Engaging Concepts

Welcome to Engaging Concepts. We provide strategic consulting to the $160 billion per year wedding & honeymoon industry – with a particular penchant for destination weddings.

Quite simply – few understand the “ins and outs” of this lucrative but constantly changing and super competitive market better than we do.

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“Rebecca Grinnals probably knows more about the business of weddings than anyone”

Event Solutions Magazine
September 2011

“Innovators in the business of weddings.”

Preston Bailey
Internationally Celebrated Event Designer

“Rebecca + Kathryn bring so much enthusiasm, professionalism and outrageous intelligence to everything that they do!”

Carley Roney
Founder + Editor
TheKnot

“Rebecca Grinnals + Kathryn Arce are the REAL deal!”

Cindy Novotny
Speaker, Author & Business Coach
Master Connection Associates

“When you meet Kathryn + Rebecca you truly ‘engage’ with their brilliance.”

Simon T. Bailey
Speaker + Author, President
The Brilliance Institute

“Engaging Concepts is a “must know” for any marketing decision-maker in the hotel, resort, destination or travel & hospitality industry.”

Rod Caborn
Executive Vice-President
YPB & R Advertising and PR

We help some of the biggest brands in the world maximize their impact, revenue and guest experience all while engaging today's bride in unexpected and impactful ways - creating lifelong brand ambassadors.

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Recent News

engage!13 Biltmore Estate & engage!13 Montelucia websites launch!

We are delighted to launch the official websites for the engage!13 events at Biltmore Estate and Montelucia Resort & Spa.  Click on the image below to view both websites including speaker line ups, program details and much more! Looking forward to ‘engaging’ with you!

Speaking at the BizBash Event Innovation Forum

I am honored to be speaking at the upcoming BizBash Event Innovation Forum in Fort Lauderdale on April 10th on “Marketing Luxury Weddings”. The event is presented by BizBash and the Event Leadership Institute. Hope to see you there!

engage!12 :: The Breakers official website launched

We are thrilled to be returning to The Breakers in Palm Beach for our 10th engage! event.  The official website and full line-up of amazing luxury wedding industry speakers is now live. We look forward to ‘engaging’ with you in December!

Announcing engage!12 :: mandarin oriental

We are just thrilled to share with you the official website, amazing speaker line-up and program details for our next engage! event.  We are headed to Las Vegas to the spectacular, Forbes 5-star Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas June 4-7, 2012. Visit www.engage12.com for much more information along with photo and video highlights from our past [...]