Wedding Vendors – Click Here for How to Win a Scholarship to the Coterie Retreat 2016

Hey BellaNaijarians!

Are you a wedding vendor that needs to network and learn from the best? Then you can win a scholarship to enter this year’s Coterie Retreat in New Orleans, USA from December 5-8, 2016.

BellaNaija Weddings editor Ink Eze will be on the multi-cultural panel, she also spoke at last year’s retreat alongside top Nigerian wedding vendors Jide Alakija and Chioma Nwogu-Johnson.

Anand of Maharani Weddings, Chioma Nwogu-Johnson of Dure Events, Ink Eze of BellaNaija Weddings, Photographers Jide Alakija & Keith Cephus

To enter, repost the first image above with the hashtag #coterieretreat16 on social media. (You can post it on Instagram or Facebook or both! Then email [email protected] with your Name, Company Name, Website, IG, Twitter or Facebook URL and a video telling us why you are deserving of this scholarship and what you hope to gain from attending this year’s retreat.

****The entry period ends on Saturday, June 18. Winners will be announced on June 22nd.****

Regular registration is open now and ends on September 1st – click here for the registration page.

HERE’S A SNIPPET OF WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Building a brand, the lows and the highs.
• How to pivot in a saturated industry.
• New trends in Social Media and Technology today. Everything you need to know.
• Snapchat or not, how to leverage this growing platform and why it’s not to be overlooked.
• Why getting published can elevate your brand and how to get your work seen by Editors.
• Attract and maintain a strong following for your business.
• Editorial shoots vs Real Life Weddings. How to design an inspiration tabletop
• Got followers? Now what? How to attract and maintain a strong following for your business.
• Vendor relationship, the blessing and the curse to many creative entrepreneurs. How to build those relationships so everyone wins.
• Corporate event basics. How to grow position yourself for corporate events.
• Luxury weddings and all their glory. What you really need to know about this niche audience.
• Business finance. How to build your net worth and keep it.
• Building a destination wedding business in today’s market.
• Marketing your wedding photography and videography business + how to price your services

Added Bonus: Cake decorating workshop, Hands-on Floral Class, Watercolor Painting Workshop, Hands-on Videography and Photography classes, Stationery Focus Group, Legal and Trademarking Law Focus Group, Pricing for Wedding Planners Intensive + plenty more!

See you in NOLA!

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Photo Credit: Dane Lee Jones Photography