How to get killer testimonials for your wedding business

killer testimonials

Your website is filled with stunning images. Your designs are gorgeous. Every bride who sees them falls in love with them. She wants them badly. But she’s also asking herself one little question….. “Can I trust this supplier to deliver for my big day?” That’s where testimonials come in. We all know how powerful recommendations … Read more

Putting together a backup plan for your wedding business

back up plan

We don’t like to think about what could go wrong but having a backup plan can mean the difference between your business surviving or going under when the unexpected happens. My disaster In July 2007 my wedding crafts business flooded. We had to move out of our workshop for 4 weeks. Luckily we only lost … Read more

Help us choose which subjects to write about

Help us choose which subjects to talk about

We’d like to make Wedding Business Success as relevant and useful to our readers as possible. So we’re asking for your help to let us know your main challenges and the subjects you’d like us to write about. Please select the 3 topics you’d most like to see covered in this blog [polldaddy poll=7033020] Many … Read more

Copying – pause before you act.

copying - pause before you act

Copying designs, stealing images and other intellectual property infringements are rife across the creative industries and wedding businesses are no exception. It’s so annoying to see your designs ripped off, photographs passed off as the work of others and/or used on blogs without credit. When you’ve been a victim it’s easy to rush off an … Read more

New Wedding Trend or just a Fad?

New wedding trend or just a fab?

Having taken a few months off from the wedding industry recently, it’s fascinating to see what’s new, what’s changed – and what hasn’t. It got me looking further back to all the changes I’ve seen over the years, which of the “latest trends” stayed the distance and which sunk quickly without a trace. The experts … Read more

Welcome to the new look Wedding Business Success

It’s taken a while, but we have finally transferred Wedding Business Success to it’s new home. Over the last few months we have had various technical issues, including being hacked several times, so we have had to completely revamp the site and transfer all the articles (over 100). It’s now based in WordPress, instead of … Read more

Best Blogs by Wedding Businesses 2012 – Runners Up

Earlier this month we brought you our Top Ten blogs by wedding businesses. There were loads of brilliant blogs which just missed the top ten by a whisker. So here are the 15 runners up – still great blogs and worth checking out if you want inspiration for your own blog. Florists: Green Parlour Mood … Read more

Steeling yourself against stealing creativity

We have all done it.  You come across a design and think:  “I wish I thought of that!”  Then you wonder if the design would still work if you replace wire with willow, and what if the thing that goes over now goes through, and soon you are so involved in the design process that … Read more

The Best Blogs by Wedding Businesses 2012 – Top 10

Late last year we announced our search for the best blogs written by wedding businesses. Many thanks to everyone who nominated blogs for us to look at – after many hours of sifting, we’ve come up with our favourites. And here they are…… Our top 10 (in alphabetical order):   Allison Barnhill Designs What we … Read more

Help us find the best Blogs by Wedding Businesses

We’ve written quite a bit recently on writing a blog for your wedding business and the benefits. So now we’re looking for the best examples of blogs written by wedding businesses. What makes a great blog for a wedding business? The best blogs are interesting, informative and also add real value to the business – … Read more