Bloem - May 24

Lihann’s most rewarding part is creating something for
brands that brings their visions to life. After all, he is the one
who comes up with most of the video ideas and enjoys
bringing concepts to life creatively.
“We both didn’t like our previous career paths, and being
able to do something together that we love is amazing,”
said Lihann. Even though being a content creator and
working in social media can be rewarding, it does come
with its challenges. “One of the biggest struggles is people
– people’s opinions, hate messages, criticism, customers
that complain and attack us personally, because they feel
that they have easy access to our lives through Instagram,”
they express.
They feel that people often forget to treat them with
respect from a business point of view because they share
so much of their personal lives and post amusing content.
“It’s difficult to be taken seriously in this industry. People
often address us personally or feel that they can message
us personally if they have business queries. We deal with
this as a team. We know that people’s opinions about our
relationship are just that … opinions. We’ve learned to grow
thicker skins and not let people’s judgement get to us,” says
Janke.
Their advice to couples considering embarking on a similar
journey? “You have to set strict boundaries when it comes
to your relationship and business,” Janke emphasises. “Most
of all, we think you should enjoy working together and
always support each other in whatever situation you are in,
in your professional and personal life.”
As they look ahead to the future, Lihann and Janke are
embracing new ventures, their wedding also being one of
them.
“Lihann is currently busy expanding his business in
the wedding industry,” Janke reveals. “And I’m working
on implementing one-on-one coaching sessions and
masterclasses for people who want to level up their social
media game.”
When it comes to their wedding, Lihann says he can’t wait
to stand in front of the chapel and see how beautiful Janke
will look walking down the aisle, taking his breath away.
“Knowing that I will spend the rest of my life with her and
that she will always love and cherish me as much as I will
love and cherish her. I absolutely can’t wait to call her my
wife.”
Janke says the part she’s most excited about is the
debriefing after the wedding when her and Lihann are
alone and can look back on the day.
“He is my best friend, and I’m more excited about our life
together afterwards than the actual wedding. I’m so excited
to be able to say that I just married my best friend and the
kindest, most gentle man I’ve ever met.”
Being the creative duo that they are, their wedding will
most definitely feature some personal touches with,
as Janke says, “our own spin on the décor – there will
obviously be a lot of neon’s.” Another thing they would like
to do is take each other’s portraits on the day.
For more updates on what the two are up to, make sure
you keep up with them on social media.
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