February 4, 2025 • 28 mins
Discover the enchanting world of wedding venues with Donna Liston from Lambermont Events as your guide. With nearly four decades of experience, Donna imparts her wisdom on all things related to selecting the perfect venue for your special day. From the charm of a historic 1894 home to the practicalities of parking policies, Donna sheds light on what truly matters when choosing a wedding backdrop. She passionately describes the joy of building lasting relationships with her clients, offering invaluable advice on the key questions to ask to ensure your chosen venue aligns with your dreams. Prepare to learn how to make your wedding celebration not just an event, but a beautiful memory that lasts a lifetime.
In our chat, we also tackle the nitty-gritty of wedding logistics, focusing on personalizing spaces to reflect your unique style and understanding budget constraints. Donna shares her expert insights on vendor coordination, from the necessity of early setups to the importance of having a solid backup plan for outdoor ceremonies. Her stories of navigating vendor interactions offer a cautionary guide to spotting red flags, ensuring you're equipped to avoid potential pitfalls. Whether you're just starting your wedding planning journey or refining the final details, this episode is brimming with actionable tips to create a seamless and stress-free celebration. So, pour yourself a drink and let Donna's expertise guide you toward wedding success.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to the Tipsy Guest Podcast.
I am your host, MarcoBuenrostro, and every week I'm
here with the top industryexperts, amazing clients and all
my vendor BFFs to bring you thebest tips, advice and juicy
behind-the-scenes stories tomake wedding and event planning
a breeze.
So grab your favorite drink andlet's get this party started.
(00:25):
Hey guys, welcome back to theTipsy Guest.
I am Marco, your host, andtoday we're going to be talking
about wedding venues.
This is the most important partof a wedding and we have an
expert to let us know everythingwe need to know about booking
your venue.
Donna Liston from LambermontEvents.
Hello, hello, Hi.
(00:46):
How?
Speaker 2 (00:46):
are you today?
I'm doing wonderful.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
thank you, Happy to have you here.
Yes, it's exciting.
I mean it's been a minute.
I, you know, I've been tryingto get you in here and I know
the holidays were, you know justbusy.
We were so busy.
Oh my god, what a season.
Thank god, it was incredible,it was so good.
But today we're going to betalking about venues.
I mean, you own a wedding venue, and what a wedding venue.
(01:11):
Let our listeners know what youdo, what your venue is, where
it is.
Tell us everything.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Sure, well, lambermont Event is a historic
home built in 1894 that wepurchased 16 years ago, spent
three years restoring for awedding venue, so everything we
did was about our couples.
So it has overnight guest rooms, it has a honeymoon suite, it
has a hair and makeup room, ourglam room.
(01:39):
So the whole idea is we makeour home your home for the
weekend of your wedding and youget to come stay the whole
weekend as kind of our specialty, and so it's really really cool
.
Close to downtown.
We're half a mile from thePearl, we're on Grayson, so
right there in the middle of theaction, without downtown
(02:00):
hassles.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Yeah, right, the parking situation downtown is
chaotic.
I love that.
Yes, the location is perfect.
I was just talking to LanaDonna earlier.
You know, before we startedrecording, I used to live down
the street from from the venue.
I mean, I love the area.
The Pearl is just, I mean, andit keeps growing and growing and
growing, absolutely.
I mean you think there's nomore space to build anything
(02:22):
else, but every, yes, every timeI drive down there, there's
always a new building popping up.
So and I feel like your, yourlocation is, like you said, it's
right there, but it's not inthe middle where it's hard to
find parking right, like it'sjust so incredible.
I was just, I remember we weredoing were doing the photo shoot
(02:44):
for the what was it for?
The Antonia Awards, oh, yes,yeah.
So I mean, the vibe of the venueis so I don't know, like I
don't even know how to describeit.
How would you describe the vibeof the venue?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Well, because you know it's that vintage but it's
not, but it's still indoormodern a little bit, but it's
got these beautifularchitectural features and just
the house speaks for itselfInside, you know from nine
fireplaces in the house.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
You know those things and this beautiful staircase
that has carved wood that nobodycan do these days anymore.
It's just that, and so that hasjust given it's a feeling, and
when couples walk in to tour, Iwill never take anybody's money
if they have not walked throughthe home, because it's either
(03:34):
for you or it's not for you.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
And I want to make sure in their heart it's the
right place for them, and youcan see on their face when they
walk through if it is or itisn't.
Like they, you either love thishistoric home that has so much
history and you want to be partof that history.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
I love that.
And so you said you bought itabout 16 years ago.
How long have you been in thein the business in general, just
in the wedding or events?
I mean you, you've been in thebusiness telling my age when I
start doing that, but yeah, I'vebeen in the business in general
, just in the wedding or events.
I mean you've been in thebusiness, I'm going to be
telling my age when I startdoing that.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
But yeah, I've been in the business almost 40 years.
I did children's birthdayparties as how I started my
business and then started doingweddings and I had a retail
store that sold all the productsfor weddings and birthday
parties and invitations and Ifell in love with the wedding
(04:28):
planning part of it and I justloved the weddings and loved my
couples and so, like I even haddone weddings for the couples, I
did their birthday parties whenthey were five, six, seven
years old and now I have donetheir wedding.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Oh, my God, here cheers to that, Cheers
Absolutely Yum, oh my goodness.
I mean you can tell right awaywhen somebody is passionate
about what they do, and,honestly, you are one that I
mean every time I have aconversation with you, I mean I
can tell that you love what youdo, you absolutely enjoy it and
(05:06):
that is the best part abouthiring a vendor that has a
passion for this.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Absolutely.
It's not just a job, it is apassion.
My daughter is my businesspartner, and so she and I are
running this venue and it's afamily, and our couples become
part of our family.
Yes, it's definitely a passionfor us.
I wouldn't be doing it for thislong if I didn't love doing it.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
I love it.
So what would you say are someof the top questions that a
couple should ask a venue whenthey're looking for their dream
venue?
What is something that theynormally ask you, or what is it
something that you recommend tothem they should ask?
Speaker 2 (05:49):
So, first off, I'm going to go on to that one is I
am going to ask couples and thisis when I was a wedding planner
and a venue owner now andthere's three questions that
couples need to really answer tothemselves first.
