"Lately, it seems that one out of every two brides who call us ask about creating a 'Feng Shui wedding'," says Brenda Yagmin, one of the founders of Conjure. "Our job is to do the research for our bridal couples. If we don't
know something, we call the professionals in that field. In this instance, we called upon Michael Schnippering, a Feng Shui Auditor, to help demystify this popular trend." What is Feng Shui?

According to Michael Schnippering of Feng Shui at Work in Dallas, Texas, "A Feng Shui wedding is an absolute ridiculous idea. Feng Shui is about your
environment and the impact the energies are having on you at your home or office. Feng Shui is a complicated set of theories and calculations derived from the I-Ching. The goal of Feng Shui is to achieve a state of harmony between the space and its inhabitants."

Feng Shui & Weddings

While the Feng Shui ideology might seem compatible with that of a wedding, the fact is, the theory of Feng Shui should only be applied to spaces that you spend great amounts of time in, such as an office space or home. "A chapel rented for four hours or an entire week has energies, yet, guests are not inside long enough to be impacted by those energies," says Schnippering.

Conjure's solution to the bridal couples they serve is to offer a home makeover by a qualified Feng Shui Auditor. Fees are generally based on the area being surveyed. A typical audit runs from $250.00 and up for up to 1000 s/f of space.
"I've been hearing so much about Feng Shui that I thought it might be a unique thing to incorporate into my upcoming wedding," says JoAnne Sweeney.
"Conjure was really helpful in researching the possibility of having one. When they came back to us with their findings, my fiance and I decided against incorporating Feng Shui into our wedding day and decided to utilize it in our new home."

By providing brides and grooms with a greater understanding of Feng
Shui's
theory and remedies, Conjure empowers their clients to make
knowledgeable
choices about their wedding. "Wedding clients who receive the proper

knowledge from their event designer will return to us for repeated
service,"
says Yagmin. "There are a lot of planners and designers out there
who don't
do the research behind client's requests - we pride ourselves on our

individualized attention."

And both clients and vendors alike appreciate the research. "I
appreciate
working with a designer who doesn't agree to everything I want,"
says
Sweeney. "I want to work with someone who gives me proper
information." And
Schnippering agrees: "It's easy to hand out the wrong information
sometimes.
I appreciate being called on to right the wrong information floating
out
there."

About Conjure Marketing & Event Design

Antonia Calzetti and Brenda Yagmin, who have worked together for
more than
six years in the event planning and catering industries, founded
Conjure
Marketing & Event Design. With backgrounds ranging from movie set
design to
food styling, Conjure's diverse staff is able to handle any type of
corporate
or private function. For more information about the company's
services,
contact Conjure Marketing & Event Design at 718-945-9426, or visit
the
company on the Web at http://www.conjuredesign.com. Conjure
Marketing & Event
Design is located at 38 East 20th Road, Broad Channel, NY 11693.