Man, things sure have changed since we started our wedding business 16 years ago! Gone are the days when people called you on the phone to inquire about your services. (When those few throwbacks do call, it comes as a shock.) Makes me long for the days when couples actually checked to see if you were available for their date

Your source of all things wedding biz from around the web. All Things Weddings: To Pin Or Not To Pin? Pinterest As a Wedding Planning Tool – A bride-to-be discovers the drawbacks of Pinterest planning and describes her love hate” relationship. This Is What the Average Cost of a Normal Wedding Can Buy You From a Celeb Wedding – Shocking!

All Things Weddings: How to Avoid “Wedding Markup” When Planning Your Big Day – It’s those “greedy” wedding pros vs. the unsuspecting couple, with a featured appearance from Book More Brides! What do you think about “wedding”prices? 10 Wedding Entertainment Trends of 2016 – Real DJs, musicians and entertainers share what’s happening in weddings today. 4 Crazy-Horrible Wedding Disasters That

Your source of all things wedding biz from around the web. All Things Weddings: Yes, Wedding Planning Is Stressful — But Not For The Reason You Think – It’s not just the details! Going Bridezilla is a result of a deeper process at work. 20 Signs You Might Be a Wedding Planner – How true is this?!? I’m not a

All Things Weddings: The Wedding Industry’s Pricey Little Secret – Does quoting the “average” cost of a wedding pressure couples to spend more? Wedding Photographer Calls Bride “Ugly” on Facebook – Or “how to destroy your business overnight.” 4 Essentials to Survive Wedding Season – Don’t forget to bring these items with you! Tips from the Pros: Google’s Mobile-Friendly Update

All Things Weddings: US Supreme Court Will Rule On Gay Marriage – This landmark trial begins Tuesday April 28th, 2015 to determine whether states have the right to ban gay marriage. Ikea Gets Into the Wedding Business – Clever “joke” promotion allows couples to get married remotely with the backdrop scenery of their choice. 2015 Wedding Gown Trends From Bridal

 Your source of all things wedding biz from around the web. All Things Weddings: Trend alert – Summer Weddings: Check out the top 10 wedding trends for summer weddings A Burger King Wedding Story: This bride and groom are saying a royal ‘I do’ $840,000 raised for pizzeria refusing to cater a gay wedding: This Indiana pizzeria refused to cater

We’re constantly on the lookout for trends in the industry to keep our readers informed.  Hopefully you can leverage these surprising trends to increase profits for your wedding business. Trend #1 – Blood exchanges The trend that began in the remote Carpathian Mountain villages of Romania has now made its way to America.  Among the first to entertain the concept

Guest post by Jennifer Smith. Every client wants to put their own unique spin on their special day. Whether it is the choice of venue, a funny theme or a strikingly honest invite, more and more couples now have the confidence to show off what makes them unique. As a wedding pro, how can you take advantage of this trend

The results of our January 2014 Wedding Pro Survey are in! Before we dive into the goodies, I’d like to answer this question: Why do we bother with all this? It costs us both time and money to make this survey happen, but you better believe we know it’s worth it!  We do it because… It connects us to who