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HIRE A WEDDING LAWYER WHO KNOWS

YOUR INDUSTRY INSIDE AND OUT            

When you need expert legal advice as a wedding or events professional, there’s nothing quite like working with a wedding lawyer who has hands-on experience in the industry and knows what it’s like on your side of the table.

Leah is more than a little familiar with the wedding industry. She owned her own wedding planning business, Color Pop Events, for 10 years, and worked with every type of wedding pro there is. 

Along the way, she saw countless vendor contracts—and how a lack of industry knowledge made them weaker. She’s seen florists’ contracts that don’t address seasonality or what happens if flowers are exposed to extreme weather. She’s seen catering contracts that don’t cover what happens if key ingredients suddenly double in price.

As your wedding attorney, Leah and Weinberg Legal can provide legal support whether you’re a wedding planner, photographer, videographer, florist, wedding venue, DJ, band, caterer, photo booth company, hair & makeup artist, event rental company, or officiant, among others.

HELP! I NEED A WEDDING LAWYER

Many clients turn to a lawyer for the first time when an unexpected legal situation arises, and they need help ASAP.

You might need a wedding attorney if:

A client wants to terminate their contract—just a month before the wedding date.

A celebrity client is asking you to sign a non-disclosure agreement before booking, and you want to review it with an attorney first.

A client isn’t up to date with payments and their wedding is coming up.

Another vendor is using your photos to promote their business —without your permission.

Your client is a lawyer, and they have changes they want to make to your standard contract.

You’re being verbally harassed by a client (or another vendor) and need to explore your options.

WORKING WITH WEINBERG LEGAL ISN’T JUST ONE-AND-DONE

If you’re not in crisis mode, you still want a wedding lawyer. Weinberg Legal support the firm’s ongoing wedding industry clients with business planning advice, contract drafting, client disputes, and other legal needs.  

For example, if you’re a wedding photographer, we might work together on an ongoing basis to:

  • Draft an initial wedding photography contract, and review it on a call so that you understand why we wrote it the way we did

  • Review the agreement that your brand-new social media manager sent you

  • Create a contract for the associate photographer you’re hiring—and make sure they’re correctly classified

  • Figure out what to do when a wedding is canceled two weeks before it was supposed to take place

  • Draft a new contract because you’re adding branding and product photography to your services

An ongoing relationship with your lawyer not only means you have support in a crisis. It also gives your business the foundation for growth.

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“As a professional wedding planner, it’s such great solace to work with a legal professional who wholly understands my industry and the intricacies of event planning.

I have engaged Leah both for my contracts and also when in need of legal counsel. I feel so confident and protected due to her tenacity and forethought. Thank you, Leah!”

– AMANDA O’CALLAGHAN, OWNER, THE UNION STUDIO

HOW WEINBERG LEGAL SERVE WEDDING PROS

  • Weinberg Legal provides support for wedding businesses at all stages. Ready to get the word out that you’re starting a hair & makeup business? We’ll guide you on how to structure your business and form a legal entity. Thinking about selling your wedding planning business after 20 years? We’ll help you navigate the exit process. Somewhere in between? We’ll meet you wherever you are.

  • Your signature on a contract can change the future of your business. We work with you to draft contracts that protect you and your interests, whether they’re for your clients, your employees or contractors, or your business partners. And if you’re being asked to sign someone else’s contract, we’ll review it together to make sure your interests are also protected.

  • Signing a lease on a new location for your bridal salon? Finally opening an office for your entertainment company? These are big decisions, and Weinberg Legal is here to support you through lease negotiation and review.

  • As you grow your wedding business, you may want to hire employees or contractors, such as day-of staff or associate photographers. Weinberg Legal provides guidance on how to classify new hires and understand employment law in your state, and we can also draft any necessary contracts.

  • As a lawyer for wedding pros, Leah helps our clients register trademarks and copyrights to protect their intellectual property. And if someone has plagiarized your website copy or published your photos in a magazine without licensing the rights, we can guide you through what to do next.

  • You showed up and did your job—but a few days later, you find out that the client has filed a chargeback with their credit card company or they’re unhappy with your services and threatening legal action. Every email you write can have a bearing on the final decision. We’ll work with you to communicate clearly while protecting your interests.