Beautiful - The School for "Dream Builders" planners, as the chief director of weddings, determine how well the departure ceremony would lead the new couple to their happy life ahead. For a country like China where 10,000,000 weddings take place each year, the questions are: Are there professional wedding planners? Can they satisfy the market demands? On the occasion that US 1st rated wedding planning course-Weddings Beautiful Worldwide made its official entry into China's market, COSMO , as the most authoritative media in this field, had exclusive interviews with Mr Gary Wright-The founder of Weddings Beautiful Worldwide, and Mr Raul Vasquez-CEO of Weddings Beautiful China, through which, we will take you into the world of wedding planners where the dream begins. Edit by Jennifer Liu, Photo by art2studio, Article by Xiaoxiao

1 The power of love Wedding planners, as a profession, is no strange for modern people. Being key executors of weddings, they creatively design the wedding process, on-site supervise the ongoing wedding, and finally assist new couples to achieve their dreams. Meanwhile, they are also responsible for bringing the most popular, fashionable and suitable wedding information to new couples to achieve their dreams in mind. The wedding planning profession begins in the US during the 60s last century, having been developing less than half a century by now. Back at then, many women, having their enthusiasm towards weddings, initiated in designing and organizing weddings for their families and friends, which gradually makes them wedding experts. It was then that Gary Wright graduated from the business school and was about to start his career when he met his love. Naturally, they were getting married. Luckier still, Gary also met his future mother-in-law soon, who was back at then a part time wedding planner, with the guide and help of whom, they prepared a romantic wedding together. The process not only set up the friendship between Gary and his mother-in-law, but also excited Gary's strong interest into the business. Even today, their romantic wedding which took place in last century is still fresh in Gary's memory: lace decorated wedding veil, a unique boutique, name cards bearing the style of ancient bookmarks, and all the unique and special details. All these made him realize the significance and the prospect of the profession. Some say wedding planners are dream builders who take new couples into a dreamful and romantic ceremony; some see wedding planners as magicians who possess magic power to turn all loving dreams of the bride since young into reality within one day; some think that wedding planners are also ordinaries, but with their dream for life and career, they carry out the holy mission in life by their big heart and mind.... Inspired and touched by women like his mother-in-law who enthusiastically dedicated their passion into wedding planning, Gary made his mind to set up an institution which provides quality training and support for wedding planners worldwide. This is how Weddings Beautiful Worldwide, the school for dream builders, came into being in the US in 1968.

2 Gary & his wife

Never cease the pursuit of love and learning. This is the essence of life, especially the most essential soul for a wedding planner. Gary Wright

Back at then, Weddings Beautiful Worldwide began to provide more systematic and professional training, which enabled many part time wedding planners to better their professional development. Alongside, relationships and cooperations were also set up with wedding shops like bridal salons, jewelry, etc, to further personalize and diversify the wedding market. The power of love is mighty. And love itself is even more magic and wonderful. Gary is lucky to get to know the magic industry through his love and chose to set his career with it. Meanwhile, the industry also develops and expands in an incredible scale ever since.

The forever pursuit of love Along with the ever development and progress of the society, more and more Weddings Beautiful graduates have grown to the leaders in the US wedding market. Notably, the unique membership and learners' blog of Weddings Beautiful have been providing a great forum enabling communications among learners of different backgrounds. Meanwhile, the on line courses are attracting more and more learners all over the world. After all, romance is never constrained by nationality nor location. The forever pursuit of love not only drives the continuing development and progress of Weddings Beautiful, but also contributes to such romance. Gary recalled how a Weddings Beautiful graduate went to Japan, fell in love and married a Japanese girl, and brought the industry to Japan with great success. For Gary who has faith in love and fate, this occasion especially touched him and encouraged him to expand the training courses and platform service to a worldwide stage. Now, Weddings Beautiful has set its foot in Japan, Mexico, Africa, Singapore, Malaysia, Bahamas, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and many other countries and regions. 3 The creative design of combining cotton decoration among bouquets, looking like the clouds on sky, builds a perfect wedding atmosphere in dream. As a wedding planner, one needs to understand clients' dreams and needs by heart and find them the right suppliers. One also needs to concept creative ideas, which in all are quite challenging. Weddings Beautiful's beautiful relationship with China In 2011, Weddings Beautiful entered China officially. As a country having the biggest wedding market in the world, authoritative surveys show that there are more than 10,000,000 weddings taking place in China each year. According to China's investment research report, up to 50% new couples choose wedding planners to plan their weddings, with a stable annual growth. Although huge potential here, most wedding planners in China still lack professional and authoritative training and certification. I hope Weddings Beautiful will make this up and upgrade China's wedding industry into a brand new era. Ms Ling Ying, the training director of Weddings Beautiful China, has a transnational , which somehow made her weddings a challenge to plan. Since no satisfying wedding planners could be found, Ling, who had been working on advertisement and marketing, decided to take on the planning herself. Together with her American groom, they planned their own wedding. The wedding enjoyed a great success, and also inspired the new couple to set their new career. Having graduated from Weddings Beautiful, Ling has a good go, gaining popularity and recognition in the industry in China, especially after her planning of the wedding of Ms Chen Shu (well known Chinese actress) and Mr Zhao Yinyin. Based on similar experiences in career and love, soon after they met and talked, Raul and Gary reached their agreement. They decided to bring Weddings Beautiful to China together with the internationalized wedding planning conception into Chinese market. Being the specified unique partner of Weddings Beautiful Worldwide in China, Raul then brought wedding planner certification course into China. More, the No.1 rated professional training course for wedding planners in north America also made its adaption to better suite Chinese culture, tradition and various customs. Contents are enriched through adding etiquettes and Chinese style weddings customs (like red sedan, couple bowing to each other, serving tea to parents, lively banquets etc., which are all indispensable in traditional Chinese weddings). All these will equip wedding planners with professional knowledge in various fields and better understanding of the traditional culture. Besides professional knowledge, the training course package also includes practical guides on how to build up and operate wedding business independently in China. This will further bring fresh ideas for business starters and provide employment. Raul also expects to set up a dedicating platform for wedding planners in China,4 modeling a thorough and crystal business pattern, which will help to integrate all available wedding resources and build trust between new couples and wedding planners and all other stakeholders. Fan & dragon as the pending decoration shows a strong Thankful words to family & friends oriental flavor, with pink color filled with festivity.

