The Wedding Masterclass

🤠 y’all come join us in Nashville for State of the Wedding Industry / Wedding Pro Networking Community Mastermind Dinner Aug 19th at Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza (Official) with ASSOC OF BRIDAL CONSULTANTS Wed Society | Nashville !

We can’t wait to return to Nashville and Loews Nashville Hotel at Vanderbilt Plaza (Official) to provide a safe space with no-ego networking, honest discussions about the shift in the wedding industry and the opportunity for true connections beyond just business cards.

And be sure to stay for Mastermind Dinner after State of the Wedding Industry / Wedding Pro Networking Community to dive deeper into meaningful business conversation, strategy, brainstorming and support.

One day packed full of what you need to motivate, energize and excite you to tackle the fall wedding season before it starts.

🔗 Link for tickets in our bio 👆🏽

“Isolation is expensive.

It costs you time because you’re figuring out alone what someone in the same room could tell you in five minutes. It costs you money because you’re making decisions in a vacuum, pricing wrong, positioning wrong, saying yes to the wrong things. And it costs you momentum, because you don’t know what you don’t know, and there’s no one around to tell you.

I built in Charleston largely alone. I made it work but I also made mistakes I didn’t have to make. What changes when you find real community isn’t just your mindset. It’s your business. You move faster. You stop second-guessing everything. You find out the problem you’ve been carrying for six months already has a solution and the person sitting next to you figured it out.

That’s why these events matter. Not for the networking. Not for the content. For the moment you realize you are not the only one and that the people who made it through were not smarter than you. They were just less alone.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​“ -

💗 Join Atosha Barboza Bennett at Charleston July 13th at for this full circle moment. Having started in Charleston and built a multi-seven figure international floral and event design business as well as an educational platform, returning to the stage in Charleston is particularly special.

💎 We can’t wait to hear all the gems she’ll drop!

1-4pm
5-7:30pm
July 13th


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‼️ LAST CHANCE ‼️ to join our FAM+ Retreat to the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 July 6-10!

We will start in Santo Domingo, move to La Romana, and then to Punta Cana to explore and experience the top luxury resorts and venues for destination weddings on the east side of the DR.

🔗 Link to apply is in our bio 👆🏽

And we also have some amazing other trips planned for this year (and more for next year!) you can apply for:

Styled Shoot Marrakech, Morocco 🇲🇦 : Aug 29-Sept 1
FAM+ Retreat Marrakech, Morocco 🇲🇦: Aug 31-Sept 4
Styled Shoot Umbria, Italy 🇮🇹: Nov 14-17
FAM+ Retreat Florence/Tuscany, Italy 🇮🇹: Nov 17-24
FAM+ Retreat Riviera Maya, Mexico 🇲🇽: Dec 1-4

What makes our FAM+ Retreats different is that it is a small group to make sure you have quality time to experience and connect with the right resorts, venues, and suppliers to leave not only with first-hand knowledge but with a network to start bringing couples there and referring them to the right places for their wedding.

More exciting destinations for 2027 to be announced:

Los Cabos
Morocco
Spain
Thailand
UK
Italy
Puerta Vallarta/Punta Mita
Mexico City
Jamaica
and more!

🤷🏻‍♀️ Why should you attend this summer? ☀️

➡️ Don’t take it from me, listen to one of our wedding pro speakers, about why you should attend:

“The wedding industry can feel incredibly isolating. Social media shows everyone’s highlight reel, and it’s easy to mistake pretty pictures for a thriving business. What’s missing for most professionals isn’t talent - it’s perspective, real conversation, and the kind of connections that actually move the needle.

Events like The Wedding Masterclass create space for honest dialogue about what’s working, what isn’t, and where the industry is heading. That’s rare. Most of us are so deep in the day-to-day that we rarely step back to think strategically about our businesses.

I’ve built meaningful relationships, referral partnerships, and collaborative opportunities almost entirely through in-person events. The ROI on showing up in a room with serious professionals who want to grow is unlike anything you can replicate online.

The professionals who attend these events aren’t just looking for inspiration - they’re looking to level up. That shared intention changes the quality of every conversation in the room, and that’s exactly where real growth happens.”

If you are ready for growth, real connections and honest conversations, don’t miss one of our stops near you:

July 13: Charleston
July 15: Richmond
July 22: Brooklyn
July 27-28: DC
July 30: Miami
Aug 5: Atlanta
Aug 12: Raleigh
Aug 17: Nashville
Aug 19: Indy

🔗 Link in bio

🥗 When a dinner feeds more than your body, it feeds your soul. 💗 That’s . ✨

Being a visionary is not an easy road. The mere definition means that others cannot see what you see. Your friends. Your family. Your teammates. Your colleagues.

