We’re back in the studio! So much has happened since our last recording, and we’re diving right into the hottest topics. From the sudden rise of bride-influencers and how they might be shifting the wedding industry into uncharted territory, to whether photographers really need shot lists, and even asking if presets are on the verge of extinction. We cover it all in this fast-paced, no-holds-barred episode. — Check out our new WEBSITE -...

It's Thanksgiving week here in the states and we are so thankful for all of you. We are on break this week for the holiday, but figured we would drop a compilation episode of our very favorite and most hilarious moments since we started this thing back in 2023. This one is jam packed with our favorite laugh out moments, hand picked by us. Thank you all again for tuning in each and every week and keeping this thing going. We hope you all have an amazing Thanksgiving. We will be back next week...

We were so excited to welcome Paige Griffith aka "The Legal Paige" onto the show! Paige opens up about her journey from law school to building a thriving business as an entrepreneur, sharing the highs, lows, and lessons learned while creating her legal education platform. She dives into key topics like the importance of artistic style clauses, the growing role of AI in contract drafting, and the tricky terrain of copyright and image rights. Paige also tackles the delicate matter of navigating...

FAN GIRL SCREAM! If you were to ask us what one of our "dream big" goals were when we launched the podcast, it was to sit down and interview this incredible human! We were so excited to welcome Hayley Paige @misshayleypaige to the table. You might know Hayley from her incredible wedding gown designs, or have seen her on "Say yes to the dress". She has been a guiding light in our industry and we are so excited that she is back in bridal fashion after a 3.5 year hiatus. In this hour long...

Welcome to our first remote episode! While we will be back in the studio to record the majority of our episodes, we wanted to test out our remote setup as we have some big guests planned to come on the show in the next few weeks. In this episode, we sat down to chat about some sensitive topics. Everything from "can vendors tell when clients aren't going to last?" to "do you think that clients know what vendors are fed at a wedding?" is covered in this one. — Check out our new WEBSITE -...

Mikey SunsetZ & Diva Lauren are in the studio this week for a special edition of "Wedding Day Horror Stories". Our listeners wrote us in some absolutely wild stories that seem so unbelievable it had us questioning if they were legitimate. We are not giving anything away in the description for this one... it was truly unhinged in every way possible. — Check out our new WEBSITE -...

It's been a while since we had a guest sit down at The Vendor Table! We were joined by Jaclyn Rutigliano, a third-generation floral designer from @hometownflowerco. Jaclyn provides us with an amazing behind-the-scenes perspective on the wedding floral industry. She sheds much-needed light on many important topics that have gone unrecognized in the industry. We talk about everything from the wedding floral process to why they cost so much, as well as the dark secrets of the industry that no...

My goodness a lot has gone down since we last recorded. There was some crazy drama on TikTok with a makeup artist who didn't take a hint when asked to leave. A bride from Florida drugged her guests, and Millie Bobbi Brown got married and probably will start a trend. We also get heated with guests who always think getting their cell phone shot is the most important thing at a wedding. — Follow us on Social -...

We all know you have a wedding vendor/venue blacklist. Aka a person or place you refuse to work with! We dive in the hidden truth about vendor blacklists as well as some other interesting topics. Is Super 8 and VHS style video becoming the new popular wedding trend? What happens when a member of the creative team crosses their medium (Video delivering photos/photographer delivering video). Is that a breach of contract? We have a chat about epic landscape style wedding photographers. Are they...

Do you still wake up nervous on a wedding day? Are you stressing about missing a moment, or worried you forgot something? Yeah, us too. We get real on this episode where we talk all about having "Wedding Anxiety" as a vendor. We also chat about "aging out" as wedding photographers. Will there be a time we hang up the camera and shift careers? We also get very spirited about a planner who told us that "you wouldn't have anything to capture at a wedding without the details". Needless to say we...

