Your Wedding Bestie
Britt talks with Hayley of Hue Events about the road in through retail and venue management, and how the two of them met when this place was still framed studs. They get into why a venue host and a planner are two completely different jobs, why Hayley cut her partial planning package, and what a planner sees on a tour that a couple can't. Check your date at The Lumen House: https://thelumenhouseevents.com/inquiry?utm_source=bridal-bff&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=season-1&utm_content=ep05 CHAPTERS…
Squid Ink Oreos and Grandma's Deviled Eggs
Mikayla sits down with Alyssa and Jenny from Roots Catering, chef driven, thirteen years old, and one of the first food trucks in Charlotte. They talk about how a family recipe or a whole culture becomes a wedding menu, and what the process actually looks like from discovery call to tasting. Check your date at The Lumen House: https://thelumenhouseevents.com/inquiry?utm_source=bridal-bff&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=season-1&utm_content=ep04 CHAPTERS 00:00 Meet Alyssa and Jenny of Roots Catering…
The Vendor You'll Spend All Day With
Mikayla talks with Christian of House of Willingham, ten years into wedding photography and also getting married here. They cover why she rebranded from her own name to a team, how she runs a discovery call without turning it into a pitch, and what separates good coverage from great. Check your date at The Lumen House: https://thelumenhouseevents.com/inquiry?utm_source=bridal-bff&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=season-1&utm_content=ep03 CHAPTERS 00:00 Meet Christian of House of Willingham 03:22…
Nobody Wants a Bad Cocktail Hour
Britt sits down with Jake and Josh from Bartender's Plus, the in-house bar team here, fifteen years into the Charlotte market. They get into why cocktail hour is the hardest hour of the whole day, what is actually inside a bar package, and what happens in the months between booking and your wedding. Check your date at The Lumen House: https://thelumenhouseevents.com/inquiry?utm_source=bridal-bff&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=season-1&utm_content=ep02 CHAPTERS 00:00 Meet Jake and Josh of Bartender's…
The Lumen House Story
Britt tells the story of The Lumen House in long form for the first time: how a career selling new construction homes, then developer finance, then boutique hotels and spas, turned into a wedding venue outside Charlotte with a greenhouse at the center of it. Check your date at The Lumen House: https://thelumenhouseevents.com/inquiry?utm_source=bridal-bff&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=season-1&utm_content=ep01 CHAPTERS 00:00 Why couples always ask "why did you build this?" 01:47 Selling new…