What About Weddings: Deep dive conversations on weddings & the wedding industry: Recent Episodes
What About Weddings
What About Weddings is a community membership for the UK and global wedding industry. We are committed to seeking better representation for our industry, on every level. Originally founded by Jessie Westwood, Tamryn Settle and Annabel Beeforth as a campaign movement during the pandemic, at the start of 2022 we announced that we are launching a brand new wedding community membership - an inclusive, high value, affordable and easy to access platform for anyone who wants to build on their successes, invest in their growth, access latest information, and ensure we always have a voice on an international scale. Our members will get access to live online events and workshops, comprehensive information and workflow tools, latest news with political engagement, discounts and benefits, an online forum and a chance to connect with others facing the same challenges and opportunities. Join us on our podcast, as we explore issues that impact our businesses, mental health and lives.
What the !%#%? is happening in the UK right now? We recorded this episode on the morning of the day the Prime Minister resigned - a time of unprecedented chaos and upheaval, politically and economically, here in the UK.
With a government in chaos, inflation at a record high, a cost of living crisis and energy rates set to soar next April, these are unsettling and worrying times for business owners in the wedding industry - already, many of us are starting to feel the pinch and concerned about business cashflow.
In this episode, we chat through how all of this is impacting our livelihoods and things we can do to help us navigate our way through these tumultuous times.
00:00 - 04:10: Introduction
18:30: Jessiereferences The Power of Events, which you can find out more about here https://www.thepowerofevents.org/.
HOSTS
Annabel Beeforth, founder of Love My Dress®.
Find Annabel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/annabelbeeforth.
Tamryn Settle, independent celebrant at Wild & Oak.
Find Tamryn on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheCandidApple
Jessie Westwood, founder of Studio Sorores.
Find Jessie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JessieSorores.
WHAT ABOUT WEDDINGS
What About Weddings is a community membership for the UK and global wedding industry. We are committed to seeking better representation for our industry, on every level.
Prior to the global pandemic, the wedding industry was not fully recognised. Together, with the support of the entire industry, we campaigned and liaised with the national media, major associations, political groups and government to give the UK wedding sector a well respected voice. A strong and resilient community came together and showed what incredible results can be achieved when we listen to, learn from, and support one another.
A Brand New Membership CommunityIn 2022, we will be launching a brand new wedding community membership. One that the sector has never seen before. An inclusive, high value, affordable and easy to access platform for anyone who wants to build on their successes, invest in their growth, access latest information, and ensure we always have a voice on both a national and international scale.
Every month our members will get access to live online events and workshops, comprehensive information and workflow tools, latest news with political engagement, discounts and benefits, a private online forum and a chance to connect with others facing the same challenges and opportunities.
- We will ensure you are all represented.
- We will engage, listen and learn.
- We will partner with experts and associations.
- We will always ask, what about weddings?
Sign up here to be amongst the first to receive details of wedding industry membership community launch later this year. Further details also at the end of these show notes. Connect With Us
Website - https://www.whataboutweddings.co.uk
Twitter - https://twitter.com/WAWOfficialUK
Instagram - https://instagram.com/whataboutweddings
Sign up here **to be amongst the first to receive details of wedding industry membership community launch later this year. Further details also at the end of these show notes.
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SHOWNOTESIn this episode, Tamryn speaks with photographer Ross Willsher on a range of issues, including mental Health, diversity in the wedding industry and returning to work after the pandemic.- Ross Willsher website
- Find Ross Willsher on Instagram
- The Ross Wilsher Wedding Podcast
**Ross Willsher's Books:
-** Cameron the Crying Camera
- How To Have a Wedding as Individual As You Are
HOST
Tamryn Settle, Co-Founder of What About Weddings and independent celebrant at Wild & Oak. Find Tamryn on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheCandidApple
WHAT ABOUT WEDDINGS
What About Weddings is a community membership for the UK and global wedding industry. We are committed to seeking better representation for our industry, on every level.
Prior to the global pandemic, the wedding industry was not fully recognised, respected or supported. We now look to the future, building on our community principles to continue supporting all those using services and working within a sector we are incredibly proud to be part of.
Together we campaigned and liaised with the national media, major associations, political groups and government to give the UK wedding sector a well respected voice. A strong and resilient community came together and showed what incredible results can be achieved when we listen to, learn from, and support one another.
A Brand New Membership CommunityIn 2022, we will be launching a brand new wedding community membership. One that the sector has never seen before. An inclusive, high value, affordable and easy to access platform for anyone who wants to build on their successes, invest in their growth, access latest information, and ensure we always have a voice on both a national and international scale.
Every month our members will get access to live online events and workshops, comprehensive information and workflow tools, latest news with political engagement, discounts and benefits, a private online forum and a chance to connect with others facing the same challenges and opportunities.
- We will continue to ensure you are all represented.
