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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.
(00:26):
Hey guys, welcome back to theTipsy Guest.
My name is Marco and today isthe beginning of season two, so
welcome, welcome, welcome,welcome back.
I am so excited that you guysare here.
We took a little break becauseyou know we like to travel.
We also had wedding season, sonow we are back.
(00:46):
So I want to welcome everysingle one of you back to the
Tipsy Guest, season 2.
And today we have weddingroyalty in the house.
Oh my God, I am so excited.
So I have Justice and Erin fromWed Society SA.
Hi guys, hey Hi.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
I didn't know about
royalty, but thank you.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
That's a strong
introduction.
We appreciate you.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
Guys, you are wedding
royalty.
I mean, just run with it.
Speaker 2 (01:17):
No, we're really
happy to be here.
We really appreciate youletting us on and giving us the
time.
Speaker 1 (01:21):
Yeah, yeah, no, I'm
very excited because, oh my God,
I mean you guys just recentlyhad the book of weddings release
party and I mean that was whata month and a half ago yeah,
time flies.
Yeah, a month ago but a month,a month and a half, and people
are still posting about it.
People are sharing the photos,the videos, making all kinds of
content from the party.
I mean, that was such an epiccelebration, congratulations,
(01:46):
thank you.
Talk to me about it.
I mean, how do you guys feel?
Speaker 3 (01:48):
I mean, this is your
baby oh my gosh, it is our baby.
I literally told our family andfriends that that event was
like our baby's first birthdayparty, and so if, if they
weren't there, they missed out Imissed it.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
I know I was.
I think I was in europe at thetime of the of the party, but I
mean we were there.
You know, we had three photobooth activations and every
single one of them, I mean thephotos that came out of the
photo booth, they look stunningand again, I'm not gonna get
tired of saying it, during theentire episode the party was
just epic, you know, from thedecor to the.
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I mean everything.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
I I just want you to
talk to me about it yeah, I
think that this vendor communityis just so vibrant and really
came together and I mean, fromthe beginning we felt so
accepted um with open arms andyou know, we really just wanted
to focus on celebrating that umand everyone came together and
made the night super special,like I don't think that either
one of us would claim that.
You know, we did this at all onour own.
(02:44):
It definitely takes a villageand that village is very strong
and that was just the product ofthat.
So it was such a great time toget to see everyone and really
get to celebrate all thefantastic work that's been done
um with weddings in san antonioover the past year, and I think
that the party and the magazineare a great reflection of that
erin.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
what are your
thoughts?
What was your role for theparty?
Speaker 3 (03:02):
Talk to me about that
, she did everything that's not
true, I didn't do everythingbecause we worked with an
amazing planning and design teamat Scarlet Rose who were so
helpful in guiding us throughthe process.
But I guess I was kind of thecreative director, making sure
that the event felt like what wewanted it to feel like, look
like, ultimately, what we weretrying to achieve.
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And I got to work, you know,closely with so many vendors.
I think we had over 15, maybe20 sponsor vendors who
contributed in some way to theevent.
And the best part for me, themost rewarding part was walking
into the room and seeing all ofthose vendors work on display,
because I think we see a lot ofvendor work in weddings.
(03:43):
But you know, weddings are verydriven by what the couple wants
and it's a celebration of themand it's very rare that a
wedding vendor just gets to becreative and showcase what they
want about their services.
So that was such a coolopportunity.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Yeah, I feel like all
the vendors were probably
fighting to be part of thisevent.
I know I mean I was dying to bea part of it, so thank you for
having me and I just I justthink the magazine is so
beautiful.
I mean, from from the momentyou touch the magazine, I mean
it's, it feels so expensive andso fancy.
(04:17):
You guys did amazing with themagazine.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Honestly so much.
That was definitely a labor oflove.
It's our very first edition, soit was a learning process for
us and our team and we put somany hours in.
You wouldn't believe how manyversions we went through of
every page, making sure we hadthe exact right selection of
images to show off the couplestory and to showcase the
vendors work, because, let metell you, it's so hard to take a
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wedding gallery from 2500photos down to eight or 16.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
It's crazy Impossible
task.
It is so crazy.
