January ABC Dinner Meeting

Inland Empire Association of Bridal Consultants

2010 Schedule of Events

January 26       6:00-9:00 PM.

Dinner Meeting

Combined ABC/ NACE Meeting

A Lighthearted Classic Approach to Creating Beautiful Weddings and Special Events

Special Guest Speaker Kevin Covey of Kevin Covey Wedding & Event Coordination.

Kevin is a celebrity event planner and has been featured on "Whose Wedding Is it

Anyway?" "Married Away" and "Platinum Weddings". He is also the National

Spokesperson for beverage brand Kahlua and Gourmet Magazine.

Kevin is a gifted speaker and is always entertaining

**PLEASE NOTE: Country Club Attire is required( Wearing Jeans and Cell

Phone use is not premited)

Venue: Victoria Club

                        Members $35 Non-Members $45

March 23         6:00-9:00 PM.

                      Dinner Meeting

                      Master Bridal Consultant Frank Andonoplas was the keynote speaker

                      and highlight at last year's ABC International Convention, receiving a standing ovation

                      for his outstanding, inspirational and humorous presentations. Owner of

                      Frank Event Design in Chicago, he has been featured in numerous books

                      and periodicals including Brides, Modern Bride and all five editions of The

                      Complete Idiot's Guide to a a Perfect Wedding and was named as one of the

                      Top Ten Wedding Consultants in the Country by Association of Bridal Consultants

                      Frank is flying in from Chicago just for this program.

                      Venue: Mission Inn

                      Members $35.00 Non Members $45.00

May 25        Dinner Meeting

                   6:00-9:00 PM

                   Wedding Wisdom with Mary Dann of Mary Dann Wedding & Party Coordinators.

                   Mary is a renown event planner, convention speaker and author. She holds a Masters

                   Degree in Clinical Psychology and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

                   Intern. Mary will be premiering her new book "Wedding Wisdom". Mary is a contributing

                   writer for "Inside Weddings" magazine and on-air talent for the nationally syndicated

                   television show "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway".

                   Venue: Wilson Creek Winery

                   Members $35.00 None Members $45.00

July ?

September 28  Dinner Meeting

                        6:00-9:00 PM

                        Special Guest Speaker- Peter Merry of Merry Weddings, Inc.

                        Author of "The Best Wedding Reception...Ever" Peter Merry has been helping

                        couples create fun and entertaining wedding receptions since 1992. He has

                        presented seminars on wedding entertainment performance techniques, wedding

                        marketing,sales consultations skills, and the value of solid standards and ethics

                        in business. These seminars have been presented to wedding professionals in over

                        60 cities across the United States. He has been featured at all the big national

                        conventions including ISES,ABC,WMBA, WEVA,AFWPI & NACE

                        He currently serves his clients as their Wedding Entertainment Director via

                        his exclusive wedding entertainment company, Merry Weddings inc.

                        His Varied Entertainment background includes years of public speaking and teaching

                        classes at Saddleback Church, serving as a "Mornign Host" for KBRT AM 740,

                        hosting and engineering his own Talk Radio Show on KBRT, and doing Stand-Up

                        Comedy at the Improv.

                        Venue: To be announced.

                        Members- $35.00  Non Members- $45.00