Featured in the current edition of Event Solutions Magazine are Hunter Lowder of Holman Ranch and Karissa Paxton of Coastside Couture Kudos to our rising stars!

Our very own Amy Byrd of Amy Byrd Weddings  and Rene Ramirez of Floral Designs by Reina  were featured in  Style Me Pretty  Congrats to you both!

Leadership Seminar at August General Meeting

Coming up on Tuesday August 9th our General Meeting will feature guest speaker Trish Bergstrom of the Knowledge Resources Group who will show us how to be a better leader. Trish helps people to understand that “Developing leadership at all levels of the organization is what drives extraordinary results”.

She says, "Leadership isn’t simply a title or a job; it’s a quality that can be found at all levels of an organization, in all roles, and at all stages along the career path. While some people are “born leaders,” for many of us the talent for leading needs to emerge and be developed. We believe that leadership is a set of skills—skills that can be learned, practiced, and refined by each one of us. Igniting the talent as well as training the skill are both fundamental to the leadership development process."

Members and first-time guests Welcome
RSVP to Wendy Melrose: wendy@fionnafloral.com

Date: August 9, 2011
Location: Kula Ranch Island Steakhouse, Marina.
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm.


Coming up for October General Meeting . . "The Blog Coach" Mark Burrell.

New Board Member Elections

Election Results are in!!!

Here are the newly elected MBWEP board members:

Membership of Santa Cruz County
John Kaemmerling- Kaemmerling Photography & Video

Membership for Monterey and San Benito Counties
Jennifer Church- Jennifer Church's Excellent Focus

Public Relations
Peri Basseri- BigTime Video Services

Showcase Coordinator
Karissa Paxton - Coastside Couture

Website Development
Sara Edwards Marsh - Crescent Moon Paper Company

Thanks to Jennifer Dunbar of Kennolyn, Connie Moore, The Wedding Florist and Laura Manriquez of Bargetto Winery for running the first ever election of board members by the MBWEP general membership. You are awesome!

MBWEP Members make The Knot's "Best of Weddings" 2011 list

Here are the members who made the list:

Holman Ranch
Scott Campbell Photography
Amy Byrd Weddings
DNA Entertainment
Sound In Motion DJs & Video
BigTime Video Services
Shawn Cavlan Beauty Co
Freedom Bakery and Confections
The Buttery
Alexis Party Rentals
Kelly Productions
Eventscapes

Here is the full list for Northern California:
The Knot 2011 Best Of Weddings List