Finding Wedding Professionals In Your Area

Planning a wedding can certainly be a stressful thing. Planning a location wedding can be even more so-finding photographers, florists, caterers, officiant and DJ, etc. are all vendors that  have to be arranged. Since you don't live in the area where you are planning the wedding of course this can be problematic. While the internet provides a good resource for searching, finding vetted professionals can still be challenging. I would encourage not only paying attention to reviews, but also researching  the local wedding association.  

Here on the Central Coast of California we are fortunate enough to host  two local wedding organizations.  CCWP (Central Coast of California Wedding Professionals) supports our wedding community. CCWP recently celebrated it's 20th anniversary of service and offers an annual bridal faire as well as maintaining a website (http://ccwp.com) that features vetted professionals for your every wedding event need.

The other wedding organization on the Central Coast is Central Coast Bride (http:/centralcoastbride.com) Central Coast Bride features local vendors, planning tools and it's own schedule of Central Coast Bride bridal fairs. Additionally,  Central Coast Bride is a foundation.  The Central Coast Bride Foundation contributes to causes locally, nationally and internationally.

To find out more about associations in the area you are planning your wedding initiate searches containing words like "wedding association, " "wedding professionals" and "wedding organizations.

Central Coast of California Wedding Faire--a MUST for planning a wedding!

For upcoming nuptials, whether they are next month or next year, attending a bridal faire can be an extremely helpful event. Central Coast Wedding Professionals (CCWP) will be hosting a great wedding faire on January 13, 2013.  At the faire you will be able to meet vetted wedding professionals that belong to CCWP. You can collect  an abundance of information all in one place and from a variety of vendors. "Goodie Bags" are always distributed to brides (or grooms!) and there are always faire "specials" that various vendors participate in. Also, this year CCWP is offering an opportunity to win an iPad. Click here for details on their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/The.CCWP?sk=app_310984065669547&app_data

Photographers, caterers,  wedding venues, DJ's, florists and more will be there to meet and  talk to,  answer questions and attend to your every wedding need. And, if you're not quite ready to plan and book your wedding you can just use the experience to collect all kinds of creative ideas! Additionally there will be contests to enter and free samples to collect. If you're not in the Central Coast area, look for a wedding faire in your own area or the area where you are planning to have your wedding. They are a wonderful resource and fun experience. And while you are at it, be sure to bring family and members of the wedding party-you won't regret it! If you do come to the CCWP Bridal Faire at Embassy Suites in San Luis Obispo be sure and come by and say hi to me! I'll be there showing off my DJ lights and all sorts of little extras I offer when you contract with me to be your 'RocNRev'! Allow me to be 'at your service!'

[caption id="attachment_42" align="alignleft" width="110"] "Your wedding is more than my job, it's my joy!"[/caption]

Michael Taylor, At Your Service Weddings