Tricia Camacho is the owner and head draper for The Patterned Seamstress, a costume build shop. Previously located in Las Vegas, Nevada, she now services clients from Nevada/California and the East Coast out of North Carolina. Tricia has built her business over the last six years with fifteen years professional wardrobe and costume experience. She spent eleven years in Las Vegas working on large productions such as “Jersey Boys”, “The Lion King” and “LeReve”. Proceeding Las Vegas, she spent two years on the national tour of “The Full Monty”. She specializes in pattern making and difficult builds for acrobatic performers. Some of her clients include “Blue Man Group”, Spiegelworld, Wynn Las Vegas, and Cirque du Soleil. She prides herself on always having the best quality, excellent service and positive personality. She likes to surround herself with only the best peers who encompass the same ideals. Very inspiring to hold ourselves to a high standard!

Connect with Tricia: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creative.costume.academy/

Website: https://www.thepatternedseamstress.com/

Pattern Making Academy: https://www.learnpatternmaking.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@creativecostumeacademy

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Becca Pountney, a London based Wedding Pros Mentor joins the Secrets of a Bridal Seamstress Podcast to talk all about the not so glamorous side of working in the wedding industry - from clients to peers.

Becca is a consultant for wedding pros, and loves working with people in the beginning of their journey. Becca believes and teaches that life is not all about working yourself into the ground. She is all about balance – working hard doing something that you love alongside making memories and spending time with the people you love. 

In this episode:

Connect with Becca:

Website: https://beccapountney.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beccapountney/

Connect with Nadine: 

Check out the NEW exclusive private podcast series, Fitting Packages 101: https://enchanting-sun-77080.myflodesk.com/privatepodcast

Become a member: https://secretsofabridalseamstresspodcast.com/membership

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretsofabridalseamstress/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretsofabridalseamstress

Monique, a Secrets of a Bridal Seamstress Member and the founder of Monique's Sew Unique, a New Brunswick based bridal seamstress joins the podcast today. We talk all about when she started sewing, how she started her bridal seamstress business, opening a consignment shop, and how she has professionally dealt with difficult situations in this industry. 

Monique has over 20 years of sewing experience. She started Monique's Sew Unique in Ontario in 2008, and now continues to offer her professional service in New Brunswick. Monique now offers a bridal consignment service that complements her expertise, and offers designer gowns at outstanding prices. She welcomes gowns that are current, clean, and in excellent condition to be dropped off at her boutique by appointment and listed for sale in her shop. 

Topics discussed in this episode: 

Connect with Monique:

Website: https://www.moniquessewunique.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moniquessewunique

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moniquessewunique

Connect with Nadine: 

Check out the NEW exclusive private podcast series, Fitting Packages 101: https://enchanting-sun-77080.myflodesk.com/privatepodcast

Become a member: https://secretsofabridalseamstresspodcast.com/membership

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretsofabridalseamstress/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nadinebozeman

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretsofabridalseamstress

Find what you love and go for it - this is Julie Harris’s advice for entering the bridal industry. 

Julie Harris, the owner of  Julie Harris Designs helps modern marriers express their personal style with classic, romantic and dramatic bridal veils, capes and hair accessories. 

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After finishing design school, she created a pearl-encrusted cathedral veil for a friend and from that first wedding three more brides-to-be contacted her to create handmade bridal veils for their big days! She went on to create a line of wedding veils for Nicole Miller Bridal Boutique in West Hollywood and J.Crew Bridal at The Grove in Los Angeles.

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Thousands of veils later, she now brings that same expertise, quality and styling directly to each of my clients. With over 20 years of experience ~ specializing in cathedral veils with authentic French bridal lace, custom designs and vintage veil restoration~ she helps you bring your bridal veil vision to life and find your perfect accessories to celebrate your unique style!

In this episode:

Connect with Julie:

Website: https://www.julieharrisdesigns.com/

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julieharrisdesigns/

Connect with Nadine: 

Check out the NEW exclusive private podcast series, Fitting Packages 101: https://enchanting-sun-77080.myflodesk.com/privatepodcast

Become a member: https://secretsofabridalseamstresspodcast.com/membership

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretsofabridalseamstress/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nadinebozeman

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretsofabridalseamstress

In today's episode, we hear from Rizner Costume, a Texas-based master seamstress. This podcast episode features her fascinating journey from costume design to specializing in bridal seamstress services.

Rizner started sewing at a young age, and got her start in costume design. While she is still sewing up costumes, she has added bridal seamstress to her repertoire. She has a strong following on TikTok, and shares insights as to why she chooses to market herself on there, and how she keeps up with TikTok trends. Rizer also shares how she dealt with a hand injury in early 2023- included how she rearranged her client intake, and continued marketing her business despite the setback. 

