013: Real Talk: Destination Weddings

Hey planners! Have you been dreaming about breaking into the destination wedding market? You’re in luck! Today we had a conversation about what it’s really like to be a destination wedding planner. We had a discussion about Linsday’s experience starting out as a destination wedding planner and she shared a lot of great tips for getting started in a new area. We discussed the first steps you should take when trying to get into a new market, why pricing sometimes varies on a case by case basis and advice for maintaining your presence in a destination market. 

What’s in this episode:

• What Linday’s travel experiences were prior to doing destination weddings
• Her experience in her business before opening up to a new destination market
• What led her and her family to move to Hawaii
• The first steps you should take if you want to get started in a new destination 
• Why you have to learn the politics of new destinations
• How destination weddings are like starting over again with building your portfolio
• The differences in charging percentage vs. flat rate
• Why pricing is sometimes a case by case basis
• Her advice for planners on maintaining their destination market 
• Why you need to do your homework and make connections with local vendors
• How you can guide your clients to get the vendors they want while limiting travel fees

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