ABOUT AAWPA

Asian American Wedding Professionals Association (AAWPA) was formed in March 2010. Our main objectives are:

1. Provide wedding professionals a variety of opportunities and industry updates for professional development through the sharing of business expertise, education topics and networking.
2. Raise awareness of the Association and its standards for members among potential brides and grooms. 
3. Equip wedding consultant graduates with the knowledge and confidence necessary to enter and excel in the challenging and rewarding field of wedding consulting.

Whether you are looking to begin a new and exciting career of independence and gratification, seek or change your employment in the field, AAWPA will provide you with the special training and support you need as you build your wedding consulting skills. Our experienced instructors will show you how to market your business, price your services, conduct sales presentations with your clients, design and plan weddings from scratch, search and interview other vendors, work with other vendors, and apply for business license and insurance. We also have advanced classes for people who are already in the wedding industry to enhance their marketing and management skills.

For engaged couples, AAWPA is are here to offer you an outstanding selection of creative and highly skilled  Asian American wedding professionals to help you create a dream come true celebration. With ease and confidence, you can rely on these select and pre-qualified businesses to make your wedding planning successful, hassle-free and magical.  You will also have free access to information of various Asian cultures for the planning of their weddings and their new lives together.

Our networking mixer is an excellent vehicle for wedding service providers to get referrals and promote your services among others. Brides and grooms may also participate interviewing a wide selection of wedding professionals at our events.

Every quarter, AAWPA gathers top Asian American wedding professionals and coordinates a Bridal Retreat. Brides-to-be can enjoy a great weekend with us, learning all the new trends of wedding designs, cooking, skin care, fashion, massage, etc.

Rev. Sherrien Shui
Founding President & Instructor
Speaks English, Mandarin, Taiwanese and Shanghainese

In my past 20 years in the special event and wedding industry, I received many requests from my clients and other vendors, such as: "Can you find me a DJ that can speak English, Vietnamese and Cantonese?" "Do you know any officiant that can speak Mandarin and Korean?" Or, "I want a videographer that can communicate with my relatives from Asia.";

I received calls from various wedding vendors or people who want to start their career in the wedding industry asking for advice or marketing strategies. I also witnessed many quality wedding professionals fail to market themselves and struggle to survive in the wedding industry. This motivated me to establish Asian American Wedding Professionals Association. My goal is to help Asian American wedding professionals enhancing their marketing and networking skills and effectively do businesses with brides and grooms.  

Prior to Twogether Events, a full wedding service company, I worked as a corporate event planner at Fiserv and Arthur Andersen LLP. I have experiences in managing Italian restaurants, flower shop and bakery. My passion for the industry has led me down many paths, including becoming an on-air talent for many regionally syndicated radio television shows. 

In today’s economy, we need to work together through networking, exchanging information and professional training. This organization is young and has a lot potentials. We are always open to suggestions from wedding vendors, brides and grooms to help this organization grow. I am looking forward in meeting and working with all of you.

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