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IAA Wedding Association

. . . a global community of local wedding providers

The IAA Wedding Association helps new customers find your business.  You can START TODAY FOR FREE by either claiming your business listing on our site or you can create your new business listing.

 

What is the IAA Wedding Association? 

 

The IAA Wedding Association is a key component of the International Association Alliance’s (IAA) community of associations, organizations, businesses and individuals.  Membership provides your business with access to new customers who are looking for your business and the products or services that you provide.

 

Business association memberships help you build your brand awareness, while increasing your brand’s credibility.  This helps you to “close the deal” with new customers.

 

The IAA Wedding Association helps establish the Wedding community business standards that help attract independent businesses to become members.  These independent businesses understand the value of being part of an industry group that provides credibility and helps them build their brand. 

 

See how easy and inexpensive it is for your business to use the power of multiple association memberships to build your business.  Instead of spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year, your IAA membership allows you to join the associations whose membership will benefit your business, all for one low membership investment.

Why IAA membership is an investment in your business!

 

IAA membership is a small investment with big rewards and includes membership in our growing number of business associations which include:

 

IAA Bar, Pub & Tavern Association

IAA Bed & Breakfast Association

IAA Better Business Alliance

IAA Boutique, Shop & Store Association

IAA Brewery, Cidery & Distillery Association

IAA Café, Diner & Restaurant Association

IAA Farm & Ranch Stay Association

IAA Mall, Market & Outlet Association

IAA Green Business Alliance

IAA Guide, Outfitter & Tour Association

IAA Limousine & Coach Association

IAA Spa & Wellness Association

IAA Vineyard & Winery Association

IAA Wedding Association

 

Instead of spending hundreds or even thousands of dollars each year, your IAA membership allows you to join the associations whose membership will benefit your business, all for one low membership investment.

 

Do you care about people and the environment? 

 

What kind of business do you think your customers want to do business with?  Customers today are looking for businesses that help people and protect the environment.  To address this need, your membership also includes membership in Accessibility International and Sustainability International.

 

Why IAA membership is important for your business.

 

When it comes to your business, everything you do on the Internet is done to get your business noticed.  You hope that your website, and social media accounts will attract attention and help someone to become your customer.

 

The Internet is a great place to market your business, but the competition is fierce.  Do you get frustrated knowing that your small business has to compete for customers with huge global companies? 

 

Because you are working with limited resources, you have to provide even more paths for your business to be discovered by new customers.  And when they find you, you have to quickly give them good reasons why they should entrust you with their business. 

 

Please, if you want more new customers to find your business, learn how the International Association Alliance can help your business connect with those customers.  You have to be creative with your marketing, giving potential customers unique ways to find your business.

 

When a potential new customer searches for your business, they use a search engine, either Google, Bing, Yahoo, or one of the others.   Google is the most prominent search and two of Google’s top-ranking factors for any website are BACKLINKS, and CONTENT.

 

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Lush Riviera Maya Beach Wedding at Blue Venado *

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Picturesque Palace Wedding in Lisbon

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Puerto Rico Destination Wedding at Hacienda Siesta Alegre *

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“Apache wedding blessing” isn’t even Native American *

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Maine Elopement Packages *

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The perfect gender-neutral wedding playlist *

Photo by Creatrix Photography Even in 2021, it's hard to find gender-neutral wedding songs, let alone a gender-neutral wedding playlist. The world is so binary, especially in the mainstream media. But you're on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and as such, you want/demand/hope...

Colorful West Texas Gage Hotel Wedding *

There’s a saying “everything is bigger in Texas,” and Kimberly and Clint proved that to be true with their colorful Gage Hotel wedding in Marathon, Texas. The couple knew they wanted to incorporate their love for the desert into their special day, so when they came...

Responsible Sustainability is Your Business Success Story *

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Vibrant Tuscany Wedding at Molino di Amarrante *

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20 Small Changes to Have a Sustainable Wedding *

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Ethereal Sunrise Ceremony At This Intimate Joshua Tree Airbnb Wedding *

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These 6 chemistry ceremonies show off your chemistry at the altar *

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’70s Boho Georgia Wedding at Honey Creek Camp *

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This Cloughjordan House Wedding Will Make You Fall in Love *

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Glam Outdoor Weddings Bright Colors And A Floral Explosion *

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How to Build Your Credibility and Online Brand Reputation *

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What to Wear to Your Winter Bridal Shower *

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Kaitlin and Cody’s Intimate Red Rock Canyon Wedding *

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Jaw-Dropping Oregon Coast Elopement *

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Beautiful Outdoor Stone Acres Farm Wedding

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DIY And Micro Wedding Florals From Bouqs Weddings *

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Gorgeous Airbnb Jekyll Island Micro Wedding *

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Gorgeous and Intimate Catskill Mountains Elopement *

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Dreamy Malteze Santorini Island Elopement *

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Something Borrowed, Something Sanitized? *

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Bachelorette Party Shirts and Outfit Ideas *

Image by Gabriel Conover. While wedding planning can be extremely stressful, the process does have its perks–like the bachelorette party! There’s something special about spending time with your bridesmaids before getting hitched. Using this opportunity to grow closer...

