Your calendar can be full and your business can still feel stuck. In this episode of The Wedding Planner Society Podcast, Senior Educator Krisy Thomas breaks down three quiet growth blockers that show up in wedding planning businesses at every stage — and they rarely look like problems. They look like decisions you already made.

We dig into the pricing structures, service packages, and long-standing workflows that become invisible ceilings when you stop asking whether they still reflect the business you want now. Then we look at reputation — not the one you're building, but the one that's already out there telling your story for you. And finally, the standard that lives in your head but never made it into your process, and what that costs you when it's time to grow.

Then Certified Wedding Planner, Tracy Dapp, joins Krisy for a candid conversation about what it looked like to pivot after years in the industry — from an early partnership that quietly held her back to the deeper education and mentorship that changed how she operates. Tracy gets specific about referrals, vendor relationships, messaging, and the real work of rebranding, updating services, and building the kind of documented systems that create consistency clients can trust.

If any of this feels familiar, this is your sign to stop filing it under "later." Pick one area, revisit it, and take the next step.

Subscribe, share this with a planner friend, and leave a review so more wedding pros can find the resources they need to keep growing. Visit CWPSociety.com to learn more about certification and membership.

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What Your Couples Really Remember About Working With You

A wedding can run flawlessly and still leave couples feeling unsupported during the planning process — and that gap is exactly what we're addressing in this episode.

Riley Snider, Master Certified Wedding Planner, Certified Industry Educator, and owner of Elegant Affairs by Design, joins Laurie Hartwell, Founder and CEO of the CWP Society, to map the full emotional client journey: from the early excitement after signing, through the quiet middle stretch where communication often fades, to the high-pressure final weeks when deadlines and family dynamics collide.

Couples don't evaluate their planner by the number of spreadsheets you built. They remember whether they felt safe, supported, and guided — especially when nobody was watching. This conversation covers the simple check-ins that prevent anxiety before it builds, why explaining the reasoning behind your recommendations builds lasting trust, and the critical difference between sending information and actually preparing your couples to feel calm and confident on wedding day.

If you want more referrals, stronger reviews, and a reputation rooted in trust, this is the skillset that moves the needle — without adding more to your plate.

Ready to go deeper? The CWP Society's certification programs and memberships give you the frameworks, community, and credentials to build a business couples rave about — and refer. Visit CWPsociety.com to explore your next step.

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When was the last time you made a decision that was entirely for you — for your business, and for the version of you that's still becoming?

That question sits at the center of this conversation, because wedding planning is built on heart. But heart without structure has a ceiling — and a lot of planners hit it before they ever realize what held them back.This industry has a way of keeping you so focused on everyone else's big day that your own professional growth quietly gets deprioritized. And that gap shows up eventually — in your systems, your pricing, your confidence.

In this episode, Krisy Thomas is joined by Denitra Barnes, Certified Wedding Planner and owner of Tailored for You Wedding and Event Planning, who is currently pursuing her Master Certification. Denitra opens up about what finally pushed her past the internet rabbit holes and into structured professional education — and the real-world difference it made: stronger client consultations, clearer pricing, more confident vendor relationships, and tools that help her deliver a consistent, elevated planning experience every time.

They also get into something that doesn't get talked about enough — how education reshapes your internal credibility. Denitra shares how client psychology training has changed the way she responds when emotions run high, family dynamics get complicated, or conflict shows up mid-process. That kind of calm doesn't come from experience alone. It comes from preparation.

If you've been sitting on the fence about certification, Master Certification, or simply how to grow your planning business without burning out, this conversation will give you something real to work with.

Subscribe, share this episode with a planner who's ready to grow, and leave a review — it helps more planners find this community. To learn more about professional development, certification, and what's possible for your planning business, visit The CWP Society — the world's premier wedding planner certification and membership organization — at CWPSociety.com.

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