We also share some seamstress stories, advice for when communicating with brides, and evaluating what clients you want to be working with in your business.

This episode includes:

Connect with Rizner Costume:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/riznercostume/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@riznercostume

Connect with Nadine: 

Check out the NEW exclusive private podcast series, Fitting Packages 101: https://enchanting-sun-77080.myflodesk.com/privatepodcast

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretsofabridalseamstress/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretsofabridalseamstress

Carin Hunt is the founder of Celebration Pros and is  a Wedding Pro Strategist. Carin helps business owners in the wedding industry build businesses worth celebrating, with her hands-on done-with-you “Champagne Logic” Strategy for growth and success. 

Carin describes “celebration pros” as a creative entrepreneur whose passion to succeed is limitless, viewing setbacks not as roadblocks, but as opportunities for learning and growth. A business owner who knows the value of building relational bridges, intentional collaboration, and nurtures their community. A pro who celebrates their business as much as others. 

In this episode:

Connect with Carin:

Website: https://carinhunt.com

Celebration Pro Podcast: https://celebrationpropodcast.buzzsprout.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celebrationpros/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretsofabridalseamstress

Does your branding show who you really are, and attract the clients you are dreaming of? If the answer is no, then you might want to consider rebranding! 

Emily Foster, a Branding and Showit website designer for wedding professionals, photographers, and creative businesses, joins the podcast today. Emily is based in Portland, Oregon and has 7 years of design experience. She has done a lot of different design work - everything from big blow ups for events to animations to Facebook and Google ads to branding for digital companies. 

Despite so many different projects, her heart always came back to branding and website design. She truly believes that the quality of everything you create in terms of design is influenced by your branding. And, in today’s world, a website is vital to most small businesses' livelihood.

Topics in this episode:

Download Emily’s Client Archetype Workbook: https://emilyfostercreative.com/client-archetype

Connect with Emily:

Website: https://emilyfostercreative.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyfostercreative/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emilyfostercreative/_created/

In this week's episode, I am speaking to Rachael Peterson, the owner of Heming and Fitz in Draper, Utah. Rachael is one of the OGs when it comes to sharing the sewing process on social media, and she explains exactly how she grew her business with this strategy. 

Throughout the years of owning Heming and Fitz, she has also grown her team through hiring sewer and customer service members. She has also started an additional business, Lady Love Bridal, a consignment shop where she sells sample shop dresses. 

Topics in this episode:

Connect with Rachael: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hemingandfitz/

Her personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shepeterpants

Lady Love Bridal: https://www.instagram.com/ladylovebridal

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shepeterpants

Connect with Nadine: 

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretsofabridalseamstress

Have you ever thought about hosting events in your area to bring the wedding community together, make deeper connections with your brides and get your name out there?

I recently hosted an event at my store where I invited some local wedding vendors, my upcoming 2024 brides, my followers and women in the area who are getting married soon. In this episode, I share all about this event, how I marketed it, what results it brought my business, and what I would do differently next time. 

I also share an exciting giveaway that I am hosting now through March. 

Here’s what TWO winners will receive in the mail:

- a branded SBS Stanley Quencher 

- 2 pairs of Re-New scissors from our sponsor @fiskars 

- a pack of Wonder Clips from our sponsor @cloverusa 

- 2 power samples from our sponsor @grandmassecret 

- Secrets of a Bridal Seamstress LOOT: a canvas bag, lanyard, and stickers 

How to ENTER:

1. Leave a review for the podcast on your preferred platform

2. Take a screenshot of the review 

3. Share the screenshot of your review right here on IG- pop it on your stories and tag me so we can be sure I SEE your entry! (I can’t always see the reviews or the name behind the review 😆)

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In this week’s episode, we are catching up with Kirstyn Gillies,  a New York Bridal Seamstress who was on the podcast 2 years ago! So much has changed in her business over the past two years, so we took this as an opportunity to catch up!

Two years ago, Kirstyn shared how she left her career at a big box store to start her own bridal alterations home studio, and in this episode, she shares how she left her home studio and opened a storefront! 

We talk about how she makes more money now by adding on packages and upping her ticket prices and roadblocks she has faced while growing her business. She also shares ways she has upgraded the back end of her business, as well as advice she has for seamstresses at every stage of business. 

To listen to the first conversation I had with Kirstyn, here is the link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secrets-of-a-bridal-seamstress/id1559312804?i=1000549594313

Tools that Kirstyn Recommends:

Dubsado: dubsado.com/?c=secretsofabridalseamstress

Investment Guide: Message Nadine on Instagram to get the PDF for free! 

Connect with Kirstyn:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kg_alts/

Website: https://bridalalterationsbykirstyn.com

Connect with Nadine: 

Become a member: https://secretsofabridalseamstresspodcast.com/membership

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nadinebozeman

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@secretsofabridalseamstress