Toxic Wedding Couples - 15 Red Flags That Should Send You Running

Toxic Wedding Couples – 15 Red Flags That Should Send You Running

Does your Sixth Sense ever tingle during the first meeting? Did you ever get a feeling that you booked a wedding couple like them before, and they made you miserable?  Difficult clients are everywhere. It’s hard to stay in business without dealing with a few every year. But some cross Read More

When The Worst Is Over

When The Worst Is Over

Prepare for the Post-Pandemic Rush by Adrienne Brink, Founder and Lead Coordinator, Uncommon Camellia Article written for the Wedding MBA When I was in middle school, my mom would get me, my little brother, and sister into the car a few minutes early so we could pick up Mrs. Dee, Read More

Why Wedding Couples Don’t Refer You

KISS AND TELL by Shannon Underwood Rolling into the New Year, we should aspire to get more referrals.  According to the New York Times, 65% of all new business comes from referrals. The research firm Nielsen found that referred prospects are 400% more likely to book as compared to non-targeted Read More

Venue Owners, Do You Receive Referral Fees?

Venue Owners, Do You Receive Referral Fees?

You spend the most to promote.  You pay for Google ads and online directories.  You take large booths in bridal shows.  You host tastings and open houses.  Your marketing costs you $15,000-$40,000 annually. After the couples books your venue, you may be asked for referrals. The couple wants your recommendation Read More

Do You Offer Reception Planning Services?

Do You Offer Reception Planning Services?

More and more DJs are offering planning services. Should you jump on the bandwagon or leave it to the wedding planners? does the term reception planning confuse the client or get you paid more for a job anyway? Here’s what real DJ’s had to say Paul Hoke, Heirloom Entertainment “Yes, Read More

Do You Charge For Tastings?

Do You Charge For Tastings?

  Wedding couples are angry that the tastings aren’t free…and caterers are tired of preparing meals for potentials that aren’t serious.  When do you charge for tastings? And how do you do so without upsetting the client? When the Wedding MBA surveyed couples, planners, and caterers, the results were mixed. Read More