Text the Wedding Planning Hotline

The first season of The Planner's Edit is officially a wrap. In this final episode, Desirée Adams recaps the themes and conversations that defined the season, from full-service planning and branding to systems, marketing, and venue relationships, and shares a glimpse of what's coming next fall.

Share your input before the next season's planning begins: the guests you want to hear from, the topics you've been waiting on, and the questions you've been sitting on all year. Follow along over the summer for a fresh perspective on past episodes, and come back this fall for a brand-new season of your favorite wedding planner podcast.

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Text the Wedding Planning Hotline

Are styled shoots worth it, or a well-produced waste of time? Desirée shares five honest takes on styled shoots for wedding planners: what they can do, what they can't, where most planners go wrong, and the framework she uses to decide when a styled shoot is worth the investment.

Links Mentioned in the Episode

• Find the Full Shownotes Here
• Work with Desiree for business coaching and mentorship

Text the Wedding Planning Hotline

Venue relationships are one of the most powerful and most misunderstood growth levers in a planning business. In this deep dive, Desirée walks through exactly how to become a preferred planner at the venues that matter — why alignment comes before ambition, how to build genuine relationships with venue coordinators by showing them what's in it for them, and why every single wedding day is an audition.

If venue referrals are part of how you want to grow your wedding business, this episode gives you the full framework.

Links Mentioned in the Episode

• Find the Full Shownotes Here
• Work with Desiree for business coaching and mentorship