The Floral CEO

How to Break Into the Cultural Wedding Market


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00:00 Success in niching down involves specializing in cultural weddings, such as Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Somalian, and Jewish events, without limiting oneself to one specific market.

07:53 Understanding Hindi improves through immersion; experience is crucial for managing complex Indian weddings.

11:30 Attend a two-day workshop to become an expert in cultural wedding planning, learn event design, customize structures, and handle pricing negotiations.

14:56 Repurposing materials in floristry can be challenging due to temperature control issues, understanding client needs, and offering unique designs are key to expert positioning and impactful revenue.

18:13 Event decor includes elaborate all-night backdrops with couches and structures. Clients often invest heavily in ceremony design, while centerpieces may vary based on budget. Creations have included peacocks and rose blankets on moss elephants.

19:13 Learn to create pearl-accented garlands and use the hydration method to prepare them in advance, considering timing for cultural weddings.

22:59 Parents exchange garlands to outdo each other in a cultural tradition, symbolizing the joining of entire families, not just individuals, in marriage.

33:09 Use creative elements to showcase expertise in cultural weddings on social media and network within the cultural space to build authority.

36:39 The wedding day signaled issues in the relationship; although an expert planner, not everything went as planned.

38:08 Collaborate with cultural event planners for unique styled shoots to enhance your brand and get published. Consider cultural themes, like a Jewish-inspired shoot.

41:44 Boost your revenue by adding diverse cultural wedding bookings in a slow year. Opportunities await with impactful financial results.

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The Floral CEOBy Jeni Becht

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