
I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that your entire business changes when you start marketing to your ideal client. Seriously, as a wedding planner for 13 years and a business coach for wedding planners for over 10 years, I have seen the transformation over and over again. Wedding planners come to me feeling burnt out wondering why all of their hard work and perseverance isn't bringing them the couples that they really, really, want. And I know you're here for wedding planner marketing tips–so let's get going.
I'm glad you found your way here because now we have a chance to do things differently.
Do you want to know why most businesses fail? I believe it's because they don't know who they are talking to. Before you can start marketing to your ideal client, you first need to understand exactly who they are. I'm talking more than where they shop and what their household income is. Instead, you need to focus on who they are, what they value, and which of their problems you are uniquely qualified to solve.
If you are ready to start booking more magazine-worthy weddings and start booking more ideal clients as a wedding planner, you need to know your ideal client as well as you know your best friend. If you are not there yet, you need The Client Cocktail.
Now, I'm going to assume you've done that and you know exactly who want to attract. I have to be honest with you guys, when it comes to speaking to your ideal client, a lot of wedding planners are doing it all wrong.
I'm so tired of the Instagram captions that go on and on about the fact that hundreds and hundreds of hours go into planning every wedding.
I've got bad news if that's you: your ideal client does not care.
You speak directly to your ideal client when you stop talking about your services and start talking about the transformation you provide your ideal clients.
When you are marketing to your ideal client, you need to stop focusing on your enormous bullet point list of services. We already KNOW that wedding planners work miracles, but that's not really what your ideal client is hiring you for.
After all, we know our couples don't know half the fires we put out as wedding planners on a regular basis. Instead of putting the emphasis on you and what you are doing, focus on the transformation you provide your clients.
And that's how you up the game with marketing your services as a wedding planner.
When you are marketing to your ideal client, ask yourself: What is life like for your couple after you serve them as their wedding planner?

I want you to really paint a picture here. You are not just selling your full-service wedding packages. Instead, you are selling the moment they've been dreaming about. You are taking away their anxiety and giving them the chance to be excited throughout the planning process.
After all, a wedding is more than just one day; it's a moment of their lives marking the next chapter. One they get to celebrate with all of their family and friends.
As much as possible, bring them to the moment when all of the work you do together culminates. That moment is what you need to be selling first in order to call in your dream clients (the ones that will absolutely not be questioning your worth). What's the most important thing to them?
Everyone's ideal client is a little different, but most won't care if you're the premier wedding planner in your city, that you've been featured on the knot five times, or that laundry list of services you provide. Your ideal client has a problem. They are looking for the one who can solve it for them.
When you speak directly to the transformation they are looking for in your wedding planner marketing, they will automatically assume you are the solution.

Storytelling in your marketing is one of the most effective ways to speak directly to your ideal clients in your marketing.
Once you've started painting a picture of what working with you really looks like (and the transformation you give to your wedding planning couples), you can start to infuse storytelling to make your marketing even more effective at attracting your ideal clients.
You've likely told stories in your marketing before. But now, it's time to be intentional about telling stories that walk your ideal clients through exactly what they can expect when working with you. That transformation you are selling, what does it look like in real life? If you're a podcast listener, make sure to listen to episode #70 where I talk more about how to level-up your storytelling. Telling your customers stories is only one of the four types of stories I recommend sharing.
What life looks like for your customers after they hire you is one of the most effective stories you can tell when marketing to your ideal clients.
When crafting your customer stories, think back to earlier when we talked about the transformation your ideal customer wants. What real life customers have already achieved that? And if you don't have real life examples yet, don't be discouraged. There are other ways to infuse storytelling in your marketing.
In addition to sharing real wedding stories, talk about what the problem feels like and what symptoms your ideal client experiences. Are they up late at night ridden with anxiety that they might make a mistake? Have they rented so much wedding decor that they can't see straight, and they are just crossing their fingers it's all going to look good together on their wedding day? Maybe they have demanding jobs and work long hours, so they are finding communicating with vendors next to impossible.
You get where I'm going here right? Focus on YOUR ideal clients problems. You need to know exactly who you are talking to here. When you are clear on the problem you solve, your customers will feel seen and will trust you.
Here are a few more prompts to start marketing to your ideal clients using the power of story:
- What testimonials can you share–and what’s the story behind them?
- What was life like for your customers BEFORE they came to you?
- What’s life been like for them after they’ve worked with you?
As a business coach for wedding pros AND wedding planners, I'm here to tell you marketing to your ideal clients doesn't have to be so hard.
I know that the marketing industry has made you feel like you need to be all the places and doing all the things. I know they have made you feel like if you don't have the kind of clients you want, it's because you're not doing enough. As a marketer myself, I both feel like I need to apologize on behalf of my industry AND acknowledge that I fall victim to the lies myself from time to time.
I love to get down to the brass tax and here it is: marketing to your ideal clients doesn't have to be so hard. In fact, here's a quick recap of how to speak directly to them:
- First, know who you are talking to. You need to know them like you know your best friend. If you are not there yet, the Client Cocktail will be the best money you've ever spent.
- When marketing to your ideal client, ditch the laundry list of services you provide (and every single thing that's included). Instead, focus on the transformation you provide. What problem do you solve for your customers? What do they really, really, want?
- Use storytelling to market your business even more effectively. Humans connect through stories and they are the fast track to getting your ideal clients to know-like-trust you.
Ready to finally stop booking shitty clients and start calling in magazine-worthy weddings? Grab The Client Cocktail and start taking matters into your own hands.
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Those are just a few of the reasons why I want you to join me April 11th-13th. Plus, wouldn't it be great to hang in person and connect?!
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I’m getting settled back into life after a whirlwind week at @creativeeducatorconference - and I want to share a few things with you.
First, @laylee_emadi put together the most incredible space for learning, connection, and the exchange of ideas. If you’ve ever hosted a live event, then you know how much WORK goes into it. Hats off to Laylee and her team for intentionally creating such a safe place for people to be themselves.
Friends, there’s something magical that happens when people get together. I know (maybe better than most) how the last few years have taken that away from us.
But if I can encourage you to do one thing this year for your business and for yourself it would be to get off Zoom and get in the room with some new people.
It can change your life.
There were so many special moments last week, but the sweetest was *finally* getting to meet some of the women that I’ve been coaching for… I dunno… YEARS?!
We laughed, ate meals, hugged, learned together, talked shit, laughed some more, and had the best time. Ladies, I love you all so much and I can’t wait to do it again.
@simplysandrayvonne @elizabethberghuisphotography @rohanaolson @the_evergreencollective
Laylee, you are brave and brilliant–and I can’t thank you enough for giving me a chance to share a little behind-the-scenes magic of my own business.
To everyone I got a chance to chat with and learn from–thanks for being so generous with your conversation and ideas. You are all amazing-and I can’t wait to see how you make waves and ripples this year!

