Is the Wedding Industry Recession Proof?

07/19/22 • 55 min

We've all heard that the wedding industry is recession proof but is that REALLY true. We break down the current wedding boom, discuss when the bubble will burst (it will) and discuss wether or not a global economic downturn will have a significant impact the wedding industry and wedding creatives (photo and video pros) in particular. We dive into the 2008 recession nd it's impact on the 2009 wedding industry and talk through Four Ways to Prepare Your Wedding Filmmaking biz for a potential recession in 2023 and beyond.

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Running a Wedding Filmmaking Studio

Running a wedding filmmaking studio is def a unique challenge. From scheduling to gear to still managing to create a great film for your clients, it’s not for the faint of heart.

In this episode Jared and Jason talk through what it takes to run their studio, StopGoLove, and break down a normal week in the life of a studio that does 220 wedding films a year.

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Daniel McCarthy | CEO of Musicbed

We all know Musicbed as the premiere song licensing platform for Wedding Filmmakers but what you may not know is that it was founded BY Wedding Filmmakers. Daniel McCarthy from Musicbed was nice enough to hop on and talk all things music licensing ("Like... How does this even work)and the transformative power of music to create a special, unique moment for our couples and clients.

We also dig into why your songs get flag by social media companies, why Musicbed removed "the" from their website and branding, and even why Musicbed changed their sales model from song by song to a subscription model (and why it's a great deal).