ACPWC Installation Meeting

Last Wednesday evening, I attended ACPWC's Installation Meeting at the Santa Clara Convention Center. I love attending ACPWC meetings! All of us wedding consultants get to catch up with one another and it's a great atmosphere of inspiration and motivation. Especially the Installation Meeting, it usually takes place in February and because it's been a couple of months since we had all gotten together, there's so much to catch up on!

After the cocktail hour, Jennifer Dahlen, Director of Sales at the Santa Clara Convention Center, introduced herself and her staff to us and proceeded to give us a tour of the venue. They recently remodeled their ballrooms and now it has a modern look and feel to it. The carpet has neutral tones so it will be very easy to match it with other colors.

After the tour, we proceeded to a meeting room to continue our meeting. The room had lighting provided by North American Theatre Technology and beautiful floral centerpieces provided by Floral Design Studio.

Before dinner was served, our new Board of Directors for 2010 was sworn in, here is a picture of the  swearing-in:

The delicious dinner was catered by Aramark; we had a cucumber and lettuce salad and the entree was a filet of beef with shrimp, with roasted tomato and asparagus and creamy Yukon Gold mashed potatoes. The beef was so tender that I finished my whole plate (which is usually not the case since I am a small eater)!

Let's not forget about dessert, my favorite course... This evening, the dessert was a personal, two-tiered mini wedding cake provided by Cake Expressions. How cute is this!! It is chocolate cake covered by white fondant. Yummy! Again, polished off the entire cake!

The other reason I love attending Installation Meetings is because we get informed of all the events and educational programs that the Board has in store for the members this year. 2010 will be an important year for ACPWC as we get ready to prepare for a very SPECIAL event next year (to be revealed soon). I am very excited about my new responsibilities within ACPWC this year and cannot wait to start!