The day is finally here! The doors to The Planner’s Playbook are officially open!
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The Planner’s Playbook is my newest coaching program for wedding planners, and it’s your secret weapon to planning, designing, and coordinating magazine-worthy weddings.
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Designed for wedding planners who are three years or less into their business–and it will give you all the training AND support you need to:
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🙌🏼 Design high-end, magazine-worthy weddings that bring your couples’ story to life (so you can become that industry taste-maker everyone is dying to work with)
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🙌🏼 Plan luxury weddings from A-Z like a pro without having to figure it out on your own (we’re talking big budgets, tented weddings, stellar vendors, and perfected timelines)
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🙌🏼 Serve your customers better than your competitors and turn them into raving fans (so they become your word-of-mouth champions and refer *more* luxe clients your way)
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🙌🏼 Simplify your planning process with a clear picture of how to work with your clients on any occasion or budget (like your timelines, checklists, workflows, proposals, contracts–you know, all the things)
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🙌🏼 Boost your productivity with solid systems and processes that make wedding planning easy (and deliver an incredible client experience)
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🙌🏼 Reach a higher-end clientele that’s dying to work with you and craves your one-of-a-kind wedding planning experience (so that you can charge more money and scale your business)
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I’ve taken my 12 years of experience in the wedding industry and created this program to teach you everything you need to know about design, planning, and coordination.
💡 Imagine all the things you could accomplish if you had the right resources and support to guide you. Ready to learn more?
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👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 Head to plannersplaybook.com to join us inside!

As we built this experience, we put a lot of thought into what you need to build and grow your business.
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We know that success follows a proven path, and with the Planner’s Playbook, you'll have everything you need to plan, design, and coordinate high-end weddings.
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💡 TRAINING
I'm not joking when I tell you that I've been through *every* wedding planning scenario imaginable. I know that in order to grow your wedding planning business, you've got to become the best in the game.
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Inside The Planner's Playbook, we teach you the in's and out's of wedding planning–including how to design and coordinate
your events.
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🙋🏼♀️ COMMUNITY
You can't do business alone–and as long as I'm around, you'll never have to. That's why we've built community into The Planner's Playbook–where you'll network with other planners from all over the world.
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We're just one click away to offer you support, encouragement,
and advice.
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💕 SUPPORT
Ever wish you could just jump on a zoom call with someone you admire and ask them all your burning questions?
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Inside The Planner's Playbook, we offer you the support you need to grow your wedding planning business. Our monthly coaching calls are your opportunity to get direct, personalized feedback from me (hey!) on just about anything.
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When you're a Playbooker, you'll always have a trusted mentor to lean on.
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🚀 ACTION
Wanna make progress? You've got to take a step forward.
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Inside The Planner's Playbook, you won't just learn how to be the best wedding planner–you'll also have the support system to take action in your business and get shit done.
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Imagine all the things you could accomplish if you had the right resources and support to guide you.
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To learn more and join us go to 👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻👉🏻 plannersplaybook.com
We can’t wait to welcome you! 💕💕

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