What I Learned This Year Coaching Wedding Businesses

Marketing Strategy for Wedding Professionals & Businesses: The Evolve Your Wedding Business Podcast

Marketing Strategy for Wedding Professionals & Businesses: The Evolve Your Wedding Business Podcast
What I Learned This Year Coaching Wedding Businesses
Dec 31, 2025 Episode 342
Heidi Thompson | Wedding Business Coach, Marketing Strategist, & Consultant

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What actually moves the needle in wedding businesses and what quietly wastes your time and energy?

After another year of coaching wedding businesses behind the scenes, I started noticing some very clear patterns. The wedding pros who made real progress were not necessarily working harder or doing more marketing. And the ones who felt stuck were often doing all the right looking things but still not seeing results.

In this episode, I’m sharing what I learned this year coaching wedding businesses and what surprised me the most. These are the things I saw over and over again as a wedding business coach working with planners, photographers, florists, stationers, DJs, and more.

We’re talking about where wedding businesses are getting tripped up, what actually helped people gain traction, and why some changes made a bigger impact than anyone expected.

If you run a wedding business and you want more clarity on what matters right now and what does not, this episode will give you a lot to think about before you plan your next move.

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Episode Artwork What I Learned This Year Coaching Wedding Businesses 32:48 Episode Artwork Why Your Wedding Business Goals Keep Fizzling Out And How To Turn Things Around This Year 23:27 Episode Artwork Wedding SEO In 2026: What Wedding Pros Need To Know About Search and AI with Sara Dunn 52:18 Episode Artwork Are You Advertising On The Knot and WeddingWire Just To Keep Your Reviews? 14:45 Episode Artwork Black Friday 2025 for Wedding Pros: The 5 Deals You Don’t Want to Miss 16:17 Episode Artwork How You Can Stop Wasting Money On Wedding Business Coaching And Education 25:21 Episode Artwork Wedding Industry Burnout: How To Spot The Signs And Prevent It Before It’s Too Late With Tirzah Caffee 57:14 Episode Artwork Why So Many Wedding Pros Want To Quit Advertising On The Knot & WeddingWire (But Feel Stuck) 10:34 Episode Artwork You Don’t Need to Finish Every Course to Grow Your Wedding Business 12:17 Episode Artwork Wedding Industry Networking: How to Build Real Connections Without Burning Out with Oralia Aguirre 55:11 Episode Artwork The 5 Second Website Rule For Getting More Wedding Inquiries 18:26 Episode Artwork Why Your Wedding Business Attracts Price-Shopping Couples (And How To Change It) 17:13 Episode Artwork Getting Ghosted After Wedding Inquiries? Here’s Why. 13:26 Episode Artwork Advertising on The Knot and WeddingWire: The Hidden Costs No One Talks About 27:07 Episode Artwork Real Wedding Submissions That Editors Love: Tips to Get Featured with Jainé Kershner 51:57 Episode Artwork How to Book More Weddings in 2026: What Every Wedding Pro Needs to Know 33:02 Episode Artwork Crafting Client Experiences That Turn Into Wedding Referrals With Lianne M. Feliciano 51:16 Episode Artwork Want a Calm, Consistent Booking Season in 2026? Now Is the Time to Act 13:10 Episode Artwork Why The Usual Wedding Marketing Advice Has Not Worked for You 9:30 Episode Artwork The Belief That’s Secretly Sabotaging Your Wedding Bookings 13:26 Episode Artwork Why You’re Still Not Booking Weddings Even Though You’re Doing Everything Right 10:08 Episode Artwork Why Booking Weddings Feels Harder in 2025 & What Is Actually Working Now 10:23 Episode Artwork They Didn’t Ghost You. You Ghosted Them. Stop Sabotaging Your Wedding Bookings. 13:33 Episode Artwork Breaking Into the Luxury Wedding Market: How Nikisha King Raised Her Prices and Attracted Premium Clients 52:32 Episode Artwork Behind On Your Goals? Build A Wedding Business Plan That Gets You Back On Track 15:03