Wedding Studio

Episode: Credits, Not Subscriptions: Tools That Fit Seasonal Officiant Work

Why per-wedding tools fit weekend and seasonal wedding work better than perpetual subscriptions.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• Seasonal revenue vs year-round software bills
• When a credit earns itself
• Avoid tool sprawl
• Don't pass software fees to couples
• Wedding Suite / credits model

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: From Inquiry to Booked: A Clean Officiant Pipeline

Build a clear path from inquiry to booked without sticky-note chaos.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• Statuses that mean something
• Questionnaire timing
• Story of You
• When to send the contract
• Free lead tracking vs Suite unlock

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: The Couple Portal: Stop Being the Google Doc Middleman

Give couples a place to work so you stop relaying every change between inboxes.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• Couple-owned vs officiant-approved
• Async collaboration
• Vow privacy / Vow Workshop
• Lock for day-of
• Stop midnight forwarding

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: The Guest Playbill: Program Without the Paper Panic

Build a guest-facing playbill that informs without dumping private notes.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• Title-only vs full text
• Omit private notes
• QR at welcome
• Ceremony vs schedule
• Accessibility on phones

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: Wedding Party & VIP Briefs That Stick

Brief the wedding party once in a findable place so group chats stop running the day.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• What VIPs need vs don't
• One link beats group chat
• Morning-of reminder
• Kids in the party
• VIP portal

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: Don't Deliver the Ceremony From Your Phone

Electronic ceremony delivery is progress. Reading from a cell phone at the altar looks too casual. Use a binder or a tablet.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Lesson from Chris Truitt, owner of You Had Me At I Do. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• Why wedding-eve print / edit / reprint nights are mostly over — and that's good
• The image guests still carry: book, binder, or tablet — not a phone
• What the third row sees: a prepared officiant, or someone checking a message
• Electronic is not the problem. The device is.
• Build digitally, then present on a tablet or a locked binder

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: Reserved Seating Without the Rope-Line Drama

Protect front-row seating with a clear plan and people who know the geometry.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• Reserved row decisions in planning
• Divorced-parent geometry
• Ushers vs signs
• Publish chart to VIPs
• Day-of usher brief

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: Coach the Couple Before They Speak

Couples jump early "I dos" because nobody told them when to speak. Sixty calm seconds of coaching beats five awkward seconds of guessing at the altar.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Lesson from Chris Truitt, owner of You Had Me At I Do. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• The early "I do" pattern — and why recovery is worse than prevention
• Exact cue language: "If so, answer I do" and "Please repeat after me"
• Why pauses feel like missed turns to first-time couples
• Coach both partners with the same rule
• Match your huddle language to the script cues

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: Cueing Vendors Without Becoming the Wedding Planner

Cue what the ceremony needs without absorbing the whole wedding.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• Ceremony lead vs DOC
• What you cue vs what you don't
• DJ handoff language
• Photographer sightlines
• DIY couple boundaries

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.

Episode: When the Wi-Fi Dies: Offline Prep for Real Venues

Prepare the ceremony package so a dead venue network cannot take the script with it.

Hosts: Mike and Jen. Wedding Studio is produced by You Had Me At I Do, drawing on the company's over 25 years in the wedding business and more than 400 completed weddings.

In this episode:

• Download before leaving home Wi-Fi
• What offline enough means
• Paper / second-device backup
• Bunker mindset
• Studio offline backup

Full show notes: https://youhadmeatido.app/podcast/

Studio: https://youhadmeatido.app

Wedding Studio is a production of You Had Me At I Do for capable wedding professionals balancing weekend events with careers and other responsibilities.