About Peter Merry, The Author of The Best Wedding Reception Ever!

THE AUTHOR

This page features biographical information about Peter Merry,
the Author of The Best Wedding Reception Ever!

Peter Merry has been helping couples create fun and entertaining wedding receptions since 1992. He has presented seminars on wedding entertainment performance techniques, wedding marketing, sales consultation skills, and the value of solid standards and ethics in business. These seminars have been presented to wedding professionals in over 60 cities across the United States.
Peter Merry posing with DJs at one of his seminars He has also frequently been asked to speak locally and internationally for various professional trade associations and conferences, including:

ABC
(Association of Bridal Consultants)
ISES
(International Special Events Society)
NACE
(National Association of Catering Executives)
WMBA
(Wedding Merchants Business Academy)
AfWPi
(Association For Wedding Professionals International)
WEVA
(Wedding & Event Videographers Association International)
NAWP
(National Association of Wedding Professionals)
MPI
(Meeting Professionals International)
LWPI
(Lovegevity's Wedding Planning Institute)
WPIC
(The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada)

Peter Merry presenting at the ADJA National Meeting in 2005
In 2003 and 2004, he served as the National ADJA President.
(American Disc Jockey Association)

In 2005, he was presented with the ADJA's 1st Annual "Peter Merry Leadership Award."

In 2007, he founded and still serves as the President of the W.E.D. Guild™.
(Wedding Entertainment Directors Guild)

He currently serves his clients as their Wedding Entertainment Director™ via his exclusive wedding entertainment company, Merry Weddings, Inc.

His varied entertainment background includes years of public speaking and teaching classes at his church, serving as a "Morning Host" for KBRT AM 740, hosting and engineering his own Talk Radio Show on KBRT, and doing Stand-Up Comedy at the Improv.
Peter Merry on stage at the Improv Comedy Club in Irvine, CA He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. He currently lives in San Juan Capistrano, California.

Peter's infectious passion for creating memorable moments at weddings has caused many to affectionately refer to him as "The Fun Wedding Guy!" To learn more, visit his personal web site: PeterMerry.com.
Peter Merry appearing on Good Morning Sacramento
Finally, Peter's ultimate goal for his book is to promote his ideas on creating fun wedding receptions by landing a guest spot on The Oprah Show. In that effort, he has already given 11 interviews on local morning TV shows all over the U.S.