RE: The Podcast

We can’t imagine a better end to the year than speaking to Selina and Vicki of Project Love about the process they’ve created for doing an end of year review. We learn their approach to saying goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020 in an intentional way (spoiler alert, they have an EXCELLENT journal to help you do this too), and we also chatted about reflecting, goal setting and dreaming big. We loved...

Brené Brown will be proud of us this week (and tbh, that’s all we aspire for) as we got a bit vulnerable! With the end of the year fast approaching - and with it, an air of mild panic -we chatted openly and honestly about our personal experiences with looking after your mental health while running your business. We covered things that we do to look after ourselves, things we hope to do more of in...

We chat to the queen of wedding community herself, Lex Fleming of Wedding Breakfast Club about combatting loneliness when you’re self employed, networking and finding likeminded pals to support you in your business wins and woes.

Join us as we toboggan down the slope of self awareness together, and discuss why your marketing efforts might be failing (despite you working really hard on them). It sounds like the most depressing episode ever, but actually we think it’s rather uplifting, and we hope you do too. Special guest stars include Adele, Cecilia the cat, and Ellie’s allergies.

Today we spoke to the wonderful Becky Stanton about ALL the organisational and effectiveness things. Becky coaches entrepreneurs in creating their own personal work sanctuaries, and in this episode we cover huge topics like how to use Feng Shui to improve your workspace, using visual cues, and vision boarding in a practical way that you can incorporate into your own workspace. Spoiler alert, Becky...

Today we get NERDY with Rowan of Parrot & Pineapple, wedding photographer and marketing whizz. Rowan gave us so many great insights about business planning and market research, and how to actually incorporate them into your wedding business in a way that works for you.

Today we've got a jam packed smorgasbord of an episode for you, because we're chatting about the fundamental pieces of advice that have shaped both of our businesses into what they are today. We cover getting out of your comfort zone, building connections, habit stacking and even business finances and a concept Rachel is calling The Brain Oven. Intrigued? Be sure to check out the show notes on thi...

Happy Halloween! Very appropriately, we have chief witch Sapphire with us today, founder of The Coven Girl Gang - an online community of 900+ female founders. Today we chat about the most elusive form of marketing of all.... Word of mouth. Sapphire shared her business journey with us, along with how she has successfully built hype around her brand, how she deals with rejection and criticism, and h...

Today we chat to Elizabeth Stiles and Joanne Griffin all about how to discover trends and use them authentically. With years of experience as a fashion brand consultant and design and product mentor individually, they've pooled their insider knowledge in how trends form, how to find and predict new trends in your industry and how to use them authentically in your business. We also chatted about ho...

Are facebook ads a complete mystery to you? We asked Amanda Perry to help us crack the code and spoiler alert, there's no code to crack! Amanda shared how facebook ads can work for your business, why you should bother with them in the first place, and where on earth to start.

Ever wondered how the world of wedding blog submissions works? We chat to three titans of the UK wedding blogging world - Kat from Rock n Roll Bride, Annabel from Love My Dress and Clare from Festival Brides - about how to submit your work to blogs successfully. We find out what they're looking for!

Wedding fairs are a really big part of the wedding world - but what are they? Why might you want to do one? How do you do it? And how do you make the most of them once you're in? We chat to Becky and Cat, the ladies behind A Most Curious Wedding Fair, the coolest wedding fair for style-savvy couples. Also Ellie - you might have heard of her - is part of the team too, so enjoy her half-asking, half...

This week we’re talking to everyone’s small business icon: Leona Thrift-Ola of Indie Roller, and formerly of Lucky Dip Club and many other incredible small creative businesses. She shares her tips for running a small, creative, indie business whilst playing by your own rules and staying true to yourself. We talk about creating boundaries, how to find your niche, working out your own measures of su...

WE’RE BACK! With not just a bang but bang for your buck too - this week we’re talking all about how to get your name out there in the wedding world and market your wedding business with little money. We cover styled shoots, wedding fairs, networking, and much more!

SNEAKY BONUS EPISODE! How'd you like them apples?! In today's episode, we introduce ourselves properly (how rude of us to do this only on the 25th date!), with more info and context on who we are and what we do. If you've ever wondered about our stories of coming to be in the wedding industry, or starting this podcast, or you've ever wondered which one of us is which, we hope this helps. 

Thanks so much for all of your love and support for Season 1, and what a first season it's been! From ideal customers, to money mindset, to content planning, to celebrating yourself - we've loved being your ear pals this season. Bereft at the thought of NO US for a while?! Don't worry, we'll be back in September, and we've got BIG PLANS.  In the mean time, we'll still be around on the 'gram s...

For our Series 1 Finale, we are going out with a BANG, babes, as we chat with the AMAZING Sarah Powell, about self celebration. We've all heard of self love and self care, but how can we take that a step further? Sarah shows us the big and small ways we can show up for and celebrate ourselves everyday, and the brilliant impact that can have on both our businesses and (most importantly) our lives.&...

Visual content can feel like a chore sometimes, especially when it feels like everyone wants you to put your face on your instagram stories and you JUST DON'T WANNA. But we're here to help today, and hopefully to inspire, motivate and at the very least keep you company while you do it. 

This week we chat to Gillian Lawtie-Currie, one half of photography duo The Curries and founder of The Wedding Collective, on what wedding directories can do for your business, and how to make the most of them. There's so much more to a good business directory listing than just conversions with couples - what else should you be on the hunt for? How else do they help your business? What even are th...

We chat (well, Ellie chats, Rachel fawns over) to Danielle from The Merriweather Council about how to utilise Etsy for your small creative business effectively. We talked nitty gritty like keywords, maximisation, and the power of Etsy for marketing, but also chatted about the bigger picture, and how it fits into your creative business as a whole. Perfect for indie creatives in and outside of the w...

Most people procrastinate, and most people hate that they do it - but we very rarely hear much talk on POSITIVE procrastination. Until now! Zabby Allen, creator and editor of The Procrastination Paper, is here today to change all that. We chatted about procrastination can actually work wonders for you, spending time away from your screen, creativity, staying motivated and what it's like to study B...

Styled shoots are one of our favourite things to do as wedding business owners, so today we are chatting ALL about them. Our notes just said WHAT? WHY? So we answer those big questions (shoots are a brilliant way to build your portfolio, meet other suppliers, and get your work out into the world), as well as top tips to make yours a rousing success. We cover prep in advance, on the day, and how to...

You may not be racist - we hope to god you aren't - but does your business showcase a commitment to diversity like it non-negotiably should? We spoke to diversity campaigner and founder of Nu Bride, Nova Reid, to discuss big, meaty topics, such as diversity in the wedding industry, tokenism and cultural appropriation. We also chatted about the most common barriers to people doing this essential wo...

Think you know how to utilise email marketing? Think again. This week we chatted to/sponged up all of digital marketing coach Alice Benham's advice about email marketing, and her unique approach to them. By crafting your emails into exclusive, unmissable content, you'll create buzz around your services/products that boring newsletters could never - and Alice teaches you how in her hilariously witt...

You know what they say - a Sunday well spent brings a week's worth of content. And what they originally meant was contentment, obviously, but today we're taking it to mean social media content! Sure, you don't have to plan on a Sunday - plan whenever suits you, pals - but if you want to know more about content planning and how it may work, we chat it aaaaall through. We chat about the differe...