The Vendor Table - A Wedding and Photography Podcast
By Mike Cassara and Lauren O'Brien
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Episodes: 132
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A podcast by Michael Cassara and Lauren O'Brien about the chaos, thrill, and hilarity of being full time photographers in the wedding industry.
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#128: Wedding Horror Stories (Halloween Edition 2025)
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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#127: "I Wish I Did This Differently for My Wedding" (Part I)
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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#126: Taylor's Wedding Plans, Selena's Wedding Photos & Do Couples actually care that Photographers are using AI?
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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#125: Are Etsy Witches the Secret to a Beautiful Wedding Day
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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#124: The Chokehold Social Media Has on the Wedding Industry
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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#123: Why Second Photographers Matter More Than You Think (with Meredith Shine)
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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#122: The Vendor Table x The Unfiltered Bride Crossover Podcast (Part I)
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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#121: The Evolution of the Wedding Day Content Creator (with Yvie Lambert)
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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#120: Marketing Secrets Wedding Vendors Need to Hear (with Rachel Traxler)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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#119: What is making couples choose one Wedding Vendor over another?
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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#118: When Wedding Vendors have to FIRE their clients
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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#117: The Most Unhinged Wedding Stories from TikTok
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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#116: Listener Questions About Weddings - Part VI
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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#115: Listener Questions about Weddings - Part V
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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#114: "Can we stop doing Wedding Toasts during Dinner?"
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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#113: Tornado Proposals, Jeff Bezos Got Married & more Wedding TikTok Drama
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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#112: A Raw & Unfiltered Conversation about Wedding Photography (with Josh Huggett)
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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#111: Is Wedding Content Creation Getting Out of Control?
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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#110: The Importance of Inclusivity in the Wedding Industry (with Shelby Phillips)
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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#109: Never stop evolving as a Wedding Photographer (with Vanessa Joy)
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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#108: "Did ChatGPT give the perfect email reply to GenZ Brides?"
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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#107: Scaling your Wedding Business to New Heights (with Ashley Ebert)
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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#106: Anonymous Wedding Vendor Admissions
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May 27, 2025 |
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#105: SEO Secrets Wedding Pros should be using in 2025! (with Sara Dunn)
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May 20, 2025 |
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#104: Workshop Retreat Drama, Vendor Negotiations, and the Ethics of Styled Shoots
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May 13, 2025 |
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#103: Confidence, Vulnerability, and Going Viral (with Lauren Ashley)
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May 06, 2025 |
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#102: Do certain Wedding Photography styles look "more expensive" than others?
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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#101: How Personality Can Transform Your Wedding Business (with Carlo Amato)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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BONUS: Pulling back the veil on The Knot (with Jennifer Davidson)
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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#100: Our 100th Episode! Filled with Chaos, Thrills & Hilarious Moments
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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#99: An Open Conversation with Zola (with Kate Furst)
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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#98: Would you sign a Bridesmaid Contract?
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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#97: "Don't forget to take a photo of the bride!"
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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#96: From Bridal Suites to Red Carpets: Beauty Secrets From a Pro Makeup Artist (with Darian Marie)
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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#95: Real Talk, Real Stories: You ask us anything
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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#94: Should you "Irish Exit" a Wedding as a guest?
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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#93: Is the Wedding Industry in Serious Trouble?
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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#92: Fake Leads, False Promises & Shady Business. Are Big Wedding Websites Misleading Vendors?
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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#91: The TikTok Drama that took over the Wedding Industry
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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#90: 2025 Wedding Trends, Content Creators & Celebrity Influence (with Adriana Brauckmann)
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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#89: Wedding "Hot Takes" Part VI
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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#88: Automating & Organizing your Wedding Business (with Akua Konadu)
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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#87: Setting goals for the 2025 Wedding Season (and how to achieve them)
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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#86: Advice from Couples to Wedding Vendors
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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#85: Wedding "Hot Takes" Part V
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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#84: "Open seating at a Wedding does not work!"
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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#83: 2024 Wedding Season Recap: From Trends to Trash
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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#82: Creating Impactful Content as a Wedding Photographer (with Cassidy Lynne)
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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#81: Are we in the "bride-influencer" era?
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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BONUS: The very best of The Vendor Table (our favorite moments)
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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#80: Navigating the Legal Landscape of the Wedding Industry (with Paige Griffith)
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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#79: Stepping back into Bridal Fashion (with Hayley Paige)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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#78: Cake smashes just aren't a good look
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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#77: Wedding Horror Stories (Halloween Edition)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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#76: The beautifully chaotic world of Wedding Florals (with Jaclyn Rutigliano)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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#75: Aisle Leaners, Makeup Artist Drama & A bride drugged her wedding guests?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#74: Vendor Blacklists, Wedding Video Trends & Can a pretty landscape hide a photographer's flaws?
