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The Firefly Method
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We’re Teissia + Alia and we’re WEDDING PLANNERS
We’ve been planning weddings all over the world with our company Firefly Events for over a decade and we’ve been named top planners by Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Martha Stewart, Brides Magazine, BizBash, and The Knot and we now charge six figures for our services.
But it wasn’t always this way.
We planned our first wedding for a thousand dollars, and over the years we’ve experienced the highs, lows and all the bumps in between. After years of wishing that someone had been there to tell us all things we didn’t know, we’ve created The Firefly Method for Planners- an online community filled with educational tools for wedding planners. Now we’ve taken everything we’ve learned and created a proven framework for wedding planners just like you!
We believe that every planner can create a business that is sustainable and profitable and deserves the mentorship and guidance to get them there.
Let’s do this!
We’ve been planning weddings all over the world with our company Firefly Events for over a decade and we’ve been named top planners by Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Martha Stewart, Brides Magazine, BizBash, and The Knot and we now charge six figures for our services.
But it wasn’t always this way.
We planned our first wedding for a thousand dollars, and over the years we’ve experienced the highs, lows and all the bumps in between. After years of wishing that someone had been there to tell us all things we didn’t know, we’ve created The Firefly Method for Planners- an online community filled with educational tools for wedding planners. Now we’ve taken everything we’ve learned and created a proven framework for wedding planners just like you!
We believe that every planner can create a business that is sustainable and profitable and deserves the mentorship and guidance to get them there.
Let’s do this!
Why Wedding Planners Need To Put Profit First
Wedding planners!
When we say the words "PUT PROFIT FIRST" how does that make you feel?
Does it make you feel a little uncomfortable?
Like by putting profit first in your wedding planning business you are deprioritizing other things like your couples, the heart, and soul of your business, your integrity, etc.? Like by putting profit first you are becoming a slimy salesperson??
If any of the above rings true for you we totally get it! We 100% used to feel that way. Until one day we realized that we were busting our butts 24/7 and making very little PROFIT.
And if we weren't making a profit we couldn't continue to run our beloved wedding planning business.
Today on TFM TV we're talking about how we shifted our wedding planning business to put profit first and why it's so important for you to do the same in your own wedding planning business. The success and longevity of your company depend on it!
Got Q's? Pop them into the comments below.
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When we say the words "PUT PROFIT FIRST" how does that make you feel?
Does it make you feel a little uncomfortable?
Like by putting profit first in your wedding planning business you are deprioritizing other things like your couples, the heart, and soul of your business, your integrity, etc.? Like by putting profit first you are becoming a slimy salesperson??
If any of the above rings true for you we totally get it! We 100% used to feel that way. Until one day we realized that we were busting our butts 24/7 and making very little PROFIT.
And if we weren't making a profit we couldn't continue to run our beloved wedding planning business.
Today on TFM TV we're talking about how we shifted our wedding planning business to put profit first and why it's so important for you to do the same in your own wedding planning business. The success and longevity of your company depend on it!
Got Q's? Pop them into the comments below.
--
Get the BACKEND ORGANIZATION freebie here 👉bit.ly/36BIWK7
Join us for new episodes, weekly 🙌 #watchtfmtv
Subscribe to TFMTV: bit.ly/subscribetotfmtv
Watch more TFMTV: www.tfmtv.com
Grab our online course for wedding planners: bit.ly/weddingplannershandbook
The Firefly Method Online: www.fireflymethod.com
The Firefly Method For Planners on Facebook: groups/tfmplanners/
The Firefly Method on Instagram: thefireflymethod
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What were some of the software organisation and planning tools you used for your backend? Also, when i click the link, it carries me to a page for payment, but doesnt specify what we would be paying for.
Loved this. It's so easy to get burned out in this business. I think its so important to have a mentor even if it's not another planner and as long as that person is also in the wedding business. Learned so much from my mentor who is a floral designer, one of the main things being that I need to be picky with my clients.
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Love your videos. Hope you make more.
Can you provide an example email that would lure vendors?
