Glenn S. Ferguson's Blog – November 2010 Archive (9)

A recent advancement Marketing, Inc. survey of 453 brides revealed some interesting statistics:

• 54% of brides planning their wedding, ranked video as one of the ten most important services, however, after ceremony, that number jumped to 79%
  
  

In other words, only after the wedding do most bride realize the importance of a video professional in preserving the memories of their special day.



What about a friend or family member who video record the wedding?… Continue

As a Bahamas Beach Wedding Officiant and Bahamas wedding consultant one of the questions that I get quite often from brides is “what is the best wedding shoes for a beach wedding?”

And that is due to the fact that while getting married on the beach in the Bahamas has proven to be an exciting and growing trend most brides are not sure what type of wedding shoe to…

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American are spending an estimated $6 billion on Honeymoon. That is according to the recent Honeymoon Study 2010 completed by WE TV Network Wedding Report an agency that provides wedding statistics and marketing research for the wedding industry.



The report released in November and appearing the on website The Wedding Report.com reveals that the estimated value of… Continue

Have you ever wondered what makes a wedding a Martha Stewart wedding? This question was asked of Martha Steward recently and here is her answer - "personal attention to detail. All those little details that just bring it together."



And that is what Martha Stewart has used to become the premier name in weddings recognized world wide. But not only Martha as Colin Cowie and Preston Bailey also expose the same views that the key to success in the wedding business is "paying personal… Continue

After spending some time with Colin Cowie, author of “Wedding Chic: 1,001 Ideas for Every Moment of Your Celebration”, recently in the Bahamas I now realize why when you are talking about style, Colin is the event planner to the Stars!

And the good news for you as wedding professional is…

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Don’t you wish you knew how to grow your wedding business in these tough economic times?



If you are like me then I am sure that you are fascinated by the topic because as you know these are challenging economic times for most business and the wedding industry is no different.



So I am sure you would like to know how to grow your business in these tough economic times. And you just cannot wait to find out the answer.

And it… Continue

I was fortunate last week to have the opportunity to attend my first WPIC Wedding Professionals Conference here in the Bahamas. And it was an experience that I will not soon forget.



As I was not only able to interact with other wedding professional from across Canada, USA, Caribbean and the Bahamas but with noted celebrities in the Wedding industry like Colin Cowie, Jung Lee & Josh Brooks and Mary Dann.



The participants were… Continue

The 6th annual Wedding Conference of the Wedding Professional Institute of Canada got started in The Bahamas with a welcome reception at the Atlantis Cove pool side on November 1st.



The Conference which will run for four days with some eight professional seminar sessions held at three destination resorts in Nassau marks the second… Continue

If you are thinking about getting married in the Bahamas I am sure you have a lot to think about and finding a Bahamas wedding officiant maybe one of those things.

And it also good to see what others may have experienced. So here is Laurie and Tony sharing their Bahamas Wedding experience…

Laurie & Tony

“Once I decided to do my wedding in the…

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