Weddings for Real

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Latest Episodes

102: Bringing Your Clients, Vendors, and Team Into the Digital Age, with Nora Shiels
May 06, 2020

Today we’re talking all about how to get your clients, your vendors, and your team on board with the digital age. Sometimes it’s super frustrating when clients can’t figure out how to sign a contract, or a vendor is ridiculously slow to respond,...

101: Building Business Stability through Email Marketing, with Aleya Harris
April 23, 2020

So be honest. Is email marketing something you do for your business? Are you bringing future clients into your sales funnel and giving them content every week?  (Do you really even know what a sales funnel is?) If you’re like me, you  have...

100th Episode Awards Show Extravaganza
April 14, 2020

Welcome to the Weddings for Real 100th Episode Extravaganza! On this special episode, you'll hear who won the awards for:   Toughest Interview Easiest Interview Funniest Episode Best One-Liner Most Referenced Episode Topic Megan Thought Would...

99: Multicultural Wedding Do's and Don'ts, with Petronella Lugemwa
April 01, 2020

Some of the most lavish and exciting weddings to work are the ones where culture plays a big part in the wedding. And today we talk to someone who specializes in multicultural weddings, , and she gives us the do's and don'ts of multicultural weddings....

98: Finding Your Way through the Chaos of COVID-19 in the Wedding Industry
March 23, 2020

What a crazy, chaotic, noisy, tearful, and stressful week. In a world that's completely upside down because of COVID-19, what can we do to make it through so that we're ready for what's on the other side?  is a membership site for wedding...

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Weddings - Now What Do We Do?
March 15, 2020

With the Coronavirus causing chaos throughout the world, it has taken its toll on the wedding industry as well. Gatherings are being limited, some vendors aren't comfortable working, some couples are panicking, some weddings need to be cancelled or...

97: Offboarding Your Clients: Tips for a Lasting Impression with Renee Dalo
March 11, 2020

Do you ever meet a new friend, and things are going great. You feel like you’ve made a solid connection, and then one day, BAM, she ghosts you? It probably doesn’t happen all that often to you, but I’ll bet your clients feel that way when the...

What is The Planner's Vault?
March 02, 2020

On February 27, 2020, Megan launched The Planner's Vault, a membership site for wedding planners who are hungry to grow, ready to hustle, and actively seeking community and education. In the vault, there will be guest experts on many topics relevant...

96: Top 5 Reasons You SHOULD Be Working More Corporate Events, with Roar Events' Caryl Lyons
February 26, 2020

How many of you are REALLY going after corporate events?  You probably can work a corporate event just fine, and maybe you’ve done some, but are you really making an effort to show your market that you’re available for corporate? My guess is,...

95. Carving Out Your Own Niche, with Venue Consultant Lindsay Lucas
February 12, 2020

Lindsay Lucas is THE .  She's a former wedding planner who now helps venue owners (and those aspiring to be) to create profitable and sustainable wedding venue businesses.  Lindsay had the idea for a complete shift in her business, but it...