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!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Book A Coaching Call: https://calendly.com/bbwcoaching?month=2022-01Join Our Free Email Community: https://knottedarrow.com/bookbetterweddingsStetten Wilson: https://www.instagram.com/stettenwilson/

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!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Book A Coaching Call: https://calendly.com/bbwcoaching?month=2022-01Join Our Email Community: https://knottedarrow.com/bookbetterweddingsThe 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. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Book A Coaching Call: https://calendly.com/bbwcoaching?month=2022-01Join Our Email Community: https://knottedarrow.com/bookbetterweddings

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. Full Episode Coming Soon!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Book A Coaching Call: https://calendly.com/bbwcoaching?month=2022-01Join Our Email Community: https://knottedarrow.com/bookbetterweddings 

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.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Book A Coaching Call: https://calendly.com/bbwcoaching?month=2022-01

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.Connect On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Website: https://knottedarrow.com/bookbetterweddingsYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2WAYJGLO_msfxKXADum5w

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.Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/ 

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.Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Improve Your Business with a Coaching Call: https://knottedarrow.com/bookbetterweddings

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. Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Improve Your Business with a Coaching Call: https://knottedarrow.com/bookbetterweddings Knotted Arrow Wedding Films

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!  Our Youtube Channel:Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bookbetterweddings/Improve Your Business this year with a Coaching Call: https://knottedarrow.com/bookbetterweddings

We all have an idea of where we want to go, now we have to figure out how to get there. It's easy to want to compare our life to other people's best day. In today's episode we discuss how you have to show where you want to go. You can't expect couples, planners and other vendors to know the type of work you do until you show them. We have to learn to live in the frustration of where you are and where you want to be. How do I stand out against all of the other wedding vendors in the world? How do I improve my portfolio over time? Is it okay to say no to potential clients? These are all questions we'll answer today on the Book Better Weddings Podcast!The video version of Today's Episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYQR2ECQojc

Last year I started feeling unmotivated with everything in my life, I realized I had lost my vision. I had forgotten why I started and that made less motivated to move forward. Our vision is what keeps us going during tough times of uncertainty and insecurity. Knowing what we're working towards keeps us from quitting on the days that it seems impossible. One way to regain our vision is by shutting all the voices out and getting alone with ourselves. In this podcast, I share what's helped me regain my vision and push forward to the future! The Video Version Of Our Show: https://bit.ly/2ZtFkFLOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knottedarrow/

In today's episode, we pick up where we left off in our conversation from last episode with Sean & Erin at the School House venue. Erin started her photography business and it's quickly grown into videography, hair and makeup, rentals, and opening their own venue. We discuss work-life balance and why it is so important to have the right people around you.Sean mentions having a full-time job in addition to building their side hustle and when to make the leap into pursuing your passion. Erin & Sean also tell us what it's like to be a married couple and learning to have a work-life balance. We talk through what it's like to grow a team and how it's not the right fit for everyone. Last but not least, we discuss the importance of being personable on social media and showing people what you do!The Video Version Of Our Show: https://bit.ly/2ZtFkFLOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knottedarrow/Erin & Sean's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theschoolhouse_venue

In today's episode we sit down with Sean & Erin at the School House venue. Erin started her photography business and it's quickly grown into videography, hair and makeup, rentals and opening their own venue. We discuss why as a wedding business you should always go the extra mile for your clients and fellow vendors. Erin mentions offering referral discounts and other incentives that can help brides want to book. Erin & Sean also tell us what it's like to be a married couple and learning to have a work life balance. We talk through what it's like to grow a team and how it's not the right fit for everyone. Last but not least, we discuss the importance of being personable on social media and showing people what you do!The Video Version Of Our Show: https://bit.ly/2ZtFkFLOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knottedarrow/Erin & Sean's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theschoolhouse_venue

In today's episode, we sit down with Heidi & Marissa at West Kept Secret. 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, how to grow your team, and keep your finances in check. No matter what kind of wedding vendor you are, we can all benefit from balancing health and fitness with our demanding schedules.The Video Version Of Our Show: https://bit.ly/2ZtFkFLOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knottedarrow/WKS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westkeptsecret/ WKS Website: https://westkeptsecret.coBooking 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!

