The Confetti Hour Podcast

Brittny Drye is the founder and editor-in-chief of Love Inc., the leading equality-minded wedding blog and print publication, and host of Inclusively Yours, an LGBTQ-inclusive podcast highlighting wedding planning tips and love stories. Featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, Forbes, and more, she is known for her inclusive efforts, her wedding know-how, and her candid takes on the st...

Elaina Pires is the owner of Revel and Joy Events, a wedding and event planning firm based in Greater Boston. With a background in the performing arts, Elaina's approach to planning is infused with experience in stage management, choreography and set design. Her passion for the arts morphed into a career in events, working on high production performances, galas, and corporate parties. While she on...

Lindsay Williams is a mama, wedding stationer and educator based in Niagara Falls, NY. Through personality packed content, and out of this world customer service, Lindsay has grown her wedding stationery company, from $30k to $300k in yearly revenue in just 5 years. As host of the 'Build that Business' podcast and creator of 'The Wedding Booking Blueprint,' she now shares tips, tricks, struggles a...

Rebecca Simon is a Virtual Service Provider Coach and the founder of The Success Society, a corporation that has helped hundreds of women build, launch, and scale their online service-based businesses. She leads and teaches virtual assistants (VAs) and online business managers (OBMs) through one-on-one and group coaching programs.  She has built a community of over 45,000 entrepreneurs, providing...

Carissa Woo is an award-winning wedding photographer turned business coach. With an eye for lighting and angles coupled with her natural ability to bring out the best in her clients, Carissa has been the exclusive photographer of choice to over 200 weddings around the world. With over a decade of experience, Carissa has built a thriving business, and she is ready to share her recipe for success wi...

Hustle + Gather is a training and consulting firm that is on a mission to inspire others to take big leaps, dream big dreams, and create amazing teams that grow profits and enjoyable (but productive) culture within business. They specialize in the hospitality industry and have coached and trained businesses to increase their profitability while creating a kick ass team along the way. Over the past...

May started her hospitality career as a food and beverage trainee at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. It was there that she fell in love with the hospitality industry and decided to pursue her career further. She eventually worked her way up to Director of Catering and Conference Services and Director of Event Planning at several luxury hotels. In 2012, May decided to take all that she had learned an...

Julianne Smith is a nationally recognized wedding accessory designer, digital media strategist and small business educator. Julianne is the owner of The Garter Girl,  a stylish wedding garter design company she started in 2004, after she couldn't find a wedding heirloom worthy of her best friend. The Garter Girl is known for stylish and meticulously handmade wedding heirlooms that are too pretty t...

Owner and Founder of Jen Taylor Consulting, Jennifer Taylor started out with over 15 years as a successful destination wedding planner in Washington and Maui — but it wasn't long before Jen recognized a need within the creative industry for more organized systems and processes for a happier life, both in terms of work and personal time. She noticed that many creatives are predominantly right-brain...

Lorella's passion for wedding and event planning, as well as her entrepreneurial mindset, naturally led her to start her first company, La Jolie Bride, a bridal concierge service. She wanted to help every bride-to-be enjoy their moment in a stress-free, beautiful and magical way, all while offering her French touch, to their most romantic event. Working with many brides over time, made her realize...

Elizabeth Sheils is the co-founder of Rock Paper Coin, the first software platform to bring together wedding planners, couples, and vendors into one system for managing and paying contracts and invoices. Elizabeth is also a lead wedding planner with award-winning firm Bridal Bliss, where she manages the Seattle team. In addition to recognition by Special Events in its Top 25 Event Pros to Watch se...

Jainé Kershner is a wedding photographer based in New York City. Jainé Kershner Photography was handpicked as one of NYC's best wedding photographers to know by BRIDES and has been featured in several publications including Martha Stewart Weddings, BRIDES, Style Me Pretty, and The Knot. In 2018, Jainé launched "Tea with Jainé" to directly educate wedding photographers with honest answers, actionab...

Christie Osborne, proud data nerd, is the owner and founder of Mountainside Media, a consulting firm devoted to using market research, data, and analytics to support event professionals as they develop scalable marketing strategies to grow their business. Christie is dedicated to guiding the industry in a direction that ditches tired, old sales pitches and turns its focus on what really matters: t...

