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Choosing Your Wedding Photographer
28 Jan 2025
00:27:34
Choosing Your Wedding Photographer
1. Photography Style (5:18) - Are you drawn in? - What does a full gallery look like? - Will you love these photos in 10 years? 2. Professionalism (12:24) - Experience/Timing on the big day 3. Personality (19:20) - You'll spend a lot of time with your photographer on your wedding day - Personality is key - do you feel comfortable? Additional Advice (20:50) - Ask about a second shooter - Coverage: 8+ hours - Ask your planner who they love to work with - Engagement session
What is a Save the date? (1:34) Soft Save the Date (3:37) Physical Save the Date (6:50) Digital Save the Date (11:41) Can you collect RSVP's with Save-The-Dates? (15:11)
This episode is all about hotel room blocks for your wedding weekend. Whether you're having a destination wedding, or have lots of guests traveling from out of town to be at your big day, a room block can be a great service to your guests. Thanks for listening!
Three benefits of having a hotel room block (1:30) Advice for couples booking a room block (5:15) Secondary hotel room block (7:20) Hotel location (8:28) Figuring out how many rooms you need (10:25) What to do when you don't fill the room block (14:45) Creative alternatives to room blocks (17:40)
Part A: Draft the list (2:40) Part B: Collaborating on the list with Contributors (6:40) Part C: Trimming down the list if needed (9:18) "No" RSVP expectations (11:30) Get the data (14:40) Plus Ones (17:47)
- My Thanksgiving traditions and advice (1:00) - Listener questions (2:36) - The wedding venue (6:55) - Aesthetic (8:40) - Capacity (9:17) - Geographic location (10:20) - Accommodation options (11:20) - Weather (12:38) - Fees (13:48) - Do you love the venue the way it is? (17:30)
Mornings with my family (2:31) 70% of my time is spent at a desk (3:40) Meetings & site visits (5:40) Problem solving & decision making (8:10) De-escalation (9:50) Production days (11:30) Evenings with my family (12:36) If you're thinking about becoming a wedding planner... (13:02) Special announcement (14:55)
The importance of tradition in weddings (02:45) Three options for when the traditions are important to family but not you (04:30) Solution 1: Honor some traditions, but also create something of your own (06:10) Solution 2: Have two ceremonies to equally honor both traditions (07:20) Solution 3: Go traditional to honor family (10:28)
- There are times when client relationships get tough (1:50) - Start the relationship with really good communication (3:10) - When emotions are running high, stay calm (7:00) - Press pause to understand the situation (11:00) - Keep it peaceful, kind, and solution-oriented (12:05) - Sometimes, it's just not going to work (14:15)
1. Post office: invitations getting lost (2:00) 2. Pets: guests asking if they can bring their dogs (5:35) 3. Pressure to book: false expectations that venues are booked (7:48) 4. Planners: couples switching planners (10:45) 5. Photography: trends vs. traditional (18:02)
This is episode 19 of The Wedding Plan. In this episode, Tyler talks about:
- Working together as a team to find solutions (01:45) - Expectations and dynamics (02:52) - Actually communicate (04:41) - Examples of good communication (05:50) - Being solution oriented (07:40) - Examples of brainstorming solutions (8:22) - The couple's perspective (15:38)
- The baseline (2:45) - Taking it to the next level (3:27) - The experience starts before the event (3:38) - Gifting experiences: Ugg shop, scent bar, painted guest portraits (4:31) - Shopping experience in lieu of Welcome Bags (7:15) - Tailored transportation (10:25) - Typewriting Poet (11:00) - Thoughtful seating charts (12:00) - Most importantly, the heart behind it all (14:27)
- Happy wedding season! (0:55) - Rainstorm at our first 2024 wedding (2:00) - The way you carry yourself when things don't go as planned, matters (6:45) - Examples of vendors with positive attitudes (7:24) - Relentless positivity (11:07)
- The challenge of setting boundaries with clients (1:40) - Ways we set boundaries with our clients: (5:20) 1. Have a clear contract (5:45) 2. In-depth communication of contract & boundaries (7:03) 3. Not allowing yourself to constantly be available (10:03) 4. You are the expert (15:05) 5. Respecting and being respected by clients (20:51 - Appreciating vendors with boundaries (24:26)
- "What you don't do determines what you can do" - Tim Ferris (1:30) - Saying no to potential clients (4:40) - Who is your ideal client? (5:38) - What is your ideal life? (14:45) - Saying no to business opportunities (17:20) - Balancing your calendar (21:54 )
1. Say thank you and RSVP (5:10) 2. Only the names on the invitation are invited. Don't ask about plus ones or kids (7:00) 3. Dress appropriately (8:36) 4. Give a gift (10:12) 5. Be on time (11:45) 6. Be present (13:25) 7. Have fun, but don't be sloppy (14:40) 8. Be positive, don't complain (16:00) 9. Say thank you (19:10) 10. The purpose of being there is to love and serve the couple (20:17)
