Day 3 started off with breakout sessions. We were given a choice of 4 sessions to attend. I chose Sean Low’s, Maria McBride’s , and an editor’s panel moderated by Michelle Rago with Lara Casey from Southern Weddings Magazine, Carol Poon from Bride and Bloom Magazine, Marilyn from Inside Weddings, Brooke from Weddings Unveiled, Susan from Destination Weddings & Honeymoons and Shira Savada from Martha Stewart Weddings.

Afternoons were spent on our own – I played with the kids and networked a bit more while my sweet husband spent it uploading our new Inspiration Engine iPad App onto people’s iPads! We’re so excited that it was so well received and can’t wait for it to finally launch!

Then, it was time to get ready for the gala. To say that we were all blown away by the decor that wasn’t there at 2:30 when we walked through the ballroom was an understatement. They transformed the entire room into THIS in less than 4 hours:

I ended up sitting between Shira Savada from Martha Stewart Weddings and Amy Atlas! Ceci Johnson from Ceci New York, Amen from Zanadu Group, were also with us. I was truly humbled by all the talent at the table. We were all wowed by the gastronomical delights that were bestowed upon us. A seafood selection of caviar, lobster, crab, and jumbo shrimp was displayed on a carved ice sculpture uplit by an LED. Delicious Chilean seabass followed as the main course and then we were spoiled by a gigantic ice cream sundae that was large enough to feed a small village.

All in all, it was a life changing event. I came away with potential partnerships that I could only have dreamt of. Engage10 put us all in one room and allowed us to bond on a level that no other conference has ever been able to reproduce. I can’t wait for Engage11! It can get here soon enough!