So many good questions were addressed on this weeks episode. Everything from, Are Wedding Floral budgets out of control? To... does the order of vendor tags on Instagram actually matter? Also, do you think that some vendors should hold a professional certificate to be able to operate? We also talk about how Excel spreadsheets get us pretty damn excited. — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ //...

What would you do if you got home and found out that someone deleted the family photos off of your camera? Well that is just what happened to one photographer. We dive into that crazy story, as well as a bunch of others. We also talk about how we disagree on how we import our photos, that scammer photographer in Indiana thats ripping people off and how a "unity sandwich" should be the next big wedding trend. — Follow us on Social -...

You guys know we love to keep it real over here. But whats your favorite part about being a wedding vendor? We get into a real honest conversation about. We also talk about "what happens when a client gets divorced before you could deliver the wedding photos?". Also, is your business in good hands if you "kick the bucket" unexpectedly? — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ //...

This episode is jam packed with some of the most insane wedding stories we have heard... and they come from you! From a florist who tried to get out of refund by faking a car accident, to a groom exposing his cheating bride (on their wedding day), to a family member that just can't keep her clothes on. This one has it all. — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ //...

Have you ever had a take an arrow for a client? Are vendors really talking trash about their clients DURING THEIR WEDDING? Do you really need a contract as a wedding vendor? You guys wrote in some wild topics for us to chat about in this truly unhinged episode. — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ //...

Busy season is starting to heat up and so are the topics you have been sending in. This one is jam packed with topics such as "who should control the wedding timeline, the photographer or the planner?". As well as "is it okay to gatekeep photo locations?". We also touch on a sensitive topic that was brought up on the Runaway Vows podcast (The Kitchen). Are couples thinking too much about their photos and not living in the moment on their wedding day? — Follow us on Social -...

One of the most requested topics we have received over the last year! Second shooting a Wedding offers photographers the ability to grow and learn on the job, while giving them so much artistic and creative freedom. We go over everything from "what main photographers look for in the second shooters" to the business side. Including "should second shooters be allowed to use the images for their portfolio/social media?". It's an episode jam packed with info for wedding photographers looking to...

Mike is back from Ireland, Lauren's hungover and we have so much to talk about. We touch on so many topics... from the infamous google gate situation, to creating an AI just for exit signs to being nice to Wedding DJ's (for once). Surely we don't go off the rails... right? — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ //...

After scavenging the depths of trashland (aka Reddit), we have found some new horror stories for your listening pleasure. Everything from guests stealing food, to guests thinking they can wear white to the ultimate wedding photographer nightmare. — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ //...

Smaller Weddings, No Wedding Parties, Hating Golden Hour and their hatred towards ankle socks. GenZ is truly turning the wedding industry on its head. Is this a good thing? Are these two millennial Wedding Photographers ready for a change? Lauren & Mike dive in and chat all about it. — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ //...

Lauren & Mike are back to chat all about "Sepia Gate". The story that was on everyone's minds these last few weeks. After our exclusive interview with photographer, Hannah Wise, we wanted to sit down and discuss everything that happened that got us to this point. It's an extra long (and extra juicy) episode, where we chat about everything that happened. As always, we give our brutally honest feedback. Buckle up, this was a long one. — Follow us on Social -...

There was some serious drama that swept the wedding industry last week. If you haven't heard of the "Sepia Gate" saga, we suggest you hop on TikTok and check it out. Many of us have seen the countless posts from the "Sepia Bride". However, no one had heard from the Photographer's perspective. TVT reached out to Hannah Wise, aka the "Sepia Photographer" for an exclusive interview. Here is her side of the story. — Follow us on Social -...

Lauren & Mike are back with some more listener questions! We had some good ones this week that touch on so many great topics. Everything from "Whats on your do not play list?" to "do main photographers feel intimated by their second shooters?". — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook...

Lauren & Mike are back with an all new Listener Questions Episode! We cover everything from "Should vendors sit with guests" to "is every photographer trying to be an educator?". This one is jam packed with our always honest feedback. — Follow us on Social - @thevendortablepod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ // ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook...