The Heart & Soul Podcast

We continue Series 2 with a relaxed and fun filled chat with Lydia Harper from Lydia Harper Photography. We talk branding and marketing and Lydia's unique approach. We also talk colour grading, industry goals and plans for the rest of the year.

We were delighted to be joined by Shakira Obaid, Commercial Director for the Oldwalls Collection. Shakira spearheads the marketing, sales and PR for two of Wales’ most exclusive venues, Fairyhill, recently voted best new wedding venue in the UK and Oldwalls Gower. We talk the industry situation and how they have been supporting clients. We also discuss key marketing strategies and how they work with wedding suppliers.

We were delighted to be joined by Shakira Obaid (Head of Commercial) with the Oldwalls Collection. Shakira heads up the Commercial section for Oldwalls across two Wedding Venues (Oldwalls & Fairyhill). We talk the industry situation and how they have been supporting clients. We also discuss how they work with Wedding suppliers.

Welcome to another episode of The Wedding Video Podcast with me John-Mark. With so much going on across the Wedding industry we thought about providing a different perspective. Today we speak with Head of Commercial at the Oldwalls Collection Shakira Obaid. The Oldwalls Collection is made up of currently two luxury Wedding venues on the Gower Peninsula (Oldwalls & Fairyhill).

We welcome the incredibly talented Gione Da Silva to the Podcast. We delve deeply into his work and how he has developed his name with the high end wedding planners. Gione is a colourful character and a great guy to talk to. He travels the world documenting incredible Weddings from New Zealand, Morocco, USA, France & Italy to name a few. Enjoy this wonderful insight.

Series 2, Episode 4 - An insightful look into the incredible work of Alessandro Bordoni from Alessandro Bordoni Wedding Films. Alessandro travels the world providing beautiful Cinematography for clients. Here we chat from Wales to California with the Filmmaker. We talk the business, how he developed his style and his thought process. Alessandro Bordoni Cinematography - https://www.alessandrobordoni.com/ Follow us and listen on iTunes & Spotify "The Wedding Video Podcast" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Link here to John Mark Filmswww.johnmarkfilms.co.uk

Alan is an International well known Wedding Photographer. He founded the highly successful Reportage platform which is a community of Documentary Photographers reaching across the World. He chats about his start in the industry and how "Documentary" should mean "Documentary Photography".

As we continue Series 2 we discuss one of the industries big subjects. Are Wedding Planners the secret to success in the industry?

Series 2 begins with a series of interviews with "Nationally Recognised" Wedding Personalities. We start with a bang with the incredible Natalie J from Natalie J Wedding Photography. A fantastic leading light in Wedding photography, not only a photographer but an educator for many. Natalie shares how she started in the industry and worked towards where she is today. Please leave us a 5 star rating or positive feedback.

Its that dreading C word... as we are going through some of the most challenging times in our history I look at how I am approaching the Wedding Business.