FRESH PERSPECTIVES. REAL APPLICATION.
Our conference speakers will bring fresh thinking and creative perspective to the stage. Each session is designed to challenge the way you approach your work and introduce new ideas you can immediately apply. You’ll leave feeling more forward-thinking, strategic, and confident in your area of expertise.
Monday, August 10th Keynote Speaker
DAYMOND JOHN
Shark Tank Investor,
Entrepreneur & FUBU CEO
Todd is the visionary and creative force behind all Todd brand companies – Todd Events, Party! Dallas, and Avant Garden. With over 30 years of experience, his expertise spans floral design, hospitality sales and management, culinary arts, interior design and consulting, restaurant design and ownership, and more. At the core of every one of his projects is the passion for creating joyful, life-affirming experiences that bring people together. Todd has a unique gift for blending the personal with the beautiful and in making everyone feel cherished, acknowledged, and celebrated.
You’re producing exceptional events, taking incredible photos, designing florals that are legendary. Your work is being recognized, shared, and celebrated. You’ve built something real… and it shows. We always talk about how to get there… but how do you STAY there? We spend so much time focused on sales, marketing, lead funnels, social media, revenue… on and on. All of it matters. But none of it is worth much if you don’t have a plan for longevity, or the tools to sustain it. Longevity isn’t driven by trends or talent alone. It comes from a specific set of strategies designed to help you build relationships that consistently lead to opportunity, adapt as things change without losing your identity, and reduce the kind of stress and chaos that lead to burnout. This session is about creating a clear roadmap for success that protects everything you’ve worked so hard to achieve.
This interactive session will empower wedding and event professionals to build systems that actually work for them, and not against. Attendees will learn how to create and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that streamline their day-to-day and give them more space for creativity and other areas of their business. By focusing on key areas like inquiries, onboarding, and offboarding, this session helps pros turn their daily tasks into structure and sustainability to be able to grow their businesses.
The wedding media landscape is evolving faster than ever, shaped by editorial shifts, staffing changes, and new expectations around content and credibility. In this session, award-winning wedding publicist Meghan Ely breaks down what’s actually changing behind the scenes and what it means for wedding professionals seeking visibility. From editorial priorities to diversifying your press portfolio, you’ll gain a clear, real-time understanding of how to navigate today’s media environment. Most importantly, you’ll walk away with practical strategies to position your work for meaningful, lasting press in 2026 and beyond.
As a wedding professional, we always want to feel connected to our couples, but that lack of leadership during sales calls can lead to low closing rates. Join speaker as she teaches sales psychology that will not only help you book weddings, but also understand the pain points and desires of your couples so that you can serve them to your highest potential.
This session introduces a more strategic approach: understanding how to use AI differently depending on the role you’re operating in. As both the CEO and the Creative Director of a business, your responsibilities—and your decision-making—are not the same, and your use of AI shouldn’t be either. She breaks down how AI can support high-level thinking, systems, and client experience as the CEO, while also enhancing design, ideation, and execution as the Creative Director. Through real-world applications and clear frameworks, attendees will walk away with a structured way to integrate AI into their day-to-day workflows—without losing their voice, their standards, or their creative edge.
Gen Z couples expect instant access to information: transparent pricing, fast communication, and clarity without friction. Yet once engaged, they take longer to decide, ask deeper questions, and seek meaningful alignment before committing. This session explores why today’s buyers move quickly at the beginning of the journey but slow down at the point of commitment… and what that means for your sales process. You’ll learn how to design a buyer experience that respects their demand for immediacy while strategically guiding them toward a confident, long-term “yes.”
Creatives are taught to master their craft—but rarely their money. We obsess over the perfect shot, yet avoid conversations around pricing, profit, and sustainability. The result? Stress, burnout, and businesses that barely survive. It’s time to change that. This talk breaks down how to take control of your finances so your business doesn’t just exist—it thrives, and supports the life you actually want.
Inspired by the Texas bluebonnets that transform the state’s landscape each year,
the 2026 WIPA National Conference is an event designed to foster the flower’s significance of resilience, pride, and beauty over three days where
LEADERS MEET
VISIONARIES INNOVATE
BUSINESSES ELEVATE
The inaugural national conference will be a cornerstone of our commitment to excellence in events and collaborative growth.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR WIPA PRESIDENT
FIND YOUR PEOPLE. BUILD YOUR CIRCLE.
During the three curated conference days in Texas, our attendees will experience an event designed for all segments of the wedding industry; WIPA Members and Future Members are all welcome. Opening our doors to all will create an inclusive environment for networking, learning, and professional development.
The conference agenda is designed to meet the needs of a diverse range of wedding professionals, including:
Apparel & Styling
Audio Visual & Lighting
Bakers
Calligraphers & Stationers
Catering & Bar Providers
Décor Services
Hair & Makeup Artists
Florists
Hotels & Venues
Live Bands & DJs
Officiants
Painters & Artists
Pet Services
Photo Booths
Photographers & Videographers
Planners & Designers
Rentals
Transportation
FRESH PERSPECTIVES. REAL APPLICATION.
Our conference speakers will bring fresh thinking and creative perspective to the stage. Each session is designed to challenge the way you approach your work and introduce new ideas you can immediately apply. You’ll leave feeling more forward-thinking, strategic, and confident in your area of expertise.
COMING SOON: KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED
GROW WITH INTENTION. LEAD WITH CONFIDENCE.
Join the most innovative minds in the wedding industry, where professionals come together to expand their networks and shape the future of our community.
YOUR REGISTRATION INCLUDES:
Come early and explore the hotel.
Enjoy the welcome party.
You’re already in the right room.
The Beginning Of
Something Meaningful
Be inspired by the keynote speakers.
Enjoy interactive breakout sessions.
Dive into a networking experience.
Ideas That Move
You Forward
Attend closing general session.
More interactive breakout sessions.
Finish the day at the DFW hosted event!
Moving Your Business
Forward With Intention





Secure your seat and be part of the conversations shaping what’s next.Register now and join us for an experience designed to move you, and your business, forward.
Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa
Frisco, Texas
A modern retreat of refined luxury.
Open skies. Polished spaces.
Designed for gathering.