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Episode 25 Why Hiring Your Planner First Can Save Your Wedding: Blake Events
A planner who never meant to be a planner built a 15-person team and now steers 170+ weddings a year—and she’s here to tell you exactly how. Taryn of Blake Events takes us behind the curtain to show why calm leadership, clear systems, and honest budgeting matter more than trends, and how to protect your day from the hidden pitfalls couples rarely see coming.
We trace her leap from corporate marketing to full-time planning after a life-altering health scare, the slingshot effect of 2021’s boom, and the SOP-driven growth that makes excellence repeatable across a large team. Taryn breaks down…
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