We're one! Yep, our podcast has been going for a year! To celebrate we thought we'd have episodes 14 &amp; 15 dedicated to the hosts. In this episode 14, Gina interviews Hannah. It gets deep, Gina gets nosey and we both natter away as usual. Enjoy!

Birthday Episode PT One

We're back! It's probably been a couple of weeks since you last heard us in episode 12. For us, (Hannah &amp; Gina) it's been....84 years! Well, a couple of months. So buckle up for a meaty catch-up and an episode for which we're happily taking the crowns for professional natterers. We finally won an award Roo! (Listen to episode 9 to understand this reference). This episode covers our thoughts on how we as wedding suppliers could be backing up each other a little more, showing your appreciation for suppliers you love tactfully, camera issues, instax 360 and *those* dressing gowns that we adore. Enjoy, we did. And as ever, Hannah thinks it's the best episode yet (she does say this after recording every episode though...so...)

Its been 84 years...

Weddings season is hotting up, so make a brew, buckle in and take two with Hannah and Gina who welcome another special guest to the show this episode! This week they're chatting about live wedding illustration with the OG live wedding illustrator, Aaron Jacob Jones about what he offers, where he gets his work from and how he likes to work on the day. They chat about the highs and lows of self employment as well as pulling the trigger on safety clauses and the importance of being your authentic self. As ever there's great banter, tips and tricks and plenty of podcast recommendations. You can find Aaron at https://weddingillustrator.co.uk/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/eventillustrator

Good Work for Good People

Get ready for an eye-opening chat with Maddy Shine! We're diving deep into the world of marketing and why injecting personality is a game-changer. Maddy spills the beans on how to amp up your visibility with killer tactics that really work. If you're ready to shake things up and make a memorable impression, this episode is a must-listen! Who's Maddy Shine? Maddy Shine is a&nbsp;small biz business mentor and visibility expert&nbsp;who helps women-owned business legends grow their businesses by becoming more visible. She has helped thousands of clients get more visible through teaching her free and paid online programs and membership community Visible Vibes. She has been described as actual human sunshine - you can even use her GIFs which have been used over 670 million times! Maddy believes it's up to us to find and get booked by those who want to work with us. Proudly based in southeast London, Maddy is easily spotted by her blue hair and loud laugh and now runs local meetups for fellow woman entrepreneurs at the local pub. Fun fact: Sandi Toksvig once called her a clever girl, a fact she cherishes daily. You can go say hi and follow her on Instagram here @maddy.shine, and check out more about her on her website&nbsp;<a href="http://maddyshine.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">maddyshine.co.uk</a>. Excitingly, she is also about to launch a second brand Sassy &amp; Soft designing WordPress websites for women-owned service providers and creatives.

Take 2 with Maddy Shine

Grab your headphones and join Hannah and Gina for a casual chat about the power of collaboration and nailing networking. This one is for all types of wedding industry suppliers. They'll be dishing out tips on how to do it right, plus sharing some do's and don'ts for styled shoots that you won't want to miss. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned pro, this episode's packed with practical advice to level up your game. Tune in now and take your networking skills to the next level!

Stop, collaborate and listen

In this episode, Gina and Hannah welcome Roo Stain, fresh from his national win at TWIA. Although studying film making at university, Roo's career didn't start in wedding videography, and he talks through how he blagged his first job, right up to shooting his first paid video gig in 2018. Roo shares more about his approach to videography as well as the benefits of building a community within the industry. There is, as ever, plenty of great banter along the way, and a really interesting discussion about wedding awards! You can find Roo at https://roo-films.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/roo_films

Take Two with Roo

Happy new year, listeners! This week, Hannah and Gina review end of year reviews and the pros and cons of doing them, alongside all the business admin that January brings. They chat about Canva and infographics as well as Nathan Chanski's pricing brochures, and Gina shares her penny pinching love of a 30 day free trial. This week they dig into the process of couple portraits on a wedding day, how they feel about portraits and how they approach them. They also thrash out the benefits of the complementary pre-wedding shoot and whether site venues are really necessary and how returning to a venue can affect creativity, as well as how to get out of holes when creativity isn't flowing! As ever, there's some great podcast recommendations but you can ONLY listen to them when you're up to date with Take Two! Please continue to stoke Gina's ego by liking, reviewing and subscribing and for the love of a Crunchie, engage with the Instagram polls...

Pinch Punch

In today's episode, Gina serenades us all while Hannah pops to the loo mid-record. Once you've filled in the application form for 'The Voice' on Gina's behalf, listen to Hannah &amp; Gina discuss how they've been spending their 'downtime'. Using this time of year to reflect, they take a look at why wedding photographers (themselves included!) do the things they do in their business - things that seem to be unwritten rules and industry standards. They look at gifting, outsourcing, photo/film delivery times, becoming educators and begin to wonder, does there need to be this uniformity when running a wedding business? If you're self-employed, don't you get to write the rules? It certainly gets them thinking and they hope it gets your noodle twitching. And of course, there are some great podcast recommendations to listen to whilst you tackle your winter editing (once you've listened to Take Two, of course!). If you enjoyed the episode, please don't forget to follow and if you could leave a review, I think Hannah &amp; Gina would love you forever (depending on what you wrote of course).

Why tho? 

This week Hannah and Gina welcome their first guest to the show! Alexandra from The Crowthers Photo &amp; Film joins them to spill the beans on what it's been like working with a content creator at a wedding, but not before delving into some quick fire questions and learning more about how she and her husband Calum ended up as a photo and film duo. They talk about wedding trends and how there's been a real rise in content creators at weddings during 2023; they discuss what it was like working alongside another set of eyes on the day, what kind of content they generated and how the couple used the content after the wedding. No one had a wedding ick of the week, so instead they share some general icks and they definitely don't talk about slugs. As ever there's some great podcast recommendations and audio book recommendations to get you through the next couple of weeks. Visit www.thecrowthers.co/ or follow @thecrowthersphotoandfilm to find out more about Alexandra and don't forget you can follow us on Instagram too @take_2podcast

Don't forget to film it

"Take 2: Unconventional Creatives" is the go-to podcast for aspiring and established wedding photographers or any creative in the wedding industry.Join hosts Hannah and Gina, two former teachers turned wedding photographers, as they journey on in their second careers and dive into the captivating world of creative entrepreneurship within the wedding industry. In "Take 2: Unconventional Creatives," Gina &amp; Hannah share their personal experiences, lessons learned, intriguing ideas, and even some jaw-dropping WTF moments along the way. Their authentic and relatable conversations make this podcast an entertaining and informative resource for all who dare to embrace their unconventional path to success.

Take 2: Unconventional Creatives

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