Nancy(Flowers on Mars) and I should receive the award for traveling the furthest to a networking mixer! Earlier this month we drove out to Sacramento for an AfWPi mixer. We wanted to get new ideas and suggestions to see how to enhance the So. Ca. mixers. 
This was my first opportunity to be a "guest" at one of our association's mixers. It was weird for me because I am use to making sure everything is running smoothly and trying to network with everyone who walks in! I am usually busy from the moment the first vendor walks in until the very end. In Sacramento, I actually had a chance to sample the foods, take a picture in their photo booth provided by one of AfWPi's members, and meet some really good contacts. I was very impressed, I met another coordinator who specializes in "bridezillas"! I take my hat off to her!
I had the opportunity to meet members who have been members for years and hear some of the stories first hand about how the association has made a big impact in their lives and their businesses. It's wonderful to hear how so many people who love the wedding industry will turn around and help one another when help is needed. I left Sacramento feeling proud of being a member of an association that treats it's members like family! What a wonderful experience! 
