{"id":7041,"date":"2026-07-03T15:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/?p=7041"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:49:21","slug":"a-fairytale-internship-in-puglia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/2026\/07\/03\/a-fairytale-internship-in-puglia\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fairytale Internship in Puglia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>During my internship in Puglia, I discovered the world behind luxury weddings, from research and preparation to personal growth abroad.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je fais mon stage dans le sud de l\u2019Italie, et c\u2019est une exp\u00e9rience que je n\u2019oublierai pas vite. Pendant ce stage, je travaille avec une wedding planner qui organise des mariages de luxe dans les Pouilles. Les mariages ont souvent lieu dans des masserias, des lieux typiques de la r\u00e9gion que je trouve vraiment magnifiques. Les couples viennent surtout de l\u2019\u00e9tranger et voyagent en Italie avec leur famille et leurs amis pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer leur amour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091442.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091442.png 547w, https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091442-254x300.png 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 85vw, 547px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June and July are some of the busiest months for weddings in Italy, so during my internship I mainly focused on research and preparation. I explored different possibilities for wedding venues, suppliers and services in the region. For example, I looked for venues, photographers, florists, caterers, transport companies, hair and make-up artists, bars and entertainment options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091648.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091648.png 547w, https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091648-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 547px) 85vw, 547px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research helped me understand how many details are involved in planning a wedding. I learned that a wedding planner needs to know the region very well and needs to have a strong network of reliable vendors. Even if this work often happens behind the scenes, it is an important part of creating a successful wedding experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je n\u2019ai pas pu suivre toute l\u2019organisation depuis le d\u00e9but, mais j\u2019ai quand m\u00eame appris comment se d\u00e9roule une journ\u00e9e de mariage. J\u2019ai vu qu\u2019il y a beaucoup de pr\u00e9paration derri\u00e8re un tel \u00e9v\u00e9nement. Chaque couple est diff\u00e9rent et a ses propres attentes. Pour moi, les qualit\u00e9s les plus importantes pour une wedding planner sont l\u2019organisation, la flexibilit\u00e9 et l\u2019attention aux d\u00e9tails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides learning more about the wedding industry, I also learned how important it is to be independent and to take initiative. Doing an internship abroad is not always easy, but it helped me adapt to a different culture and way of working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"553\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091730.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091730.png 553w, https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2026\/07\/Schermafbeelding-2026-07-03-091730-261x300.png 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 85vw, 553px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce stage m\u2019a aussi appris beaucoup de choses sur moi-m\u00eame. J\u2019ai trouv\u00e9 que c\u2019\u00e9tait une belle exp\u00e9rience, surtout parce que j\u2019ai eu la chance de vivre et de travailler dans un autre pays. J\u2019ai aussi eu l\u2019occasion d\u2019assister \u00e0 des mariages magnifiques, comme on en voit seulement dans les contes de f\u00e9es. En m\u00eame temps, cette aventure m\u2019a montr\u00e9 qu\u2019un stage \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger n\u2019est pas toujours facile. Dans le futur, je r\u00e9fl\u00e9chirais donc bien avant de refaire une exp\u00e9rience similaire. Malgr\u00e9 les d\u00e9fis, je suis reconnaissante pour tout ce que j\u2019ai appris, autant professionnellement que personnellement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my internship in Puglia, I discovered the world behind luxury weddings, from research and preparation to personal growth abroad. Je fais mon stage dans le sud de l\u2019Italie, et c\u2019est une exp\u00e9rience que je n\u2019oublierai pas vite. Pendant ce stage, je travaille avec une wedding planner qui organise des mariages de luxe dans les &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/2026\/07\/03\/a-fairytale-internship-in-puglia\/\" class=\"more-link\">Lees verder <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;A Fairytale Internship in Puglia&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":952,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stage"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pavQFa-1Pz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/952"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7041"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7046,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7041\/revisions\/7046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.mm.ehb.be\/trm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}