Parker brings her years of experience as a wedding coordinator and professional educator to teaching others how to benefit from her experience.  Her books on training professional wedding coordinators touch on everything from seating to squabbles.  No matter what your venue, there is an edition for you:  Directing Weddings at Hotels - A Training Manual for Staff is designed for the in-house wedding coordinator.  Wedding Directing and Coordinating  is perfect for the actual or potential independent professional wedding coordinator.
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Directing Weddings at Hotels
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A Wedding Directing Manual for Hotels, Mansions, University and Country Clubs

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Directing Weddings at Hotels
A Training Manual for Staff
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“I should have read this book years ago!  
This is a must have for all hotels.”
J. Randall Roop, CHS, Sales & Catering Manager
Hotel Indigo West End, Nashville, TN


“Directing Weddings at Hotels – A Training Manual for Staff is an excellent resource for in house weddings coordinators.  It is more than just the basics, written by one of the most worldly wedding coordinators around.  We can all learn from Elaine Parker’s vast knowledge and wisdom!”
Lisa Spiller, Director of Sales & Marketing
Hampton Inn & Suites – Green Hills

“Ms. Elaine, as we fondly call her… is inspiring, encouraging, and a wealth of information.  We are truly grateful that we were given the opportunity to be a part of this amazing book.  Wedding Directors will find this material to be comprehensive and relevant to the different styles of weddings our discerning brides dream about.  As you know, every single event is special and unique in its own way.”
Joann T. Camcam, Catering & Conference Manager and
Amy Alalouf, Catering Manager, Hermitage Five Star Hotel

“Prior to my current position as a Wedding Specialist at the Hilton Nashville Downtown, I took Elaine Parker’s Directing Class.  Her knowledge of this business is remarkable and has helped me to achieve many of my accomplishments in this position.”
Nicole Dallaire, Hilton Nashville Downtown

“Directing Weddings at Hotels – A Training Manual for Staff, is a key tool for hotel wedding directors.  It covers a wide range of topics and enables hoteliers to provide the guest experience that a bride deserves and expects.  This is a great tool to educate your staff as these wedding traditions adjust to the changes of present day wedding planning.”
Heather Schreader, Director of Sales & Catering
Holiday Inn Select – 2200 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville, TN
Elaine-
I was so excited about receiving my manual that I forgot to send you this e-mail confirming its arrival! As soon as I arrived home from the post office I sat down and began to read. I’ve been devouring page after page every night after work for the last three days!
     As soon as I read the first few pages I knew that I had made a good choice! Last year I spent several hundred dollars for an online bridal consultant program. I couldn’t afford the program offered by the ABC, so I chose a cheaper program. After reading through the first section of your manual, it confirmed my less-than-enthusiastic opinion of the other program’s “manual”: their manual was mostly “fluff” with little substance. Every section of your book is packed with information and the stories are an invaluable learning tool.
      I have worked in the wedding industry for the past 20 years in a variety of capacities-cakes, bridal shop, flowers, event décor and tuxedos. I would now like to officially turn to wedding directing/coordinating…thank you so much for this invaluable learning tool! I just wish I could take your classes in person!
Sincerely-
Jackie Nelson
Wedding Directing and Coordinating:
A Training Manual With Challenging Stories and Scenarios

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THIS NEWLY REVISED and UPDATED edition of WEDDING DIRECTING – How to Be a Professional Wedding Director is designed for people who:
  • Are interested in becoming wedding professionals
  • Want to expand their consulting services and train additional staff
  • Have completed on-line wedding consulting courses, but want more “hand’s
    on” opportunities
  • Want to network with other wedding professionals in their local area
  • Are gathering credentials and references by assisting professional wedding
    directors
  • Have related services, i.e. photographers, videographers, caterers, florists,
    musicians, DJ’s, etc., or are interested in working or being employed by them
    as a team member
  • May want to assist family, relatives, and friends, or
  • Are brides and/or family members who want to know what to expect from a
    director / coordinator whom they will hire for their upcoming event

This manual will take you step-by-step to becoming a knowledgeable, capable, and professional person who will make a wedding run smoothly and anxiety free for the wedding couple.

A Wedding Directing Manual for Religious Institutions and Private Venues
2008 Revised Edition
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The author has developed a unique set of plastic figurines representing a wedding party.

16 FIGURINES REHEARSAL KIT
@ $75.00 (Exact Figurines subject to availability)

35 FIGURINES DELUXE REHEARSAL AND WEDDING CEREMONY KIT @ $145.00(Exact Figurines subject to availability)
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