Vanessa and Eloisa started Elegant Beginnings Premier Events in 2019 but had to close only a few months later due to COVID-19. Despite their setback, Elegant Beginnings is back and better than ever with new branding, certification, and a brand new website!

This article, titled Spice Up Your Website With Beautiful Pictures, was originally published by our friends at Atwill Media. With such good tips on selecting the right photos for your website, we thought we'd share it!

In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have been forced to take a step back from their usual brick-and-mortar storefronts and focus more on their online store. Though brick-and-mortar stores give a reliable location and gathering point for customers and employees, it is essential to remember that your online store is just as important as your physical one.

Wedding and Party Network recently had the opportunity to support and attend NEA Bride Wars, a competition hosted by Houston’s, a local event venue. At the event, each bride and their team were competing for the ultimate prize—a luxury wedding!

After a day full of fun and games, one lucky bride, Summer Gardner, won a exclusive wedding package that included an 8-hour wedding accommodation for 100 guests at Houston’s event venue, the DJ Silver Package from Suspence Entertainment,…

What are the Best of the Best Badges? They are for Wedding and Party Network vendors who are considered the best of the best in their category in their area. So if you have been chosen as one of our Best of the Best, what do you do now? Show off your badge proudly by downloading it from your Wedding and Party Network dashboard! We have a few ideas on where you can place badge.

In November, we went to Wedding MBA in Las Vegas and had an absolute blast! This month, we are headed to San Diego for The Special Event.We are so excited to see everyone there, and we can't wait for this show. But, we do know that there are some things that we have learned from going to Wedding MBA that we think you should know about before going to conventions- everything from what to bring to what you should wear!

Bridal shows are awesome experiences for members of the wedding industry. There are numerous opportunities, but if this is your first show, you may feel a little overwhelmed. What do I bring? Who do I bring? How do I best showcase my business? Even for seasoned veterans of the bridal show scene, it never hurts to have a few reminders to make sure you have all that you need.

Bridal shows and expos are full of opportunities for wedding vendors. If you have never attended a bridal show, you should consider it. The return on your investment is more than worth it. Here are just a few of the benefits of attending a bridal show.

You've heard of spring cleaning, and tidying up for warmer weather, but did you know you should also freshen up for winter as well? You have probably already changed out your seasonal products and displays if you have a storefront. Now is also the time to do some updating online!

Something most professionals dread hearing, "I'm just going to do it all myself. It can't be that hard." Except for professionals do it every day, all day, and know just how difficult planning an event, wedding, or crafting beautiful decor and flowers can be. So in the age of the Pinterest crazed, DIY bride, how do you, as professional, embrace this type of bride?

In the wedding planning process, flowers usually come later, after the dress has been purchased, venue chosen and caterer booked. That may leave florists wondering how they can up their wedding A-game. In the latest edition of Florists' Review, Teresa P. Lanker's article Polish Your Presentation, and Book More Brides shares six tips for florists to help book more brides, and we would like to share them with you! Even if you are not a florist, many of these tips can be applied to different…

If you have been concerned about the future of the event planning industry, this should give you a boost! Four teenage entrepreneurs in Sioux Falls, SD have successfully started a party planning business, and it is pretty impressive.

What can YOU do for ME?

In the service industry, this is a question you probably hear frequently. When a client comes to you, they are searching for a solution. You have to figure out how you can provide that answer.