WIPA ATLANTA LAUNCH PARTY
Rebecca Grinnals, Engaging Concepts
“The State of the Luxury Wedding Industry”
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The Academy of Medicine
875 W. Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
www.academy.gatech.edu
VENUE
The Historic Academy of Medicine at Georgia Tech, re-opened its doors in December after a year-long renovation. The Academy offers an unparalleled opportunity to host functions in one of the most beautiful and historic settings in the city. The Academy, nearly 70 years old, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and boasts beautiful composition and neoclassical architecture.
A tribute to the southern reputation of charm and elegance, the facility displays Doric columns, an entry portico, black and white Italian marble floors in a beautiful rotunda accented by the famous Czechoslovakian chandelier seen in the movie, "Gone with the Wind." The Academy offers old-world elegance and style of days gone by, in the heart of bustling midtown Atlanta.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
3:00-4:00 Networking, tea, desserts and cocktails
4:00 Welcome by Pauline Parry, WIPA President
4:15 Program, Rebecca Grinnals
5:15 Face to face - a time to connect, meet and share ideas on the speaker's topic
6:00 Event ends
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Member & Non-Member Fees are:
$40 By January 11 (early registration)
$55 After January 11
(This is a one-time special rate for all. In the future, we will have reduced rates for members)
PROGRAM:
Join us at the newly remodeled Academy of Medicine on January 19th for the Atlanta launch of WIPA, the Wedding Industry Professionals Association and a presentation by Rebecca Grinnals on The State of the Luxury Wedding Industry. You will also have the opportunity to learn about WIPA from members of the National Board of Directors. Atlanta is excited and honored to have WIPA forming and we hope that you will consider joining this wonderful organization!
Rebecca Grinnals
Engaging Concepts
www.engagingconcepts.com
Rebecca is widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on the business of weddings & honeymoons. She is the founder and President of wedding and honeymoon industry consulting firm, Engaging Concepts based in Celebration, FL. Rebecca is a sought after industry consultant, speaker, trainer and business trend expert. She has been a featured guest on CBS’ “The Early Show,” CNN, Entertainment Tonight, CNBC and hundreds of other national and international television & radio programs.
She serves as the Chairperson of the Leadership Advisory Board of WIPA (Wedding Industry Professionals Association) and was recently named as one of the “Top Ten Social Media Influencers in the Wedding industry” by WedBiz Journal.
Prior to creating Engaging Concepts, Rebecca co-founded Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings & Honeymoons for The Walt Disney Company, and spent ten years developing the concept into an unprecedented success. She directed the complete branding strategy, development and implementation of the program, building it into almost a $100 million per year business for Walt Disney World, Disneyland, and the Disney Cruise Line. These efforts resulted in over 20,000 weddings and the coveted status for Disney as the #1 Domestic Honeymoon Destination.
Rebecca has orchestrated some of the industry’s most innovative wedding related promotions and partnerships including the Sandals & Beaches Resorts groundbreaking partnerships with Celebrity Wedding Designer Preston Bailey and Cake “Diva” Sylvia Weinstock, the Guinness World Record setting “World’s Largest Vow Renewal” for Harley-Davidson, The Travel Channel’s 6-episode series featuring The Cayman Islands (“Weddings Away-Cayman Islands”), My Destination Wedding with The Knot on the STYLE Network and promotions with top industry brands such as Ritz-Carlton, Martha Stewart Weddings/MSLO, BRIDE’S Magazine, The Knot, the Platinum Guild, American Express, Crate & Barrel and many more.
In 2008, she and Kathryn Arce created an innovative series of luxury wedding business summits called engage! which twice a year bring together 250 of the wedding industries key influencers, thought leaders and tastemakers from around the globe to connect and exchange ideas, innovate and be inspired to take their successful businesses and, in turn, the wedding industry to the next level. All eight engage! events to date have been complete advance sell outs with top wedding professionals participating from over 40 states and 20 countries and have met with rave reviews from attendees and speakers alike.
We are thrilled to have Rebecca welcome WIPA to Atlanta and educate us on the future of Luxury Weddings as we begin the new year.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS
Venue
The Academy of Medicine
www.academy.gatech.edu
Dessert Sponsor
Bold American Catering
www.boldamerican.com
Décor
Jackson Durham
www.jacksondurham.com
Linens & Rentals
Classic Party Rentals Atlanta
www.classicpartyrentals.com
Photography
Sarah DeShaw
www.sarahdeshaw.com
Printed Materials
Hi Note
www.yourhinote.com
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