Vendor Besties

Vendor Besties Event Pros spilling tea, sharing tips, and building your network!

09/03/2026

Tony is now building things into his initial questionnaire that lead directly into how the final contract is written.

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

The Vendor Besties Podcast: Free opinions, 7 days a week!
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodBean, TikTok, Facebook, and Threads!

Find the VBees on IG:
Sorcha ⚔️ CK Cakes
Tone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]]
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals
Emili | BTV | PNW DesignerEmili | BTV | PNW Designer

09/02/2026

Tony has been analyzing his client processes and figuring out how to move the problems earlier in the conversation so they can have a chance at being solved!

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

The Vendor Besties Podcast: telling it like it is from inside the wedding & events industry.
Watch & Listen: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodBean, TikTok and Facebook.

Find the VBees on IG:
Emili | BTV | PNW Designer
Sorcha ⚔️ CK Cakes
Tone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]]
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals

09/02/2026

Don’t think your booking/consultation game has room for great customer service?

Think again.

Clients first impression of you as a confident business owner makes a huge difference in whether they will ultimately book you for their wedding.

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

The Vendor Besties Podcast → 🎧 Apple/Spotify/PodBean | 📺 YouTube/TikTok | 🤯 Threads for spicy opinions...

Find the VBees on IG:
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals
Emili | BTV | PNW DesignerEmili | BTV | PNW DesignereSorcha ⚔️ CK CakesaTone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]

09/01/2026

Creating a booking strategy has resulted in Sorcha prebooking for one to two years out and that kind of job security feels pretty great!

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

VBees dispensing wisdom and attitude on the Vendor Besties Podcast.
YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodBean, IG, FB, TT & Threads.

Find the VBees on IG:
Tone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]]
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals
Emili | BTV | PNW DesignerEmili | BTV | PNW DesignerSorcha ⚔️ CK Cakes

09/01/2026

Part of adjusting your business is being ready for clients that hit you up for cake last minute AND clients that want cake two years from now.

If you don’t already have a strategy in place for managing both kinds of inquiries, you’re not going to know how to handle them when they happen and could lose that business!

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

Watch the Vendor Besties Podcast on YouTube for your bi-weekly events industry entertainment. Listen in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and PodBean. Catch the shenanigans on IG, TT, FB and Threads.

Find the VBees on IG:
Sorcha ⚔️ CK Cakes
Tone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]]
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals
Emili | BTV | PNW DesignerEmili | BTV | PNW Designer

09/01/2026

As Sorcha moves into booking mostly wedding cakes instead of any kind of celebration cake, she has had to change how she runs her business from the admin side.

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

Vendor Besties Podcast. All the usual suspects in all the usual places.

Find the VBees on IG:
Emili | BTV | PNW Designer
Sorcha ⚔️ CK Cakes
Tone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]]
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals

08/31/2026

Tony says… “If you’re like me, do like them”

That’s it. That’s the advice. 😂💀

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

The Vendor Besties Podcast: Apple Podcasts. Spotify. PodBean. YouTube chaos. TikTok bonus. Threads? that’s where we come unglued.

Find the VBees on IG:
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals
Emili | BTV | PNW DesignerEmili | BTV | PNW DesignereSorcha ⚔️ CK CakesaTone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]

08/31/2026

Emili also starts with headcount and wants to know the vibes…

Then Tony is on the spot - does he do a consultation?

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

Vendor Besties Podcast tells you how not to be the AH when starting a business. Listen in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and PodBean. Watch the shenanigans on YouTube and TikTok, come over to Threads for extra opinions you didn’t even sign up for.

Find the VBees on IG:
Tone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]]
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals
Emili | BTV | PNW DesignerEmili | BTV | PNW DesignerSorcha ⚔️ CK Cakes

08/31/2026

Yes you heard that right: there are venues that require the client or vendors to remove the garbage at the end of the night.

Out here on the west coast (Portland metro area specifically) it’s actually pretty common and hey venues - WE HATE IT.

Sometimes there’s FISH.

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

Vendor Besties Podcast, now with extra nonsense!
YouTube, TikTok, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodBean, Facebook for the old people, hit us up on Threads if you want to argue!

Find the VBees on IG:
Sorcha ⚔️ CK Cakes
Tone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]]
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals
Emili | BTV | PNW DesignerEmili | BTV | PNW Designer

08/30/2026

If you’re watching or listening to our podcast and you’re an east coast US wedding vendor… you have NO idea how wild it is out in these western streets.

“Venue” doesn’t automatically mean they have catering. Or tables and chairs… or EVEN AN ACTUAL BUILDING.

People are out here charging $5-$7k for a field with a view and it may or may not have a porta potty on it.

And there’s no dumpster.

Guest: Vanessa of The Traveling Planner | Oregon Wedding Planner

Theme Song: “The Art of Standing Still” by Don't Flinch

Vendor Besties: teaching the value of networking since 2025!
Watch on YouTube, Listen everywhere else.

Find the VBees on IG:
Emili | BTV | PNW Designer
Sorcha ⚔️ CK Cakes
Tone Deffined | [Documentary Visuals]]
Century Decor Studio: Event Planning, Mgmt, Design & Rentals

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