But I trigger these questionsand it's like first, what is
that dream wedding?
What's the budget?
And then, what are theirpriorities?
(06:11):
What's important to them On ascale of one to 10?
How important is the food toyou?
How important then, on a scaleof one to 10?
How important is the photographyfor you, for every vendor?
Where is it?
That's where you're going toput your money.
If it's not important to you,either don't do it at all or
don't spend a lot of money on itand put your budget that way.
(06:34):
And so where, as a venue owner,if that's what's important to
them is?
You know, we want to make surepeople walk out of our wedding
going oh my God, I've never beento this place.
This is so amazing I can'tbelieve.
Or when I was here last, itdidn't even look like this,
because every couple makes itlook like their own.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
Because no two weddings look alike at
Lambermont.
That's kind of our specialtytoo.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Love that.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
So I want people to walk away from a wedding going
oh my God, this was so them,them being the couple.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I absolutely love that.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
So those are the questions I really try to get
the couples to think about onthemselves.
Know those answers before youtalk to any vendor.
Know what those are.
Then, when you're at questionsthat you would be asking a venue
, well, first off capacity, youknow, don't even bother going if
you have 800 people and it willonly sit 100.
(07:32):
Yeah, don't waste your time onthose.
Is it the right vibe?
The parking, is thereconvenient parking, a parking
for cost money?
You know all of those things.
Or is it valet?
Or whatever those answers are,you need to ask those questions
(07:53):
Many times and this is certainlyon.
One of our frequently askedquestions is do I have to use
your vendors and as a venue?
When I first opened up thevenue, we didn't.
Oh, it doesn't matter, itdoesn't matter, and we learned
very quickly that it does matter.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
It does, it does matter.
Speaker 2 (08:12):
And so we have what we call a vendors we love list.
It's huge.
It doesn't cost the vendors tobe on this list, like some
places do.
So that's one question to askis how did these vendors get on
your list?
For us, they've earned theirspots Insurance.
You know we don't allow anybodyto step foot on our property if
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they don't have businessinsurance, because that tells me
they're not running their.
If they don't care about theirown business, why would they
care about mine to protect it?
So they must have insurance,and that protects both the
couple and us.
And so those are.
One of those things is askingmake sure those vendors are
(08:55):
covered with insurance.
So, yes, we have a vendors welove list.
It's very large.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
That was part of my questions here.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
It's very large and it's from our budget to our high
end and everything in between,and that's why it's important to
know what is your budget.
You know, as a couple, what isyour budget and what are your
priorities, because then I canhelp direct them which vendors
are best for them.
So they're not.
You know, I think I have 20caterers on my list.
Well, there's no reason to gocall 20 caterers if not all
(09:30):
those caterers are going to helpyou.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
So we help with that too, and that's part of my
wedding planning brain and heartstill speaking that I help the
couples with.
So are you still doing weddingplanning or are you strictly
just managing your venue?
Speaker 2 (09:44):
So we're really just really managing the venue, but
with our expertise as being aplanner, we help with scheduling
, we help with, you know,helping the 30 days out, working
with the schedules and thingslike that.
I don't go to appointments withthe couples, you know I'm not
going to go to sit down and dotheir tastings with them, that's
not so.
(10:04):
I'm not a full coordinator, butwe certainly bring in our
expertise of having thatknowledge to our clients.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
And I like that because you, I mean you know
every vendor in town.
I mean you have been around fora while, you have created so
many connections with so manydifferent vendors.
I mean, right now that youmentioned, you know that your
vendor list is pretty wide.
I mean I think that is so good,because people don't know what
they don't know, you know, theyjust follow vendors on social
(10:37):
media, you know, and theysometimes, like you said, it
might not go with their budget.
So you, knowing the vendors andknowing more or less how much
they charge or what level ofservices they provide, I think
this is where I think this willmake you very different from
other venues, Right, because youknow the industry, you know the
(10:57):
vendors, you've worked withmany of them, right, so it is
great.
I think it's a great thing whena couple comes to, in this case
, you, for example, and you givethem advice.
You're not just trying to sellthem your venue, you're giving
them advice in general when itcomes to the wedding.
I think that's pretty cool.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
You know one advice I give to my couples.
It's probably against everysales 101 pitch for venues and
it's like go look at othervenues, go, I am not going to
tell you, this price is only fortoday, right, I'm going to tell
you, go look at other venues.
Go, make sure in your heartthis is the right place.
(11:38):
If it is, we'd love to have you.
But I will also tell them ifthere's a couple or if there's a
vendor that is give me yourmoney now, give me your money
now, give me your money now.
This special is only good ifyou're sitting here right now.
Red flag, Red flag Walk away.
There's just been.
If they're that desperate toget your deposit, they're paying
(12:00):
yesterday's bills.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Not the future's.
Will they be around in thefuture when your wedding comes
around?
And we all know that this hashappened.
This is from intentional andunintentional.
This is the industry we live inand not everybody can will
survive.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
Yeah, I think I like me personally.
I don't like to be pushy, right?
You know, sometimes I feel likeyou know, sometimes the people
ask me, you know, because Italked to other vendors and I
talked to other photo boothowners and they're always asking
me like hey, how often do youfollow up with?
You know, with couples, whenthey reach out to you for, you
know, just an inquiry, and I'mlike you know what?
I don't really follow up a lotand they're like why?
(12:43):
And I'm like, well, because Ifeel like if they want me, they
want me.
They reach out through theirwebsite or Instagram or anything
, asking for prices or send mean inquiry form.
Yes, of course, I'm going tosend them pricing, I'm going to
send them a quote.
Know, whatever they want, I'mgonna send it to them.
But I am not gonna be thatvendor that's gonna email you
every two days or every.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
I don't know, have you decided?
Speaker 1 (13:03):
have you decided?
Yeah, no, no, no, like I wantto give them their space and
their time because, more thanlikely, if they message me to
inquire about a photo booth fortheir wedding, they probably
probably messaged three othervendors and I think that they're
going to notice if I'm thepushy one, they're going to
scratch me off right away.
They're going to be like no, no, no, he's too annoying, he's
(13:24):
too pushy.
But if they you know, I feellike, if they really like you,
they like you and they're goingto come back to you without the
need of you like pressuring theminto booking.
