Wedding Business Pricing: Setting and Raising your Rates
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
Release Date: 11/24/2022
How to show up on Instagram during peak wedding season
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
E v e r y o n e in wedding world is using social media the same exact way to market to the same exact people. The uninspired, regurgitated content clogging up everyone's feed does nothing for your bottom line. Stop posting ~just to post~ and create a game plan to stand out and stay consistent during the busiest time of year. Need ideas? Start here.
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63. Plus-one guest series: Narrative & Documentary Photographer Alexa Frankovitch
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
"A lot of times, people have this ingrained idea that when you point a camera at them, they have to *do* something: They have to put their shoulders back, or smile a certain way. I think learning to notice and catch the off moments...that's when people are actually presenting themselves as they are. And I think a lot of people never see pictures of themselves like that." Wrapping up my plus-one guest interview series with the one and only Alexa Frankovitch, who is my go-to photographer for all things Heather Davis Creative, The Workshop, and what we're planning this summer. Cannot thank...
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62. Plus-one guest series: Emma Ervin, owner of Gemma Bridal
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
"I'm a firm believer that you can do anything at any age." Y'all! Meet Emma Ervin, the 25-year-old owner of Pittsburgh bridal boutique, Gemma Bridal, and overall kickass creative entrepreneur. She is straight up reverse engineering how the bridal gown industry functions, and talking to her was like a breath of fresh air. She also announced something HUGE on air--a RTF EXCLUSIVE!--and I'm still marinating in our conversation. I'm ten years her senior and was low key taking notes the entire time. If you need an injection of inspiration....or just want the bridal gown tea...hit play....
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61. Plus-one guest series: An interview with Dawn Derbyshire Photography
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
*This* episode with *this* guest has been a long. time. coming. Press play today to hear how Pittsburgh wedding photographer Dawn Derbyshire and I truly feel about: When to close your books. Becoming a mentor, and diversifying your offerings in wedding world. How inclusivity and diversity in the wedding world still 'fucking sucks.' Why grooms shouldn't be a prop in their own wedding day. The built in water cooler Pittsburgh wedding community (and why we love it!) Embracing and HELPING the next generation of wedding creatives instead of tearing them down. Gossiping. Instragram, branding,...
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60. Collaboration over competition: Planning the workshop with Rachel Hampsey
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
"The more the merrier is not always true if it's diluting the purpose for why you are gathering." Today's episode gives you a peek into how and why Rachel and I planned the workshop--THREE OF THEM!--and where it's headed next.
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59. Heather Davis Creative’s January 2024 Revenue Recap (and Q1 strategy!)
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
It's Feb. 1, and I'm only $5,000 away from hitting my $25,000 quartley revenue goal for HDC! Ep. 59 of Reception to Follow details how I did it, and how I can help you hit your $$$ goals by March 31. Give it a listen and then get moving!
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58. Flash interviews with nine Pittsburgh wedding creatives
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
Name your wedding day guilty pleasure. What advice would you give your 5-year-ago self? If you were a wedding cookie, what would you be and why? What's the best advice you've received in business? Spill your craziest client/wedding story. Where were you when COVID happened? What's something you learned about in your business that you will do differently in 2024? All these questions answers by our Aug. and Nov. workshop alumni during such a nice coffee hangout last week! Cannot say thank you enough to the wedding creatives who let me record them with zero notice <3 Love y'all!!! Supercut...
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57. How to write an authentic bio for your About Me page
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
...Short answer? Hire me lol. Today's episode highlights three REAL bio glow ups from wedding pros that refreshed their About Me pages this winter! Bonus: I spill my own before and after too! Huge thank you to Firmly Rooted Events, Margaret James Photography, and Marodi Media for letting me share their old and new bios with the world! I loved writing them. If your bio is sounding a little stale after today's eposide,
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56. How do wedding pros prepare for maternity leave?
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
"This is going to be one of your biggest and best creations as a 'creative.'" Got a little ~personal~ with today's episode as I prepare for maternity leave...A sentence that still feels very weird to write. I cannot thank the four Pittsburgh wedding creatives and moms and friends that shared their advice with me...y'all are the blueprint: Serena Bridges, Bridgeperspective Rachel Rowland Victoria Carpenter, Oh Joyful Day Alyssa Vanston Ep. 56 is live now, give it a listen!
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55. Thirteen ‘I made it’ moments from real wedding professionals
Reception to Follow: A Podcast for Wedding Creatives
Wedding pros have a habit of constantly being 'onto the next' in their business. Instead of jumping to your next wedding, revenue goal, or to-do list item, try reflecting on and acknowledging your 'I made it' moments. They hold a lot of value, and are proof you can create even bigger goals--and surpass them!--this year. My first episode of 2024 is all about that.
info_outlineHow much are you worth? Pricing out your wedding services is a tricky task. Today I'm sharing how I set my rates as a brand new wedding planner in 2016, what I charge now, and things I've learned as my rate has changed throughout my career. BONUS? I share the starting rates from over 30 local Pittsburgh wedding creatives who answered my Instagram survey, and the info is so interesting!
PS - Winter Glow Up Business Coaching spots are still open at Heather Davis Creative!