Reorganize your life at our upcoming May Meeting!

NEAWP Austin Chapter Meeting

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

11:00am-1:00pm

Steiner Ranch Steakhouse

5424 Steiner Ranch Blvd

Austin, Texas 78732

512.381.0800

www.steinersteakhouse.com

You are cordially invited to the May 2010 Nuptial Essentials Association of Wedding Professionals (NEAWP) Austin Chapter meeting, “Nuturance”.  

YOUR SPACE

Welcome to the Steiner Ranch Steakhouse and to my neck of the woods. If you are looking for a facility with a breathtaking view of the lake, fabulous food, outdoor firepit with live music and did I say fabulous food? Then bring your clients to the Steiner Ranch Steakhouse. Thank you to Aimee Green for hosting this event. You can find out more atwww.steinersteakhouse.com.

YOUR SPONSOR

I would like to thank Barbara’s Brides for being our featured sponsor of the month.  Barbara Hearne has been a wedding consultant in Austin for over 20 years.  She is an “oldie but a goodie”.  To find out more about Barbara’s Brides, go towww.barbarasbrides.com.

YOUR NOTES

Still need an NEAWP business nametag?  If you would like a professional name tag for the meetings, bring $7.00 to the meeting. The next order will be placed on June 10, 2010. All name tags must be paid for prior to being ordered. Look at a sample in our April newsletter online.

YOUR THEME

Nuturance- Assisting those less fortunate and giving moral support to others

YOUR SPEAKER

Stacy Davenport of Feng Shui Your Life Today

www.fengshuiyourlifetoday.com

Topic: Enhance and Empower your Space and Life through understanding the science of energy and applying the Ancient Principles of Feng Shui.

Who doesn’t need a little help with feng shui in nurturing your life? Stacy Davenport is a dynamic and insightful Feng Shui Master, personal life coach, and educator.   Stacy has spent the past 15 years coaching individuals and business leaders using the science of Feng Shui to transform lives,  shift companies and enhance personal growth with her holistic approach to self discovery and personal transformation.

YOUR CHARITY

Continuing our success from April, we are going to have Safe Place as our May Charity.  We are collecting personal items (shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes etc) to create bags for the members of safe place. A special thank you Nancy Owen of Alegra’s Invitations for donating the gift bags for our supplies to be placed in. Please help out this worthwhile cause. If you have any bags you can bring along, please do. If you have any questions, contact amanda@neawp.org.

Don’t forget to “keep the change and pay it forward”. Empty out that  change jar in your car and donate to this monthly cause. The money will be used at Christmas for Toys for Tots!

YOUR POLICIES

1.     The 2010 meeting fees are $30.00 per meeting for current NEAWP members. Payments received after the deadline or at the door will be assessed a $5.00 fee.

2.     Guests are always welcome. They need to be added to your RSVP list and you will receive the reservation confirmation. The 2010 guest meeting fees are $50.00 per non member

3.     If you show up to the meeting without a reservation confirmation, the cost will be $35.00 per current NEAWP member and $55.00 per guest.

4.     You can pay with any major credit card via PayPal on our website by simply going towww.associationofweddingprofessionals.com/ca_meeting.com then click the meeting you would like to attend. All PayPal payments must be received by Monday May 3, 2010 at 12:00pm. All checks must be made payable to: NEAWP.  Any payments received after the deadline or at the door, will be assessed a $5.00 fee.  The 2010 NSF fee for checks is $50.00.

5.     To ensure your reservation at the meeting, RSVP to amy@nuptialessentials.com. You will receive a confirmation reservation email. Bring a copy of your confirmation email  to the check in table the day of the meeting. If your RSVP changes after May 3, 2010 at 12:00pm you will be charged the full meeting amount.

I look forward to seeing you all at the meeting! Our meeting will be kept within the time allotted so you can get back to making lots of money!

Now go plan beautiful events!

Amy Mader, PWC

President

Chocolate... Menu, anyone?

Nicole Patel of Delysia Chocolate was sweet ;) enough to send us this beautiful image of their chocolate menus.

NEAWP Happy Hour!!

