{"id":3745,"date":"2013-04-16T21:04:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T01:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/confettiradio.com\/?p=3745"},"modified":"2016-09-12T10:58:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T14:58:01","slug":"344-working-with-diy-brides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/344-working-with-diy-brides","title":{"rendered":"LIVE! #344 &#8211; Working with DIY Brides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why are so many wedding planners determined to work with Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Brides?\u00a0 What&#8217;s the appeal?<\/p>\n<p>When you think about it, it really doesn&#8217;t make much sense (to me).\u00a0 The very nature of being a DIY-er means that that individual doesn&#8217;t want to hire a professional, right?<\/p>\n<p>So, again, why do so many of us make this group of independent brides-to-be our target?&#8217;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'>LISTEN TO THE EPISODE<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/confetti-344-20130416.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('9615','https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/confetti-344-20130416.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/powerpress\/blubrryplayer6.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/confetti\/content.blubrry.com\/confetti\/confetti-344-20130416.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/weddingsforaliving.com\/?powerpress_pinw=3745-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>TryFreedomVOICE.com<\/strong> &#8211; 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