Love Elevated

SAINT LUCIA WEDDING SYMPOSIUM 2014

Official Program of Events
Day 1 Wednesday, September 24,
2014

1:00pm 4:30pm Pre-Registration of Delegates (Landings Resort)

1:00pm 2:30pm Online Interactive Session: #Weddingmarket Chat Julie
Albaugh Participation in the session can be done via Twitter, with the use of the
hashtag #WeddingMarketChat

3:00pm 4:30pm Stakeholders Panel Discussion: Advancing Destination
Weddings in Saint Lucia (For local participants)

7:00pm Welcome Reception Naked Fisherman at Cap Maison Resort


Day 2 Thursday, September 25, 2014

7:00am Registration of delegates

8:40am Opening of Wedding Symposium

8:45am 9:45am Seminar # 1: Saying I do in Saint Lucia Lorine Charles
St. Jules (Saint Lucia Tourist Board)

9:45am -10:30pm Seminar # 2: UK Wedding Trends Dawn Butcher
(Kuoni)


Day 2 Thursday, September 25, 2014
Contd
10:30am 10:45am Break
10:45am -11:30am Seminar #3: US Destination Wedding News Shri Lildharrie (The Knot)

11:30am -12:15pm Seminar # 4: How Brides are integrating technology/social media
into the planning and execution of their weddings - Julie Albaugh (Wedding Market)


12:15pm 1:15pm Lunch Sandals Grande Saint Lucian Spa & Beach Resort

1:15am -2:15pm Seminar # 5: Creating Bridal Bliss! What a bride expects from a destination
wedding Marsha Ann Brown (Director of Romance-Sandals Resorts)

Day 2 Thursday, September 25, 2014
Contd
2:15pm 2:30pm Break

2:30pm 3:30pm Seminar # 6: Tapping into the Multi-million dollar wedding
Industry : Charles Oster (mywedding.com)

3:30pm 4:30pm Seminar # 7: How to Brand Yourself/How to Close the
Sale Jennifer Doncsecz (VIP Vacations Inc.)

Day 3 Friday, September 26, 2014

10:00am - 12:00noon Chef Demonstrations with Chef Nina - Saint Lucian
Wedding Delights
(Caribbean/International Culinary Fusion in the Exhibition Hall)

12:00pm 4:30pm Hotel/location property tours for Travel Agents

5:00pm Sunset Wedding (Rock Maison)
Day 4 Saturday, September 27, 2014
8:00am 3:30 Boat to Soufriere for property tours in the South

9:00am 4pm Exhibition open to Consumers

3:30pm Return boat trip to Castries
Day 5 Sunday, September 28, 2014
10am Delegates depart for the airport