Matt Rush
Bellagala
Director of Operations
Passion. In a word, that’s what drives Matt Rush. Specifically, it’s his passion for the wedding industry and doing weddings the “right way”.
Weducation
Andrew Vick
Company: Vick Photography
Position: Owner and Creator
Andrew Vick lives life at full speed with his camera by his side. After living and studying photography and business in San Diego, California, Andrew now calls the art community of Minneapolis home. He founded Vick Photography in 2002 and since then has had the honor of creating art from weddings from across the world. Before falling hard for wedding imagery full-time, Andrew traveled to numerous countries photographing landscapes to display at local art fairs. Today he is best known for throwing a love story in the midst of his stylistic landscapes.A finalist for Minnesota Bride Magazine’s most prestigious award three of the past four years, Vick Photography was voted “Best Of” in 2009. Andrew remains one of the most sought after wedding photographers across the state.
A romantic at heart, Andrew feels blessed to get to work day in and day out with his incredible team and family of artists at The Living Room Studios. There, clients become life-long friends. www.LivingRoomStudios.com www.VickPhotography.com
Speakers from Workshop One
Jules Meyer
Lettuce Cater
Catering Sales Manager
I have been in this industry my whole adult life and have gained experience through managing others, leading, training, creating winning teams, aspiring companies to new levels, selling and designing menus with easy to read proposals that work and make sense.
Robin Rosenberg
Linen Effects
Marketing Director
I have worked for Linen Effects for the past 15 years. I started as a jack of all trades, helping with set ups and learning all the details of the business. I also did some floral projects and showroom decore when the business was located on Penn Ave. in Richfield.
Krista Haskins
Owner of Something Blue Stationery
Marketing Director for Adagio Entertainment
Krista Haskins has been in the wedding and event industry since her first high school job at a party store where she consulted with brides and did on-site decoration. She is now the Executive Vice President of Adagio Djay Entertainment.
Andrew Vick
Vick Photography
Owner and Creator
Andrew Vick lives life at full speed with his camera by his side. A romantic at heart, Andrew feels blessed to get to work day in and day out with his incredible team and family of artists at The Living Room Studios.
Kim Renneberg
I spent 7 fantastic years working at the Drake before moving to Minneapolis with my husband. I have worked for the Marquette Hotel, the Saint Paul Hotel and the Hotel Minneapolis. Each venue has unique, beautiful accommodations and I have worked with weddings from as little as 20 people to 550 in my career.
Amy Rubins
Fête Perfection
Owner and Founder
Amy's first-class training, high standards and business ethics are the foundation to the success of Fête Perfection and Weducation Workshops.
John Hoel
Vibrant Film
Owner and Founder
From weddings here in Minnesota to destination weddings around the world we strive to tell the story of our couples wedding day as beautifully and authentically as we can.
David Mess
Buttercream Wedding Cakes
Owner and Creator
David founded Buttercream Wedding Cakes twenty years ago with the philosophy to create a better cake and better business by analyzing what the competition was doing and simply to do the opposite.
Tami and Amy
Muddy Paws Cheesecake
Pastry Chefs
Tami started Muddy Paws Cheesecake in 1993 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. All cheesecakes are hand made to order in small batches and can be shipped anywhere in the world.
Julie Clausen Johnston
The Knot
Account Representative
Julie is the Minnesota Account Executive for The Knot Wedding Network and previously held marketing and advertising positions with Minnesota Monthly publication and the Star Tribune.
