Coordinator Confab

CONFAB 2012 was yet another GREAT success!  For those of you who were not able to make it this year, here’s a recap of the day’s happenings: We started the day with a delicious breakfast in the Louie Room of the SLS Hotel where we all met, chatted, and got to know one another.  We then moved into the Cornelius room where Sunny and her team from White Lilac provided us with lovely floral decor for our seminar- yellow, peach and coral!

We then heard from our inspirational speakers of the day- Kelly Aguilar, George Nickels, Ed Libby, and of course our very own Jeannie Savage! Thank you for sharing with us all of your knowledge and expertise!

A very special thank you to the following vendors who helped us make Day 1 of Confab such a success: Julie Hill from Elysium Productions who shot video for us the entire day, Peter Papadopoulos from Vive Inc. who assisted us with all of our AV needs, Youngsong Martin from Wildflower Linen who provided us with all of our beautiful linens, and Steven Sun and his team from Chivarichairrentals.com who provided us with all of our chairs.  We are incredibly grateful to all of our friends in the industry for coming together and helping us make CONFAB 2012 such a success! Here are also a few shots of our lovely attendees–You are all such amazing individuals and CONFAB 2012 truly wouldn’t have been the same without all of you!  BIG HUGS go out to Troy Grover of TROY GROVER PHOTOGRAPHER for these pics….And yes we included the delicious greek parfait yogurt which was divine, it’s dessert for breakfast!

Please check back for our Day 2 Recap!

CONFAB 2012 is almost here and we only have a few spots left!

Registration closes January 26th 2012 so for those of you who are thinking about coming, REGISTER HERE and reserve your spot at this career changing event today!  We have an fabulous line up of guest speakers that you won’t want to miss!

Great News! The very talented and creative Elaine Chou from Papermade will be designing the paper goods for our CONFAB style shoot (Again!)  This will be Elaine’s second time being a part of CONFAB and we are thrilled to have to back with us.  In addition, Elaine will also be joining us for dinner on Day 2 and you will all get a chance to meet and chat with this paper good genius!

Here’s a shot of Elaine’s work for our last CONFAB in July:

Papermade is the brainchild of designer, Elaine Chou. Derived from the word “handmade”, Papermade was built on the aesthetics of hand-drawn illustrations and whimsical hand-lettering. Specializing in correspondence, their invitations are printed on luxurious cotton paper and designed by Elaine herself. Check out the adorable Papermade website here

Here’s some examples of Elaine’s lovely work:

We always love to hear what our past attendees have to say about their experience at CONFAB.  One of our very special attendees, Sam Kwon has offered to share with us his thoughts on the seminar and how it has helped him further his career in the event planning field.  Sam came to us with prior knowledge and experience in events, so it was interesting to hear what he had to say about the things hear learned and how it influenced his decision to join the wedding industry.

Sam writes:

“I come from a world of Hollywood where I represented my clients by hosting parties and events to promote their products and services. Taking the leap into the wedding field was a whole new world for me. So for my wedding education, I looked online.

Browsing through all these different wedding associations and training classes, I came across a very vibrant wedding blog done by Details Details that grabbed my attention. Scrolling through their site I fell in love with everything about the company and to my luck, they were hosting their first Wedding coordinator training conference. With excitement I signed up!

Intimidated at first on not knowing what to expect at the Coordination CONFAB, I took my first step into the Conference room of the SLS hotel in Beverly Hills. The moment I took a step into the room, it took my breath away! The boring conference room was redecorated to reflect the chic and trendy design of Details Details. I was more amazed as the training went on, learning everything I needed to know on how to execute a wedding days with grace and perfection.

What stood out more for me during this conference was the personal attention to each and every attendee. Jeannie, the owner of Details Details, gave me advice like an older sister and instilled confidence in my ability to coordinate a wedding. I also met great speakers and other educators like Christopher Aldama of Fiori Fresco. All in all, the two days of intense learning gave a great foundation for me to be an awesome wedding planner.

As sad as I was that the conference was over, I was super excited to implement the things I have learned. Each new wedding I was a part of, I incorporated a part of the training to gage what worked for me and what did not. Valuable and useable coordination information was not the only thing I took away from the Coordination CONFAB. During the conference I met a lot of fellow coordinators and mentor that I keep in touch with still to this day.

Overall, attending Coordinator CONFAB has confirmed my conviction and desire to be in the wedding industry. It gave me insights and valuable information to things I never knew. Also gave me a great opportunity for networking and finding genuine mentors who has wealth of priceless knowledge about the wedding industry through their years of experience.”

We are so proud of you Sam, and will support you in all of your future endeavors!