“Can Instagram really work for my wedding business?” Sometimes it’s hard to know how to book weddings with Instagram – land of the beautiful selfies and perfectly curated feeds. It can feel pretty intimidating. But when you run a wedding business, there are some pretty compelling stats that might make you want to dig into this social platform a bit

A few days ago, I got to cross “DJing at Victoria’s Secret” off my bucket list!!! How did the store manager find me? Instagram. Last week, I was contacted about DJing at a very cool event that’s right up my alley—She Rocks 2017. The contact form read: “…we are still in need of a badass lady DJ and a photobooth.

HuffPost today alerted me to a wedding portrait a bride’s mother had commissioned that, if you’re a pop culture/sci-fi geek, is pretty amazing. It’s like a Where’s Waldo, or, if you prefer, a Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. I see Captain America! I see Jon Snow! I see Groot! The painting was done by a Marvel artist,

I’m a writer, so it pains me to say this, but a picture really is worth a thousand words, and no one is in a better position to understand that than wedding professionals. Perhaps no other industry depends on visually stunning tableaus of one kind or another like weddings. So it only makes sense that you tailor your marketing in

I’m still in a buzz from attending Social Media Marketing World a few weeks ago. SMMW is the biggest and best social media conference in the world with 3,000 attendees from over 55 different countries…and industry rock stars and best-selling authors and millionaire mom bloggers, oh my! But every year the conference starts off the same way, with a sort

Leann Moore of Whimsical Floral Design isn’t your typical florist. Yes, she rocks the lush, gorgeous floral creations…but she also rocks out to heavy metal groups like Mudvayne, Hellyeah, Slip Knot and Five Finger Death Punch. Leann brings this bold authenticity to her wedding business, and it’s one of the reasons her clients love her, even if they don’t share

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Taking time out of your busy day to post on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest can be exhausting. But, as a successful wedding pro, you know it’s necessary. Follow these tips to optimize your social media marketing and drive more leads to your website. 1. Post the Right Content While your Facebook fans may want to read your wedding planning

Instagram is one of the fastest growing and most popular social media apps among generation X and millennials, making it an invaluable resource to promote your wedding business and reach prospective clients. However, most wedding professionals don’t have the time to keep their nose buried in their smartphones to constantly update their Instagram account. Have no fear;  these 8 Instagram