So how did you guys decide onthe cover of the magazine?
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Oh, that was also a
challenge.
We had about 80 photos that weflagged as potential cover
photos and then we did a mock upof each one of those and looked
at them as a team.
But what we were really lookingfor for this first cover was a
cover that really reflected SanAntonio.
We wanted a lot of couples tofeel seen by it, and so it was a
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lot more about the couple'sstory than even like the wedding
decor, and it really justshowcases our cover couple and
how joyful they were in theexact moment they walked out of
the chapel as husband and wifefor the first time.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
And I really think
that that's what you know made
the ultimate decision.
Like she said, there were somany photos that are so
fantastic, but it really justencapsulates that joy and I
think that the cover coupleradiates that joy when you see
them.
They were at the party, whichwas super special for us for
them to see it as well, but thatjoy comes through and I mean,
like that's really what this isall about.
(05:48):
Right, like you get engaged,the wedding, the whole process
is just supposed to be extremelyjoyful.
So we wanted that to resonateoff the cover of the magazine.
Speaker 1 (05:56):
And I think it shows.
I mean, one of the things thatI love about the magazine is
that you guys are showing realweddings.
You know, know, this is I canjust imagine.
You know, couples like they atleast I don't think you know, of
course every couple wants their, their photos shown everywhere.
I mean, now, social media is so, you know, intense sometimes,
but I feel like you know, likeyou're getting married, you want
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to showcase your photos.
But just having that I, youknow, like that opportunity to
be on the cover of a realweddings magazine and I know you
guys showcase real weddingsthroughout the actual magazine
as well what is the process?
How can a real life couplesubmit their weddings, their
photos?
Does it have to be thephotographer?
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Can it be the couple who cansubmit to be part of the pages
of this beautiful magazine?
Speaker 3 (06:42):
Yeah, let me walk you
through it.
First, I'll say that really,the purpose of our platform
whether it's online or in themagazine is to be a source of
inspiration and education, tips,recommendations, vendors.
We've worked with all of thesethings to help engage couples
and make their wedding planningprocess a little bit easier.
So we really focus onhighlighting real weddings,
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because that's how you get ideasfrom what other people are
doing and how they'recelebrating their unique culture
, their unique love story.
So anyone can submit a wedding.
It could be the couple, thephotographer or truly any other
wedding vendor.
It's open to the public.
When you submit a wedding, whatyou need is the photo gallery
link at minimum, but even betterif you've got video, if you've
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got your content creator.
We want all the content andthen we need the basic
information about the couple andthen the list of vendors who
contributed to the wedding, sowe can make sure we celebrate
and recognize every vendor thatworked on the wedding.
So we publish weddings based inthe San Antonio and the
surrounding areas.
So that does include CanyonLake, New Braunfels, bernie
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Spring Branch, sagin, thesurrounding area.
Speaker 2 (07:45):
so that does include
canyon lake, new bronfels,
bernie spring branch basicallyif you take bear county and then
you do a big circle of thecounties around it, so as north
as new bronfels, green, andincludes bernie and includes
again just that wholesurrounding area I love it.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
I love it.
You know it gives it gives awell, at least for me.
You know, with the, with thephoto booth business, I do a lot
of the weddings.
They're not even like in SanAntonio, they're in the
surrounding areas.
We go a lot to Green, to CanyonLake, bernie, new Brown Falls.
So that's awesome, that youguys are giving the, you know
the area an opportunity and notjust focusing on, like San
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Antonio, specifically.
So that's really really cool.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
And I think that you
know, a question that I get a
lot is like, what is thecriteria that you evaluate
weddings on, right?
And I think that there's a lotof pressure like, especially
when couples are planning theirwedding, of, like what am I
supposed to do?
And we really love to celebrateweddings with a point of view
that are going to beinspirational, but what we love
from that is the love story,like the individuality of that
story and that couple is whatmakes it really special.
So that's kind of things thatwe look at when we're, you know,
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looking at those submissions,but it's also something that we
really want to lead with.
Advice.
Wise to people who just gotengaged is hey, this really is
your day, so you know, youshould focus on what makes y'all
y'all and kind of really letthat resonate through the entire
process.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Absolutely love it
and okay.