I don't see the freebie
I have watched a few videos and the all say backend but the link is not available, where can I get your free back end template?
Thank you ladybugs.
Thank you ❤️
I love this. Just gave me some dope conformation
Hey! I wondered how this process goes for putting together the “A team”. You meet with the client and figure out what they want, check the availability of your best matched vendors, then you present this to the client? I suppose what I’m wondering, is do you ask the vendors to save the date for your client? What if they get get another offer for the same date, during the process of the client making a decision?
Lol... as im meeting a person today at Starbuks!!
I love your videos so helpful !!
This is great! So refreshing compared to whats out here. Where is the mock of the discovery call video?
Great video thank you!
What are the Steps to be Taken?
Do you charge the vendors a commission or it's only the pay u get from the main client?
we don't charge our vendors a commission but some planners do.
This is one of the best channels I've landed on as an Event Planner and Manager 🤗🤗 I don't know why ur not at 1m subs..the information here is so helpful..Thanks Ladies
I can't believe just how much I relate to everything ur saying wowww new subscriber here ..Event Planner from Uganda, Africa 🤗
Anything with tequila! But my fav is tequila sunrise!
Dear Tessia and Alia, do you sell the questionnaire for te planning consultations as well? X
yes! You can find it in two places. Our Client Booking Blueprint and our signature course The Wedding Planner's Handbook. You can find both of those courses here fireflymethod.com/courses#about
Thanks for such a great video! I shared it on my blog here: www.homejobsbymom.com/establishing-wedding-planning-business/ It'd be great if you could share the blog post on your social media so we both get more views❤
Ladies, thank you very much for your content. You are helping us a lot. If you don't mind me asking I would like to know your opinion on something. Before you got famous for your work and recognized as the top events planners in the US and globally, how did the right clients found you. Do you recommend subscribing to all the directories/ wedding websites such as wedding wire, june bug etc? You do provide a lot of info on how to book the client who approached our agency but how to generate more enquiries in the first place?
So glad to hear that our videos have been helping you! You've asked such a great question and our answer is networking! The more you can create relationships with other planners and vendors the better! We've found that word-of-mouth referrals are the best way to get new (great!) clients. So instead of putting your money into advertising on publications we recommend that you put your money towards building relationships- take people out to dinner/drinks/coffee (when that's safe again), send them gifts, schedule virtual hangouts, etc. but focus your marketing time and resources in that direction and we promise it will pay off!!
Thanks for this video! A few things stood out to me...1) You priced your services much more than other planners in your area. And 2) Don't be afraid to charge what you need no matter where you are. This is currently what I dealing with. Even though I am in a small market/town with others who are not charging a lot, I know that I need to charge more because of the time that I am putting in. (I am a wedding cake designer, btw.). But at what point do you have to really consider your market to determine if the market could bear your pricing? Or should you test the market and see? :-)
Yay cakes!! Such an amazing art form! Thanks for your question. Depending on your area there can certainly be a ceiling cap. That's one that you kind of have to feel out. If you can't get people to pay your pricing time and time again you might have to bring it down. If that's the case think about neighboring towns. Maybe the clientele there is a bit more high end or maybe you notice that there is are ton of destination weddings that come to your area from other cities and those folks have higher budgets. If that's the case start to target those markets. Find those planners and vedors and get to know them. Create relationsihps with those folks and let the referals come pouring in!! :) Sometimes you have to get creative to find the high end clients willing to pay those prices but they are out there!
Also, if you don't already follow them here are a few of our fave cake bakers - @jasmineraecakes @ninecakes @maggieaustin
@@thefireflymethod5982 thanks for your reply! And yes, I know them all! And I like their price points. 😁 There market however is certainly different than mine. I'm in Huntsville, AL so the market is slower but I'll definitely look into the options you mentioned earlier. Thanks again!!
Thank you for this video! This has been my problem for years.
I was wondering, if your client needs help with a service from the 'additional list' and they are paying extra, do you send them a new contract everytime?