Right, right, yeah, what is, Iguess, like?
What are some of therequirements to book the venue?
I mean a retainer, I'm assumingto save the date and then
(13:46):
payment options.
How does that work?
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Absolutely so.
We don't even call it aretainer.
Our first payment on mostpackages are like $1,000.
Okay, you put your $1,000 down,and then we break the balance
into monthly payments, with thelast payment due 30 days before
the wedding, and we email aninvoice.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
We love, I love square.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
I invoice every month .
So you see, and, and we don'teven have, oh, it's due on a
particular day of the month.
I'm gonna send it on to you onthe first and as long as the
payment's made that month, we'regood.
I love that.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
You're not like so corporate Like, you're pretty
flexible.
Speaker 2 (14:21):
You know we have to be In this world.
Every couple is different and,you know, not everybody gets a
paycheck every Friday Noteverybody, you know.
So we're really trying to beflexible.
At the very beginning I thoughtI was doing it just as a favor
for the couples and thenrealized, oh my gosh, this is
also a great cash flow for you,for me, because my slower months
(14:43):
I'm still sending invoices out,I'm still getting money in
instead of huge chunks at a time, and so it's worked out for all
of us.
Speaker 1 (14:54):
Yeah, I think that is the best way to do it because I
mean, they have so many vendorsthat they have to work with and
everybody.
I'm sure, like you know, it's adifferent payment plan.
It's a different.
You know, everyone is different.
In this case, you know, I love,I do payment plans as well.
Like you know, we just get theX amount of money to save the
date and then I tell my couplesI'm like you can pay me however
(15:15):
you want, as long as everythingis paid 30 days before.
Absolutely, you can do whateveryou want.
You can send me $100 a month.
You can send me $300.
You can pay half whatever youwant.
Just, you know we need to makesure that it's covered 30 days
before.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
Right.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
And I mean there's been exceptions, you know where
you know like two weeks beforeor whatever, but you know that's
a case by case, of course.
Absolutely, when um, when itcomes to the um, to the facility
you know you mentioned earlier,you know people can stay, you
know, rented for the for theweekend, for the week or
whatever, do you also do justlike airbnb experiences for the
(15:55):
for the house, or is itspecifically for events and
weddings?
How do you handle that?
Speaker 2 (16:01):
Yeah, so we are listed on Airbnb.
So if I don't have a wedding,or summertime when it's slower,
we are on Airbnb.
So a lot of times, just on ourFacebook page, we'll go.
We just opened it up for thenext three weeks, in the next
three weeks or whatever it upfor the next three weeks, in the
next three weeks or whatever.
So it's not on a regular basisbecause obviously I want my
(16:21):
weddings first, of course.
But we did, yeah, I mean wehave a lot of couples that just
find us on Airbnb and come stay,and so there might be three
different couples in differentrooms.
Speaker 1 (16:34):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
And it's just a great opportunity.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
And they sit on the porches and have wine, and I
like that.
See to our listeners.
There's a, there's a tipsy protip.
Today maybe you can book anairbnb experience with with the
lambert mont before you evenpick that as your venue, because
that way you get to experienceit absolutely.
I, I like that.
And then so the venue is anon-traditional venue, I'm going
to say, because there's not anactual ballroom.
That's correct.
So how can you walk me througha wedding Like what happens
where in the venue?
Speaker 2 (17:05):
Sure so, and you know , like I say, no two weddings
are exactly alike, but mostcouples will have a ceremony
outside, out in the yard.
We have lots of differentlocations, so it's not even, oh,
it's in only in that onelocation.
They get to choose, because thechairs are set up the way they
want them set up, and thencocktail party inside and then
(17:27):
back outside for dinner anddancing.
So we're on an acre of land, sothere's so much grass area out
there.
If they want a tent, they cantent.
If they want it open air, theyopen air.
We've got brick patios thatthey can use as dance floors, so
that's just really how theywant it.
You know, where do you wantyour bar set up?
Where do you want?
Do you want past hors d'oeuvres, or do you want a buffet?
(17:49):
And so how they want to do itis how they want to do it.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
I love it.
And then for, I guess, for justthe vendors as well, because I
always you know me as a weddingvendor I always ask about the
loading situation for vendors.
How easy is it for the vendorsto access the different areas of
the venue?
Speaker 2 (18:13):
So we are on a corner so we have two different
entrances, from a side streetand a back street.
So it's actually we're kind offour on there because we've got
an alley side street and adriveway with a handicap ramp in
the back.
So that's our load in if you'rein the house, to be able to use
this ramp to get in and out, weask all vendors to park at a
(18:36):
church parking lot next door,leaving the better parking for
our clients.
So we have a parking lot andthen free street parking and
then this parking lot next door.
So it's probably not I meanit's not back up to a back door
and unload immediately typething.
This is also why we schedulethat 30 days out with all the
(18:59):
vendors so we're not on top ofeach other and how things people
come in and out.
You know we have just had thissituation where we've talked
about like I want all vendorsfrom even a photo booth.
You may not be set open foranother three hours, but you
can't be unloading in the middleof the wedding exactly and so
(19:22):
you know we've had.
They had to tell people like no,like it may cost you a little
bit extra, or but that's got tobe set up then go change clothes
.
Yeah, before I want we what wecall camera ready.
Yeah, 30 minutes before thewedding starts, before guests
get arrived, arrive there,because we we want make sure
that, because if not, it makesit look like you're late.
Speaker 1 (19:42):
Oh my God, I was just going to say that is one of my
pet peeves.
Like I cannot when I seevendors showing up in the middle
of the event, like it is.
so I mean, everybody owns theirown business and everybody's
different but I just feel likeit's so unprofessional to show
up when the wedding is alreadyhappening, like, right, you know
, people ask me like when?
(20:03):
When they're booking my photobooth services, they're like,
when do you set up?
I'm like, girl, we set up earlyin the day and we leave right,
go away.
You know, yeah, we're alwaysgonna set up before your first
guest arrives, like we are gonnabe there early on, we're, we
are going to set up, we're goingto leave and then we're going
to come back probably like 30,40 minutes before our start time
(20:23):
.
You are never going to see ussetting up as people are having
dinner or as you're gettingmarried and we're going to be
distracting.
