Bridechilla - Wedding Planning Podcast

If you are nervous or worried about being the center of attention or the focal point of your wedding day and feel stress, depression, and anxiety, then I know today’s episode will be super helpful. My returning guest is wonderful, Dr Lindsay Bira is a clinical health psychologist functioning as a therapist, consultant and speaker in San Antonio, TX. In these episodes, we hope to reduce stigma rela...

Lot’s of wedding hacks and advice on today’s show. Looking after yourself with exercise and the right attitude towards your body. Getting DIY printing right and #Bridechilla and photographer Darcy leaves a voice mail about unplugged weddings and the guest list…the etiquette behind the A and B list. All that and a lot, lot more on the Save the Date Wedding Podcast, the #1 wedding planning podcast!...

Today, two fabulous listener voice mails, one of which from Ariadna carries on the themes of mental health and stress and how to embrace your circumstances and know that in time with support and help you will carry on and heal…also that it’s totally awesome to watch trash TV! #Bridechilla Shawna is FULL of amazing ideas, from searching for your wedding dress in the bridesmaid's section of stores a...

In today’s episode, I welcome Dr. Lindsay Bira, a clinical health psychologist who is here to help us with the tools to put into place to prevent stress or at least lessen the burden especially when it comes to wedding planning. Being stressed doesn’t mean you aren’t happy, or not coping…everyone manages (and recognizes) stress in different ways, so in today’s show, Dr. Lindsay gives us some very...

On today’s #FridayQuickie…I feature two #bridechillas who are taking the chill in #bridechilla to the next level…BUT in their chillness, they are worried that they are not worrying enough. I KNOW. I love that they have reached peak chill and I am so happy that I have helped them reach that point but damn girl you gotz to enjoy that chill. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla...

Who organizes a bachelorette day? Do you need to prompt someone, allocate tasks? What if someone takes charge too much? If you were in a friend’s wedding, does that me they have to be in yours? I also feature a great response about gifts for and from your #Maidchillas. Why are we obsessed with buying more shit!? And I speak about The Brides Project, a wonderful charity that re-homes wedding dresse...

#Maidchilla Week just simply couldn’t be without interviewing Jen Glantz…you may have heard about her, she’s a ‘Bridesmaid for Hire’… A Professional Bridesmaid who’ll be your:- ‘Personal assistant- On-call therapist- Social director- The ultimate peacekeeper’. Two years ago, Jen placed an advertisement on Craigslist, offering her services as a professional bridesmaid and after receiving an overwhe...

On today’s #FridayQuickie…how do you tell a #maidchilla that you don’t want her to be a part of the wedding anymore? This is a super tricky area to cover but I think with the right tone and honesty you can get through it without ditching on your friendship! What is the tipping etiquette for weddings, who gets what? AND, how to communicate with a friend about you not liking their partner...not liki...

Part 2 of your marvelous wedding shortcuts and hacks, inspired by a recent post on Instagram where I asked you to share your best wedding planning hacks and tips. There were so many fantastic suggestions I just had to devote another episode to your advice. Your ingenuity, money-saving ideas and open-mindedness was impressive! In part two of the series, I share some great tips about attending weddi...

Recently I asked you on Instagram for your best wedding planning hacks, tips, and shortcuts. I was amazed at your ingenuity, money-saving ideas and open-mindedness when it came to this request. In part one of the two-part series, I share with you some fabulous suggestions about using the shared economy…renting and hiring dresses and suits, using a ‘fake’ cake and re-purposing bridesmaid’s bouquets...

Welcome to Wedding Q&A week…5 days of answering your wedding planning questions and voice messages! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to...

Welcome to day four of Wedding Q&A week…5 days of answering your wedding planning questions and voice messages! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be...

Welcome to day three of Wedding Q&A week…5 days of answering your wedding planning questions and voice messages! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to b...

Welcome to Wedding Q&A week…5 days of answering your wedding planning questions and voice messages! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to...

Welcome to Wedding Q&A week…5 days of answering your wedding planning questions and voice messages! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to...

It’s Friday. It’s quick…but not too quick. On the #fridayQuickie, I update you about #bridechilla Kate’s wedding dress alteration dramas…what happened? Did she find a dress? Is she walking down the aisle naked? Spoiler alert…No. Anne wants some advice about getting along with her in-laws and ‘Other Kate’ wants some advice about non-traditional wedding dresses! Be on your way to wedding Planning Ze...

Some beauties this week from my #bridechillas…questions that challenged me (just how I like it). Kate is three weeks out from her wedding and a dressmaker has done a hatchet job on her gown…what to do?...firstly I get really mad on her behalf and then I hopefully provide some calm and useful suggestions about locating a dress in a hurry, including using social media to get help from local bridal s...

Today on the Save The Date Wedding Podcast, we take a slightly different tack to the ‘normal podcast’ and invite you on a little/big relationship journey with us, moving house and going to IKEA. Last weekend Rich and I hired a van and carted all of our belongings across town and up a LOT of stairs. Along the way we met (and accosted) a number of moving helpers, couples at IKEA (who I interviewed w...

It's good friday and damn girl it is a good friday because it is #fridayquickie time! All that and a lot, lot more on the Save the Date Wedding Podcast, the #1 wedding planning podcast! Have a question or comment. I want to hear it! Email me! Visit the Save the Date Store to Support the show Buy a T-shirt or Tote? And spread the Save the Date word! Have you downloaded your free copy of The Save th...

On today’s Q&A Thursday…how do you incorporate your Stepdad and Dad in your wedding…finding a balance between their roles? Dealing with jealousy in your bridal party and friendship group and lovely response from #bridechilla Eadaoin who shares an update on her wedding. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10...

Tina Hoang-To from wedding-spot.com, a fabulous all in one venue finder website, joins me today to share some of her favorite cool tech tools to help you plan your wedding. She’s ahead of the game with some excellent suggestions that I am excited to learn more about with you! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN...

You know what it is…it’s the #fridayquickie! More Wedding Q&A, including a fabulous voice message from wedding planner Danielle asking for people to bring their own booze and I announce the winner of this week's comp! Enjoy! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Commun...

I love Thursdays because it’s Q&A time. A voice message follows up from a couple who was dealing with an invitation conundrum. A fabulous question about amateur wedding photography….what if photography isn’t that meaningful to you, can you ditch it? People RSVP-ing for kids at weddings that aren’t invited and I sing badly along to the Astro boy theme. Leave me a voice mail! Be on your way to weddi...

What happens when you are an editor to one of the biggest wedding blogs in the world (over 3 million Pinterest followers!) and you are planning a wedding? Claire from http://bridalmusings.com/ is getting hitched and we have a fabulous chat on the show today about shaking off expectations, what makes something pretty and being happy. Claire is truly a #bridechilla and has written about thousands of...

Today’s #FridayQuickie, I must admit, isn’t that quick! BUT it does include an interview with my lovely work friend about her mother in law and a great question from Lauren about a generous offer from a family member that isn’t quite working out the way they’d hoped it would be. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LIS...