WEDologyEDU - Winter 2015 is Coming!!!

I'm so excited to announce the official date for WEDologyEDU (formerly WEDology Experience) is Saturday, February 6th at Hyatt Place Chicago South University Center!  Yes, you requested the workshop in the city and I listened.  Registration is LIVE and the early-bird pricing has been extended to January 15th.

This intensive one-day workshop will cover the following topics:

• The role of a wedding/event planner and the various hats they wear
• How to turn your passion into a profitable business
• The potential client approach and initial meeting
• Contracts and how to receive compensation
• Who's your ideal client
• Marketing efforts and public relations for your wedding/event business
• Benefits of social media and blogging
• Expanding your wedding/event business offerings

I look forward to meeting, greeting and teaching budding and aspiring wedding and event planners on November 1st!!!  Visit our business Facebook page WEDology toolKIT for more dates and information about our WEBinars, NOTEbooks and MENTORing.

Until next time...WEDologize!

The New Knot Brand Ambassador

I'm so thrilled to announce that I am the 2015/2016 Brand Ambassador for The Knot Wedding Pro Network!!!  Having been nominated for this position earlier this year, I'm so blessed to be a part of the inaugural team of 26 Brand Ambassadors nationwide.

From  The Knot - "Introducing, The Knot Ambassador Program – a select group of 26 wedding pros who will help us help you, grow your wedding business! These ambassadors will spend the next year working closely with The Knot Pro Network to share best practices with our community, offer insights into the challenges and opportunities in the industry and more.

What exactly will the Ambassadors be doing?
The Ambassadors will use their unique experiences to inform the direction of The Knot products, programs and services. They’ll also contribute to The Knot Profeed, speak at events like Education Workshops, host and co-host webinars, and more."

I am truly honored about this new journey to educate men and women in the wedding and event planning industry through the biggest wedding network nationwide and global!

Until next time...WEDologize!

WEDologyEDU - Winter 2014

I'm so excited to announce the official date for WEDologyEDU (formerly WEDology Experience) is Saturday, November 1st at Halsted Studio near downtown Chicago!  Yes, you requested the workshop in the city and I listened.  Registration is LIVE and the early-bird pricing has been extended to October 1st.

This intensive one-day workshop will cover the following topics:

• The role of a wedding/event planner and the various hats they wear
• How to turn your passion into a profitable business
• The potential client approach and initial meeting
• Contracts and how to receive compensation
• Who's your ideal client
• Marketing efforts and public relations for your wedding/event business
• Benefits of social media and blogging
• Expanding your wedding/event business offerings

I look forward to meeting, greeting and teaching budding and aspiring wedding and event planners on November 1st!!!  Visit our business website WEDology toolKIT for more dates and information about our WEBinars, NOTEbooks and MENTORing.

Until next time...WEDologize!

Best of 2013 Dejanae Events Style!

What an amazing year 2013 has been for the Dejanae Events Team! 

The year started off with us learning that Dejanae Events was named Best of Weddings 2013 in the wedding coordinators category for the 4th time!  I can't thank our clients enough for the wonderful reviews!  Then we went right into the planning the kick-off of Inspire Smart Success Experience Tour in Chicago at the InterContinental Hotel in mid-January.  This was the seconded time Stacie Francombe, the Founder of ISS, entrusted us in bringing this awesome educational experience to Chicago.

Then we headed into February as the event planner for Wedding Guide Chicago's annual industry event called, WEDBash.  What an honor to bring over 250+ industry professionals to Pinstripes Oak Brook to celebrate successes and prepare for the upcoming 2013 wedding season.  I'm so thankful to the 22 sponsors that assisted in making the event a total success!

Just as the planning of industry events came to an end, the first of 19 weddings took place on March 9th and continued with the last being held on Sunday, December 15th.  And then the Editor of Pretty Pear Bride featured the wedding of Michael and Hareder in their spring issue and the features just kept coming!  The Real Wedding of Nikkol and Dion was featured in Chicago Style Weddings in July and the Real Wedding of Amaka and Hugh was featured in Wedding Guide Chicago in December.   And if it couldn't get any better than that, I was afforded the opportunity to work with an amazing team of vendors to bring my Partyscape, Urban Tranquility, to life!

But the BEST part of this year...was being named Best of Weddings 2014 in the Wedding Coordinators category which now places us in the The Knot's Hall of Fame with 5 wins!!!  And last, we held WEDologyEDU - Winter 2013 at Flossmoor Country Club and it was our most successful workshop yet with the launch of the new coursebook! What an amazing 2013!!!  I'm just so thankful!!!

Keep your eye out for plenty more useful wedding planning posts and Real Wedding features in 2014!!!

Until next time...Happy New Year and WEDologize!

WEDologyEDU - Winter 2013

I'm so excited to announce the last 2013 date for WEDologyEDU (formerly WEDology Experience) is Saturday, November 9th at Flossmoor Country Club!  Yes, you requested another workshop and I listened.  Registration is LIVE and the early-bird pricing has been extended to October 25th.

This intensive one-day workshop will cover the following topics:

• The role of a wedding/event planner and the various hats they wear
• How to turn your passion into a profitable business
• The potential client approach and initial meeting
• Contracts and how to receive compensation
• Who's your ideal client
• Marketing efforts and public relations for your wedding/event business
• Benefits of social media and blogging
• Expanding your wedding/event business offerings

I look forward to meeting, greeting and teaching budding and aspiring wedding and event planners on November 9th!!!  Visit our new business website WEDology toolKIT for more dates and information about our WEBinars, NOTEbooks and MENTORing.

WEDologyEDU coming February 2013!

I'm so excited to announce the 1st 2013 date for WEDologyEDU (formerly WEDology Experience) is Saturday, February 23rd at The Chicago Firehouse!  Yes, you requested a Chicago workshop and I listened.  Registration is LIVE and the early-bird pricing is available until February 8th.

This intensive one-day workshop will cover the following topics:

• The role of a wedding/event planner and the various hats they wear
• How to turn your passion into a profitable business
• The potential client approach and initial meeting
• Contracts and how to receive compensation
• Who's your ideal client
• Marketing efforts and public relations for your wedding/event business
• Benefits of social media and blogging
• Expanding your wedding/event business offerings

I look forward to meeting, greeting and teaching budding and aspiring wedding and event planners on February 23rd!!!  Visit our new business website WEDology toolKIT for more dates and information about our WEBinars, NOTEbooks and MENTORing.


Until next time...WEDologize!