Mastermind Dinner

👀 Which cities will make the list for our @stateoftheweddingindustry @mastermind_dinner summer stops? ☀️ Tickets now available for: Charleston, SC: July 13th at @ourplaceon17 Richmond, VA: July 15th at @copperhallrva DC: July 27th-28th Miami: July 30th at @mayfairhotelgardens Atlanta, GA: Aug 5th at @jwbuckhead Raleigh, NC: Aug 12th at @theskyroomnc Nashville, TN: Aug 17th at @loewsnashville Indianapolis: Aug 19th at @mustardseedgardens ✳️ Save your seat now! Link in bio for tickets 🎟️ Other cities to announced soon!

In addition to photographing Brooklyn’s State of the Wedding Industry event in January, I also had the honor of photographing and attending the follow-up Mastermind Dinner. The intimacy and connection was almost as much of a treat as the delicious food and dessert. Thank you Wedding Masterclass for trusting me to capture this. ❤️ Also go book @vicidesignny for all your cake needs, I am STILL dreaming about the piece I had. Event: @mastermind_dinner Producer: @the_wedding_masterclass Venue + Catering: @abckitchens Cakes: @vicidesignny Photography: @mayalovro

Who’s @stateoftheweddingindustry @mastermind_dinner for? Well, according to @classyjv @lebjv Jacqueline Vazquez, wedding planner of 25 yrs, it’s for you. 🫵 Yea, whether you are just starting out or an industry OG, it is for you. Why? Because it is so much more than just education. And so much more than just networking. More than just inspiration. More than just fun. It’s all of it. It’s community. And being part of @the_wedding_masterclass community does not mean you have a membership fee, or dress code, or certain requirements to meet. It does require you to check your ego at the door and understand that we operate from a place of kindness and support. We are not there to compete but to collaborate and help each other find their happiness. It’s a place to give and receive. Because that’s what happens in community. The best communities are not a bunch of people who are carbon copies of each other, but instead people from different perspectives, experiences, goals and preferences - all who are willing to help each other grow and find their own happiness. It’s the diversity that makes the best communities more supportive, resourceful and interesting. So I hope that you, no matter your background, years experience, category, or goals, will come join us at one of our upcoming cities for @stateoftheweddingindustry @mastermind_dinner . 💗

If you’re still hungry for more after @mastermind_dinner , you join for the following day in select cities for Mastermind Strategy Workshop. 🛠️ Working on your business is different than working in it, and when you have too much to do in your business, you never get a chance to work on it. You only get the same hamster wheel day after day. 🐹 If you’re ready to get off the hamster wheel, you can’t miss one of our select city offerings for Mastermind Strategy Workshop. 🗒️ Three hours of thinking, learning, strategizing, and creating a 90-day plan customized for your business and your goals. ✴️ You will: -Learn why you haven’t hit your goals  -Identify your struggle behind the struggle -Create a written 90-day strategic action plan -Understand how your day-to-day environment and schedule needs to shift to support you -Crowd-source solutions and find accountability partners to keep you on track ✳️ Our first location will be July 28th in DC, the day after @stateoftheweddingindustry @mastermind_dinner (July 27th). So excited to be bringing this to DC with @awpdc ! We will also offer this in Toronto and Montréal this fall. There are a limited number of spots so be sure to save your seat now. ♟️Be sure your next move is the right one. 🔗 Link in bio for 🎟️

❌ Being busy means you’re winning. ✅ Being busy means you’re not built to scale. You’ve adapted to Gen Z. You’re positioning right. You’re converting leads. ➡️ But you’re burning out. ✴️ That’s the capacity problem. The businesses doing everything right are also the ones feeling the most operational strain. Non-billable time has grown faster than revenue. Gen Z clients expect immediate responses. You’re running four to six tools that don’t connect. You’re managing platforms instead of managing your business. When everything depends on you, figuring out how to remove yourself from the day-to-day to focus on the big picture seems like a daunting task. Like going from juggling with two hands to one. Join us tomorrow for our last session in The Debriefing to learn about what pros are doing right and how you can implement strategies and systems to not only give you time back in your day but help you scale and grow. Part webinar. Part coaching. Part report. All practical with actual steps you can implement starting immediately. The Debriefing is a 3-part, 60-minute-per-session strategic overview on what’s happening in the wedding industry right now and what to do next. Learn what we did from 36 live events across 3 countries and 17 cities this year so far. Real data on hiring, scaling, and building operations that actually last. Join Session #3 Monday, May 4 at 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT. $79 per session | $197 for all 3 | Replays for 90 days ✳️ Link in bio 🔗 P.S. If you’re reading this after the live sessions, you can still access the recordings and purchase the replays!

🎉 Are you ready for another @stateoftheweddingindustry @mastermind_dinner announcement? (Also read to the end for an important disclaimer!) ‼️ We cannot wait to come to Charleston, SC July 13th! In just a few months, we will be bringing State of the Wedding Industry (SOTWI) and Mastermind Dinner to Charleston for wedding professionals to learn, discover, connect and experience together at @ourplaceon17 with @abcassoc and @sammondevents ! 🤗 Join us to discuss the current state of the wedding industry locally and globally, learn what’s working (and not!) for wedding pros just like you around the world, network with the best in your local area, and experience the supportive community of wedding vendors who want to see you succeed. And after SOTWI, stay for Mastermind Dinner to have a more intimate conversation and group coaching session over a delicious meal. 🚨 IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: You do not have to live in the area where SOTWI and Mastermind Dinner is being held in order to attend. ✴️ If you want to work in that area, if you want to network with pros from that area, if you want to attend to learn and grow and just travel to a great city outside of your own, you are welcome at ANY of the locations. 🌇 Charleston is a hot spot for destination weddings and if you are interested in learning about and exploring the city, join us July 13th! ✳️ Tickets 🎟️ available via the link in our bio! 🔗