French Bohemian Wedding at Les Domaines de Patras *

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Beautiful and Unique Chicken Farm Outdoor Wedding Inspiration *

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Choice Award Categories—What We’re Looking For *

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Intimate Jungle Chic Wedding In Yucatán *

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The Challenges and Rewards of Business Sustainability *

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Jewel Tone Scotland Elopement at Cairngorms National Park *

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Martina and Gian Luca’s Piemonte Wedding In A Vineyard *

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Meet-cute story turned galaxy wedding *

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San Miguel de Allende Wedding at Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada *

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Parisian Burgundy Autumn Wedding at Cercle Suédois *

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Gorgeously Detailed Union On Eighth Wedding *

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Officiating weddings for friends? Don’t make this mistake! *

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Perfectly Vintage Picnic Brunch Wedding

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How I minimized hurt feelings at my micro wedding *

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13 Ways to Lower Your Blogs Bounce Rate, and Why it Matters *

Your Bounce Rate Measures Your Marketing Effectiveness   The bounce rate for a web page is an Internet marketing term used in web traffic analysis.  The bounce rate represents the percentage of visitors who enter the site and then leave or “bounce” rather than...

Vintage-Inspired Nashville Wedding at Wilburn Street Studio *

Audrey and Isaiah are the quintessential vintage-loving couple who wanted every detail of their wedding at Wilburn Street Studio to emit classy old-school vibes. Inspired by Audrey’s love for thrifting, she–along with her sisters–went on endless trips to Goodwill to...

Outdoor And Elegant Desert Paseo Wedding *

Choosing the perfect venue for you and your partner can be challenging, but for Amanda and Matt, they knew it was love at first sight. To pay homage to Matt’s Arizona roots, they felt it only right to have their wedding with the Superstition Mountains as their...

How to find a venue for your polyamorous wedding *

Photo by Carla Ten Eyck Photography I'm in a polyamorous relationship with another man and a woman and we had decided to have a non-legally binding ceremony. We decided on a Carnival Cruise ceremony followed by a cruise. New Orleans port is same-sex friendly, and they...

You had a covid elopement, but still want a wedding… *

Photo by Laura Diliberto Photography We recently got this question from an Offbeat Bride named Samantha: Hello, I was wondering about tips for people who don't want to have an officiant. As in, we get married legally beforehand, and then we're having the wedding...

How to officiate a friends wedding – complete with scripts! *

Darth Vader officiated this Seattle wedding. Photos by Lavendar Bouquet Photography. So you've been asked to officiate a friend's wedding. Congratulations! Even if you're someone used to exciting things happening all over the universe, someone like, say, Darth Vader —...

Florals Star In This Chic Laguna Beach Wedding *

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Photo by Megan Finley Hi, Offbeat Brides. I'm a retail worker in the bridal industry in Australia, and I'm also a bride myself. Everyone wants a better deal on their dress, and for those of you shopping at brick and mortar dress shops, I wanted to offer some tips...

Gorgeously Green Multi-Day Lake Tahoe Lodge Wedding *

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Maine Bed and Breakfast Elopement Packages *

A recent New York Times article got the wedding world buzzing about a new trend: the staged elopement. Falling somewhere between a quickie wedding in Vegas and the typical all-out affair, the staged elopement is a reflection of the times. Couples who would rather...

Romantic Fairytale California Wedding at Laughing Canyon *

Imagine a weekend full of cozy cabins, redwood trees, fire pits, and the slow trickle of a nearby creek as the soundtrack of your weekend. That’s exactly what Alyssa and James experienced at their romantic fairytale wedding at Laughing Canyon. The couple knew they...

Social Media Energizes Your Digital Marketing *

What is Social Media Optimization?   Social Media Optimization (SMO) is the use of a number of outlets and communities to generate publicity.  Doing this increases the search awareness of a product, service brand or event.  This raises it’s potential exposure in...