- We will continue to engage, listen and learn.
- We will continue to partner with experts and associations.
- We will continue to ask, what about weddings
Connect With Us
Website - https://www.whataboutweddings.co.uk
Twitter - https://twitter.com/WAWOfficialUK
Instagram - https://instagram.com/whataboutweddings
Sign up here **to be amongst the first to receive details of wedding industry membership community launch later this year. Further details also at the end of these shownotes.
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In this episode, we dive into the reasons why the media rarely represent the wedding industry in the way we believe it could and should be represented, how this impacts the perception of weddings and our industry in general and the responsibility we have to try to change this.
SHOWNOTES
00:00 - 02:12: Introduction
29:40: Jessie references an article in the Telegraph. It was actually an article published to the financial times, written by Kristin Sharp of Struve Photography. You can find a copy at https://rb.gy/zohl8z (Annabel apologises to wedding photographer Angela Ward Brown for the mistaken name check!)
HOSTS
Annabel Beeforth, founder of Love My Dress®.
Find Annabel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lovemydressblog.
Tamryn Settle, independent celebrant at Wild & Oak.
Find Tamryn on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheCandidApple
Jessie Westwood, founder of Studio Sorores.
Find Jessie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JessieSorores.
WHAT ABOUT WEDDINGS
What About Weddings is a community membership for the UK and global wedding industry. We are committed to seeking better representation for our industry, on every level.
Prior to the global pandemic, the wedding industry was not fully recognised, respected or supported. We now look to the future, building on our community principles to continue supporting all those using services and working within a sector we are incredibly proud to be part of.
Together we campaigned and liaised with the national media, major associations, political groups and government to give the UK wedding sector a well respected voice. A strong and resilient community came together and showed what incredible results can be achieved when we listen to, learn from, and support one another.
A Brand New Membership CommunityIn 2022, we will be launching a brand new wedding community membership. One that the sector has never seen before. An inclusive, high value, affordable and easy to access platform for anyone who wants to build on their successes, invest in their growth, access latest information, and ensure we always have a voice on both a national and international scale.
Every month our members will get access to live online events and workshops, comprehensive information and workflow tools, latest news with political engagement, discounts and benefits, a private online forum and a chance to connect with others facing the same challenges and opportunities.
- We will continue to ensure you are all represented.
- We will continue to engage, listen and learn.
- We will continue to partner with experts and associations.
- We will continue to ask, what about weddings
Connect With Us
Website - https://www.whataboutweddings.co.uk
Twitter - https://twitter.com/WAWOfficialUK
Instagram - https://instagram.com/whataboutweddings
Sign up here **to be amongst the first to receive details of wedding industry membership community launch later this year. Further details also at the end of these shownotes.
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What About Weddings is a grassroots community for all wedding businesses and professionals, supporting engaged couples who are getting married, and helping the industry grow and evolve with fair representation at every level.
In episode 1 of this new podcast, What About Weddings founders Annabel Beeforth, Jessie Westwood and Tamryn Settle reflect on their 18 months of campaigning for the wedding industry throughout the global pandemic, sharing personal and professional insights, as well as revealing their plans for What About Weddings moving forward.
HOSTS
Annabel Beeforth, founder of Love My Dress®.
Find Annabel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/lovemydressblog.
Tamryn Settle, independent celebrant at Wild & Oak.
Find Tamryn on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheCandidApple
Jessie Westwood, founder of Studio Sorores.
Find Jessie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JessieSorores.
WHAT ABOUT WEDDINGS
What About Weddings is a community membership for the UK and global wedding industry. We are committed to seeking better representation for our industry, on every level.
Prior to the global pandemic, the wedding industry was not fully recognised, respected or supported. We now look to the future, building on our community principles to continue supporting all those using services and working within a sector we are incredibly proud to be part of.
Together we campaigned and liaised with the national media, major associations, political groups and government to give the UK wedding sector a well respected voice. A strong and resilient community came together and showed what incredible results can be achieved when we listen to, learn from, and support one another.
A Brand New Membership CommunityIn 2022, we will be launching a brand new wedding community membership. One that the sector has never seen before. An inclusive, high value, affordable and easy to access platform for anyone who wants to build on their successes, invest in their growth, access latest information, and ensure we always have a voice on both a national and international scale.
Every month our members will get access to live online events and workshops, comprehensive information and workflow tools, latest news with political engagement, discounts and benefits, a private online forum and a chance to connect with others facing the same challenges and opportunities.
- We will continue to ensure you are all represented.
- We will continue to engage, listen and learn.
- We will continue to partner with experts and associations.
- We will continue to ask, what about weddings
Connect With Us
Website - https://www.whataboutweddings.co.uk
Twitter - https://twitter.com/WAWOfficialUK
Instagram - https://instagram.com/whataboutweddings