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Books five & six · 2026 edition · Volumes One and Two
the wedding business
& marketing handbook 2026
Talent books the first wedding. A business books the next hundred. This is the 2026 playbook for pricing properly, building a brand couples remember, selling without the sleaze and marketing where couples are actually looking now.
20 chapters in six parts100 worksheets2026 edition586 full-colour pages
One ebook, both volumes: instant fillable PDF download. By Jac Bowie, owner of The Wedding Academy (teaching since 2004, 11,000+ students).
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What's inside
every chapter, at a glance.
Each chapter gives you the teaching explained plainly, stories from the field, practical tips, a one-page summary and worksheets you'll use again and again.
Volume One
- Foundations: your business DNA, your ideal couples and niche, standing out, and a 13-step business plan
- Money and protection: pricing and packages that pay you properly; contracts, insurance, privacy and admin
- Your brand: brand strategy, visual identity, emotional branding and storytelling
- Clients, sales and systems: the client experience, sales without the sleaze, software and automation, AI in your business
Volume Two
- Marketing that works: your marketing plan, website, SEO and AI search, content, blogging and email
- Social media in 2026: your strategy, Instagram, TikTok and short-form video, Pinterest, Facebook, Snapchat and beyond, then ads, influencers, PR and growth
- The 2026 Toolkit: the apps, platforms and CRMs worth using, what they cost and who they suit
Look inside
practical from page one.



who it's for.
- Planners, stylists, florists and every wedding supplier
- New wedding businesses getting set up properly
- Established businesses refreshing for 2026
- Anyone whose pricing or marketing isn't working yet
The Wedding Handbook series · eight books
The Wedding Planner's Handbook
The Wedding Stylist's Handbook
The Wedding Florist's Handbook
The Micro, Intimate & Destination Wedding Handbook
The Couple's Wedding Planning Handbook