No, no, no, like that is a bigno for me.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
I just can't Right.
Right, yeah, it just looks badand it looks like, oh, they're
running late where.
So you know, as couples need to, to make sure that they're
telling like just because you'renot opening your your photo
booth up until seven o'clock.
Yeah, no, no, your weddingstarts at five.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Yeah, and a lot of the times, people communication
exactly communication is key anda lot of the times, you know,
the couple knows, let's say, forexample, they come to an
agreement.
We're like, yeah, that's fine,you can set up as we're having
dinner, you know, but that's anagreement between you and the
couple.
But me, as a business owner, I,even though the couple agreed
on that all the other people aregonna think that I'm arriving
(21:12):
late, right, they're gonna belike, oh, my god, look at this
photo booth showing up late.
Yeah, like I just can't dealwith that.
So, yes, definitely.
There's another tipsy pro tip.
There we go Make sure couplesout there, make sure that you,
yes, communicate with yourvendors and I would say, make
arrangements for early setups.
Like Donna said, it might costyou just a little bit more, but
(21:34):
it is, at the end of the day,it's going to work for you,
because you don't wantdistractions as you're doing
your first dance or the toast,or as you're getting married, or
you know, just, right there,just talk to them.
Speaker 2 (21:48):
Talk to them and do it.
Speaker 1 (21:51):
I promise you it's worth it.
And, donna, so have you everhad to make last minute changes
to where, let's say it's it's anoutdoor celebration, but then I
mean weather, absolutelyWeather here is crazy.
So what happens?
I mean, do you are you able tofacilitate where everything gets
moved inside?
Speaker 2 (22:11):
So, as you know, my wedding planning planner hat
comes on at the very beginningwhen I'm talking to a couple
with plan A and plan B.
And let's talk about that atthe very beginning.
If you have 150 people, I can'tput 150 people inside the house
(22:33):
, so you know you're going toneed a tent.
If we got a plan B, put it in abudget now, go figure out who's
going to do it, what day youhave the trigger for, and you
put a deposit down on a tentthat you.
It's like your insurance.
You may lose the money, but youknow you are guaranteed to have
it and be honest with yourrental company from day one of
(22:57):
this is my plan b.
What do I need to do?
Um, and so that's.
That's basically what I'mtelling.
People is always know what plana and plan b is couple I just
met with the other day.
They only have 80 people.
She really wants it outdoor, butwe can move 80 people indoor
instead yeah and so she was veryconfident knowing, okay, if, if
I had to move it indoor, I will, because she wants February of
(23:21):
2026.
Speaker 1 (23:22):
And you know, we just don't know, oh my goodness, we
never know what the weather isgoing to be like?
Speaker 2 (23:25):
We just don't.
So just always know plan A,plan B.
Have a backup have your backup,know what it is, what it's
going to cost you.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
I love that.
And okay, donna, so we arerunning out of time, but I guess
the best question for we'regoing to save it for the very
last few minutes here how much Imean?
Is every wedding?
Is every day of the week thesame amount?
You don't have to be specificwith numbers, of course, but is
it different if it's a Saturdayversus a Friday versus a Tuesday
(23:56):
?
How is that?
Speaker 2 (23:57):
So our Monday, tuesday, wednesday is less money
.
Thursday, friday, saturday,sunday is the same, because I
can only do one wedding aweekend usually, so it doesn't
matter if you come in Thursdayto Saturday or Friday to Sunday
or Saturday to Monday on that.
So on our weekend packages.
But we also have got theseintimate wedding packages.
That is less than 50 people andyou're only there for three
(24:21):
hours, so it's just a ceremony,a glass of champagne, a cake for
a toast, maybe a first dance,and you're done.
So they can go anywhere from$3,500 to $30,000 for something
that includes all the food andall of that.
So, yeah, that $30,000 is a much, much larger one that, like I
(24:44):
say, it has, from a cocktailparty, the food for the cocktail
party, the wedding brunch theday after, you know, your full
weekend full of everything.
But that average one, you know,is it right in that $13,000
range for a weekend, friday toSunday.
And again, we will customizesome.
(25:07):
But we have so many packages onour website that like and we
just kind of redid some of themBecause we were listening to
couples, you know when all of asudden they wanted well, we only
have 50 people, but we stillwant to dance.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
And so we've adjusted that one.
So, yeah, our pricing kind ofvaries on those we will be.
We're doing open houses thatpeople can come out and look at
all of that, lots of differentshows and things like that, so
hopefully we'll get to seepeople.
One other little tip that I'dlike to tell couples that I do
(25:43):
tell when they sit down is comeup with an email address that
you only use for weddings.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
Because you're going to get bombarded with emails
Just talking about you know youdon't email them and email them
and email them, but they do.
They're out there doing that,so that way, when the wedding is
over with it's done, they neverlook at it again.
They only look at that emailwhen they're in wedding mode,
and so that's one tip.
(26:12):
Just come up with an emailaddress that you only use for
weddings.
Speaker 1 (26:14):
I love that.
And just to add to Donna'spoint yeah, you don't ever have
to look at it again, but I willsuggest definitely look at it a
week or two after the wedding.
Oh, absolutely, just to makesure, because a lot of the times
us as vendors, we send you anemail asking for a review.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
Which reviews are very important to us as vendors,
because that's how people knowhow we did Right.
So, yeah, so, definitely createan email for your wedding
specifically so that you don'thave to hear from us ever again.
But definitely check your emailafter the wedding, because we
most of the time, us as vendors,we do not require but request.
Yeah, we ask, um, you know, tokindly leave us a review if we
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did.
Okay, you know, we want to makesure that other couples see,
you know, that we did reallygood at your wedding, because
that's how we um get ourbusiness as well, right,
absolutely yeah, referrals arehuge for us and those, those
google reviews and all of that,they help a lot, they do yeah
well, donna.
Thank you so much.
Absolutely, it's a pleasure, ofcourse.
How can our couples find you onsocial?
Speaker 2 (27:16):
media website phone number.
So our lambremoneeventscom isour website and lots of things
there.
If they want to book anappointment, they can do that
right on our website.
We have an appointment appthere.
And then, of course, we're onFacebook and Instagram and all
my daughter handles thosebecause I'm the old one in the
group Shout out to Erica yes.