So now I want you to talk to meabout the.
The I mean, because you knowpeople.
Obviously they can find the macdo.
The is a magazine availableeverywhere.
Where can we find it?
Speaker 3 (09:17):
so currently, right
now.
Today, you can get the magazineonline.
We have an online shop whereyou can get it shipped to you.
You can get a digital copy.
If you're currently engaged,you you can DM us on Instagram
for a complimentary copy andthen very soon, within the next
couple of weeks, copies will beout in the community for local
pickup and you'll start seeingthem at places like venues,
bridal boutiques, waiting roomsyou know, your dentist office,
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med, spa, as well as hotels andhotel rooms.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
I love this, so is
the magazine for just.
I guess for the public are theyfree?
Do they cost any money?
Speaker 3 (09:50):
Yeah.
So if you're an engaged couple,we want to make sure that you
get a complimentary copy to kickoff your wedding planning.
For everyone else who mightwant a copy you know, couples
who are in the wedding, vendors,parents, friends, anyone who
wants a copy you can order itonline for our online shop and
then it will be availablelocally for free pickup.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
But copies are
limited and they'll be refreshed
as we can all right, and we dohave some here in the studio as
well.
So, if you, you know, if youwant to send me a message as
well, I have some magazines herebecause, because we are in the
magazine, if you turn to page150, you will find MVP Photo
Booth.
Speaker 3 (10:28):
A few other pages.
Oh yeah, oh no, no, no, no,yeah, we are actually on a bunch
of pages.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
I was going through
the magazine the other day you
know the one that you gave us atthe release party, where you
put the little flags with youknow all the pages that we're in
and I was like, oh my gosh, wemade it to a bunch of the pages
here.
So, yeah, so, again, thank youfor that.
But yeah, so, yeah.
So we have some magazines herein the studio as well.
So if you guys, you know, wantto send us a message, you know I
can.
You know I'll make sure that wecan get them out to you guys as
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well.
But okay, so not only do youhave the magazine, but, third,
that you guys have something newthat it's going to help couples
with the planning.
Talk to me about that.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
I guess we're hard
launching it today on the Tipsy
Podcast.
Yeah, we haven't told anyoneyet.
Our team has been workingreally hard on an incredible new
resource for couples that'scompletely free for engaged
couples, and that is our weddingplanning workbook.
It's an epic Google sheettemplate with, I think, 10
different tabs that guidesengaged couples through how to
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get started with weddingplanning, because you know it's
so overwhelming in the beginning.
You get engaged and you feellike it's time to make 500
decisions and you don't knowwhere to start.
So we guide you through.
First, you have a conversationas a couple about your
priorities and we have aworksheet to guide you through
that conversation.
Next, we have a huge checklistof everything you're going to
need to accomplish in yourwedding planning.
(11:50):
We've got two versions of abudget One that's your big
picture budget with a localpricing guide that gives you an
idea of what different vendorcategories cost in San Antonio,
and then we've got your verydetailed budget, once you're
ready, to really track yourpayments and your expenses.
What else am I missing?
Oh, we've got a guest listtemplate and it helps you
(12:11):
determine your hotel room blockand how many rooms you might
need.
We've got a vendor paymenttracker for you to keep up with
if you've paid your deposit andwhen future payments are due.
Speaker 2 (12:20):
And then that vendor
category list that just kind of
gives you ideas of what all isout there and available and
helps you kind of determine whatyou really want, what you might
want and the things that you'rehappy to skip or avoid.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Okay, I mean, this is
this sounds amazing.
How can people get access tothis workbook?
Speaker 3 (12:39):
For right now, dm us
on Instagram.
That's the easiest way you canalways reach us by DM.
You know, sometimes ourplatform looks very curated and
you might feel like it's a bigcorporation, but we are truly
the real people behind the brandand we've got a few other
people on our team that help outas well, who are local wedding
experts team that help out aswell, who are local wedding
experts.
(12:59):
So anytime you have a weddingplanning question, you need a
vendor recommendation or youjust you know need advice or
feedback, you can reach us inthe dm I like that.
