Posted in Customer Service, Personal Development by Stephanie Padovani
It sucks to be left out. Last week a wedding professional vented in our Facebook group about how she threw herself into delivering for a client whose wedding was published. The article listed every business associated with the wedding…except for her. What gives?!?! We work hard and we want to be recognized for it. It’s […]
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Posted in Officiants, Wedding Superhero by Stephanie Padovani
Ron Gallagher is an Australian celebrant (aka officiant) and former magician at Your Celebrant. His tagline: “I do not just talk about Magical Moments – I create them.” I first met Ron at the Wedding MBA in 2014 where he and his business partner, Geoff, entertained us with their antics. Since then, Ron has proven […]
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Posted in Wedding Advertising by Staci Nichols
Please read the first part of this article before continuing. My best wedding blog advertising experience has been with Offbeat Bride. I’ve renewed several times, done two sponsored posts, and a sidebar ad. In my most successful year on Offbeat Bride, I booked 5-6 weddings with one $350 investment in their vendor guide. To put […]
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Posted in Wedding Advertising by Staci Nichols
There are very few resources available on wedding blog advertising. There is some information available on advertising in bridal magazines or on sites like The Knot and Wedding Wire. While I can’t offer you a ton of concrete statistics, I can offer you my insight after having advertised for years on a variety of wedding […]
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Posted in Wedding Marketing by Stephanie Padovani
It’s January! You know what that means for the wedding business. It’s prime engagement season, the bookings are happening and wedding pros have time in their “slow season” to set up an awesome year. But how do you plan the best wedding season EVER? It all starts with a yearly review of your wedding business. […]
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Posted in Customer Service, Sales by Stephanie Padovani
The other day Jeff decided to teach our dogs to drag their doggie beds from my office to the living room on command. This is a regular nightly activity, and Jeff was tired of doing the moving. “Chili, get your bed,” he said, pointing to her dog bed. She wiggled with excitement and looked around […]
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Posted in Wedding Industry Trends by BookMoreBrides
By Kylie Carlson, International Academy of Wedding and Event Planning The new year brings a close to the holiday season and our chance as wedding professionals to examine the coming year. The 2017 International Wedding Trends Report is the perfect place to start to gain an overview of what we can expect to see. Color […]
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Posted in Customer Service by Stephanie Padovani
Even though I was super quiet as a kid, I’ve always been a communicator. I was as happy having a conversation with the “grown ups” as I was playing hide and seek with the kids outside. Sometimes my need to communicate got me in trouble. There was the time I accidentally revealed my brother’s Christmas […]
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Posted in Blogging, SEO, Website by BookMoreBrides
By Jennifer McCoy Blaske I texted to my husband at work a couple weeks ago, Here’s something fun. Do a Google search for “Atlanta Wedding Pianist.” Holy cow! he texted back to me. Yup. Not only was my site in the Number One position for my main keyword, but it was in three different listings […]
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Posted in DJs, SEO, Website by Staci Nichols
Once upon a time (circa 2013), I bought the domain name CountryWeddingDJ.com. Go ahead….google “country wedding DJ” and see what happens. I’ll wait. So CountryWeddingDJ.com now forwards to CountryDJStaci.com…but you saw me at the top of Google. Ahead of people like professional Nashville country DJs like Dee Jay Silver and Hish. I know, sickening, isn’t […]
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