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Erica, but we're on all of thatwith Andrew Lambermont events.
Speaker 1 (27:42):
Perfect, and we'll make sure to have your website
and your social media links onthe show notes as well.
So make sure you guys followthem.
Make sure you guys follow usand tell your Engage BFFs about
the podcast.
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Hey guys, welcome back to theTipsy Guest.
I am Marco, your host, andtoday we're going to be talking
about wedding venues.
This is the most important partof a wedding and we have an
expert to let us know everythingwe need to know about booking
your venue.
Donna Liston from LambermontEvents.
Hello, hello, Hi.
(00:46):
How?
Speaker 2 (00:46):
are you today?
I'm doing wonderful.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
thank you, Happy to have you here.
Yes, it's exciting.
I mean it's been a minute.
I, you know, I've been tryingto get you in here and I know
the holidays were, you know justbusy.
We were so busy.
Oh my god, what a season.
Thank god, it was incredible,it was so good.
But today we're going to betalking about venues.
I mean, you own a wedding venue, and what a wedding venue.
(01:11):
Let our listeners know what youdo, what your venue is, where
it is.
Tell us everything.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
Sure, well, lambermont Event is a historic
home built in 1894 that wepurchased 16 years ago, spent
three years restoring for awedding venue, so everything we
did was about our couples.
So it has overnight guest rooms, it has a honeymoon suite, it
has a hair and makeup room, ourglam room.
(01:39):
So the whole idea is we makeour home your home for the
weekend of your wedding and youget to come stay the whole
weekend as kind of our specialty, and so it's really really cool
.
Close to downtown.
We're half a mile from thePearl, we're on Grayson, so
right there in the middle of theaction, without downtown
(02:00):
hassles.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Yeah, right, the parking situation downtown is
chaotic.
I love that.
Yes, the location is perfect.
I was just talking to LanaDonna earlier.
You know, before we startedrecording, I used to live down
the street from from the venue.
I mean, I love the area.
The Pearl is just, I mean, andit keeps growing and growing and
growing, absolutely.
I mean you think there's nomore space to build anything
(02:22):
else, but every, yes, every timeI drive down there, there's
always a new building popping up.
So and I feel like your, yourlocation is, like you said, it's
right there, but it's not inthe middle where it's hard to
find parking right, like it'sjust so incredible.
I was just, I remember we weredoing were doing the photo shoot
(02:44):
for the what was it for?
The Antonia Awards, oh, yes,yeah.
So I mean, the vibe of the venueis so I don't know, like I
don't even know how to describeit.
How would you describe the vibeof the venue?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Well, because you know it's that vintage but it's
not, but it's still indoormodern a little bit, but it's
got these beautifularchitectural features and just
the house speaks for itselfInside, you know from nine
fireplaces in the house.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Oh my gosh.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
You know those things and this beautiful staircase
that has carved wood that nobodycan do these days anymore.
It's just that, and so that hasjust given it's a feeling, and
when couples walk in to tour, Iwill never take anybody's money
if they have not walked throughthe home, because it's either
(03:34):
for you or it's not for you.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
And I want to make sure in their heart it's the
right place for them, and youcan see on their face when they
walk through if it is or itisn't.
Like they, you either love thishistoric home that has so much
history and you want to be partof that history.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
I love that.
And so you said you bought itabout 16 years ago.
How long have you been in thein the business in general, just
in the wedding or events?
I mean you, you've been in thebusiness telling my age when I
start doing that, but yeah, I'vebeen in the business in general
, just in the wedding or events.
I mean you've been in thebusiness, I'm going to be
telling my age when I startdoing that.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
But yeah, I've been in the business almost 40 years.
I did children's birthdayparties as how I started my
business and then started doingweddings and I had a retail
store that sold all the productsfor weddings and birthday
parties and invitations and Ifell in love with the wedding
(04:28):
planning part of it and I justloved the weddings and loved my
couples and so, like I even haddone weddings for the couples, I
did their birthday parties whenthey were five, six, seven
years old and now I have donetheir wedding.
Speaker 1 (04:41):
Oh, my God, here cheers to that, Cheers
Absolutely Yum, oh my goodness.
I mean you can tell right awaywhen somebody is passionate
about what they do, and,honestly, you are one that I
mean every time I have aconversation with you, I mean I
can tell that you love what youdo, you absolutely enjoy it and
(05:06):
that is the best part abouthiring a vendor that has a
passion for this.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Absolutely.
It's not just a job, it is apassion.
My daughter is my businesspartner, and so she and I are
running this venue and it's afamily, and our couples become
part of our family.
Yes, it's definitely a passionfor us.
I wouldn't be doing it for thislong if I didn't love doing it.
Speaker 1 (05:31):
I love it.
So what would you say are someof the top questions that a
couple should ask a venue whenthey're looking for their dream
venue?
What is something that theynormally ask you, or what is it
something that you recommend tothem they should ask?
Speaker 2 (05:49):
So, first off, I'm going to go on to that one is I
am going to ask couples and thisis when I was a wedding planner
and a venue owner now andthere's three questions that
couples need to really answer tothemselves first.
But I trigger these questionsand it's like first, what is
that dream wedding?
What's the budget?
And then, what are theirpriorities?
(06:11):
What's important to them On ascale of one to 10?
How important is the food toyou?
How important then, on a scaleof one to 10?
How important is the photographyfor you, for every vendor?
Where is it?
That's where you're going toput your money.
If it's not important to you,either don't do it at all or
don't spend a lot of money on itand put your budget that way.
(06:34):
And so where, as a venue owner,if that's what's important to
them is?
You know, we want to make surepeople walk out of our wedding
going oh my God, I've never beento this place.
This is so amazing I can'tbelieve.
Or when I was here last, itdidn't even look like this,
because every couple makes itlook like their own.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
Because no two weddings look alike at
Lambermont.
That's kind of our specialtytoo.
Speaker 1 (06:59):
Love that.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
So I want people to walk away from a wedding going
oh my God, this was so them,them being the couple.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
I absolutely love that.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
So those are the questions I really try to get
the couples to think about onthemselves.
Know those answers before youtalk to any vendor.
Know what those are.
Then, when you're at questionsthat you would be asking a venue
, well, first off capacity, youknow, don't even bother going if
you have 800 people and it willonly sit 100.