Ignoring their warnings, not listening to their well-meaning advice, it all seems reckless.

And at some point, you can’t even share your wins or losses because they just don’t get it.

But who does?

Who gets it?

✅ The wedding pros at get it. That’s why they’re there.

They are there because they want to learn, discover, connect and experience together. They want guidance for paths they haven’t yet traversed. They want brainstorming and support from others who can see their vision but with a slightly different perspective to add depth and breadth to their ideas.

And most of all, they’re there not just to talk the talk but to walk the walk. Action, strategy, support and encouragement all within a few courses of dinner.

📈 If you are ready for the next level, the next iteration of you, your business, your life, then you join us for dinner.

🍽️ Mastermind Dinner is after each in a city near you this summer. Don’t miss the opportunity to join the conversation and get the clarity you need to achieve your goals.

🔗 Link in bio above 👆🏽

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🛠️ What’s it take to build, grow, and sustain a successful business in the wedding industry today?

Join us at at with July 30th (or at one of our summer stops - see pinned post on our profile!).

We will be chatting with our pro panel about successes, lessons learned and what’s on the horizon for the wedding industry.

You’ll also have opportunities to network and connect with other like-minded wedding pros just like you, who want to support you.

Stay for Mastermind Dinner to take it to the next level. Deeper discussions about your business, brainstorm next steps and get clarity around your direction and actionable steps to make your goals happen sooner than later.

🔗 Link for tickets in bio 💗

Can’t wait to see you there!

📣 Speaker Announcement for Indianapolis Aug 19th at !

We are excited to have Monica Richard, founder of Mon Amie Events, Inc., join our speaker panel for State of the Wedding Industry Indianapolis. With over a decade in the industry and a background at Walt Disney World, she excels at delivering celebrations where clients are fully present to experience their event as guests.

Recognized by the Indianapolis Business Journal 40 Under 40 and serving as an adjunct instructor at Indiana University, Monica is also among the first 50 professionals worldwide to earn the prestigious Master Wedding Planner™ designation.

Join us for an afternoon of conversation and connection!

And stay for to dig deeper and gain new insights for your business!

💗 Big thanks to and for helping make this possible!

🔗 Link for tickets 🎟️ in our bio

My least favorite thing about our summer schedule is…

✴️ there’s not enough time to fit in all the cities we wanted to stop at! 😭

☀️ Summer Stops include:

July 13: Charleston
July 15: Richmond
July 22: Brooklyn
July 27-28: DC
July 30: Miami
Aug 5: Atlanta
Aug 12: Raleigh
Aug 17: Nashville
Aug 19: Indianapolis

PLUS there are a couple more to be added so stay tuned!

Tickets 🎟️ via link in bio and remember that each event is a separate ticket so you can join for one or both.

Aaannnnndddddd…in DC, we have a special event July 28th from 1-4pm Mastermind Strategy Workshop with . It is what Mastermind Dinner doesn’t give you the time to do.

You have goals, but when you’ve never achieved them before, knowing the steps you need to take to get there can seem overwhelming.

We take you through creating a customized 90-day plan for you to make meaningful progress towards your goals and get a chance to talk it through with other entrepreneurs like you.

👀 Where will we see you this summer? Tell us in the comments below 👇🏽

It wouldn’t be a summer without a stop in DC with !

We will be having our Day 1 July 27th and then Day 2 Mastermind Strategy Workshop July 28th (see yesterday’s post) to dive even deeper and provide you with a 90-day plan.

Also thankful for our amazing partners at !

Who will we see there? 🎉

If you’re still hungry for more after , you join for the following day in select cities for Mastermind Strategy Workshop.

🛠️ Working on your business is different than working in it, and when you have too much to do in your business, you never get a chance to work on it. You only get the same hamster wheel day after day.

🐹 If you’re ready to get off the hamster wheel, you can’t miss one of our select city offerings for Mastermind Strategy Workshop.

Three hours of thinking, learning, strategizing, and creating a 90-day plan customized for your business and your goals.

✴️ You will:

-Learn why you haven’t hit your goals 

-Identify your struggle behind the struggle

-Create a written 90-day strategic action plan

-Understand how your day-to-day environment and schedule needs to shift to support you

-Crowd-source solutions and find accountability partners to keep you on track

✳️ Our first location will be July 28th in DC, the day after (July 27th).

We will also offer this in Toronto and Montréal this fall.

There are a limited number of spots so be sure to save your seat now.

♟️Be sure your next move is the right one.

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