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
Archive for the ‘Florists’ Category
Why Holidays Are So Stressful For Wedding Pros
December is a slow month for weddings…Why are you so stressed? Professional Expectations – Corporate clients with Mona Lisa tastes, but Charlie Brown budgets (peanuts). Personal Expectations – If you are a caterer, you can’t bring store-bought cookies to the neighborhood cookie exchange. Even friends judge you at a different level Read More
Meet CeCe Todd
The best thing about speaking. I get to educate and help, and mostly because it’s an acceptable place for me to be LOUD! The best thing about owning my own business is. Getting to make a bride’s childhood wedding dreams become a reality. Your favorite podcasts and business books. She Read More
Budding Knowledge
A Brief History Of Everything Floral What do brides and grooms want in their 2018 bouquets? Pack your bags and board our time travel machine. Ready, set, go! 1920’s History: The first rules for arranging flowers begin. Wedding Trends: Flapper inspired floral designs. Peacock feather bouquets, garden flowers, triangular and Read More
The Florist That Ruined The Wedding
By Shannon Underwood, Conference Director, Wedding MBA Last April, I was the maid of honor at my best friend’s wedding. I recommended that Kara use a local florist that had an impeccable reputation. She trusted me. The wedding day arrived, the bride looked amazing. The room was set. All fifteen Read More
If I Owned a Floral Business
By Shannon Underwood 1. I would stop advertising funeral arrangements along with wedding flowers. A separate wedding website that takes the emphasis off stand-alone arrangements and focuses on creating the atmosphere and personality of the event through flowers. 2. Invest in high end floral containers and vases that can be rented for Read More