Dear Tessia and Alia, you mentioned in your video there is a free resource of a consultation call played our by you, but couldn't find the link to it. Could you please help? Thank you! 🙂
That resource is not currently available :/ but shoot us an email hello@fireflymethod.com and we can chat about other options! xx
Dear Tessia and Alia! You ladies did such a wonderful job on the Client Booking Blueprint! I just finished all the lessons and now I'm working on customizing all of the templates. Y'all have saved me hours of research, trial, error, and document creation time just by having these templates ready for me to use. Thanks so much! I wish I could have done the Wedding Planner's Handbook but it just wasn't the right time me...this time. Hopefully next time it will be. Thanks again for all do for your students and followers! xoxo, Kacie
YAYAYAY!!!! So glad you're finding it helpful!!!
I just started the business blueprint yesterday and I'm blown away by the pricing calculator. I can't wait to see what else is in store. :)
YAY!!! Are you gonna make the call tomorrow?? 9am PST
The Firefly Method unfortunately not. I have a venue tour with a client at that time.
Thank you for sharing your story and your invaluable advice! I've recently started my own wedding planning business in Italy and I'm loving your content, it's been helping me a lot!
Congrats on starting your company!! Really glad that you're finding our info helpful. We know how fun and amazing it is to build a wedding planning business and we also know how overwhelming it can be. We're here for you!
I have been watching your channel for a long time. The content is interesting. Move it further, you can do it with utify.io. The guys will help you efficiently and inexpensively!!!. gx
This is so far my favorite video. Your passion behind what you do motivates everyone to keep hanging in there and being able to conquer your fears and thoughts, even if it's something you don't want to admit/realize. My business is still new and so I feel like I'm still in that "honeymoon" phase, but seeing you and other planners in the fb group make me really aware of the importance of work and life balance and self-care. Thank you ladies <3
Thanks for your kind words Ari! Means a lot! Yes, the more you can establish good work / life balance habits now the better you will be years down the road! Woo!!
I LOVE WEDDINGS. Seriously. I am an Army veteran and I feel like I need the joy that wedding planning and designing brings. Something that I tell people is "Joy can be hard to come by, therefore we must embrace it fully." I am having a hard time building the success that allows me to feel good financially in my passion.
I loved hearing your story!!! I learned so much about what I want and don’t want in my business . Thanks for sharing!
Hii beautifull ladies
xoxo
When it comes to time management, I struggle the most with feeling like I don’t have enough hours in the day to get everything done that I want to do. I just started task batching so hopefully that will help.
No, I am not fine with my prices at all. Can you do a video where you play : client-planner . The scenario would be a prospect to whom we have to explain or sell our services to. I struggle with presentation of my services so that the client can understand and feel the need of a planner.
Yes! We will totally make that video! it's such a hard conversation to have but honestly, the more confident you feel in your pricing (rooting in in concrete data from your business/lifestyle needs/goals) the easier it is to explain and stick to your guns! Are you joining us for our Client Booking Blueprint Masterclass next month? We're gonna talk a lot about pricing during that class! the-firefly-method.mykajabi.com/cbbmasterclasshome
Yes!! Education is huge for me. I’m all about learning from the pros and not reinventing the wheel! Great advice and thanks for sharing!
YES! No need to reinvent the wheel! Also, room to embellish the wheel ;) but no need to reinvent!
@@thefireflymethod5982what happened to your course?
I keep increasing my pricing every year. I also have to be cognizant of the market I'm in, so making sure I'm not pricing myself out completely is something to consider. Thanks for sharing, ladies!
We are comfortable with our pricing but would love to continue to increase and grow!
Great video!! I’m so glad that you spoke on this because I just finished updating my prices and I was needing a confidence boost. The last lead I had said that I was too expensive because she just needed someone to “tell everyone what to do for the processional”. I couldn’t believe Alia actually said that in the video!!! I feel so much better about my pricing now!!
I'm from South Africa and dollar to rand is crazy. Do you have discount rates for someone in my position. I really think my business/me can be if it from your courses