers, booking vendors and, of course, bachelor parties, has helped grooms realize it’s possible to have fun during the wedding planning process.

Easter has been quoted in national media including Details Magazine, The Knot, Fox News and Entrepreneur Magazine, and has appeared on The Big Idea With Donny Deutsch, The Tyra Banks Show and Playboy Radio. Easter was recently named one of the Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 by Inc. Magazine. He has signed a book deal with Penguin Publishing to create a men’s guide to wedding planning that is due out in December of 2011.

Stacie Francombe

After a successful career as a television Producer, Stacie launched Get Married in 2006, growing the company into a nationally renowned wedding planning resource, connecting brides and advertisers through three unique media platforms – online, television and magazine.

During her time at Get Married, Stacie developed and served as Executive Producer for Get Married with David Tutera & Get Married with Colin Cowie, both on Lifetime, then as host in its final season on WeTV & Wedding Central.

She was the visionary behind the publication Get Married – The Shopping & Trend guide for the Savvy Bride, serving as Editor-in-Chief, filling a gap in the bridal market, and growing the title into a nationally distributed quarterly magazine.

As Get Married’s Founder, Stacie was a sought after public speaker and industry insider, addressing wedding professionals and brides around the country, and appearing on CNN, Fox, WABC, and more.

Stacie also developed and hosted the successful web series Get Married in Times Square, planning and hosting the first of its kind wedding event on New Year’s Eve 2010.

Having sold the company, and after much soul searching, in February of 2011, Stacie stepped down as Editor-in-Chief to pursue new business ventures.

In March 2011, Stacie launched Celebrity Wedding Reporter {CWR}: Celebrity style for your walk down the aisle, because every bride is a star on her wedding day! On her personal blog she translates celebrity wedding trends and shows brides how to use these trends as inspiration for their wedding day details.

Stacie is also a Founding Board Member of an organization called Wish Upon a Wedding. Wish Upon a Wedding is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization that provides weddings and vow renewals to couples facing terminal illness or other serious life-altering circumstances, regardless of sexual orientation. Often, couples facing such situations do not have the energy, time, money, or resources needed to plan their wedding. Wish Upon a Wedding takes care of all the details, offering couples a chance to relax and enjoy a very special day while surrounded by the love of their closest family and friends.

Want to hear what inspired their innovative wedding business ideas? Click here to attend.

When I set out to award 3 top wedding professionals with the Wedding Innovator of the Year Award at my upcoming event, Grace & Luxury, I knew immediately that our first winner was not just an innovator but a LEGEND in the wedding industry.

I’m excited to announce that Sylvia Weinstock will be joining us at Grace & Luxury to accept our Wedding Innovator of the Year Award on the 3rd day of our event.

She’s called the “Queen of Wedding Cakes”.  Sylvia Weinstock creates cakes for luxury clientele. Her client list includes Mariah Carey, Maria Maples, Eddie Murphy, Tom Arnold, Whitney Houston, Chynna Phillips and William Baldwin, Cyndi Lauper, Jane Fonda, Alex Baldwin and Kim Basinger, Wayne Newton and Oprah Winfrey. Sylvia creates more than 500 cakes a year in all shapes and sizes. All Sylvia’s cakes are custom designed and created according to the specifications of her clients.  Her cakes can be as tall as 12 feet high and feed as many as 5,000 people. Sylvia’s cakes have been all over the world, including Japan, Mexico and Saudi Arabia… even to Canada where one of her creations was featured at a wedding I planned (that’s me with one of her cakes!)

Sylvia is a Rockstar in the wedding industry and I cannot wait to welcome her to the stage. I have always admired her for her innovative ideas, not just in regards to cake, but in how she has grown her business. I am thrilled to recognize her as an innovative businesswoman with the Wedding Innovator of the Year Award.

If you still need your ticket to Grace & Luxury you do not want to delay! You still have the opportunity to meet and listen to Sylvia share her stories of success at Grace & Luxury. But we are getting close to selling out this exclusive event on how to attract, work with and be referred by the high-end bride. Click here to join us along with Sylvia and her other 2 fellow award recipients (watch your email for the upcoming announcements of the next 2 winners!).

Love and wedding planning success,
Ciara

To learn more about this wonderful sponsor, check out the Nevada Wedding Association website.