Show notes:

This week, I'm chatting to Ade, a wedding MC and celebrant based in London and working worldwide, about exactly that. Ade has built a hugely successful wedding business, with 50 weddings this year, while continuing to work full time as a management consultant. His journey into the wedding industry was almost accidental, starting when friends asked him to MC their wedding in Athens. Five years later, he's worked on weddings around the world and has even been featured in publications including The New York Times and Vogue Weddings.

If you're currently juggling a wedding business alongside another job, wondering whether you're ready to go full time, or simply trying to figure out what makes your business different, I think you're going to get a lot from this episode.

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Time stamps:

09:55 - Benefits to Couples: Guest Experience & Value

19:37 - Breaking Down 50 Weddings: Where Clients Come From

28:20 - When Time Becomes Precious: Balancing a 9-to-5 and a Wedding Business

40:00 - The Pipeline: When to Quit and Go Full-Time

51:52 - What I Wish I'd Known Sooner — Essential Business Advice

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