This week, the we're all feeling the burn after a packed schedule of weddings and a big birthday celebration. We pull back the curtain on the reality of being a wedding creative in 2024, discussing the booking decline that everyone is feeling but nobody wants to talk about.

This leads to a huge announcement from Liam about a major career change after more than two decades in the industry.

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We also dive into:

• Incredible destination wedding stories from Lake Como and Cyprus.
• The shocking tale of a planner who tricked suppliers into working her wedding for free.
• Using ChatGPT to analyse and improve your creative business.
• Are full-length portraits and straight horizons a thing of the past?
• The eternal struggle of photographers and videographers staying out of each other's shots.

If you're a wedding creative feeling the pressure, or just love a good, honest chat about the ups and downs of running a small business, this one's for you.

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Hungover Birthday Banter

04:14 - Our Recent Weddings: Oli Foxley's Tumble

07:31 - Destination Wedding Debrief: Pete in Lake Como

12:08 - Destination Wedding Debrief: Liam in Cyprus

20:37 - The Big Topic: Why Are Wedding Bookings Down?

25:14 - Liam's New Career

30:12 - Can AI Save Our Business?

36:37 - The Photographer Who Charged £300 For One Photo

49:50 - The Styled Shoot That Was a Real Wedding?!

57:46 - The Curse of Tripods: Photographers vs. Videographers

01:09:10 - Our Highs & Lows

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