Blogger *Buzz* for engage!08::the encore

The reviews are in and we are so touched by the incredible response to engage!08::the encore!  On Tuesday, October 14th an incredible group of {80} wedding industry professionals representing gathered at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes to meet, educate and inspire each other.

We are preparing a post with many of the highlighted responses and will post that shortly.  In the meantime, take a look at some of the wedding bloggers who took the time to post about their experience at engage!08:: the encore:

Bee Kim at WeddingBee

Donna von Bruening of DVB Photo

Lara Casey and the Southern Weddings/Bliss gals

Emilie Sommers of emilie inc photographers

Liene Stevens of Blue Orchid Designs and The Smart Planner

Linyette Richardson Hall "The Wedding Diva"

Ali Phillips of Engaging Events by Ali

Isha Foss of Isha Foss Events Part 1

Isha Foss of Isha Foss Events Part 2

Isha Foss of Isha Foss Events Part 3

Kristy Rice of Momental Designs

Sharon Alexander of Sweet Sensations

If you attended and blogged and I have not listed your post here please let us know and I will update immediately!

And to those of you you took the time to craft these amazing posts - thank you - we are all just thrilled with your kind words!!!!

More soon...!

[photo credit: an edited image of the gift bag from emilie sommers of emilie inc.]

One Week to Go!

Hard to believe that there is just 1-week to go before engage!08:the encore!!  

We are busy making final preparations and plans for this event and are so excited to spend the time with such amazing luxury wedding professionals representing so many different facets of the wedding industry.  As an update, we have 80 attendees coming from 25 different states and 5 countries - unbelievable!

Of course, with the economy at the top of everyone's mind, we will be sure to address this throughout the day's sessions...it will be interesting to get the attendees unique perspective on this pressing issue facing each and every one of us in the luxury wedding industry.

We are looking forward to having everyone gather informally in the lobby of The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes beginning at 6pm next Monday.  If you have ANY questions at all - be sure to get in touch with us via email at kathryn@engagingconcepts.com or at the office at 407.566.2298.

We have some wonderful surprises in store for everyone and just cannot wait to greet old friends and new for what promises to be another one-of-kind wedding business-to-business symposium!

Travel safe!

Rebecca + Kathryn