Wedding Industry Professionals Association
Education, community, and ethics for wedding industry pros.
WIPA is a not-for-profit trade association for the working professionals of the wedding industry. 3,000 members across 25 chapters—planners, photographers, florists, venues, caterers, and the rest—sharing what they learn, building referral networks, and committing to a peer-set standard of practice.
WIPA national conference
Meet, innovate, elevate — Frisco, Texas
August 9–11, 2026 · Omni PGA Frisco Resort & Spa
What WIPA is for
What WIPA is for.
Education
Monthly webinars, an on-demand video library, and chapter events designed by working pros for working pros. Every event a chance to sharpen craft.
Community
Chapter dinners, peer roundtables, mentorship across disciplines. The vendors you’ll trust enough to refer a couple to.
Ethics
Every member signs the code. Every business carries $1M liability insurance. Every chapter shows up the same way. The trust is the whole thing.
25chapters
3,000members
2008founded
Verified pros: business license · $1M insurance · code of ethics
Who we serve
Who we serve.
- Event planners
- Decor companies
- Cake designers
- Caterers
- DJs
- Florists
- Entertainment companies
- Hoteliers
- Invitation companies
- Musicians
- Officiants
- Photographers
- Rental companies
- Venues
- Videographers
Discounted events
Member pricing at every chapter event, nationwide.
Education library
On-demand webinars and monthly programming.
Partner discounts
Negotiated savings from industry partners.
Chapters
Find your chapter.
Twenty-five chapters plan their own calendars and welcome their own members.
From one chapter to twenty-five
What began with twenty founders in Southern California now reaches coast to coast—with new chapters forming every year.
Upcoming
See all events →What’s coming up.
News and education
From the blog
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“Fostering excellence in the wedding industry through education, networking, and the highest ethical practices.”
The WIPA mission