Megan Gillikin is a veteran wedding planner, podcast host and international speaker dedicated to making life easier for her fellow wedding pros. Her love for mentoring blossomed from her tumultuous entrepreneurship journey: In 2010 Megan purchased her planning business, A Southern Soiree, and revived the struggling brand into one of North Carolina's most sought-after firms serving a luxury cliente...

David Strausser is the host of the smash hit, small business growth podcast Shark Bite Biz, a member of Forbes Biz Dev Council, a Harvard Business Review Advisory Council member, General Manager of the Northeast Region for Vision33, CEO of his media company, Dead Brands, LLC., and a Notary Public. Having worked in tech for most of his professional life, David has focused on helping companies drive...

I'm your host, Renée Sabo and this week I am jumping on to share some raw insights and updates on how the 2021 wedding season has affected my business. If you're feeling similar and need a place to vent, shoulder to lean on and a supportive community, connect with us over on instagram @urban_soiree or @theconfettihour 

Margaux Fraise is the owner and creative director of Harmony Creative Studio, an award-winning boutique wedding firm in Los Angeles, CA. Since moving from retail consulting to events in 2011, her goal has been to design weddings with intention, infusing celebrations with her signature organic and minimal style yet still tailored to each couple. A Stage IV breast cancer survivor, she has a unique p...

Leah Weinberg is the Owner & Creative Director of Color Pop Events and author of newly published The Wedding Roller Coaster. Her colorful work and party planning tips have been published online and in print with Vogue, the New York Times, People, CNBC, Bravo, Martha Stewart, and The Knot, among others. 

Recently, Leah has been recognized as a 20 on the Rise winner by Honeybook and the Rising Tide...

Raised in the Wedding Industry, Jamison opened her Southern California-based Wedding Planning business; Jamison Events, over 20 years ago. Jamison also is a Business Coach and Podcast Host at the Bridal Business Bootcamp. Along with her planning business Jamison has found passion in helping her fellow friendors find success within the industry! You will hear all about Jamison's journey and her '5...

Kelly McWilliams, a destination wedding planner-designer has been producing weddings, social events and celebrations since 2002 in Florida, Mexico and the West Indies. In 2020 Kelly launched a new branch to her company, A Last Minute Wedding which speaks to couples who want the full wedding experience in 90 days or less. She also launched her podcast for engaged couples, "This vs That, Wedding Dec...

Michelle Ryder is the Marketing & Event Coordinator at Lakeview Pavilion. Michelle  has been part of the Lakeview Pavilion team for the past  4 years and has had evolving roles throughout her time. According to some couples, they have explained that "every bride needs a Michelle in their life". Her passion for executing flawless events has been instilled in her and expected by Owners Anastasia & N...

Linda MacDonald is the Event Manager at Calla Catering and Events LLC. While she graduated from Plymouth State University in 2013 with a Bachelors Degree in Art History, it was her experience working for the Walt Disney Company for three years that introduced the hospitality industry to her, and she immediately knew this was her true path. Linda moved back to New England and was a member of the te...

Henry Chen has been a wedding photographer since 2007, specializing in multi-cultural, faith, and ethnic weddings. In the past year, Henry started Wedding Chat Marketing - chat marketing education - and Creative Chat Marketing - a "done-for-you" chat marketing agency - that help wedding professionals, venues, and creative entrepreneurs successfully use chat marketing to generate leads and earn mor...

Taylor de la Fuente is an award-winning writer, champion for inclusive language and the owner of Lemon Tree Editorial. As a website copywriter serving the wedding industry, Taylor writes authentic and inclusive websites for wedding pros who want to attract their ideal couples and sell their services while they sleep. Before starting Lemon Tree Editorial, she worked in journalism, SEO and marketing...

Keith Willard is the owner and head planner of Keith Willard Events, a Palm Beach event planning company. Their team ensures the planning process is easy and stress-free, and lead planner Keith always goes above and beyond to execute a flawless event for his clients. Keith comes from a long lineage of luxury experiences. As a previous Director of Catering for the Ritz-Carlton Bal Harbour and The O...