Traditionally, wedding marketing is heavily focused on the brides, but it’s crucial to remember that grooms are equally important- it’s his special day too!
Here are some strategies to successfully market to grooms and ensure they feel valued and involved.
Why Market to Grooms?
Untapped Market: Many wedding businesses overlook grooms, leaving a significant market untapped. Involvement with planning should be a shared experience for the couple, so engaging grooms can lead to increased bookings and business growth. Recognising the importance of their role can open up new marketing opportunities and client segments.
Inclusivity: Marketing to grooms demonstrates that your business values inclusivity and recognises the importance of both partners in the wedding planning process.
Balanced Experience: Grooms who feel involved are more likely to be satisfied with the wedding planning experience, leading to positive reviews and referrals. Involving both partners creates a more harmonious and enjoyable planning process for not just you as a business, but for the couple getting married- they will be able to celebrate this joint effort together.
Effective Strategies:
Targeted Content: Create content specifically for grooms, such as blog posts, social media updates, and newsletters. Focus on topics that interest them, like suits, groom’s duties, and stag party ideas, but don’t display ideas that just fit into the groom stereotype- if they want information on choosing flowers or the first dance song, then provide it!
Inclusive Imagery: Use marketing materials that feature grooms prominently. This helps grooms visualise themselves using your services and see themselves actively participating in the planning process and enjoying their special day.
Personalised Communication: Address both partners in your communications, you don’t want one partner to feel less than the other because you didn’t discuss decisions with them directly. Aside from face-to-face communication, sending personalised emails and messages can make grooms feel valued and respected.
Events and Workshops: Host events or workshops specifically for grooms. This could include suit fittings, grooming tips, or even stress management sessions. Interactive experiences can engage grooms and make them feel more connected to the planning process, so when it comes to the big day, they truly feel as though they participated in making their wedding so special.
Social Media Engagement: Engage with grooms on social media platforms. Share content that resonates with them and encourage participation through polls, questions, and interactive posts. These will also give you an insight into what grooms look for from suppliers, building on what you can provide as a business.
With these strategies, you’ll be able to effectively market to grooms and create a more balanced and inclusive approach to wedding planning. The relationships you build with clients will be highly valued because of the respect you have shown to the couple equally throughout the planning process.
Here is a groom’s perspective on receiving a successful service, compare your services to what he received to see if there’s anything you can improve on!
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