Unveiled Interviews

What does it take to grow a wedding business today? Is it more about networking, getting published, refining your portfolio, or cultivating a strong personal brand?

While achieving these goals seems pretty straightforward when you’re familiar with your audience, entering a new market introduces a new set of challenges, often leaving business owners feeling stuck and confused.

In this episode, we interview Samm Blake, a New York-based...

Like “documentary” photography, "editorial" is definitely a buzzword right now, but how many people know what this term actually means in terms of in-person process and approach on a wedding day? Do couples understand what will be expected of them in order to achieve an "editorial" style? Do photographers that use this term in their branding understand what could be expected of them in terms of their approach, experience, or philos...

It’s easy enough to start a business in the wedding industry and start calling yourself a professional artist, but what is it that makes your art different and unique? What sets your work apart from the sea of wedding professionals  out there and what does it take to achieve a truly distinguishable style?

In this episode, we speak with NYC-based wedding photographer, Camille Delaune, where we discuss her journey in discovering her c...

In this episode, we interview Lisa Ashley, founder and curator at The Wedding Artists Co, a company that represents a selective group of photographers and videographers in the wedding industry. Lisa’s role is pretty unique but one that (we believe) is up-and-coming and soon will completely transform the landscape of the wedding industry as we know it.

Website: www.theweddingartistsco.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/theweddingartists...

When looking at photos of a wedding online, it’s easy to imagine the execution of that wedding being as effortless and romantic as the images portray… but to the surprise of many, the reality is not so simple. Like cogs in a clock, the success of any wedding can be determined by the harmony of the professional team; when everyone has a similar vibrancy and end-goals in mind, that’s when true magic can be made.

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Society loves to brand weddings as the “best day of someone’s life” but in reality, there is a ton of stress felt by so many during the planning process and sadly it's not openly talked about enough. 

To help shed some light on the topic of stress, we invited Dr. Olivia Muzones to the podcast, a practitioner of holistic chiropractic kinesiology based in California. During this conversation, Olivia addresses many of the ways str...

From being one of the very first professionals a couple will interact with on their wedding day to determining how a person will look in photos for the rest of their lives, the role of a hair and makeup artist is certainly a role that holds a lot of power. 

Here to talk about power of the role and what couples can do to ensure they find the best artist for them is Michelle Schultz, founder of the NYC-based hair and makeup collectiv...

In the professional space, we see so many female business owners struggling with health issues that are frequently tied to stress/burnout in some form or the other. Especially in the wedding industry, a space predominantly operated by females, it’s sad that we commonly see business owners struggling with a sense of imbalance, overworking, perfectionism, and burnout especially when they originally established their businesses from a...

We talk a lot about the big, fancy, exuberant wedding celebrations here on Unveiled Interviews, but we also believe their is another way to get married. A wedding doesn’t have to be elaborate to be special; for some couples, it’s the simplicity of an elopement or courthouse ceremony that resonates most with their beliefs and priorities.

In this episode we interview Blake Nelson, a wedding and editorial photographer based in New Yor...

In this content-driven world, the demand for photography in the wedding industry has skyrocketed. More and more, wedding photographers are feeling the pressure to work not only for the couple who hired them, but also the vendors who are also contributing to the wedding. The pressure of serving upwards of a dozen different clients per wedding has muddied the waters a little bit in how photographers approach their work.

More tha...

With the rising trend of the term “luxury”, it seems like everyone wants to call themselves a “luxury” fill-in-the-blank these days. 

But what does the term luxury even mean in the wedding industry? Are there qualifiers for being able to use the term? Does the term say something about how a professional charges or the level of service they provide? How do you know whether a wedding classifies as a luxury event? And the biggest ques...

One of the very first, and often most stressful, parts of wedding planning is establishing a budget. It’s the piece that sets the tone for the rest of the wedding planning and execution processes and when done right, has the power to alleviate you from further stressors down the road.

However, how exactly does a couple establish a wedding budget? How do couples decide how much to spend on their wedding, then how do they decide wher...

After over a decade of being suppressed by the convenience of digital, film photography is having its renaissance, especially in the wedding industry. Even with its rising costs, slow and tedious process, and theoretically risky behavior, more and more couples are requesting their wedding days to be captured on film, which has led to more and more wedding photographers feeling the pressure to start offering it in their process.

But...

Out with the old and in with the new – weddings today are not what they once were. Waning traditions and a newfound love for personalized experiences have taken over the wedding industry and couples today are seeing their big day in a whole new light. Simply put, societal expectations for weddings have just changed, which has caused a little confusion for couples as to what steps they need to take, when, and in what sequence, in or...

Wedding stationery is so much more than just invitations – customized signage, paper products, personalized tokens and mementos all have the power to transcend a wedding’s experience and how this remembered. Yes, monogrammed matchbooks and handwritten place cards have their moment, but going a step further with other unique whimsical touches can collectively create an immersive experience that demands attention from all the se...

Ever wonder what it’s like to plan a destination wedding from a couple’s perspective?

In this two-part series of Unveiled Interviews, we sit down with a real couple, Gillian and Matt who reside in New York City, and ask them all about the experience of planning their upcoming destination wedding, which will take place June 2024 in Mallorca, Spain: 

How did they decide where to have their wedding? How did they break the news to thei...

So many couples dream of a destination wedding in their hearts, but when it comes to putting pen to paper, step away from their dream because of assumptions around cost, planning logistics, or even reactions from family and friends. But what if they knew planning a destination wedding ultimately isn’t much different than planning a local wedding? 

During this episode of Unveiled Interviews, wedding planner Laura Garcia of Moon Velv...

Business can often be seen as a very mechanical thing with cogs and wheels – we so often feel limited by the invisible rules set by our peers and forget to look at things with a holistic perspective. What if, instead of seeing things as mechanical and analytical, we started running our businesses with our hearts? What if our businesses were so intertwined with our personal morals and passions that we started operating with an abund...

Wedding fashion – for not only brides but also grooms, family members, other guests, and even wedding professionals – has been rapidly growing in popularity in recent years and (we believe) for good reason. What you wear to wedding not only affects how you feel and therefore the energy you emit throughout the day, but then transcends to others around you affecting how they feel and the energy they emit throughout the day. Bold, art...