S A N D C A S T L E S TORONTO       PARIS       NEW YORK SHARI'S QUALIFICATIONS hari Beck, a certified wedding planner and consultant, is a graduate of the prestigious New York School of Interior Design. She enjoyed a successful career in the design field, including developing and teaching an interior decorating course at Durham College. Shari opened Sandcastles in 1996, to use her flair with colour, fabrics and space planning in the field of wedding consulting. s well as maintaining the award-winning Sandcastles website, Shari is a regular contributor to other wedding-planning websites. In her spare time, Shari has taken numerous college courses in the areas of adult education and business administration, including Business Communications, Teaching the Adult Learner, Assessment and Evaluation, Travel and Tourism, Financial Management, Marketing and Public Relations, Curriculum Development, and Business Law. Her BA from the University of Waterloo is a unique combination of Religious Studies, Social Work, and Psychology --the perfect mix for a wedding planner. Sandcastles is a multifaceted wedding business, which includes wedding planning, marketing, travel and tourism, business management, organization, decor, and the development and administration of a distance learning course. Shari's diverse experiences and education provide her with the perfect balance to perform all of these, and more. hari has been certified as a wedding planner and consultant by The Association of Bridal Consultants and Weddings Beautiful Worldwide