Arizona Branch of the Association of Bridal Consultants Welcome You To...

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Welcome, and thanks for inquiring about joining the local Arizona Branch of the Association of Bridal Consultants.  As the wedding industry grows, so do we, and we are not just bridal consultants, we also have vendor members, where we allow vendor members to make presentations at monthly meetings.

Meeting Date – Every first Monday of the Month (except October and November)

Meeting Time – 6pm – 9pm

Meeting Location – varies each month – you will be notified once you join

Meeting Attire – Business attire

Meeting Topics – Wedding related based on increasing education, networking and sharing information.

Anyone may come to ONE of our monthly meetings as a guest at a $20 charge with a paid RSVP due 1 week prior to the meeting date – contact Kim Horn at info@BridalSourceGuide.com or by phone at 480.921.7891, or fax your payment/RSVP to FAX 480.829.6292.  After that meeting, you must join at the National level first.  Here is how you go about it:

1).  Contact the National Association of Bridal Consultants at 860-355-0464, or click here for the on-line Membership Application.  There are a variety of membership categories such as novice, consultant, vendor, affiliate, and corporate, if you have questions on which one is right for you see the “Interested in the Wedding Business” field on this web site, or contact Kim Horn, Arizona State Coordinator for ABC by telephone at 480.921.7891, or email: info@BridalSourceGuide.com 

2).  When you have sent your application and fees to the National Association of Bridal Consultants, contact Kim Horn – Arizona State Coordinator for ABC at 480.921.7891, or info@BridalSourceGuide.com, or fax 480.829.6292, and let her know that your National membership application and fees have been sent, this will expedite you receiving information on upcoming meetings.

3).  When your application has been verified and approved, you will be informed by the national association of your membership number – this may take as long as 3 – 4 weeks from the time it is received on the national level.

4).  Once the national association has processed everything, you will be up on the web site, and you will be emailed an invitation to attend the next local ABC meeting.  Local meeting fees are $15 per month for members, as long as RSVPs and payments are received 1 week prior to the meeting by 5pm.