(07:32):
Yeah, don't waste your time onthose.
Is it the right vibe?
The parking, is thereconvenient parking, a parking
for cost money?
You know all of those things.
Or is it valet?
Or whatever those answers are,you need to ask those questions
(07:53):
Many times and this is certainlyon.
One of our frequently askedquestions is do I have to use
your vendors and as a venue?
When I first opened up thevenue, we didn't.
Oh, it doesn't matter, itdoesn't matter, and we learned
very quickly that it does matter.
Speaker 1 (08:10):
It does, it does matter.
Speaker 2 (08:12):
And so we have what we call a vendors we love list.
It's huge.
It doesn't cost the vendors tobe on this list, like some
places do.
So that's one question to askis how did these vendors get on
your list?
For us, they've earned theirspots Insurance.
You know we don't allow anybodyto step foot on our property if
(08:34):
they don't have businessinsurance, because that tells me
they're not running their.
If they don't care about theirown business, why would they
care about mine to protect it?
So they must have insurance,and that protects both the
couple and us.
And so those are.
One of those things is askingmake sure those vendors are
(08:55):
covered with insurance.
So, yes, we have a vendors welove list.
It's very large.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
That was part of my questions here.
Speaker 2 (09:02):
It's very large and it's from our budget to our high
end and everything in between,and that's why it's important to
know what is your budget.
You know, as a couple, what isyour budget and what are your
priorities, because then I canhelp direct them which vendors
are best for them.
So they're not.
You know, I think I have 20caterers on my list.
Well, there's no reason to gocall 20 caterers if not all
(09:30):
those caterers are going to helpyou.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
So we help with that too, and that's part of my
wedding planning brain and heartstill speaking that I help the
couples with.
So are you still doing weddingplanning or are you strictly
just managing your venue?
Speaker 2 (09:44):
So we're really just really managing the venue, but
with our expertise as being aplanner, we help with scheduling
, we help with, you know,helping the 30 days out, working
with the schedules and thingslike that.
I don't go to appointments withthe couples, you know I'm not
going to go to sit down and dotheir tastings with them, that's
not so.
(10:04):
I'm not a full coordinator, butwe certainly bring in our
expertise of having thatknowledge to our clients.
Speaker 1 (10:13):
And I like that because you, I mean you know
every vendor in town.
I mean you have been around fora while, you have created so
many connections with so manydifferent vendors.
I mean, right now that youmentioned, you know that your
vendor list is pretty wide.
I mean I think that is so good,because people don't know what
they don't know, you know, theyjust follow vendors on social
(10:37):
media, you know, and theysometimes, like you said, it
might not go with their budget.
So you, knowing the vendors andknowing more or less how much
they charge or what level ofservices they provide, I think
this is where I think this willmake you very different from
other venues, Right, because youknow the industry, you know the
(10:57):
vendors, you've worked withmany of them, right, so it is
great.
I think it's a great thing whena couple comes to, in this case
, you, for example, and you givethem advice.
You're not just trying to sellthem your venue, you're giving
them advice in general when itcomes to the wedding.
I think that's pretty cool.
Speaker 2 (11:16):
You know one advice I give to my couples.
It's probably against everysales 101 pitch for venues and
it's like go look at othervenues, go, I am not going to
tell you, this price is only fortoday, right, I'm going to tell
you, go look at other venues.
Go, make sure in your heartthis is the right place.
(11:38):
If it is, we'd love to have you.
But I will also tell them ifthere's a couple or if there's a
vendor that is give me yourmoney now, give me your money
now, give me your money now.
This special is only good ifyou're sitting here right now.
Red flag, Red flag Walk away.
There's just been.
If they're that desperate toget your deposit, they're paying
(12:00):
yesterday's bills.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
Not the future's.
Will they be around in thefuture when your wedding comes
around?
And we all know that this hashappened.
This is from intentional andunintentional.
This is the industry we live inand not everybody can will
survive.
Speaker 1 (12:18):
Yeah, I think I like me personally.
I don't like to be pushy, right?
You know, sometimes I feel likeyou know, sometimes the people
ask me, you know, because Italked to other vendors and I
talked to other photo boothowners and they're always asking
me like hey, how often do youfollow up with?
You know, with couples, whenthey reach out to you for, you
know, just an inquiry, and I'mlike you know what?
I don't really follow up a lotand they're like why?
(12:43):
And I'm like, well, because Ifeel like if they want me, they
want me.
They reach out through theirwebsite or Instagram or anything
, asking for prices or send mean inquiry form.
Yes, of course, I'm going tosend them pricing, I'm going to
send them a quote.
Know, whatever they want, I'mgonna send it to them.
But I am not gonna be thatvendor that's gonna email you
every two days or every.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
I don't know, have you decided?
Speaker 1 (13:03):
have you decided?
Yeah, no, no, no, like I wantto give them their space and
their time because, more thanlikely, if they message me to
inquire about a photo booth fortheir wedding, they probably
probably messaged three othervendors and I think that they're
going to notice if I'm thepushy one, they're going to
scratch me off right away.
They're going to be like no, no, no, he's too annoying, he's
(13:24):
too pushy.
But if they you know, I feellike, if they really like you,
they like you and they're goingto come back to you without the
need of you like pressuring theminto booking.
Right, right, yeah, what is, Iguess, like?
What are some of therequirements to book the venue?
I mean a retainer, I'm assumingto save the date and then
(13:46):
payment options.
How does that work?
Speaker 2 (13:48):
Absolutely so.
We don't even call it aretainer.
Our first payment on mostpackages are like $1,000.
Okay, you put your $1,000 down,and then we break the balance
into monthly payments, with thelast payment due 30 days before
the wedding, and we email aninvoice.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
We love, I love square.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
I invoice every month .
So you see, and, and we don'teven have, oh, it's due on a
particular day of the month.
I'm gonna send it on to you onthe first and as long as the
payment's made that month, we'regood.
I love that.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
You're not like so corporate Like, you're pretty
flexible.
Speaker 2 (14:21):
You know we have to be In this world.
Every couple is different and,you know, not everybody gets a
paycheck every Friday Noteverybody, you know.
So we're really trying to beflexible.
