What you're hearing today is nothing short of obsession. We, collectively and individually, love Julia Bethan of Ink & Thimble more than most things in life, so when she (crazily) agreed on an 8-hour round trip to just come and natter for a bit, we were t h r i l l e d! We chatted to Julia about the importance of being authentic in your business, how she harnesses her creativity, and how she weaves storytelling into everything she does. Just like her designs, her view on the world is really rather unique and really rather lovely, so learning more about her process was magic.

Howdy! Today's episode is all about the client journey - the path your clients take from the first moment they hear about you to after the job is done. In a heart-based business, it's natural to want to make sure you're doing the best you can for each and every client, so we discuss ways to make it slick and memorable, both in the wedding industry & without. ft. a lot of Carly Rae Jepsen - no, it doesn't really make sense to us either...

Unlike the other episodes in which we have somewhat merged into one hive mind, we come at this one from totally separate angles - Rachel, a digital pro, life organised by apps & programmes within an inch of its life, and Ellie, a creaky old analogue fart who still has to use a paper diary. Together, we chat through all the apps and programmes we couldn't run our business without, ranging from project management to social media scheduling to image editing to to-do-list-sorting. Only a couple are affiliate linked, so don't worry - we love each and every one from the heart! 

Pinterest recently announced some updates to the way the site works for users, so our resident Pinterest expert/die-hard fangirl Rachel Emma gives us the lowdown on everything you need to know. We also delve into how to deal with these kind of algorithmic changes, and how they can sometimes be a good thing even though they seem so frustrating.

Judging by Rachel's "ooooft" count this week, this episode was genuinely life changing. We spoke to money and business coach Ray Dodd on why it's so hard to charge your worth, and how we can a) work out what it is and b) get to the point where we feel comfortable doing it. We talk about vulnerability hangovers, impostor syndrome, navigating guilt, and how to make money with a small audience - basically, Ray gave us absolute gold. 

GOD we had fun with this one! We were lucky enough to meet Amy Leighton, a Speaking and Presence Coach, to chat all things, well, speaking and presence. Alongside meeting her gorgeous dog Biscuit and her beaut cat Ringo, we learnt how to elevate our public speaking, and we're not just talking Ted either. The key is - spoiler alert - presence, and we talked about how to have this on stage and on stories. We also discussed public speaking when you're an introvert

Today we're donning our berets, as we're busting some good old myths about the wedding industry. (And yes, obviously we start with the fact that we don't put 00000s on the end just after we hear the word 'wedding'. C'mon now!)

The whole reason we set up this podcast was because being a wedding business is a really unique setup, so with that comes some really unique myths and beliefs that we've taken it upon ourselves to DEBUNK! 

Remember how Rachel was when we we went to Pinterest? This is Ellie's version of that, as we interviewed the amazing Rachael and Emma from Luminary Bakery. Luminary Bakery are a social enterprise who help disadvantaged women by offering them a safe and professional environment to be supported, championed, and to provide them with skills training and paid employment via their bakery (and, as an aside, they make the most incredibly delicious cinnamon buns IN THE WORLD.) We chatted all about the Luminary story, and about how small businesses can do their bit in their own processes. 

Today we turned the tables slightly, with Rachel quizzing our very own Ellie The Wedding Enthusiast on how to write a good about page for your website! We cover style, substance, what to include and what not to include, and how to put it all together. Writing about pages can feel cringey and awkward, but we'll show you how to do it in a way that you'll not only feel proud to publish, but you'll want to shout from the rooftops.

Feeling like you're stuck in a rut with your social media accounts, putting out the same old same old for your creative business? In this episode we explore 16 ways you can use the same social media channels in a different way, to break the cycle of posting-commenting-posting-commenting-scheduling-posting-commenting-unintentionally going on social media sabbatical  for 4 months.