Speaker 1 (13:05):
That makes it extra
special because you're not
reaching just to to someoneoverseas, responding to messages
like it's.
You know they're comingdirectly to the source.
That's.
That's really cool, that it'syou guys.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
Yeah, and I think
that you know we made this
resource because it feels likewhen you get engaged, it can
become overwhelming very quickly.
I like to say you know, this isthe first time that many people
are purchasing these services orreally going through throwing
an event of this size, and attimes I feel like it's akin to
someone being like I need a newcar, and then going to the car
lot and like you haven't evenconsidered what type of car you
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want or how much you can spendon a car or how you're going to
use the car Right, so we reallywant to lock into like kind of
that education side of hey, hereare things that you should
really consider.
Here are some intricacies thatyou might not know and really
orientate yourself with yourpartner, because it's really
what it's about.
Is y'all being on the same page, and then we have some other
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advice around, like you knowchecking in, setting boundaries
on outside people, likeanticipating hey, my mom's
probably really going to want todo this, or we have friends
that might have theseexpectations and really
protecting the experience forthe couple so that you, y'all's
love story really comes throughand you have the experience
that's, first and foremost,based on what y'all want.
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Yeah, I think when
you talk to couples about
wedding planning, theyimmediately talk about how
stressful it was.
Speaker 2 (14:29):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (14:30):
But wedding planning
should be fun.
It is like literally theultimate party celebrating you
as a couple.
So we kind of want to bring thefun back to wedding planning
and take away a little bit ofthe stress.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
I like that, yeah,
because sometimes you know at
least you know when.
What I'm thinking is, you knowthat the wedding planners are
the ones that you know dealdirectly with the couples the
most.
So every time I talk to one ofmy wedding planners you know my
regular ones I'm always liketell me, like the real shit here
.
Like you know, how crazy arethese couples?
You know, and most of the timeyou know they're like.
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You know, actually they'repretty relaxed.
I feel like nowadays there areso many resources I mean, you
guys are giving them everythingyou know for them to be able to
plan their wedding.
So now, with all theseresources, I think like, just
like you said it right now, youwant to make it fun again, you
don't want them to be stressed,so, yeah, so I feel like now,
now the couples are a little bitmore relaxed about planning
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their wedding.
And I guess you know before youknow, without social media, I
mean cause everybody, I feellike every couple, like every
you know the bride, the groom,they're always just scrolling
through TikTok and then, onceyou start liking things, then
the algorithm is going to doeverything for you.
They're just going to startthrowing stuff at you.
But I feel like you know withyou guys, you know with the
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magazine being local and nowwith these resources that you
guys are providing for ourcouples.
It's even more specific to ourvendors here in San Antonio and
the surrounding area, which Ithink you know.
I always say it you know shop,you know getting local vendors
is amazing.
You know, because we do we'vedone a lot of destination
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weddings.
You know where people from outof town come to get married in
San Antonio and sometimes theybring their own, their own
vendors from out of town, butthen you know, a lot of the
times you know they end upgetting everybody local.
So I think, for people that arelistening that are not from San
Antonio, then know, you knowthat we have an amazing local
magazine that can help them plantheir entire wedding without
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you having to be here in SanAntonio.
You know they can go to yourwebsite, they can go to your
social media, they can get amagazine and I mean you guys can
plan their entire thing withoutyou actually physically
planning the wedding I was goingto say we won't actually plan
your wedding.
Yeah, not you specifically, butthe resources that you guys are
providing will help them planeverything and find the right
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vendors for them?
Speaker 3 (16:57):
Yeah, absolutely.
We are so passionate aboutsupporting and celebrating local
vendors.
That's really what we do it for, because we think that's what
makes weddings really unique andreally special.
But it can be hard to selectyour wedding vendors.
You know, you don't knowexactly what you're looking for,
because it's the first timeyou're looking for that type of
service, and so we really lovethat.
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We're able to buildrelationships with local vendors
and vet them for couples andmake sure that anyone that we
recommend on our platform as afeatured vendor is someone that
we know for sure is going todeliver a high quality service
on your wedding day and make theexperience seamless for you.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
I love that.