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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#73: Aging out as a Wedding Vendor & "Wedding Anxiety"
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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#72: Wedding Floral Budgets, Vendor Tags & Should you have to hold a certificate to be a Wedding Vendor?
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#71: A wedding guest deleted the photographer's photos?!?
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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#70: What is the best part about being a Wedding Vendor?
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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#69: Cheaters, Streakers and Crazy Wedding Stories (from our listeners)
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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#68: Hot & Spicy Topics about the Wedding Industry
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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#67: What is a Wedding truly about?
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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#66: Second Shooting as a Wedding Photographer
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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#65: Google Gate, being nice to DJ's and are messy/late night flat lays awesome?
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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#64: Wedding Horror Stories from Reddit - Part II
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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#63: Is GenZ Changing the Wedding Industry?
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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#62: "Sepia Gate": RAW Photos, Buyers Remorse and the saga that swept the Wedding Industry
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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BONUS: The "Sepia Gate" Exclusive Interview
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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#61: Listener Questions about Weddings - Part IV
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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#60: Listener Questions about Weddings - Part III
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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#59: So who owns the Wedding Photos?
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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#58: Wedding "Add Ons" that can make your day even better
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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#57: Wedding Scams to watch out for!
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May 28, 2024 |
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#56: AI in the Wedding Industry in 2024
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May 28, 2024 |
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#55: Trying to keep focus through the chaos of the Wedding Season
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May 14, 2024 |
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#54: Social Media and how its evolving the Wedding Industry
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May 07, 2024 |
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#53: Wedding "Hot Takes" Part IV
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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#52: Wedding "Hot Takes" Part III
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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#51: How Technology is Impacting Weddings
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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#50: Wedding Questions from our Listeners on our 50th Episode!
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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#49: Wedding Horror Stories from Reddit
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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#48: The Future of Wedding Videography (with AJ Ingoglia)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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#47: So you want to be a Full Time Wedding Photographer?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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#46: The Influence of Pop Culture on Weddings (with Adriana Brauckmann)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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#45: Client Red Flags - What to look out for as a Wedding Vendor
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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#44: Red Flags to look out for when booking Wedding Vendors
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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#43: Should you hire a Content Creator for your Wedding Day? (with Emily Cline)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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#42: The Best Wedding Day Stories - from our listeners
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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#41: Setting Goals for the 2024 Wedding Season
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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#40: Wedding Trends to Anticipate in 2024 - from The Knot
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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#39: From Wedding Coordination to Content Creation (with Maeve Dowd)
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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#38: Listener Questions about Weddings - Part II
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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#37: Listener Questions about Weddings - Part I
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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#36: Wedding Photography Trends to Anticipate in 2024
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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#35: Wedding Season is over and we have lost our minds
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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#34: Biggest Wedding Day Regrets - Part II
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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#33: Biggest Wedding Day Regrets - Part I
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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#32: Wedding "Hot Takes" - Part II
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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#31: What to look for in choosing a Wedding venue
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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#30: Why hiring a good DJ can make your Wedding epic (with Jon Suarez)
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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#29: How to stay grounded during peak Wedding Season
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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#28: Does your follower count matter in the Wedding industry?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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#27: Should you do a "First Look" at your Wedding?
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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#26: Craziest Wedding Day Stories - Part II
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#25: Craziest Wedding Day Stories - Part I
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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BONUS: The programs we use to make us better business owners/wedding photographers
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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#24: Bringing your personality into your (Wedding) business
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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#23: Wedding “Hot Takes”
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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#22: "The groom slept with my 2nd shooter after his wedding"
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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#21: The little things that can make your wedding day better
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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#20: Wedding Planner Perspective (with Jennifer Boyle)
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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#19: Are Wedding Content Creators here to stay?
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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#18: Vendor Etiquette on a Wedding Day
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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#17: Wedding Day Timelines - How to structure the big day
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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#16: Why Engagement Sessions are awesome
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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#15: Mom & DadZillas on a Wedding Day
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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#14: Off Camera Flash vs. Natural Light Wedding Photography - why you should know both
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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#13: Hustle Culture and Dealing with Burnout as Wedding Photographers
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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#12: Wedding Day Horror Stories (from a vendors perspective)
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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#11: Will AI take over the world of wedding photography?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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#10: Managing Client Expectations on a Wedding Day
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May 30, 2023 |
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#9: Is it worth it to be a "Preferred Vendor"?
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May 23, 2023 |
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#8: TikTok Wedding Trends (The Good, the Bad and the super cringe)
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May 16, 2023 |
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#7: How to price yourself and build a network of peers
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May 11, 2023 |
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#6: How to handle the slow season
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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#5: How to land the ideal client
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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#4: Male vs. Female Wedding Photographers and how they are treated different in the industry
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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#3: Editing Identity Crisis and how to overcome it
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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#2: Wedding Photography Trends that we love and hate (mostly hate)
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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#1: Intro and how we got started as Wedding Photographers
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Mar 20, 2023 |