NEAWP Austin Wednesday, April 21,2010 5:00pm-7:00pm The Belmont 305 West 6th Street Austin, Texas 78704

Welcome to the NEAWP Quarterly HAPPY HOUR! WHY? In efforts to meet the requests of our members, NEAWP hospitality committee is organizing an evening happy hour to accommodate our members and prospective members who cannot make it to our day meetings. Do you want to meet other members and wedding professionals on a casual basis? Chat with them about the wedding industry with no formal presentation? Then come to the happy hour! WHO? Anyone who would like to be in the industry, know about the industry or just wants to meet other industry professionals. If you have employees you want to “get their feet wet” send them to the happy hour. WHERE? The Belmont. Where else would you want to be on a Wednesday night than a cool, hip and fun site downtown? COST? Nada, Zip, Nothing. You buy your own drinks and food. RSVP Since this is free, be so kind to contact our hospitality honey co chair, Kristi Treadwell- Kristi@barbarasbrides.com to let her know you are coming. Now go plan beautiful events! Amy Mader, PWC President

April Showers and SEO Stuff

The meeting this month was all about gaining more awareness about your wedding business through website SEO. Thank goodness for our guest speaker Wendy Covey of Trew Marketing to take the time to explain it all!

A very special thanks to the very new and swanky Westin Hotel at the Domain for hosting our meeting.

Our charity of the month is Safe Place, where we donated everyday needs like toothpaste, shampoo, etc.

Congratulations to our Planner of the Month, Rosa Gibson of Austin Wedding Planners!

... and congrats to Skip Neal of Honeymoon Guru for being out Vendor of the Month!

Here's Wendy from Trew Marketing explaining her SEO knowledge with us...

And of course, thanks to our Sponsor of the Month Austin Wedding Jookbox for the lovely sweets.

New Mentor Program

As mentioned in the March Meeting-- the mentor program is starting.. Do you want to pick the brains of established wedding professionals? looking for some free information? come to our first mentor Coffee Talk on Tuesday, march 30,2010 at 10:00am at the offices of Babara's Brides. Come one come all! The mentor panel for March is Amy Mader and Barbara Hearne. Email barbara@barbarasbrides if you are coming. There is no fee!

March Madness Meeting!

As always, our monthly NEAWP meetings are a great time and a wonderful way to meet new wedding professionals as well as hang out with good friends. This month, our focus is on mentoring, charity, and raising the bar for professionalism in the wedding community!

Thanks to the fabulous Perry's Steakhouse for hosting our monthly meeting.

Allison Gueli from Parkside Restaurant

John John The Wedding Butler and Stacey Hogge of Petal Pushers.

The best part about the meetings is always the food :)

Amy Mader, our fearless leader, giving us the lowdown on all the charities we're helping this month! "Keep the Change and Pay it Forward" is a program that benefits "Toys for Tots". Plus next month's charity will be "Safe Place", which collects daily essentials for people in need. To get more involved, contact our Donor Diva Amanda Dudley of Big Day Event Productions.

Also, congratulations to our "Featured Coordinator of the Month" Britt Roth of Clink Events! And, another kudos to Myra Adkins of Word of Mouth Catering for being our "Featured Vendor of the Month"!

A very special thanks to Christie Mueller, owner of CLM Business Etiquette Consulting for her extremely informative talk about improving our businesses as well as client experiences and relationships!

February Monthly Meeting

Our latest focus for NEAWP this year is to select a charity every month and provide support for each organization. On top of that, this month's meeting hosted by the beautiful Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel also focused on helping out the Firebats Junior League baseball team as they make their way to nationals. With a new team of board members, Nuptial Essentials has decided to remain not only a leader in event planning education, but also to become a leading resource for brides in the wedding industry.

our junior guest speakers...

Congratulations to Amanda Dudley of Big Day Events for receiving Planner of the Month...

Many thanks to Simon Lee Bakery for providing the delicious petit fours!

Our guest speaker Mike Rinehart provided insightful advice on taking charge of your life...

and of course, everyone created their Valentine's Day cards for the children of

Dell Children's Hospital, our charity of the month!