At the very beginning I thoughtI was doing it just as a favor
for the couples and thenrealized, oh my gosh, this is
also a great cash flow for you,for me, because my slower months
(14:43):
I'm still sending invoices out,I'm still getting money in
instead of huge chunks at a time, and so it's worked out for all
of us.
Speaker 1 (14:54):
Yeah, I think that is the best way to do it because I
mean, they have so many vendorsthat they have to work with and
everybody.
I'm sure, like you know, it's adifferent payment plan.
It's a different.
You know, everyone is different.
In this case, you know, I love,I do payment plans as well.
Like you know, we just get theX amount of money to save the
date and then I tell my couplesI'm like you can pay me however
(15:15):
you want, as long as everythingis paid 30 days before.
Absolutely, you can do whateveryou want.
You can send me $100 a month.
You can send me $300.
You can pay half whatever youwant.
Just, you know we need to makesure that it's covered 30 days
before.
Speaker 2 (15:28):
Right.
Speaker 1 (15:28):
And I mean there's been exceptions, you know where
you know like two weeks beforeor whatever, but you know that's
a case by case, of course.
Absolutely, when um, when itcomes to the um, to the facility
you know you mentioned earlier,you know people can stay, you
know, rented for the for theweekend, for the week or
whatever, do you also do justlike airbnb experiences for the
(15:55):
for the house, or is itspecifically for events and
weddings?
How do you handle that?
Speaker 2 (16:01):
Yeah, so we are listed on Airbnb.
So if I don't have a wedding,or summertime when it's slower,
we are on Airbnb.
So a lot of times, just on ourFacebook page, we'll go.
We just opened it up for thenext three weeks, in the next
three weeks or whatever it upfor the next three weeks, in the
next three weeks or whatever.
So it's not on a regular basisbecause obviously I want my
(16:21):
weddings first, of course.
But we did, yeah, I mean wehave a lot of couples that just
find us on Airbnb and come stay,and so there might be three
different couples in differentrooms.
Speaker 1 (16:34):
Wow.
Speaker 2 (16:34):
And it's just a great opportunity.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
And they sit on the porches and have wine, and I
like that.
See to our listeners.
There's a, there's a tipsy protip.
Today maybe you can book anairbnb experience with with the
lambert mont before you evenpick that as your venue, because
that way you get to experienceit absolutely.
I, I like that.
And then so the venue is anon-traditional venue, I'm going
to say, because there's not anactual ballroom.
That's correct.
So how can you walk me througha wedding Like what happens
where in the venue?
Speaker 2 (17:05):
Sure so, and you know , like I say, no two weddings
are exactly alike, but mostcouples will have a ceremony
outside, out in the yard.
We have lots of differentlocations, so it's not even, oh,
it's in only in that onelocation.
They get to choose, because thechairs are set up the way they
want them set up, and thencocktail party inside and then
(17:27):
back outside for dinner anddancing.
So we're on an acre of land, sothere's so much grass area out
there.
If they want a tent, they cantent.
If they want it open air, theyopen air.
We've got brick patios thatthey can use as dance floors, so
that's just really how theywant it.
You know, where do you wantyour bar set up?
Where do you want?
Do you want past hors d'oeuvres, or do you want a buffet?
(17:49):
And so how they want to do itis how they want to do it.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
I love it.
And then for, I guess, for justthe vendors as well, because I
always you know me as a weddingvendor I always ask about the
loading situation for vendors.
How easy is it for the vendorsto access the different areas of
the venue?
Speaker 2 (18:13):
So we are on a corner so we have two different
entrances, from a side streetand a back street.
So it's actually we're kind offour on there because we've got
an alley side street and adriveway with a handicap ramp in
the back.
So that's our load in if you'rein the house, to be able to use
this ramp to get in and out, weask all vendors to park at a
(18:36):
church parking lot next door,leaving the better parking for
our clients.
So we have a parking lot andthen free street parking and
then this parking lot next door.
So it's probably not I meanit's not back up to a back door
and unload immediately typething.
This is also why we schedulethat 30 days out with all the
(18:59):
vendors so we're not on top ofeach other and how things people
come in and out.
You know we have just had thissituation where we've talked
about like I want all vendorsfrom even a photo booth.
You may not be set open foranother three hours, but you
can't be unloading in the middleof the wedding exactly and so
(19:22):
you know we've had.
They had to tell people like no,like it may cost you a little
bit extra, or but that's got tobe set up then go change clothes
.
Yeah, before I want we what wecall camera ready.
Yeah, 30 minutes before thewedding starts, before guests
get arrived, arrive there,because we we want make sure
that, because if not, it makesit look like you're late.
Speaker 1 (19:42):
Oh my God, I was just going to say that is one of my
pet peeves.
Like I cannot when I seevendors showing up in the middle
of the event, like it is.
so I mean, everybody owns theirown business and everybody's
different but I just feel likeit's so unprofessional to show
up when the wedding is alreadyhappening, like, right, you know
, people ask me like when?
(20:03):
When they're booking my photobooth services, they're like,
when do you set up?
I'm like, girl, we set up earlyin the day and we leave right,
go away.
You know, yeah, we're alwaysgonna set up before your first
guest arrives, like we are gonnabe there early on, we're, we
are going to set up, we're goingto leave and then we're going
to come back probably like 30,40 minutes before our start time
(20:23):
.
You are never going to see ussetting up as people are having
dinner or as you're gettingmarried and we're going to be
distracting.
No, no, no, like that is a bigno for me.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
I just can't Right.
Right, yeah, it just looks badand it looks like, oh, they're
running late where.
So you know, as couples need to, to make sure that they're
telling like just because you'renot opening your your photo
booth up until seven o'clock.
Yeah, no, no, your weddingstarts at five.
Speaker 1 (20:50):
Yeah, and a lot of the times, people communication
exactly communication is key anda lot of the times, you know,
the couple knows, let's say, forexample, they come to an
agreement.
We're like, yeah, that's fine,you can set up as we're having
dinner, you know, but that's anagreement between you and the
couple.
But me, as a business owner, I,even though the couple agreed
on that all the other people aregonna think that I'm arriving
(21:12):
late, right, they're gonna belike, oh, my god, look at this
photo booth showing up late.
Yeah, like I just can't dealwith that.