And then, right now that we'retalking about vendors, you know,
because we also have a lot ofour listeners that are wedding
vendors If they are not part ofthe magazine yet, how can they
be part of the magazine?
Do they fill out a form?
Do they just reach out to youdirectly?
What is the process for vendorsto be part of the magazine?
Speaker 3 (17:50):
Well, we have two
ways that you can be featured on
the Wed Society platform.
One is by submitting weddings.
So whenever you submit awedding, we feature it on our
social media, on our website,and then it's also automatically
considered for inclusion in themagazine.
You don't have to be a featuredvendor or have a relationship
with us already to be able tosubmit weddings, and in any
wedding we are really careful tocredit every single wedding
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vendor that worked on thatwedding.
But we do also offermemberships for wedding vendors,
and those are ones that we havethe opportunity to meet with
personally, to vet and make surethat we feel really comfortable
recommending them.
And then also, we have paidadvertising opportunities so
that they can get featured onour social media or have blog
posts, things like that, wherewe can really tell that vendor's
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story and create content aboutthem.
Yeah, so to sum it up, I thinkyou know firstly, please submit.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
We love submissions
where we can really tell that
vendor's story and createcontent about them.
Did I cover that?
So to sum it up, I think,firstly, please submit, we love
submissions and we want everyoneto feel very comfortable
submitting their work to us.
And then, secondarily, we'dlove to meet you so you can
reach out to us directly.
We can set up a call and Iwould definitely love to get to
know you, learn more about yourbusiness and see if a
relationship there makes sense.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
Yeah, so you can DM
us.
Seriously, the best way to getin touch with us at any point is
to just send us a DM.
We're really quick that way.
But also, if you go on ourwebsite, down at the bottom
there's a link for you to applyfor membership and then we can
kick off that conversation.
Speaker 1 (19:11):
Okay, and what is the
website?
Speaker 3 (19:13):
It is
sanantonioWedSocietycom, and on
Instagram we're at WedSocietySanAntonio.
Speaker 1 (19:20):
Awesome, I love it.
There you have it, guys.
So, yeah, so if you want to bepart of the magazine or just,
you know, to submit the weddings, definitely check out their
Instagram.
And then now let me ask you howdid you guys decide on this, On
the wedding society, like, howdid you come up with the idea,
or was it presented to you guys?
Did you guys go out looking forit?
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How?
Speaker 2 (19:43):
did this come about?
Well, I guess just context onus.
We each had corporate careersbefore we went into
entrepreneurship, so I was infinance and operations.
Erin is a digital marketer bytrade, so she worked for Uber
for a long time and right beforeCOVID.
We each really wanted to becomeentrepreneurs.
I think we just are big fans ofsmall business and business
ownership, so we actually had aninteresting past.
(20:05):
Our first business is a coffeeshop, and the coffee shop still
operates in aaron's hometown, um.
And then our second businesswas a photo booth business.
Let's not talk about that,please?
yeah, I'm just kidding um, butbut that was really the thing
that, like, gave us vision andhad us fall in love with the
wedding industry.
I love that, um.
And then we happened to beworking with Wed Society Austin,
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and so Wed Society as a wholewas founded about 20 years ago
in Oklahoma City, of all places,but it quickly grew into Texas.
So it's been in Dallas forabout 18, austin for 10, houston
for you know, eight, and latein 2023, the founders really
decided that there was somebenefit from being a more
national brand, because there'ssome really cool things that you
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can do as a nationalpublication with that scope and
that exposure.
But, as we've talked about onthis podcast, uh, really our
focus is hyper localization, sothose two things are kind of at
odds, um, so they decided tohave local owners in each market
that they expanded to, so wewere actually the first market
um that was awarded.
Speaker 3 (21:06):
so we're number one
in san antonio, um, and now it's
grown so, you know, I think, 22cities societies in 22 cities
around the us and growing everyday, so I think in no time give
it another year or two wedsociety will be a household name
for couples that are startingto plan their wedding in any
city I love it.
Speaker 1 (21:25):
I love it.
Yeah, we're also part of thewed society, austin, and I mean
it's a fabulous team.
It, you know it's at least forme for MVP photo booth.