One of our top goals as a wedding business is to increase our leads each year. The Knot & Wedding Wire hope to profit off one of our greatest needs as wedding vendors. Today we discuss if it's worth it to pay for ads to connect you to brides!The Video Version Of Our Show: https://bit.ly/2ZtFkFLOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knottedarrow/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!

In today's episode, we are sitting down with award-winning film photographer Clay Austin. Clay is a destination photographer based out of Charleston, South Carolina. We discuss what it takes to break into the destination and luxury market as a wedding vendor. He also shares with us the highs and lows of running a boutique business, raising a family, and learning to recharge yourself. He has shot all over the globe and been featured in People, Martha Stewart, Vogue, Style Me Pretty, and many others. With his accomplishments aside, Clay is a loving Father and would tell you he is just another creative that is thrilled to be a part of this community.The Video Version Of Our Show: https://bit.ly/2ZtFkFLOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knottedarrow/Clay's Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/clayaustin/

In today's episode, we're sitting down with artist & female entrepreneur Maggie MacDonald. No matter what type of business you're in, we could all benefit from learning how to tap into our most creative selves. At 23 years old, she's opened her own studio and sells her artwork all over the country. We discuss the power in alone time, embracing your emotions, and learning to create more efficiently.  Although the podcast will primarily feature wedding vendors, we believe that it's refreshing to learn outside of our industry as well.  Be sure to subscribe so you can enjoy next week's episode with one of my favorite vendors in Charleston! The Video Version Of Our Show: https://bit.ly/2ZtFkFLThe Taste Gap Video: https://vimeo.com/danielsax/thegapOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knottedarrow/Maggies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maggssmac.art/Maggies Website: https://www.maggiemacdonaldart.com/

Today, we're sitting down for part 2 of a conversation with Justin Reid at Uptown Entertainment. Justin has built an entertainment business that sends out multiple teams in the southeast. He shares with us what it takes to improve marketing, find the right help, and give back with your business.  We discuss strategies on how to sell to brides while also serving them and their specific needs. Justin shares with us where he starts with each client that contacts him. It's almost impossible to properly serve your couples without first getting to know them. No matter where you are in your journey, it can feel overwhelming to wake up every day and attempt to run a business. We all got into this industry because of something we loved, not because we were expert accountants and salespeople.   Watch videos from Book Better Weddings on YouTube:  https://bit.ly/3cvtDpVInstagram: www.instagram.com/knottedarrowJustin's Business:  https://www.uptownentertainmentdj.com/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!

Today, we're sitting down for a conversation with Justin Reid at Uptown Entertainment. Justin has built an entertainment business that sends out multiple teams in the southeast. He shares with us what it takes to start a business, grow a team and create a unique experience for your couples. We discuss strategies on how to sell to brides while also serving them and their specific needs. Justin shares with us where he starts with each client that contacts him. It's almost impossible to properly serve your couples without first getting to know them. No matter where you are in your journey, it can feel overwhelming to wake up every day and attempt to run a business. We all got into this industry because of something we loved, not because we were expert accountants and salespeople.   Watch videos from Book Better Weddings on YouTube:  https://bit.ly/3cvtDpVInstagram: www.instagram.com/knottedarrowJustin's Business:  https://www.uptownentertainmentdj.com/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!

In today's episode, we sit down to discuss why we're starting a podcast for wedding vendors. After reaching my goal of growing a 6 figure business, I realized that this was an empty pursuit. I was gone every weekend and after paying taxes and expenses there was very little leftover. It was during this season that I learned to start running my business instead of it running me. We believe in this industry and thought this would be the perfect way to give back to vendors who have given so much to us. We'll be sharing some of what we've learned, but we'll also be learning from conversations with wedding business owners all over the world. This show is not about one particular type of vendor or place in the market. We hope to discuss topics like finding your ideal client, pricing strategies, networking with vendors, sales, managing a healthy work-life balance, and many more topics.  If you have specific questions for us or have a vendor you'd like to see on the show send us an Instagram DM or email! You can also check out our videos at the link below! Thanks so much for being a part of this community and we look forward to growing together!  Watch videos from Book Better Weddings on YouTube:  https://bit.ly/3cvtDpVInstagram: www.instagram.com/knottedarrowBooks mentioned on today's show:Company Of One, How To Win Friends & Influence People, The E MythBooking 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!