In this episode, White Wren Publisher Brent Deitrich hosts a roundtable conversation on the state of the wedding industry as it looks ahead to 2026. He is joined by Clara Gilleland of Be Inspired PR, along with White Wren Collaborative members Jasmine Ortiz of Jasmine Marie Photography and Kimberly Sisti of Sisit & Co. Together, they discuss how the industry is shifting, what feels increasingly unsustainable, the pressure of constant visibility, and what creatives are prioritizing as they build businesses designed to last.

Be Inspired PR
https://www.beinspiredpr.com/

Jasmine Marie Photography
https://jasminemarie.me

Sisti & Co
https://www.sistiandco.com/

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In this episode, White Wren Publisher Brent Deitrich sits down with Grace Rolfes of Graceful Moments Media. Grace is a photographer and videographer who pivoted from a career in PR into capturing organic lifestyle moments for weddings and people. We discuss Charleston weddings, frequent flyer miles, VHC wedding videos, authenticity, and crying.

Graceful Moments Media

https://www.gracefulmomentsmedia.com/

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In this episode, White Wren Publisher Brent Deitrich sits down with Kristen Green of Published and Pretty. Kristen is a wedding publicist and frequently sends features and submissions to The White Wren. We discuss viral wedding moments, the slow death of many wedding publications, and adapting to the future of wedding marketing and media.

Published and Pretty

https://publishedandpretty.com/

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In this episode, White Wren Publisher Brent Deitrich sits down with Kiley Williams of Kiley Ann Photography. Pink Barbie film cameras, the digital dark ages, and weddings are all discussed!

Kiley Ann Photography

https://www.kileyannphotography.com

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In this episode, White Wren Publisher Brent Deitrich sits down with Sarena Oudthone of Nouvel Photo & Film who photographed the magazine cover for The White Wren Volume 6: The Real, Real Life Issue last year. We loved her style of capturing life in the moments as it happens and making what often feels like chaos into beautiful memories. Big blended families, core memories, kids licking windows, and how to capture life in a documentary style are all discussed! 

Nouvel Photo & Film

https://www.nouvel.co/

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In this episode, White Wren Publisher Brent Deitrich sits down with Adrianne Shelton of Beatific Visions Photography for a chat about her business, her online community focused on family and motherhood called The Kindred Path, and how the heart and mission behind her business has evolved over the years. Church directories, how her business name came about from a first date gift, and more are all discussed!

Beatific Visions Photography

https://beatificvisionsphotography.com

The Kindred Path

https://www.thekindredpath.com

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