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he Wedding Planners Institute of Canada Inc. has certified over 4800 wedding coordinators throughout the world. WPIC strives to give its alumni the best experiences and opportunities possible by always providing exclusive networking events, continuing education seminars, and photo shoots. It is important for alumni to remain active and relevant within the wedding industry to stay on top of trends. WPIC Inc. put together their second Working Shot and Head Shot Extravaganza Event for its alumni. Six of Toronto’s top wedding designers and planners came together to each create a gorgeous style shoot inside Paletta Mansion in Burlington, Ontario. Each style shoot had its own personality, style and theme. The set-up’s consisted of a colourful outdoor Mandap ceremony setup, a whimsical outdoor Christian ceremony set up, Hollywood Glamour head table setup, 50 Shades of Grey guest table set up, Classic Vintage tablescape and a Paper Floral Backdrop. These style shoots were photographed by some of Toronto’s great photographers.
PAPER FLORAL BACKDROP Floral Backdrop: The Beginning of Forever Photographer: Purple Martini Photography
Each style shoot was then opened up to the 80 WPIC attendees to take head shots and working shots within their working elements. So often on the day of the wedding a Wedding Planner doesn’t have the time to take working photos as they are busy tending to the bridal couple. A style shoot can cost anywhere from $500 - $2000+ for a single planner to create on their own and head shots can cost anywhere from $250 and up. This event made it affordable to have glamorous shots for each wedding planner. These shots will be used for their own websites, social media websites and promotional materials. In addition to each room being fully stylized, each room also came with a bride and groom for the wedding planners to take photos with. Each bride was styled by She’s So Beautiful Consignment and Bridal Boutique and the groom’s wore various suits provided by Andrew’s Formals. All of the hair and makeup for the attendees and models was provided by BlushPretty. To find out more about The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada Inc. and how you can become certified and attend these types of events please visit www.WPIC.ca
50 Shades of Grey Photographer: Life Creations Planner/Designer: Morganley Events Linen: The Linen Closet Florals: Velvet Rope Florals Rentals: Higgins Event Rentals Stationery: Creative-E Dress: She’s So Beautiful Consignment and Bridal Boutique Jewelry: Lauren Elan Collections Hair and Makeup: Blush Pretty Model: Meagan Papizewski