Book Better Weddings

In today's episode, we sit down with this wedding photography duo based out of San Diego, California. Devin & Skylar speak on their experience using the expression of art as a way to document a wedding. 

No client is the same. No wedding day is the same. Stetten Wilson has taken a more intuitive and instinctive approach to weddings. This creates a unique experience to each wedding instead of coming into the wedding day with a complete formula. Thinking about what you "guarantee" a client vs. letting your clients trust you and your art.

Do you find yourself uninspired and burnt out as a wedding vendor? How do we bring creativity back to our work as wedding vendors? Get inspired! Especially from things outside of weddings; art, architecture, magazines, interior design. Do your research and bring out the true beauty of the culture in a specific place. Not only following trends but also tradition. Get your hand on the pulse of what's happening in the world of weddings. Find your excitement for weddings again!

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Today we're sharing the 5 things that you need to do before working your next wedding. Failing to prepare is like preparing to fail. No matter how many weddings you've worked, there is still plenty to learn. Billionaire Mark Cuban says that you should be an expert in the field that you plan to work in. Take a deep breath and center yourself before the big wedding day. 

Do something that calms and prepares you to step into your next work weekend! We're here to inspire and encourage you to make your wedding business the best it can be!

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The 5 Things: 

1. Get To Know Your Couples 

2. Prepare Your Equipment The Day Before 

3. Make a checklist before the wedding day 

4. Read Blogs, Watch Videos and keep up to date with the newest wedding trends. 

5. Connect with other vendors before the wedding.

The Show: Booking better weddings isn't just about working the nicest venues or finding the highest priced events. It's about discovering your ideal client and creating an experience tailored just for them. We want to help you run your business so it doesn't run you. We're not just a podcast, we're a community of vendors just like you. Today is the day to grow your wedding and event business. Welcome to the Book Better Weddings podcast!

Enjoy this show clip from a recently recorded episode with banker & barber shop owner Justin Hawkins. 

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Enjoy this show clip from a recently recorded episode with our friends Stetten Wilson. Stetten Wilson is a boutique destination wedding photographer based in Southern California serving clients around the world. 

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In today's episode, we sit down with banker and barbershop owner Justin Hawkins. We talk through what it's like to scale your business and create touch points for your clients along the way. Justin has spent time in the corporate world and has experience opening local businesses. 

We talk through what it's like to have a big dream but take it on one step at a time. Justin shares with us why it's so important to create and maintain a unique client experience. He had so many nuggets of wisdom that will be sure to add value to you and your business.

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How do you embrace your uniqueness as a creative and a business owner? Do you have to compromise your artistry to book more clients? How do you keep up with the trends and masses while not straying away from your own style? 

Self-taught Bridal Hair & Makeup Artist, Ash, shares her experience working in the wedding industry. As a women from the north with tattoos and short hair in the southern bridal industry, she found that her uniqueness was an advantage. Embrace your differences, be confident in your craft and the work will come. 

Lean into what sets you apart while creating a unique but consistent product for your business.

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Heidi & Marissa are fitness trainers and business owners at West Kept Secret in Charlotte, NC. This is a special weekly segment called "show clips" where we select favorite moments from our full length shows. 

As fitness trainers and business owners, they share with us how 30 minutes a day can improve our workflow and productivity. We discuss what it's like to have a business partner, learning to let go and how to ask for help. No matter what kind of wedding vendor you are, we can all benefit from balancing health and fitness with our demanding schedules.

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In today's episode, we share what we've learned as a wedding business since Covid hit and took over the entire industry! We reflect on how the wedding industry survived 2020 and overcame. 

Covid taught us that nothing is certain and we need to keep our businesses prepared for the unexpected. Not only keeping ourselves in mind but also our team and their families. 

How can we develop a new mindset for spending and saving? How can we diversify our income and creative outlets? This experience has forced us to slow down, gain a new perspective, and move our business forward.

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We can often wonder the things we need to do to connect with wedding planners? Why is it that organic referrals tend to work out better than random ones? What are some of the things were looking for when booking clients over the phone? These are all questions we'll be answering on today's episode with Florida based wedding planner Kimberly Hensley. 

It's important that we understand the need to educate our clients. It's usually their first time getting married and we are seen as the experts. No matter how many blogs they've read, or weddings they've attended, it's easy for couples to just tell you what they want. The ideal world is when your workflow and process mixes with their overall vision for the day. 

Kimberly shares with us how she quickly created boundaries around her meetings. She doesn't allow any weekend meetings and discusses what it's like to help your clients understand the different guards we have in place to stay healthy and creative. 

She also recently created another revenue stream within the realm of planning. She realized that she couldn't serve every type of client because of price, so that lead her to take her process and make it into a downloadable PDF. No matter where you are in the process of growing your wedding business, today's episode is packed full of insight and conversation that will help you move forward. 

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Today we sit down with our good friend Jessi Nichols. She's a photographer, mom and wife, living in Greenville, South Carolina. She gets vulnerable and shares the good and bad about running a business.

 No one expects you to know it all at the beginning. Often times when we're starting out we want to skip the necessary steps of growth. It's okay to admit where you are and the areas where you need to improve. 

We talk through how to creatively approaching the wedding day. What it's like to grow a business and raise a family. How to bring on an associate and even manage the amount of bookings you want each year. No matter where you are in the process, we all want to at times skip the necessary steps of growth. We have to start by looking in the mirror and seeing where we can improve! 

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