- The heart behind hosting a wedding (1:50) - Who is the host? (6:25) - Involving the host in decision-making (7:30) - My personal wedding (10:10) - What does it mean to be a good host? Kindly and Clearly communicate: (10:55) 1. Logistics (13:15) 2. Travel information (16:40) 3. What to wear (19:00) 4. Gift giving (24:50) 5. Religious traditions (27:08) - Ideas for where to share these details (29:13)
- The goal is happy clients and a happy team (3:30) - "I am on your team" (4:30) - Example #1 Hair & Makeup: Don't throw people under the bus (6:03) - Example #2 Venue: Diplomacy (11:15) - Example #3 Catering: Teamwork (16:08) - Example #4 Photographer: Dealing with difficult personalities (20:30)
- Core Vendors vs. Design & Production Vendors (3:55) - Baseline expectations vs. going above and beyond (5:20) - How to be a good team player: (6:30) 1. Be professional (6:55) 2. Be clear about what you need (8:50) 3. Be organized (10:20) 4. Take ownership (11:35) 5. Be humble (14:05) 6. Giving Credit (17:55) 7. Being generous (19:25) - Summary (22:45)
- Hiring my first employee and feeling vulnerable (3:30) - My team propels us forward, gives me room to grow (5:30) - Hiring people based on attitude and work ethic, over their experience (6:38) - Hiring for a "Supporting Role" (7:43) - Hiring for a "Leadership Role" & hiring people who are better than you at something (8:57) - My goal this year: eliminating myself as the bottleneck (12:19) - Delegating: self-evaluation and letting go (13:15) - How you treat your people is important. Be clear, organized, take ownership, be humble, give credit, & be generous (14:40) - Hiring is scary, but so worth it! (26:57)
- Common reactions to TikTok (1:41) - Reasons to use TikTok (2:26) - How I started on TikTok & going viral (3:18) - Going viral is not the goal of social media (9:52) - Being vulnerable and dealing with hurtful comments (10:27) - My TikTok strategy (12:34) - Don't compromise who you are for a trend (13:58) - Showing up consistently and batching content creation (15:44) - Analyzing Data (17:43) - Don't be easily discouraged (18:18)
- Social Media is a powerful Tool (1:24) - Brief overview of the Instagram Platform (5:20) - Sharing Content starting Tuesday of a Wedding week (7:30) - Wednesday Anticipation (10:15) - Thursday Production (12:30) - Friday Rehearsal Dinner or Welcome Party (13:47) - Sharing Sneak Peeks without spoiling the surprise (14:08) - Behind the Scene videos (15:18) - Saturday Wedding (17:50) - Tagging people and expanding your audience (22:18) - Monday - sharing days of rest (25:46) - Stories when we don't have Weddings (26:16) - Repurposing content from events for Reels (27:14 - Posts for the Grid (30:15) - Make sure to give vendors credit (31:00) - Be Social.. People feel connected when you are responsive (31:28) - Be Authentic (33:20)
- Giving Quality Content (3:15) - Content From Your Expertise (6:18) - Content Inspiration When You're Feeling Stuck (9:16) - Planning Your Content Calendar (11:41) - Content From Your Current Portfolio (13:51) - Repurposing Content (15:45) - Content from your personal life...People Book People (17:14)
- Happy New Year! 1:00 - My social media story...Fear held me back 2:05 - People book people 6:05 - What are your core values? 7:50 - Social media is a marketing tool 10:25 - Being consistent can build trust 13:25 - Being authentic and still professional 15:55 - Being front-of-mind 19:35 - It takes practice 21:25
- Setting SMART goals 2:16 - Set both personal and business goals 3:50 - The power of goal setting 4:26 - Examples of personal goals 5:28 - Business goal categories 10:50
The Crazy Story Behind Our Dreamy Provence Wedding
12 Dec 2023
00:21:57
- Our picture-perfect Provence wedding 1:15 - The travel day from hell 3:48 - "International Baggage Crisis" 9:20 - Problem solving & wedding production 11:30 - Getting scrappy with supplies 14:54 - Getting hit by a truck on the morning of the wedding 16:36 - What sets apart great vendors is how they behave when everything is going wrong 18:50 - One of the proudest moments of my career 20:29
Holiday Gifting & Appreciating the Under-Appreciated Vendors
28 Nov 2023
00:13:58
2:00 Holiday Gifting in the Wedding Industry 2:35 Appreciating the people behind the scenes 5:00 Be intentional about making people feel seen and appreciated 6:26 Consider gifting the crew, not just the face of the company 7:33 How holiday gifting effects (sets the tone for) the rest of the year 9:18 Encouraging positive attitudes and teamwork on wedding days 11:05 Challenge for business owners
Welcome to The Wedding Plan! This is an introductory episode for you to get to know myself, Tyler Speier, and my heart for this podcast! In this episode, I’ll be talking about:
1 - Why I’m Starting this Podcast [0:35]
2 - Who this Podcast is for [2:40]
3 - How I Got Into the Wedding Industry [3:51]
4 - Starting Tyler Speier Events at 18 Years Old [5:52]