
Book five of the wedding academy handbook series
The Micro, Intimate & Destination Wedding Handbook
Elopements, micro weddings and destination weddings anywhere in the world: legal and symbolic ceremonies, cultures and customs, destination budgets and timelines, teams abroad, guest travel and the business behind it. Planning recipes, the Destination Atlas and workbook pages.
The ebook is a fillable PDF with instant download, sold direct by The Wedding Academy.
what's inside
Inside the book
What's inside
- Small weddings, big decisions: the wedding types couples book today, micro and intimate weddings, and elopements and adventure elopements
- Destination fundamentals: the anatomy of a destination wedding, legal, symbolic and religious ceremonies, cultures and customs, and choosing the destination and venue
- Planning from afar: destination and intimate budgets, the planning timeline, building your team abroad, and guests, travel and hospitality
- Designing small and far: designing with a sense of place, and multi-day celebrations and guest experiences
- The wedding, start to finish: wedding week on location, wedding day responsibilities, and risk, safety and when things go wrong
- Building your business: services, packages and pricing, and marketing an intimate and destination business
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Want to study it properly and earn a certificate? The book is built on our Certificate in Intimate, Micro & Destination Weddings.
About the author
meet jac bowie
“I wanted to put the best of that teaching into one place you could keep on your desk.”Jac Bowie, from the welcome
Jac Bowie is the owner and CEO of The Wedding Academy, the online school for wedding planners, stylists, florists and wedding business owners. The Academy has been training wedding professionals since 2004 and has taught more than 11,000 students around the world.
Jac took the Academy over in 2022 and is based in Melbourne, Australia. Before weddings, she spent years producing events and shows, from Mardi Gras to the Burlesque Ball and Business in Heels, so she knows what it takes to make a big day run. She is the author of eight books in The Wedding Academy Handbook series, from this one to The Couple's Wedding Planning Handbook.
What people say about Jac · LinkedIn
“I've had the pleasure of knowing Jac Bowie for 12 years. I have worked with Jac on various occasions and she has always been very professional, dedicated and passionate in all areas of her work.”
Jade SardonFounder, Styled by Jade & Co“Jac is a great operator, full of energy fun and creativity. She has a wide range of talent and produces wonderful art experiences for our enjoyment.”
Roselle GowanDirector, Events Management & Festival Director“Jac is a whizz at organising events that sparkle.....pizzazz....buzz... a wonderful flair and creativity with bubbling enthusiasm.”
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