Smart, usable advice for running your wedding venue.
From the CEO of Here Comes The Guide
FROM THE CEO OF
HERE COMES THE GUIDE
Wedding Venue Marketing Education
To Boost Your Bookings & Streamline Your Business
I have devoured the Wedding Venue Boot Camp episodes. I have all the sheets printed out and I have started changing verbiage on everything. This is my biggest thank you area. I spend a lot of time listening to podcasts, listening to audible books, or watching sales videos. However, in just 5 episodes I have gotten more actionable items than I have in the last year of all of those things COMBINED. I cannot describe how blown away I am to have this information and have even found that it has lit the wedding fire inside me again.
SYLVAN DALE GUEST RANCH
Loveland, CO Wedding Venue
I have been working my way through your modules, and I want to say thanks so much! I started booking weddings at our venue about a year or so after Here Comes The Guide started, so I was skeptical I could learn something new. Boy, was I wrong! I am in the process of re-doing our website, so your modules were so well timed. Hoping I will be a good example of all your expertise.
Hartley Botanica
Somis, CA Wedding Venue
I'm just now getting to listen to the Venue Business Boot Camp! It is very personable and helpful! I feel like I could pick up the phone and talk to you or Meredith if I had specific questions. So that's an amazing quality for Here Comes The Guide that I don't get from other providers. I feel like you all really care about us as a venue—and that means a lot to me!
Summit Farm Weddings
Ellijay, GA Wedding Venue
Let us help whip your venue into the best shape of its life.
Our Venue Business Boot Camp includes:
A TWO-PART COURSE CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 15 VENUE-SPECIFIC BUSINESS EDUCATION MODULES & A NEW 8-EPISODE BUSINESS FABLE
An in-depth podcast episode for each module, hosted by the CEO of Here Comes The Guide, Meredith Monday Schwartz
tools to help you execute on the Wedding venue marketing ideas we discuss, including downloadable PDFs, worksheets, custom spreadsheets, swipe files, video tutorials & more
NEW IN 2025
Our newest (free!) venue education course that proves ANY venue can be successfully marketed.
Meet Meredith, CEO of Here Comes The Guide
Hi, I'm Meredith Monday Schwartz. Since joining Here Comes The Guide in 1997 (pre-website, possibly during the dinosaur era!), I've evolved from venue specialist to CEO, gaining deep insights into what makes wedding venues successful.
Today, Here Comes The Guide has grown into a comprehensive resource for both couples and venues. Our wedding platform connects thousands of U.S. wedding venues with qualified couples, while our educational arm, the Venue Business Boot Camp, provides tools for wedding venue marketing success.
The Boot Camp launched in 2020 with 10 modules to help venues navigate the pandemic, expanding in 2023 with 5 additional modules. Now in 2025, we're launching our latest offering, Marketing the Murder Barn—a creative course that demonstrates how to market any venue, no matter its challenges.
Our team is passionate about helping your venue thrive. Whether you're looking to attract more qualified leads, streamline your operations, or transform challenging features into memorable selling points, we've got your back.
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Great marketing only works when couples can find you. List your venue on Here Comes The Guide—where engaged couples come specifically to discover and book wedding venues like yours.