I feel so honored, I guess youknow, to be a part of both of
the magazines and you know mybiggest markets, which is Austin
and San Antonio, so okay, so,going back to your, I guess,
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like the coffee shop and yousaid in her hometown, where is
this?
Speaker 3 (21:53):
My hometown is a tiny
little town called Cameron,
texas.
It's about three hoursnortheast of San Antonio.
5,000 people, wow.
So we actually lived there fora short time during COVID.
You know COVID just madeeverything crazy, but there was
no coffee shop within 45 minutesof my hometown and I was dying
for a latte so you're like, youknow what, I'm gonna make my own
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yeah and we knew nothing aboutcoffee.
But we have an amazing businesspartner who had already worked
in coffee shops.
Speaker 1 (22:20):
I love that so it was
.
I love coffee.
Speaker 2 (22:23):
I mean me and coffee
are best friends forever but I
think, at the end of the day,like I I've kind of alluded to
earlier, we just are really bigfans of small business and we
love people, and so to have theopportunity to provide a
platform for all of the localvendors who care so much Like I
feel like that's a message thatI definitely want to get out to
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couples is that I feel like youdon't understand every person
that I talk to.
They do this because they lovebeing a part of your special day
and they love being able to addtheir energy and make it better
, and so I think that you know,I've just had such good
experiences with all the vendorsand so that's my favorite part
is being able to have a platformto really amplify their voices
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and show off the fantastic workthat they do.
I mean, I think that if youlook at that first issue, like
those are all local weddings andlocal wedding vendors, and I
would put that wedding magazineup against any other wedding
magazine in the nation as far asthe aesthetic and the skill
level and the beauty and thetalent.
Speaker 3 (23:24):
Yeah, we were really
excited, especially since Wed
Society was already in othermajor Texas markets, especially
like Dallas Houston, are knownfor being very glam.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (23:34):
High budget over the
top.
Maybe Austin is known for beinga little trendy and cutting
edge, and so we were kind oflike what is San Antonio known
for?
And as we started putting theweddings together in the
magazine, I was just soimpressed that there were so
many beautiful weddings.
The work of the vendors, likeJustice said, could be put side
by side with any other city inTexas or around the US, but I
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think San Antonio has a littlesomething special.
Speaker 1 (23:58):
We're going to show
the nation that we are as
amazing as everybody else.
Speaker 3 (24:03):
Exactly, we're such a
culturally diverse city.
We're such a culturally diversecity and I think that really
comes through in the magazine orespecially, as you see, wedding
features on our blog andInstagram, where we have room to
really explain things a littlebit more.
We see so many really coolcultural fusions where people
are taking elements of theirbackground, their faith, their
culture, and tying it togetherwith their partner, who may be
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from a different culture orfaith, and that's really cool to
see for me.
Speaker 1 (24:27):
I love it, I love it,
I love it.
So for you guys, of courseyou're married.
How long have you been married?
Speaker 3 (24:34):
We've been married
for seven years, but we've been
together for 15.
Wow, okay, okay.
Speaker 1 (24:40):
And how did you guys
have a big wedding?
So we did it was huge.
Speaker 3 (24:44):
Yeah, our wedding was
so big that we had to get
really creative, which is onething I love to see when couples
do.
But we had a quote unquoteintimate ceremony, just for
close family and friends.
But it turns out that intimate-ceremony had about 125 people.
Oh my God, that's so intimate.
And then we had dinner and alot of the older people or, you
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know, family members thatweren't really there for the
party, left.
And then we had a whole newgroup of people come for
cocktail hour and the reception.
Speaker 1 (25:13):
I love that.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
Yeah, it ended up
being close to 400.
Speaker 2 (25:16):
Wow, and it was
really interesting how we kind
of alerted people because therewere two separate invitations,
so some people got invited justto the reception, which I have
not lived that down with some ofmy friends.
Speaker 1 (25:27):
The drama yeah kind,
which I have not lived, that
down with some of my friends.
Speaker 2 (25:30):
The drama, yeah, kind
of the cue was the music switch
.
So it went from like nice jazzto like you know, something a
little bit more aggressive.
Speaker 1 (25:37):
And.
