Wedding Salt - Wedding Business Talk by Casi Yost + Hillary Lowe

Have you ever found yourself working a Wedding and the same question or confusion arises again and again? Even though we are wedding professionals with several years of experience, we still have questions!

We’re here to address those pesky questions once and for all. Casi and Hillary bring their real questions to each other to see if they can get some answers.

Do you have questions too? We’ll be doing frequent installments of Spilling the Tea episodes, so DM us on Instagram with YOUR burning questions so we can address them next time!

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Casi and Hillary are digging IN to a popular conversation circling amidst wedding professionals right now: this episode is all about ghosting!

- What are we even talking about when we are throwing around the term "ghosting"

- Why you might be getting ghosted

- How to turn ghosting into being productive for your business

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Hillary comes to you with a solo episode, sharing a quick book review and highlights on the top 3 business books that can take your business to the next level along with lots of helpful insights and tid-bits.

1. Company of One: by Paul Jarvis
2. Get Rich, Lucky Bitch: by Denise Duffield-Thomas
3. The Big Leap: by Gay Hendricks

Honorable Mentions

- Chillpreneur: also by Denise Duffield-Thomas
- I know how she does it: by Laura Vanderkam
- The Creative Habit: by Twyla Tharp
- Originals: by Adam Grant
- Quiet: by Susan Cain

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!! Hillary of Kayloe Bridal is permanently joining Casi and Wedding Salt as *co-host* and is here to stay!

If you don't know Hillary yet, she is the owner and Designer at Kayloe Bridal, planning weddings in Portland, Oregon. Follow her on Instagram @kayloebridal

In today's episode, we dive into the 5 key touch points we think every Photographer should have with their clients and what it looks like to have a Planner involved in each one. The touch points we cover:
1. Inquiry through onboarding
2. Engagement session
3. 6 months before event
4. 1 month before event
5. 1 week before event

Keep tuning in to Wedding Salt for a fresh perspective on the Wedding Industry, being a business owner, and how to work harmoniously in both!

*stay salty!* (just kidding)

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In this episode, Hillary, the owner and planner of Kayloe Bridal and I talk about what we forsee in the wedding industry in 2024, the importance of hiring a planner, trusting your vendors, and some photography predictions I see coming this year.

How can you include film in your workflow? In today's episode we will talk about film. how it works, what cameras to start with and how to ease into it in your workflow at weddings. I also have resources that I talked about below. If you want to get on my waitlist for my film course, you can click below to hop on that!

1) My waitlist for the Film Lab Course
2) The top film emulating presets I have found
3) My free guide on how to add film to your wedding workflow
4) Video comparing film stocks

In this Episode I talk about my favorite tools/apps I use in my business and why and how they have helped me to take time back to grow my business. I have also listed some codes and discount links for some of the apps I use below!

Get Honeybook for $8 per month using my code: CasiYost
Get a discount on Quickbooks Self-Employed: Discount Link
My blog post on the top 43 resources I use in my business.

Free Photography Resources and Blog: https://casiyost.com/for-photographers/
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This week we dive into how to position yourself as the expert and why it is important in order to book clients. We also talk about professionalism and the skills necessary to work with elevated events.

Free Photography Resources and Blog: https://casiyost.com/for-photographers/
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We all have some kind of trauma, or life-changing events that impact us. I wanted to share my past and how it shaped how I have gotten to where I am now. The main point is to help you feel like you're not alone, and no matter your circumstance, you can make your own dreams come true.