Wed Altered Issue 1

Pittsburgh brides wanted to explore
the options at both stores, which led
to the decision of merging them
together (just this month!) rather
than waste everyone's tie between
the two locations. I had thought that
might happen someday, but I hadn't
expected it to be so quickly. It was
hard to say goodbye to Glitter & Grit;
the location, the intimacy of the
small space, and five years of
memories with brides... but I'm so
excited to continue to grow and see
where the next five years lead!
How do you plug into your local
community?
Pittsburgh is a smaller city, which
allows for more tight-knit
communities. How I love to connect
with industry friends is one-on-one,
or in small groups, over coffee or a
glass of wine. I feel that the
connection is so much stronger
when you're able to do that. I always
love flexing creative muscles
through styled shoots together, but
we don't usually get to talk much
during the planning and executing
of those. Networking is always a
good way to find new people to get
to know better over drinks!
What's your best behind the scene
process or tool could you not live
without? What inspired you to find
it/come up with it?
Regardless of the official systems I
have in place, I can't live without
Excel spreadsheets. My main one for
brides tracks all of their personal
info, the status of their orders, and
alerts me to upcoming weddings so
that I can send out a little something
congratulatory. I mastered Excel in
my "former life" as an accountant,
and depend on it for organizing
information - I even make
spreadsheets for vacation planning!
What's your favorite way to do
something special for brides?
Because our final interaction with
brides is usually a few months out
from their wedding, I like to send a
little gift in the mail around the time
of their wedding, to let them know
that we're thinking of them and
wishing them the best.
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