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.

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!

Growing, Learning, and Giving

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!