Why Holiday Venues Are the Secret Weapon for Winter Weddings
I noticed something while tracking holiday hospitality trends.Venues are spending $20,000-$50,000 transforming their spaces into winter wonderlands. Heated outdoor structures. Private greenhouses….
Wedding Season Trends Just Revealed Something Unexpected
I tracked retail data and consumer search patterns heading into wedding season, expecting to find the usual spike in pastel chiffon and delicate florals. Instead, I found something different: the…
She Finally Said She’d Marry Him Out Loud
I’ve watched celebrity couples dance around relationship questions for years. The deflections become an art form. But at a promotional event at Honest Townhall, Rashmika Mandanna broke the…
Why 38 Ohio Couples Chose Jail Cells Over Ballrooms
Thirty-eight couples got married in Ohio this Halloween season.None of them chose traditional venues.The weddings stretched across three historic venues. Alexandria hosted 18 couples. Akron’s Civic…
UK Just Rewrote Marriage Laws After 189 Years
The UK just promised £535 million in wedding industry growth.Nobody’s saying when couples can actually use these new laws.The UK Ministry of Justice announced the biggest overhaul to marriage law…
This Crumbling Mansion Found Its Own Rescue Plan
Derby’s Allestree Hall sat empty for decades. Now it’s saving itself through weddings.The nineteenth-century Grade II* listed building just received a planning application from developer Staton…
MICHELIN Keys Just Exposed Hospitality’s Biggest Problem
Seven thousand hotels screened. 2,457 made the cut.That’s MICHELIN’s first global hotel rating system. The problem isn’t quality. It’s sameness.I’ve been tracking how MICHELIN evaluated properties,…
The Drought That’s Rewriting Autumn Across America
Eight billion dollars rides on autumn colors.That’s what fall foliage tourism generates in New England alone each year. But drought conditions are turning 2024’s display into something unpredictable….
Selena’s Wedding Exposed Three Industry Shifts
Selena’s Wedding Exposed Three Industry ShiftsSelena Gomez just changed wedding planning forever.Her September wedding to Benny Blanco looked like any other celebrity affair. White tents on a Santa…
Royal Wedding Dresses Cost More Than Houses
Royal Wedding Dresses Cost More Than HousesThe average bride spends $2,000 on her wedding dress. Queen Letizia of Spain spent £6 million ($10.7 million).That’s not a typo.I’ve been tracking luxury…