As a talented guitarist, bagpiper, and DJ/MC with 20+ years of event experience, Michael Lancaster is an entertainment powerhouse. He’s booked over 778 events on The Bash—350 of them weddings—and recently shared his key to bookings and tips for other vendors in the industry.

What if your your part-time event business could become your full-time dream job? It may seem far-fetched, but many event pros on The Bash started their business as a side passion and evolved it into a thriving career. Learn from four vendors who successfully made the transition to full-time and get their top tips for making it happen. 

The busiest season for vendors on The Bash is here, and we wanted to give you a sneak peek into some key event and vendor trends we saw last spring and summer. These trends are based on client requests and bookings made between April and September of 2024.

Thousands of party planners booked vendors on The Bash last year, and 2025 is shaping up to be an even bigger year of celebrations. Vendors are connecting with new clients and refining their strategy—ready for another successful year of events.

In our new report, we provide detailed findings from our survey of nearly 800 event vendors on their top priorities for this year—from managing leads and advertising their business to optimizing their profiles, collecting reviews, and more.

From milestone celebrations like birthdays and weddings to corporate events and community gatherings, 2025 is already a busy year for vendors on The Bash. While we await how vendor and event trends will evolve this year, let's reflect on some key insights we saw last year. Here's a peek at the top vendor and event trends that shaped celebrations on The Bash in 2024. 

Earning a positive review is always exciting. Reviews lead to future bookings and party planner confidence. But, earning the most reviews in 2024 and all 5-star ratings? That's an accomplishment that involves strategy and calls for celebration! To gather tips on collecting reviews, we caught up with bagpiper, Gus Person, the top review-reviewed vendor on The Bash in 2024.

We are excited to announce the winners of The Bash’s 2024 Rising Star Award!

The members who earned the most booking dollars in their primary category in 2024 from events booked on The Bash have been awarded the badge on their profile and notified via email today. Check out this year's Rising Star Award recipients.

Introducing Shelley Otis: a talented harpist based in Massachusetts. Her music has delighted couples and guests at weddings and other events for over 10 years! Shelley's setlist of 400+ songs will strike a chord with any listener.

Today, we officially announced the winners of our annual Best of Award which has been given to members of The Bash who received 2 or more reviews of 4 stars or higher for events in 2024!

Did you know that weddings are among the highest-paying bookings on The Bash? Did you also know that requests and bookings for weddings on The Bash typically peak in January? If that was enough to stop you in your tracks, take a look at this article for 6 tips on how to get wedding gigs for your business.