A Bit of a Life Update
It’s been a minute since I’ve written a life update so here we are! If you’ve read my bio or this blog post, you’ll know that Joe and I individually worked as vendors in the wedding industry prior to our meeting. Joe was photographing weddings as a side hustle and I was in my first wedding season the summer we met. For the last 5+ years we’ve been working, sometimes collaborating and most of the time talking way too much shop in our “off the clock” time.
Life moves forward however, warranting change and growth, which for us has brought the decision for Joe to move out of wedding photography. He has obtained his real estate license and is now practicing as an agent in the greater Finger Lakes region. His experience of photographing weddings has lent well to becoming even more familiar with this lovely region and he is excited to introduce clients to their own piece of Finger Lakes real estate.
Together we have begun a brand for our hobbypreneurial efforts, Hy Hermitage. This endeavor is honestly a lot of fun and a different creative outlet for us. So far what we have in the works are developing a line of beeswax candles that I been spending the winter pouring, Joe is crafting some leather into wallets, bracelets, and armbands. We created an Etsy store for selling these products. We also have created a YouTube channel to document our projects - home renovations, furniture makeovers, adventures at our off-grid property etc. Speaking of our off-grid property - this was a very exciting purchase in 2022 for us! We acquired it as completely raw land and over the late summer and fall began building a permanent camp. Our intention is to keep the property off the grid and continue developing the glamping site, and share that with the more outdoorsy vacationers to the Finger Lakes and spend as much time as possible up there ourselves.
As for the future of Radiant Events, I am taking a bit of a sabbatical from new planning or coordination bookings. For this time, I’ll be focusing on quality time with our children and our other creative pursuits. I am, however, still offering consultation services to couples who are planning on their own. I’m also working on developing content for both planning couples and wedding vendors.
We’re so grateful for the couples that we’ve had the pleasure of working with, as well as many outstanding vendors. This has given us a few years to work together in the same industry and exercise our creativity. We’d love to have you follow along on our adventures as we see where they take us!