We are so excited to announce that Ngoc is going to be sponsoring Coordinator CONFAB June 3rd and 4th. She has written a book about her secrets to success when it comes to party planning. In the book you will find detailed advice on themes, invitations, decorations, refreshments, and more. Whether you want to plan a casual get-together or mark a milestone with a formal event, this book has you covered!

Ngoc has been kind enough to sponsor CONFAB and give each attendee a copy of this helpful book! Thank you so much, Ngoc.

You can visit her website for more information: Inspired Celebrations

Inspired Celebrations is also available to purchase on Amazon

The team who launched the book made a video about their journey. You can check that out here!

I would like to start off by sharing a quick personal story:

I was out with girlfriends for dinner one night and one of the girls (all of us are moms) said her phone battery was dying and she was getting anxiety so she asked if she can text her husband to call one of us if he needed to reach her.  She took her husband’s car that night which has a different phone charger than her phone and had no time to charge up before leaving for dinner.  Hearing of my friends situation I quickly went into my purse and pulled out my Apelpi to share with her!  Using my Apelpi my friend was able to charge her phone right there in the restaurant without an outlet or a charger!  Pretty great right?

For those of you who are not familiar with Apelpi, it is a fruit shaped auxiliary battery that can supply your smartphone and tablet with multiple full charges when electrical outlets are nowhere to be found (genius idea right?)  I can tell you from personal experience that this product is something that everyone needs, wherever they go!  You know what they say, an apple a day keeps a dead battery away!

So what does Apelpi have to do with Coordinator CONFAB?  We are happy to announce that Apelpi will be sponsoring our CONFAB 2013 Table Top Shoot and White Lilac Inc. will be custom designing the Tabletop around this adorable product!  You will not want to miss what the extremely talented Sunny Ravanbach and her team at White Lilac will be creating for us (we can’t wait!) In addition, do you see the cutie on the bottom right,Theresa Huang will be styling the hair and makeup on our model.

Please See below for images of this innovative, portable, and very stylish product:

For more information on this great product, check out Apelpi’s website here

Just a little bit about Lindsey and her company:  In 2006, Lindsey began her career as a professional cake artist when she joined the team at Christopher Garren’s Cakes. After four years, Lindsey moved on to pursue her dream of owning her own shop, A Wish and a Whisk Cakes. Her work has been featured in magazines and blogs internationally and she has taught classes nationwide. Lindsey is most recognized for her appearance on two seasons of WE TV’s series “Amazing Wedding Cakes” as well as her appearances on Food Network Challenge.

Please see below for some of Lindsey’s beyond amazing work:

June 3rd – June 4th 2013  

For those of you who were unable to attend the January CONFAB, consider this is your second chance to be part of our seminar!  Everything will stay the same including the location, guest speakers & topics.  You will all still get to enjoy the beautiful Montage Beverly Hills but this time in the warm June sunshine!

We hope that with this date change, those of you who were unable to attend can now join us in the CONFAB experience!

Registration is now open for the June 2013 CONFAB so click here and reserve your spot today!

Just a little background about Sunny and her team…

Sunny and her team at White Lilac run a comprehensive design studio specializing in large-scale parties, exclusive weddings, unparalleled corporate functions, and intimate soirees.  She is regarded as one of the finest event designers in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas and is somewhat of a celebrity in the wedding industry.  Sunny makes very few appearances at industry events so we are extremely grateful that she will be joining us for CONFAB yet again!

Check out the White Lilac Inc. website here

Here are some recent samples of some of Sunny’s amazing work:

“The incredibly talented Jeannie Savage of Details Details is putting on another workshop called Coordinator Confab for those of you that are starting or building a wedding coordinator business.  I’ve had the pleasure of attending and speaking at their past events and it’s always incredible how much information attendees walk away with.  Not only that, but you are treated like royalty, with incredible settings, food, and decor!  This time, the event is set for January 21st & 22nd at the Montage Beverly Hills.  I thought we’d show you a few images from their last workshop to show you just how great it really is!”