Outlier Inn Wedding Featuring Silence, Food, and Friends *

Weddings with furry friends are always fun, but what if the furry friend can’t attend your wedding? Kate and Anthony had to leave their beloved cat at home, but they paid homage to their fur baby by adding a cat to their wedding favors! That’s just the beginning of...

Elegant Tahoe National Forest Elopement *

Just a year and a half ago, elopements were considered a pretty abnormal and unique wedding style. That changed thanks to the pandemic, and now more couples are opting to tie the knot in intimate ceremonies than ever. We couldn’t be happier to be seeing more...

Romantic And Intimate Shakespeare Garden Elopement *

Elopements have taken the world by storm thanks to COVID, and while they may not be the celebrations couples originally planned on having, we love how intimate they are. After months of planning, librarians Amanda and Caitlin opted for a Shakespeare Garden elopement...

Woodland Hills Sunset Backyard Wedding *

Backyard weddings have become increasingly popular in 2021—a trend we don’t see going away anytime soon. Emily and Abdo’s Woodland Hills sunset backyard wedding proves you don’t need an over-the-top or expensive wedding venue in order to pull off your dream...

Industrial Chic Wynwood Arts District Wedding at MAPS Backlot *

Marina and Adam’s industrial yet whimsical nuptials have us swooning. With friends and family all over the world, the couple knew getting their loved ones to one place would not be an easy task. While they live in Brooklyn, they decided on MAPS Backlot in Miami where...
Sunset Kozani Wedding Steeped In Romantic Elegance *

Sunset Kozani Wedding Steeped In Romantic Elegance *

Who says backyard weddings are boring? With the help of Pompon Story Events, Sofia and Antonis transformed their Greek farmhouse into a stunning wedding venue that hosted over 500 guests! After tying the knot at a local church, the newlyweds made their way to their...

Gorgeous And Sustainable Swan Falls Micro Wedding *

Gorgeous And Sustainable Swan Falls Micro Wedding *

From the sweeping views of a canyon and river to a camper picnic with close friends, these gorgeous Swan Falls nuptials were everything we could want in a micro wedding. Like many other couples, Dani and Whitney’s larger wedding was canceled because of COVID. But the...

Unique Private Vow Ceremony At Cornerstone Sonoma *

Unique Private Vow Ceremony At Cornerstone Sonoma *

There are many ways to be present on your wedding day, but taking a moment away from everyone can truly be special. Hayley and Cody did just that by adding a private vow ceremony where they read their handwritten vows back-to-back. While their wedding we’re publishing...

Gorgeous Airbnb Jekyll Island Micro Wedding *

Gorgeous Airbnb Jekyll Island Micro Wedding *

A sunset beach portrait session, a memorable drive in a vintage convertible, and a reception so rowdy that the cops were called. Lindsey and Drew’s Jekyll island micro wedding was unforgettable, to say the least. With the help of friends and family, the couple planned...

Gorgeously Edgy Micro Wedding Planned In 48 Hours *

Gorgeously Edgy Micro Wedding Planned In 48 Hours *

When every detail in a wedding feels important it can seem like there are no alternatives when you’re forced to downsize. If changing up the plan is outside of your hands, a dream wedding can still come true with the help of an incredible vendor team and a group of...

Candlelit Neutral And Pantone Color Palette Pandemic Wedding *

Candlelit Neutral And Pantone Color Palette Pandemic Wedding *

There’s nothing cuter than couples tying the knot at the place where they met for the first time–and that’s exactly what Dylan and Jeff did after their large summer wedding was postponed. The couple transformed Eden–an American eatery in Chicago–into a wedding venue...

Perfectly Customized DIY Yosemite Elopement *

Perfectly Customized DIY Yosemite Elopement *

A touching first look, a ceremony overlooking all of Yosemite, and an elopement picnic to celebrate–Madison and Dallas’ DIY Yosemite elopement was the perfect combination of boho and adventurous. Despite the National Park being closed due to COVID and wildfires, the...

Magically Opulent And Elegant Merida Destination Wedding *

Magically Opulent And Elegant Merida Destination Wedding *

With a shared love of travel, Jessica and Jonathan knew they would say “I do” in one of their favorite countries–Mexico. After settling on Hacienda Yaxcopoil–without ever seeing it in person–the couple’s dreamy glamorous old-Hollywood day came to fruition thanks to...

The perfect gender-neutral wedding playlist *

The perfect gender-neutral wedding playlist *

Photo by Creatrix Photography Even in 2021, it's hard to find gender-neutral wedding songs, let alone a gender-neutral wedding playlist. The world is so binary, especially in the mainstream media. But you're on the LGBTQIA+ spectrum and as such, you want/demand/hope...

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