Mark your calendars!

The New York Wedding Boutique is happy to announce the details of their first meeting. This get-together is open to non-members as well, so definitely take the time to come to the event, meet some other business owners that are in the wedding industry, enjoy lunch, and listen to our great guest speaker!! Hope to see you all there

As one of the founders of the New York Wedding Boutique, I can attest to the fact that our goal is for these get-together meetings to be special, and to be helpful for everyone who attends. We devoted a lot of effort into trying to find the person who we thought would bring something to the table that all members could really benefit from. Bring someone to the Capital Region who would generate some buzz and who people would be extremely excited to hear speak. While not all future get-togethers will be able to feature speakers of this caliber, for the 1st ever meeting we’ve confirmed that Claudia Hanlin, the founder of NY’s famous Wedding Library, will take a train up to Troy, NY and meet us at the Franklin Plaza for lunch to discuss business.

Claudia Hanlin is the founder of The Wedding Library, an innovative research boutique for brides and grooms focusing on bringing couples together with the finest of wedding professionals. The Wedding Library is among the most elite full service event planning firms in the nation and additionally represents the portfolios of a curated selection of the finest wedding vendors worldwide. At The Wedding Library, brides can easily get in touch with the most talented, in-demand, and creative wedding professionals, from wedding photographers and bands to florists and caterers. Since founding The Wedding Library, Claudia has become recognized as a wedding industry powerhouse with connections to many of the top players in the industry including Darcy Miller of Martha Stewart Weddings, Colin Cowie, Sylvia Weinstock and Vera Wang, all of whom can often be found speaking at The Wedding Library events. With a passion for weddings and events and a keen business sense, Claudia has her finger on the pulse of the wedding world and knows what savvy brides and grooms are looking for in today’s dynamic business climate.

We’ve had to pull some strings to get the insanely busy and in-demand Mrs. Hanlin into our backyard, but she is coming up to speak with our group on September 16th at the Franklin Plaza. We know that we’re all busy this time of year, but we strongly urge you to put this in your schedule in permanent marker and come join us for lunch and listen to this talk. We’ve asked Claudia to base her talk about topics that would be beneficial to our area, but in addition we’ll also have a Q+A session as well if you want to ask her some questions. Claudia has her hand in one of the largest bridesmaid dress retails in Manhattan, one of the largest stationery shops in NYC, and also one of the largest wedding planning businesses in the city. Her diverse experience means her advice is some of the most unique and helpful available to any of us.

While we initially planned on keeping meetings closed for members only, we know this is going to be very popular and in keeping with the NYWB’s goal of bringing local vendors together we’ve decided to open this luncheon to the public. We want the NYWB to continue to the the central hub of what’s hot in Upstate NY, and we think this get-together will cause some local buzz while hopefully bringing everyone together. Entrance will be $35 per person at the door and will include lunch by the Franklin Plaza.

We hope to see you there! If you are interested in attending, please feel free to contact us at wed@nyweddingboutique.com for additional information and to RSVP!