Thank you Summer for all of the kind words!  For those of you who are interested in meeting the very talented Creative Director of the Grey Likes Weddings, she will be speaking at CONFAB 2013 and you won’t want to miss it!

Please click here to view the full feature on the Grey Likes Weddings blog!

To reserve your spot at CONFAB 2013 click HERE and register today– Space is limited!

Opened in 2008, the Montage Beverly Hills is a luxury hotel in Los Angeles, located within the heart of Beverly Hills.  Inspired by the Spanish Colonial Revival architecture and Mediterranean styling prevalent in Beverly Hills, this urban Los Angeles luxury hotel captures the sophisticated residential ambiance of Southern California’s glamour estates of the 1920′s and 1930′s.

Check out the Montage Beverly Hills here: Montage Beverly Hills Website

So when would you like to see CONFAB 2013 happen?  We are taking a poll to see which month, and which location will suit all of YOU best!

Pick a month and city that works for you and email us at info@coordinatorconfab.com with your choices!  We will take all preferences into account when making our final decision so please choose between:

      

Our CONFAB styled shoot was also just featured on Wedding Chicks!  If you would like to read about Sunny and Jeannie’s thoughts and inspiration behind this styled shoot please click here and view the full feature!

Enjoy!

Photographer: Mike Colon

Event Designer: Sunny Ravanbach, White Lilac Inc.

Venue: SLS Hotel

Make up & Hair: Makeup By Berit

Cake: Vanilla Bakeshop

Dress Designer: Atelier by Dawn

Stationary: Papermade Designs

Prop or Furniture Rentals: Revelry Event Designers

Chairs: Chivari Chair Rentals

Model: Yasmine Farimani

Lunch was served outside in the Garden Terrace where we were all able to chat and enjoy the sunny, warm weather of beautiful Southern California.

Following lunch, attendees were let in on some of Jeannie Savage’s trade secrets on how to be best prepared on the wedding day, followed by a mock rehearsal demonstration headed by Carrie Johnson.  What better way to learn about rehearsal line ups then to act it out yourself?

We then welcomed renowned wedding videographer, Julie Hill from Elysium Productions to the stage and learned what makes a great wedding planner from the perspective of a videographer.  Vendors work very closely with coordinators so we truly value the opinion of someone like Julie!  Another important aspect of a wedding planner’s job is utilizing wedding blogs as a platform to advertise your business, and who best to discuss style shoots and submissions than Summer Watkins of Grey Likes Weddings!  We were thrilled to have her join us and from the millions of questions the attendees were asking Summer, we know they truly appreciated her attendance as well.

To conclude the night, Sunny Ravanbach and her team from White Lilac Inc. designed and set up a gorgeous table top for our final Confab Dinner which the amazing Mike Colon from Mike Colon Photographers shot while all of the attendees had an opportunity to observe and learn about the components of a real style shoot!  Be sure to check back when we run the the full feature on the CONFAB 2012 Tabletop Shoot!  You guys are going to die when you see the tabletop–Sunny and her team really outdid themselves this time!

As with any large production, it took the time, effort, and heart of many people to put together CONFAB 2012 so we just wanted to take the time to thank some of the very special friends we have in the industry who many of them participated in CONFAB for the second time!  We are grateful for your friendship, and truly appreciate your support.

Special thanks to all of the following vendors and speakers who helped us make CONFAB 2012 happen: Elysium Productions, White Lilac Inc., Wildflower Linens, SLS Hotel, Chivari Chair Rentals, Vive Entertainment Inc., Troy Grover Photographers, Kelly Aguilar, George Nickels, Ed Libby, Michelle Rahn, Summer Watkins, Mike Colon Photographers, Papermade Designs, Atelier by Dawn, Makeup by Berit, and Revelry Event Designers 

And finally, thank you to all of our very special attendees who traveled from near and far to be a part of the seminar.  CONFAB 2012 would not have been the same without each and every one of you!  We wish you the very best of luck in all of your future endeavors!

Stay tuned for the Styled Shoot post!