Celebrating Our 4th Birthday: The Journey of The Social Attendant
📋 Blog Highlights
Transforming Challenges into Opportunities: Discover how The Social Attendant was born from a side hustle during the COVID-19 pandemic to become a thriving business helping over 50 wedding professionals enhance their social media presence and streamline their administrative tasks.
Empowering Wedding Vendors: Learn about the impact of our services, including social media management, virtual assistant support, and business coaching, that have enabled our clients to achieve significant growth and success in their businesses.
Celebrating Success and Looking Ahead: Join us in celebrating our 4th anniversary and our founder Lori Losee's journey, while getting a glimpse of our future plans to continue making a positive impact in the wedding industry.
Wow, can you believe it? The Social Attendant is celebrating its 4th birthday! 🎉 It feels like just yesterday when the idea of this company was just a tiny seed in my mind, planted by a few wedding industry friends who needed help with their social media. Today, I’m incredibly proud to see how far we’ve come, and I’m excited to share our journey with you.
The Spark of an Idea
Let’s take a trip down memory lane to where it all began. A few years before The Social Attendant officially launched, I was knee-deep in the wedding planning world, helping happy couples bring their dream weddings to life with Elegant Affairs. During this time, several of my wedding vendor friends reached out, asking if I could lend a hand with their social media. They knew I had a knack for it, and I was happy to help. At that point, I saw it as nothing more than a fun side hustle, a way to support my friends and flex my social media muscles.
The Turning Point: June 2020
Flash forward to June 2020. The world as we knew it was turned upside down by COVID-19, and the wedding industry was thrown into a tizzy. Weddings were postponed, canceled, or drastically scaled back, and everyone was scrambling to adapt to the new normal. It was during this challenging time that the idea of The Social Attendant truly took shape.
With college tuition for my boys looming on the horizon, I had to get creative. I needed a way to fund their education while continuing to do what I loved—helping others succeed. That’s when I realized the potential of turning my side hustle into a full-fledged business. The Social Attendant was born out of necessity, but also out of a deep desire to give back to the wedding community that had given me so much.
Building a Business to Help Others
Starting The Social Attendant was both exciting and daunting. I knew I had the experience and skills to make it work, but launching a business in the midst of a global pandemic was no small feat. With determination and a clear vision, I set out to build a company that would provide social media management and virtual assistant services to wedding professionals.
From the beginning, my goal was to lighten the load for wedding vendors, allowing them to focus on what they do best—creating unforgettable events. I wanted to help them enhance their social media presence, streamline their administrative tasks, and offer business coaching to take their operations to the next level.
Our Journey Over the Past 4 Years
Now, here we are, four years later, and I couldn’t be prouder of what The Social Attendant has achieved. We’ve had the privilege of working with over 50 businesses, helping them transform and grow in ways they never thought possible. Here are some of the highlights from our incredible journey:
Enhancing Social Media Presence
One of the core services we offer is social media management. Over the past four years, we’ve crafted countless social media strategies, created engaging content, and managed social media accounts for wedding vendors. Our clients have seen significant increases in their follower counts, engagement rates, and overall online presence. It’s been incredibly rewarding to watch their brands flourish on platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.
Streamlining Administrative Tasks
Running a wedding business involves a ton of administrative work, and it can be overwhelming. That’s where our virtual assistant services come in. We’ve taken on everything from email management and client communication to scheduling and invoicing, giving our clients the gift of time. By handling these tasks, we’ve allowed them to focus on their creative passions and the parts of their business they love most.
Business Coaching for Growth
In addition to social media management and virtual assistant services, we offer business coaching to help wedding vendors achieve their goals. Whether it’s setting achievable targets, improving client satisfaction, or enhancing market presence, we’ve been there every step of the way. Our coaching sessions have empowered our clients to take their businesses to new heights, and their success stories are a testament to the power of guidance and support.
Looking Back and Moving Forward
Reflecting on the past four years, I’m grateful for the amazing clients we’ve had the privilege to work with. Each business we’ve helped has a unique story, and it’s been an honor to be part of their journeys. The Social Attendant started as a simple idea to help a few friends, and it has grown into a thriving business that makes a real difference in the wedding industry.
But our journey doesn’t stop here. As we celebrate this milestone, I’m more excited than ever about what the future holds. We have big plans to expand our services, reach more wedding professionals, and continue providing top-notch support that enables our clients to succeed.
A Heartfelt Thank You
To everyone who has been part of our journey, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your trust, support, and partnership have made The Social Attendant what it is today. Here’s to many more years of growth, success, and making a positive impact in the wedding industry.
Engage With Us
As we look to the future, I invite you to join us on this exciting journey. Whether you’re a wedding vendor in need of social media management, virtual assistant services, or business coaching, we’re here to help. Let’s work together to make your business shine.
Thank you for celebrating with us, and here’s to a bright future ahead!
At The Social Attendant, we love all things social media and helping wedding professionals take their businesses to the next level. Lori was a wedding planner for 18 years and has been helping wedding creatives like you since 2020 with their social media management, consulting/coaching, and virtual assistant tasks . Let’s chat about how we can help!
