Professional wedding photographers/videographers and bffs, Pete & Laura Lawson and Liam & Bee Crawley invite you to join them for a morning coffee. They'll be chatting all things work and life.
Liam and Bee have recently moved and we all now live in the same little village; not quite the commune we always used to talk about but we do get to hang out every day. This podcast is an offshoot of our daily conversations, sometimes creatively inspiring, sometimes just having a good moan, but always fun.
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Professional wedding photographers/videographers and bffs, Pete & Laura Lawson and Liam & Bee Crawley invite you to join them for a morning coffee. They'll be chatting all things work and life.
Liam and Bee have recently moved and we all now live in the same little village; not quite the commune we always used to talk about but we do get to hang out every day. This podcast is an offshoot of our daily conversations, sometimes creatively inspiring, sometimes just having a good moan, but always fun.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, the we're all feeling the burn after a packed schedule of weddings and a big birthday celebration. We pull back the curtain on the reality of being a wedding creative in 2024, discussing the booking decline that everyone is feeling but nobody wants to talk about.
This leads to a huge announcement from Liam about a major career change after more than two decades in the industry.
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We also dive into:
If you're a wedding creative feeling the pressure, or just love a good, honest chat about the ups and downs of running a small business, this one's for you.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Hungover Birthday Banter
04:14 - Our Recent Weddings: Oli Foxley's Tumble
07:31 - Destination Wedding Debrief: Pete in Lake Como
12:08 - Destination Wedding Debrief: Liam in Cyprus
20:37 - The Big Topic: Why Are Wedding Bookings Down?
25:14 - Liam's New Career
30:12 - Can AI Save Our Business?
36:37 - The Photographer Who Charged £300 For One Photo
49:50 - The Styled Shoot That Was a Real Wedding?!
57:46 - The Curse of Tripods: Photographers vs. Videographers
01:09:10 - Our Highs & Lows
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