{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62bca0fba30b110011dff975/6a59f6ed78e0412bc6fe801a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is the summer booking lull actually real?","description":"<p>Is the summer booking lull real, or is it all in your head? </p><p><br></p><p>This week the Commune is back in the garden (briefly) to unpick why enquiries seem to vanish in peak season, why couples always book the second you go on holiday, and why raising your prices might be the easiest win you're avoiding. </p><p><br></p><p>Along the way: whether the European heat is quietly killing summer destination weddings, a genuine ding-dong about how much AI belongs in a premium wedding business, the death of the hashtag and where Instagram reach actually comes from now, and Pete's theory that a COVID relationship gap is behind the quiet patch (and why the floodgates are about to open again). </p><p><br></p><p>Plus the anxiety that never quite leaves this job, a missing bride with no phone signal, a Japanese wedding pint race, and the hotel Liam booked without realising everyone else would be naked. </p><p><br></p><p>Honest, unfiltered chat about wedding photography, videography and running a creative business, from four people who actually do it for a living. Grab a coffee and settle in.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>00:00 Welcome and a rare sunny garden</p><p>01:43 Air con obsessives vs the camping tent</p><p>03:48 A 40 degree wedding in Spain</p><p>04:38 Is the heat killing summer destination weddings?</p><p>07:56 The hotel Liam didn't realise was a naturist resort</p><p>12:36 The missing bride at Iscoyd Park</p><p>16:08 Why every wedding still makes you anxious</p><p>20:14 A Japanese wedding, a pint race and language shame</p><p>22:39 A weekend off and a run of last minute bookings</p><p>25:42 Is the summer booking lull real or all in our heads?</p><p>28:29 We raised our prices and nobody blinked</p><p>29:00 Instagram burnout and the death of the hashtag</p><p>33:32 Why we gave up on TikTok</p><p>34:30 Using AI in your workflow without cheapening your brand</p><p>37:46 Pete's grading mistake and staying vigilant</p><p>42:26 The COVID relationship gap theory</p><p>44:40 An uncertain but magical industry</p><p>47:05 Scotland this weekend and a secret celebrity wedding</p><p>48:19 Highs and lows</p><p>59:40 Sausages, St Swithin and paying witches for sunshine</p><p><br></p><p>Say hi on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ourcreativecommune/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ourcreativecommune</a></p><p>Get a free 14 day trial of Musicbed: <a href=\"https://www.musicbed.com/invite/935Cy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.musicbed.com/invite/935Cy</a></p><p><br></p><p>The British Wedding Film Festival</p><p><a href=\"https://www.britishweddingfilmfestival.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.britishweddingfilmfestival.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Lawson Film School: <a href=\"https://www.lawsonfilms.co.uk/lawson-film-school\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.lawsonfilms.co.uk/lawson-film-school</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://liamandbee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">liamandbee.com</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lawsonfilms.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lawsonfilms.co.uk</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lawsonphotography.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">lawsonphotography.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>#weddingphotography #weddingvideography #filmphotography #creativepodcast #weddingindustry #ourcreativecommune</p>","author_name":"Our Creative Commune"}