❌ You don’t need more knowledge. ✅ You need more implementation. You’ve read every article on wedding business strategy. You’ve attend every webinar on positioning your wedding business. ➡️ But you’re still struggling. Why? Because knowing about a solution and implementing it for your specific needs and business are very different things. ✴️ That’s what Session 2 of The Debriefing is about. How do you position and price yourself so it doesn’t even matter than there are a million other “competitors” on TikTok with no experience charging next to nothing? How do you use social media as the engine to bring you leads and get them excited and ready to book you before they inquire? Learn from the strategic insights we gathered over the 36 live events across 3 countries and 17 cities we had in Q1 2026—real data, real talk, real implementation strategies for your wedding business from real wedding pros just like you. Not a panel. Not networking. Not recycled commentary. A 3-part, 60-minute-per-session strategic debrief on what’s happening in the wedding industry right now and what to do next. Part webinar. Part coaching. Part report. All practical with actual steps you can do right now to change the trajectory of your business. Join Session #2 Monday, April 27 at 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT. And don’t worry if you missed Session #1. You can get the replay when you register for all 3 sessions or you can join for just this session. ✳️ Link in bio 🔗

📣 Another exciting @stateoftheweddingindustry @mastermind_dinner announcement! 🎉 Get ready, Indy! 🏁 August 19th we will be bringing State of the Wedding Industry and Mastermind Dinner to Indianapolis for wedding professionals to learn, discover, connect and experience together at @mustardseedgardens with @plumandpoppy ! 🙏🏽 Huge thanks to one of our wedding professionals panelists @monamieevents and @abcassoc for partnering to help us add Indianapolis to our summer schedule! 💗 🤗 Join us to discuss the current state of the wedding industry locally and globally, learn what’s working (and not!) for wedding pros just like you around the world, network with the best in your local area, and experience the supportive community of wedding vendors who want to see you succeed. Stay for Mastermind Dinner to have a more intimate conversation and group coaching session over a delicious meal by @toastthehost317 . ✳️ Tickets 🎟️ available via the link in our bio! 🔗

One of my favorite things is when we get to return to a city like Raleigh! Unfortunately we weren’t able to have a Raleigh stop last year but we are this year and we are so excited! If you are a wedding professional in North Carolina who wants to learn, discover, connect and experience in a safe space with like-minded wedding pros, you can’t miss @stateoftheweddingindustry @mastermind_dinner at @theskyroomnc with @magnolia.collectivellc and our partner @abcassoc on Aug 12th! ✳️ Tickets 🎟️ via link in bio! 🔗

✈️ Wedding Pros — Your Next FAM Trip Awaits 🌍 Are you a wedding planner, photographer, or vendor ready to experience top destination wedding locations firsthand? Our FAM+ Retreats are designed for wedding professionals looking to expand into the luxury destination wedding market. 📍 Upcoming Destinations: 🇲🇦 Morocco FAM Trip — Aug 31–Sept 3 🇮🇹 Umbria Styled Shoot (Possible) — Nov 15–18 🇮🇹 Florence & Tuscany FAM Trip — Nov 18–24 🇲🇽 Riviera Maya FAM Trip — Dec 1–4 Whether you’re into scouting venues in Tuscany, exploring destination wedding locations and unique experiences in Morocco, or discovering amazing wedding resorts in Riviera Maya — these retreats give you the on-the-ground experience your clients are looking for. 🚨 Only a few spots remaining — don’t miss your chance to travel, connect, and grow your destination wedding business. 👉 Apply now — link in bio! #FAMTrip #DestinationWeddingPlanner #WeddingPro #TuscanyWedding #italywedding

🎉 Richmond, VA…get ready! We cannot wait to bring @stateoftheweddingindustry @mastermind_dinner to Richmond at @copperhallrva with @abcassoc July 15th! Huge thanks to @thereal2chaines for championing our efforts to come to Richmond! 💗 And get ready for more locations to be announced this week…we cannot wait to see you all this summer! ☀️ Tickets 🎟️ via link in bio 🔗

📉The shift is real - and it’s accelerating. 📈 So what are you doing about it? Joining us for The Debriefing, of course! After 36 events in 17 cities and 3 countries this year, this is what we found:    The frustration — the ghosting, the over-shopping, the proposals that go nowhere, the couples who seem excited and then disappear — it’s not a collection of separate problems. It’s one problem with many faces: Gen Z couples research and decide completely differently than any previous generation of clients. This is the part that matters most: the businesses booking consistently in this environment are not doing more marketing, they are communicating differently — at a different stage of the decision process, through a different channel, in a different format to the right couples. But it’s more than this. And that’s what I’m going to walk you through during The Debriefing: The State of the Wedding Industry. This is a 3-session webinar covering everything from ghosting to social media to leveling up to building and scaling your business for the life you want. This isn’t random bits of business education that are fun to know and possibly helpful later when you have time to implement them. This is crucial, time-sensitive information for you to do something now about your frustrations and change the trajectory of your business. Real-time data and examples from pros just like you who are thriving and overcoming the same frustrations you are facing. Join me online Monday, April 20, 27, and May 4 at 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT to get the clarity you deserve around the steps to take for the health and future of your business. ✳️ Link in bio 🔗