This episode explores how wedding planners charge for their services and why pricing in the wedding industry can be complex. On this episode we cover 4 types of pricing models for wedding planners:

- Flat Rate

- Percentage Only

- Flat Rate Plus Percentage

- Flat Rate Plus Commission

Ultimately, this conversation is not about right or wrong, it's about the importance of transparency and clear communication, so clients understand exactly how and why they are being charged.

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... Surrender to win

This episode is absolutely the most vulnerable to date. Mind over Matrimony, right? This one is all mind. On this episode, I share how I am processing when you lose an event - even if it was one that didn't make sense to have - and how to do so gracefully, but also honestly.

Mid-episode, you will hear what sounds like the end, but the candid discussions I was having with my producer after we wrapped felt like the truth that I wanted to share with you.

Welcome to my live therapy session on today's episode - hope it resonates. Please follow and share this with someone, who will connect with it.

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What if your biggest growth move this year isn’t doing more—but instead making every move with intention?

In this episode, we discuss how building a trusted committee over time can buy back your most valuable resource: time. From personal support to professional advisors, we cover:

- Who and how to build your trusted committee

- What systems, mindset, and boundaries are required needed

- A full list of personal and professional 'committee' teams

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Hello friends, this one is for our lovely couples.

On today's episode, we define the following terms that you will hear throughout the planning process and their respective roles:

- What is a planner's role ?

- What's a designer's role ?

- What's a florist responsible for vs a production house?

Most importantly, we talk through how we do things at Julian Leaver Events and how we approach our vendor partnerships dependent on the scope and desires of your event.

Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.

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It's storytime friends. I was asked recently asked about what inflection points have transpired in my career that led me to both growth and change -- a very charged question indeed.

Today I share a little history lesson on my career journey with you in hopes that you can take my experience and shape it, learn from it and maybe connect with it on your own trajectory.

We cover the following:

- How hotel experience shaped my career

-How sobriety + entrepreneurship (which for me have had a parallel growth curve)

- COVID curveballs, which led to hiring and scaling into a real team

- Creating a committee

- Marketing implementation and using data

- Most recently, launching LOO

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Let's talk about budget transparency in weddings.

It's one of the least clear and most misunderstood topics in the wedding industry right now, so we are going to handle it directly. In this episode, we break down:

- Who really controls the process

- How budgets actually work at the luxury and ultra-luxury level,

- Where couples have the most power to make informed decisions and more

This episode is a roadmap to planning with clarity instead of chaos. Let's get into it!

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The wedding planning process a la Julian Leaver Events - step-by-step. This episode is for couples and future couples to understand and feel prepared for what is to come. We will cover:

- A breakdown of our process from start to finish

- Wedding budgets

- Protocol vs. etiquette in weddings

- The Importance of saying "No" (and finding yeses through nos)

And more...

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Data, data, data. I told you we were going to do the work together friends! On today's episode, we go into the details about 101. I walk you through the specifics as to what to pay attention to in regards to:

- Google Analytics

- How to track inquiries

- How to track the sources and what did/didn't book

- Assessing closing rates

- How to assess what is working within your marketing strategy

Should I do a part 2? What do you want to learn more about?

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Hello friends! This show has been in the making for quite some time. I am excited to connect with you all to dive into my 3 favorite topics: weddings (obviously), mental health and - perhaps surprising to some of you - data. Join me each week as we have honest conversations about the things often left unsaid about each topic, together. I am so glad you are here.

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