Originally uploaded November 24th.
Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Kelly Stroburg as she recently launched a new publication she's Owner/Publisher of Nearlywed from Ada, Michigan.
Questions
● How will NearlyWed help the wedding industry grow in Michigan?
● What is your ultimate goal with this new publication?
● What are some of the advantages of getting married in Michigan?
● What do you offer your advertisers that is different from other publications?
● What do you consider success and growth?
● Why do you feel it’s so important to support other small businesses in the wedding industry?
● What are the potential benefits to Michigan’s economic growth?
● How can people get ahold of you if they want to learn more?
○ Go to the contact page on nearlywed.com
● Nearlywed officially launched on November 14th. The magazine is the first statewide wedding publication in Michigan.
● It includes vendor advertisements, articles, as well as photos and details from real weddings.
● The magazine’s goal is to help highlight the beauty of Michigan weddings and inspire others to utilize Michigan vendors and venues.
● The nearlywed team also hopes to help grow the wedding industry in Michigan, compounding on the money it brings into the economy. Wedding Industry
● The total number of weddings in Michigan in 2022 was almost 62,000. Michigan was ranked 11th out of other states in this category.
● The market size of the wedding services industry by revenue in the United States is $70.3 billion as of 2023.
● The average cost of a wedding in the United States was $29,195 in 2022; the average cost of a wedding in Michigan was $23,000, 32nd out of the states.
● There were 2,401,148 weddings in the United States in 2022 – that’s over 6,000 weddings every day.
● 63% of engaged couples had to postpone their weddings in 2020 due to the pandemic, now those numbers are normalizing after a big boom.
About Kelly Stroburg
● Kelly Stroburg is the publisher of nearlywed, but previously ran Grand Rapids Bride.
● Kelly has been in the wedding industry for close to 20 years in Michigan; been in the marketing industry for her whole career.
● Has hosted the Grand Rapids Wedding Affair bridal show for the last 15 years.
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