About Us
With over 30 years in the hospitality industry and 25 years in the wedding industry in Columbus Ohio, we have made it our goal to connect as many businesses with engaged couples as possible. I know the pains of advertising and marketing as a small business so now we are here to help ease that pain by offering you guidance and some incredible solutions. What do we do? We help businesses increase their revenue and take their business to the next level by putting them directly in front of their target market (engaged couples in Columbus Ohio). We would love to chat and see if we can help you!
How We Got Started
I started as a wedding planner in Columbus Ohio and have worked with thousands of wedding professionals. We both had the same struggles in our businesses - putting our money in the wrong place with no return on investment, spending to much on advertising, wasted time and hours researching that might work and not marketing directly to my target market. So I decided to start helping businesses with common struggles to increase their revenue as well as streamline the process. All the things I wanted but could never find!
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"Always enjoyed working with Jamie and attending the bridal shows that she and her team created."
"Jamie has been in the wedding industry for over two decades and has amazing knowledge of this..."
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"Jamie has been in the wedding industry for over two decades and has amazing knowledge of this industry in the Columbus, Ohio market. Her dedication and amazing customer service make her one of the best resources in the market."
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Don't be stressed AF planning your wedding!
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Join Devoted Columbus at the Makoy Center on Sunday, February 27, 2022! Shop from past brides for some amazing deals on new and gently used wedding...
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"Megan does an amazing job and her products are amazing!! "
"Amber is great to work with. Trustworthy, professional, thinks quick on her feet, dedicated to..."
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"Amber is great to work with. Trustworthy, professional, thinks quick on her feet, dedicated to what she does and takes care of her clients. She has been in the business for a long time and is well educated in handling weddings and events."
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It is scary starting a new business as I have started many but if you are passionate about what you do people will see that and want to do business with you. Besides the obvious ways of having a website, creating a Facebook page and social media, you need to do more. You should have a marketing...
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It is scary starting a new business as I have started many but if you are passionate about what you do people will see that and want to do business with you. Besides the obvious ways of having a website, creating a Facebook page and social media, you need to do more. You should have a marketing advertising budget with the launch of a new business. A great and inexpensive start is joining local networking groups. Join one or two and start making friends in your industry. Once they meet you and understand what you can do, then they can refer you- but remember to find out about them as well so you can refer them!
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I agree with everyone that multiple ways to pay is great and convenient to the client and I did that but it also created a bookkeeping nightmare! I was taking payments through 17hats, stripe, square, paypal, checks, cash, etc. Keep in mind this all needs to be tracked income and you need to get...
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I agree with everyone that multiple ways to pay is great and convenient to the client and I did that but it also created a bookkeeping nightmare! I was taking payments through 17hats, stripe, square, paypal, checks, cash, etc. Keep in mind this all needs to be tracked income and you need to get it all in one place like quickbooks. Granted I have multiple wedding companies but we ended up after paying my bookkeeper double to figure things out and clean it up--linking everything to authorize.net through 17hats and it cleaned everything up very nicely. We track cash, checks, and credit card payments into 17hats. This is an invoicing system to so they can pay with credit cards through the system and it all links to quickbooks for easy bookkeeping. You might not be at this point but for those who are it is important to make this part easy too!!
A great place to find people other then posting are local wedding networking groups. I have also found people on certain local wedding Facebook groups. I have posted on indeed and never seem to find the right people. Word of mouth is great in the industry too. Go to your local wedding planners...
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A great place to find people other then posting are local wedding networking groups. I have also found people on certain local wedding Facebook groups. I have posted on indeed and never seem to find the right people. Word of mouth is great in the industry too. Go to your local wedding planners and ask them. I tend to know who is looking for jobs in our area just because I network with so many people.
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I have been advertising my company for over 17 years and I have tried everything! What ends up working best for my wedding company is advertising where the brides are. Social media they are on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. When advertising to vendors on social media we stick with...
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I have been advertising my company for over 17 years and I have tried everything! What ends up working best for my wedding company is advertising where the brides are. Social media they are on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. When advertising to vendors on social media we stick with facebook, Linkedin, Twitter. I also do bridal shows which we do great at as well as advertise on wedding websites and wedding publications local to our area. Then of course since I run a couple networking groups this is your best and cheapest form of advertising- everyone should find time to do it!!
Go to the WPC (Wedding Professionals of Columbus) meeting on Tuesday November 14th at 6:30pm- it is only $10 for your first meeting. Great networking!! Here is the link:http://www.weddingprofessionalsofcolumbus.com/w...
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Go to the WPC (Wedding Professionals of Columbus) meeting on Tuesday November 14th at 6:30pm- it is only $10 for your first meeting. Great networking!! Here is the link:http://www.weddingprofessionalsofcolumbus.com/w...
Yes! We can help and we are right in your backyard! We work with all locally based couples for all their needs when planning a wedding. We have 2 free options- a referral form you can fill out that will go in our wedding resource center and an online directory listing. We also have extremely...
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Yes! We can help and we are right in your backyard! We work with all locally based couples for all their needs when planning a wedding. We have 2 free options- a referral form you can fill out that will go in our wedding resource center and an online directory listing. We also have extremely affordable pricing for our wedding guide magazine for a full year prices start at only $275 and these are handed to thousands of bride a year! We do 2 bridal shows- it would be awesome to have you at a booth telling brides what you offer- they need it for all those barn weddings they are doing lately! Chairs, tables, tents, etc! We have a show coming up in Dublin on Nov 12th and last I am going to suggest to network. Free opportunity to come and network on Oct 17th at 6pm at Heritage Golf Course with Wedding Professionals of Columbus. You just need to get your name into our community! info@columbusbg.com