Speaker 2 (25:37):
I think that a lot of
the family members were like
well, I guess that's our time.
And I think that the funniestthing was the guest list was
what?
400?
And I honestly think that Iprobably knew 45 people.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
Oh my gosh, yeah, so,
and I honestly think that I
probably knew 45 people.
Oh my gosh, yeah, it was.
So I feel for couples who arecoming from a small town or a
big family, especially wherethose parents are used to huge
weddings, and now they'replanning a wedding right now and
seeing that per guest cost andseeing the difference between
200 and 400.
And you're like, wow, do wereally want to have all those
people there?
Speaker 1 (26:07):
It sounds like you
guys had an amazing wedding and
I feel like you guys sound sopassionate about weddings in
general.
So I think people appreciatethat, because sometimes you have
all these corporations doingall kinds of things Like, hey,
let's just open a weddingmagazine, but they don't even
care for weddings or formagazines, they just want the
money.
But it sounds like you guys arepassionate about this project.
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So honestly, I know I mean it.
You guys just had the first umissue of the magazine but I
honestly think that you guys aregonna go far, far, far and I
cannot wait to see what you guys, you know, come up with
throughout the years.
I'm honestly very excited andand happy to be part of it.
Speaker 3 (26:50):
Honestly, thank you,
thank you.
I think at the end of the day,we're really in it for the
people.
It is a business.
Obviously.
It's how we make our living yeahbut we're in it for the people,
whether that's couples orvendors.
We love to tell the human storybehind what's going on.
Yeah, and so we have a lot ofexciting new things in store.
That first year went by.
Yeah, it went by fast, but wehave so many ideas.
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It's just a matter of time, sowe have enough time and energy
and focus to start creatingthose new ideas.
Speaker 1 (27:19):
I love it.
Well, guys, we are running outof time, but right before we
close, I want you guys to tellour listeners, I guess, what is
your best advice for someonethat is just starting the
planning of their wedding,somebody that just recently got
engaged?
Like what would you say?
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That it's like okay, you needto do this um.
Speaker 3 (27:44):
Go download our
wedding planning workbook,
because it will walk you throughit step by step.
And I don't say that to beself-serving, I think it will
genuinely be so helpful forcouples, but my best advice is,
before you do anything, to havethat conversation that's just
you and your partner, where youspend a little bit of time
dreaming.
You know, separately, but alsotogether, what do you envision
for the wedding day.
What are you most excited about?
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What do you not care so muchabout?
Speaker 2 (28:34):
no-transcript
foundation to the rest of your
lives together, right?
And so I think that that's sucha great practice to even start
with in planning this is hey,let's come together and let's
create this vision together andkind of insulate and protect our
experience and then build itand share it with other people,
Because I think that that's kindof a testament to a marriage
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right, Like you build together,you're the foundations of each
other and you kind of present tothe world as a cohesive unit.
Speaker 3 (29:01):
That's so true.
Maybe wedding planning is yourfirst test as a couple getting
married.
Speaker 1 (29:07):
Imagine they don't go
through with it test as a
couple getting married.
Speaker 3 (29:11):
Imagine they don't go
through with it.
Maybe it's your first majorlearning exercise.
Speaker 1 (29:16):
I love it all, right,
guys.
Well, thank you so much againfor for coming by.
I am so excited, uh, and thankyou for being my first guest of
this season two.
I mean that when, when Istarted this podcast you know I
started, you know I just wantedsomething fun you know I wanted
to have just casualconversations with wedding
planners here in the area, butnow, season two, I mean we're
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going to have amazing, amazingguests for the next, you know,
episodes.
We have wedding planners, wehave DJs, we have DJs, we have
all kinds of wedding vendors.
So, to our listeners out there,if you have a favorite vendor
and they haven't been on thepodcast, just send me a DM.
Let me know who you want us tohave here and we'll make sure to
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reach out to them.
Again, thank you, guys so much.
Thank you.
Thank you, and I can't wait tohave you guys at one point again
here on the podcast Seasonthree, season four, who knows?
Speaker 2 (30:12):
There you go.
Just let us know, we're stillhere.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
Thank you, guys.
All right guys.
We'll catch you next week.
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