Getting Your Business Legally Set Up So first thing you gotta do is figure out what kind of business structure you want. I went with an LLC back in spring 2019 because my accountant basically scared me into it—he was like “Olivia, if a vendor lawsuit happens you don’t want them coming after your house.” […]
Getting Your Coordinator Company Off the Ground So you wanna start a wedding planning business as a coordinator. Not a full-service planner, just coordination. Smart move honestly because the barrier to entry is lower and couples are always looking for someone to handle the actual day without paying for six months of planning they don’t […]
Getting Your Wedding Venue Business Off the Ground Okay so you wanna start a wedding venue business and honestly it’s one of those things that sounds super romantic until you’re knee-deep in permits and insurance quotes at 2am. I’ve worked with probably 200+ venues over the years and the ones that actually make it past […]
Preston Bailey’s Aesthetic Is Everywhere Whether You Realize It Or Not Okay so Preston Bailey. If you’ve been in the wedding industry for more than like five minutes, you’ve definitely seen his work even if you didn’t know it was his. He’s basically the guy who made massive floral installations a thing at luxury weddings, […]
Preston Bailey’s Approach to Wedding Design So Preston Bailey is basically the gold standard when it comes to luxury wedding planning and floral design, right? Like if you’re gonna study anyone’s methodology for creating those absolutely breathtaking ceremonies that look like they belong in a fairy tale, it’s him. His work focuses heavily on transforming […]
What Even Is This Show Anyway So David Tutera’s “My Great Big Live Wedding” was this whole thing on TLC back in 2017 where couples got married LIVE on television with basically no planning time and David swooped in to make it happen. Like literally live broadcasting their weddings which honestly sounds like my actual […]
Okay So Mindy Weiss Is Basically Wedding Royalty If you’ve been in the wedding industry for like more than five minutes you’ve heard the name Mindy Weiss. She’s planned weddings for literally everyone—Jessica Simpson, Ellen DeGeneres, Nicole Richie, Heidi Klum. The woman is a legend and her brand has this whole vibe that’s kinda become […]
Greetings Island is honestly one of those sites I wish I’d discovered earlier Okay so Greetings Island for wedding cards – I’ve been using this platform since like spring 2023 when a bride came to me absolutely panicked because her custom stationer ghosted her two months before the wedding. We needed save-the-dates out FAST and […]
So You’re Looking at David Tutera as Your Wedding Planner Okay so David Tutera isn’t just like some random wedding planner you found on Instagram—he’s basically the guy who turned wedding planning into a legitimate celebrity profession. If you’re considering hiring him or his team, or even if you’re just trying to understand what professional […]
David Tutera’s Brand Is Everywhere and Here’s What You Actually Need to Know So David Tutera is kinda like the Martha Stewart of weddings if Martha Stewart was more about crystals and less about perfectly folded napkins. I’ve been watching his work since like 2009 when his show was everywhere and honestly back in summer […]