So, yes, definitely.
There's another tipsy pro tip.
There we go Make sure couplesout there, make sure that you,
yes, communicate with yourvendors and I would say, make
arrangements for early setups.
Like Donna said, it might costyou just a little bit more, but
(21:34):
it is, at the end of the day,it's going to work for you,
because you don't wantdistractions as you're doing
your first dance or the toast,or as you're getting married, or
you know, just, right there,just talk to them.
Speaker 2 (21:48):
Talk to them and do it.
Speaker 1 (21:51):
I promise you it's worth it.
And, donna, so have you everhad to make last minute changes
to where, let's say it's it's anoutdoor celebration, but then I
mean weather, absolutelyWeather here is crazy.
So what happens?
I mean, do you are you able tofacilitate where everything gets
moved inside?
Speaker 2 (22:11):
So, as you know, my wedding planning planner hat
comes on at the very beginningwhen I'm talking to a couple
with plan A and plan B.
And let's talk about that atthe very beginning.
If you have 150 people, I can'tput 150 people inside the house
(22:33):
, so you know you're going toneed a tent.
If we got a plan B, put it in abudget now, go figure out who's
going to do it, what day youhave the trigger for, and you
put a deposit down on a tentthat you.
It's like your insurance.
You may lose the money, but youknow you are guaranteed to have
it and be honest with yourrental company from day one of
(22:57):
this is my plan b.
What do I need to do?
Um, and so that's.
That's basically what I'mtelling.
People is always know what plana and plan b is couple I just
met with the other day.
They only have 80 people.
She really wants it outdoor, butwe can move 80 people indoor
instead yeah and so she was veryconfident knowing, okay, if, if
I had to move it indoor, I will, because she wants February of
(23:21):
2026.
Speaker 1 (23:22):
And you know, we just don't know, oh my goodness, we
never know what the weather isgoing to be like?
Speaker 2 (23:25):
We just don't.
So just always know plan A,plan B.
Have a backup have your backup,know what it is, what it's
going to cost you.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
I love that.
And okay, donna, so we arerunning out of time, but I guess
the best question for we'regoing to save it for the very
last few minutes here how much Imean?
Is every wedding?
Is every day of the week thesame amount?
You don't have to be specificwith numbers, of course, but is
it different if it's a Saturdayversus a Friday versus a Tuesday
(23:56):
?
How is that?
Speaker 2 (23:57):
So our Monday, tuesday, wednesday is less money
.
Thursday, friday, saturday,sunday is the same, because I
can only do one wedding aweekend usually, so it doesn't
matter if you come in Thursdayto Saturday or Friday to Sunday
or Saturday to Monday on that.
So on our weekend packages.
But we also have got theseintimate wedding packages.
That is less than 50 people andyou're only there for three
(24:21):
hours, so it's just a ceremony,a glass of champagne, a cake for
a toast, maybe a first dance,and you're done.
So they can go anywhere from$3,500 to $30,000 for something
that includes all the food andall of that.
So, yeah, that $30,000 is a much, much larger one that, like I
(24:44):
say, it has, from a cocktailparty, the food for the cocktail
party, the wedding brunch theday after, you know, your full
weekend full of everything.
But that average one, you know,is it right in that $13,000
range for a weekend, friday toSunday.
And again, we will customizesome.
(25:07):
But we have so many packages onour website that like and we
just kind of redid some of themBecause we were listening to
couples, you know when all of asudden they wanted well, we only
have 50 people, but we stillwant to dance.
Speaker 1 (25:21):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (25:22):
And so we've adjusted that one.
So, yeah, our pricing kind ofvaries on those we will be.
We're doing open houses thatpeople can come out and look at
all of that, lots of differentshows and things like that, so
hopefully we'll get to seepeople.
One other little tip that I'dlike to tell couples that I do
(25:43):
tell when they sit down is comeup with an email address that
you only use for weddings.
Speaker 1 (25:50):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (25:52):
Because you're going to get bombarded with emails
Just talking about you know youdon't email them and email them
and email them, but they do.
They're out there doing that,so that way, when the wedding is
over with it's done, they neverlook at it again.
They only look at that emailwhen they're in wedding mode,
and so that's one tip.
(26:12):
Just come up with an emailaddress that you only use for
weddings.
Speaker 1 (26:14):
I love that.
And just to add to Donna'spoint yeah, you don't ever have
to look at it again, but I willsuggest definitely look at it a
week or two after the wedding.
Oh, absolutely, just to makesure, because a lot of the times
us as vendors, we send you anemail asking for a review.
Speaker 2 (26:31):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (26:31):
Which reviews are very important to us as vendors,
because that's how people knowhow we did Right.
So, yeah, so, definitely createan email for your wedding
specifically so that you don'thave to hear from us ever again.
But definitely check your emailafter the wedding, because we
most of the time, us as vendors,we do not require but request.
Yeah, we ask, um, you know, tokindly leave us a review if we
(26:55):
did.
Okay, you know, we want to makesure that other couples see,
you know, that we did reallygood at your wedding, because
that's how we um get ourbusiness as well, right,
absolutely yeah, referrals arehuge for us and those, those
google reviews and all of that,they help a lot, they do yeah
well, donna.
Thank you so much.
Absolutely, it's a pleasure, ofcourse.
How can our couples find you onsocial?
Speaker 2 (27:16):
media website phone number.
So our lambremoneeventscom isour website and lots of things
there.
If they want to book anappointment, they can do that
right on our website.
We have an appointment appthere.
And then, of course, we're onFacebook and Instagram and all
my daughter handles thosebecause I'm the old one in the
group Shout out to Erica yes.
(27:37):
Erica, but we're on all of thatwith Andrew Lambermont events.
Speaker 1 (27:42):
Perfect, and we'll make sure to have your website
and your social media links onthe show notes as well.
So make sure you guys followthem.
Make sure you guys follow usand tell your Engage BFFs about
the podcast.
We're here every single week.
If you guys have any questions,send us a DM, go to our website
, send us an email.
We would love to have yourfavorite vendor on the podcast,
so make sure you let us know whoyou want us to have next.
Thank you so much, dana.
(28:03):
Thank you, let's cheers onemore time salute bye guys.
Thanks for listening to theTipsy Guest Podcast.
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