Five advantages of Weddings Beautiful Cream in cupcake bearing animal China training course: figures, attractive & much innocent fun.

1. Based on many years' accumulation of Pure orchid as table flower-optimal expertise and experiences in the business, the choice in Chinese style. course provides wedding planners and learners with necessary knowledge and Four figures you need to know about teaches them how to plan and execute an Weddings Beautiful: authentic wedding of western style; One expert: Ling, as a celebrity 2. Interactive atmosphere is created during wedding planner, will answer learners' the practice session to help learners better questions on line anytime; remember and understand what they've Two certificates: learned; ABC: associated bridal consultant 3. Learners are also provided with Ms Ling Ying: CWS: certified wedding specialist opportunities to meet with priests and learn Training Director. the wedding customs of the West; Nine ABC chapters: Every detail necessary to become a 4. Weddings Beautiful China learners can wedding planner; also access and collect necessary resources in their wedding planning practice, as well as 18 CWS chapters: setting up mutual trust and partnerships Besides knowledge on wedding within; planning, one will also learn all knowledge needed to become a 5. Weddings Beautiful China sets up a successful entrepreneur manager and platform which models a thorough and operate a company, as well as getting crystal business pattern for wedding planners ready for the certification test. in China;

6. Extra support including marketing are also 5 available from Weddings Beautiful China. COSMO Bride's exclusive interview with Weddings Beautiful China CEO - Mr Raul Vasquez

Q: How do you see wedding planners as a profession? A: You can enjoy pretty nice moments through the job, especially on the wedding day when you see the bride and groom hand in hand walking by. But all these hide the enormous pressure and work behind. As a wedding planner, one needs skills on various subjects. More, one needs to understand and know the clients' dream and need by heart, and help them find the most suitable suppliers and control the quality, with creative ideas and group work, all of which make the job quite challenging. Q: Is it that one becomes a qualified wedding planner after completing Weddings Beautiful training course? A: After completing the required 18 chapter course and passing the test, one can obtain CWS certificate issued by Weddings Beautiful US. But all these only means a start. To become a qualified wedding planner, one needs consistent learning, communications and progress. Q: Is the Chinese course exactly the same with the US course? A: Several contents of US course don't entirely suite China's scenario. We thus reduced or deleted such contents, and replaced them with knowledge more suitable for Chinese market. Meanwhile, we invite honored guests from various fields to provide interactive opportunities between the learners and them, to better the learning process. For example, on the chapter of wedding , we invite wedding veil designers to give a lecture, exhibiting wedding veils of different fabrics and styles to enable learners to learn things not only from books but also from the real subjects. Q: Besides the certificate, what else can a learner gain? A: Through Weddings Beautiful wedding planning training, learners will have opportunities to intern with its partners to realize and try out what they've learned. Meanwhile, learners can also access both quality domestic and international partners to prepare for their career in the future. Q: Compared with other training institutions, what is the greatest feature of Weddings Beautiful Worldwide? A: It is not just a training. Instead, it's more of a platform, or a social network. To assist learners to realize their entrepreneurial dream. Weddings Beautiful will integrate all resources to provide the approach and cooperative platform for learners to build up their own business. 6