Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge is pleased to announce my speaking engagement at the Catersource, 2011 Conference and Tradeshow at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, February 27-March 2.

This will be my first speaking opportunity at this event and I am quite excited and looking forward to the presentation and the conference (my 4th year attending).

It’s a great chance to network with, learn and be inspired by the very best in the International world of wedding and corporate event catering, event management and design.

The session will be a panel format and I am honored to share this presentation with my friends and esteemed fellow members of WIPA (Wedding Industry Professionals Association). WIPA is the official sponsor of all the “Wedding Track” sessions at the conference, as well as for the “Event Solutions Idea Factory, 2011 Conference” at the same time.

Session Title: “Caterer and Wedding Planner Partnerships Creating a Winning Formula for Success”

Pauline Parry, President, Good Gracious Events, Los Angeles, CA
Chef Molly Kruger, Owner, Chef Molly Culinary Artistry, Laguna Hills, CA
Carol Rosen, CSEP, Party Designs by Carol, Los Angeles, CA
Liese Gardner, Owner, Mecca Communications & Fuel Blog, Los Angeles, CA

Session Description: The main ingredient for creating a successful wedding is a trusting, creative caterer/wedding planner partnership. The formula for building brand loyalty and successful, valuable partnerships with wedding planners requires the perfect balance of personalities, individual styles, skill sets and professionalism. Join an esteemed panel of high-profile, award-winning wedding caterers and planners in this lively and enlightening session. They will answer questions and share their thoughts on how they developed their own unique caterer/planner partnerships that led to their successes as industry trend setters and most importantly, team collaborators who create spectacular weddings every time. You will learn:

• the key ingredients wedding caterers must bring “to the table” to cultivate brand loyalty and relationships with wedding planners.
  

• the key ingredients wedding planners must bring “to the table” to instill confidence, trust and professionalism with wedding caterers.

• which three actions are most important for partnering for client success in the proposal, planning and production stages of a wedding.

• positive, proactive and mutually beneficial values and actions essential to the long term growth and value of the caterer/planner partnership.

This session will be presented on Monday February 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM in the “Mont Royal” room. We hope you will join us for this lively, educational and enlightening discussion.

Celebrating Love, Life, Networking and Learning with the Best in STYLE Today and Everyday!

Tracey