Bridechilla - Wedding Planning Podcast

The first wedding Q&A episode of 2016 is all about pacing yourself, not getting too involved in wedding planning too early on and enjoying your engagement… basking in the celebrations and joy of your union! I received so many wonderful emails of support after my interview episode with real-life #bridechilla Melissa and wanted to share some of them with you. Listeners were inspired by Melissa's ope...

Welcome to the New Year #Bridechillas! I throw some fast ideas at you in today’s wedding podcast…inspired by a listener question asking me to talk about planning wedding ideas for budgets under $5k. The big thing is to remember that money doesn’t maketh your wedding day and spending money you don’t have is bad voodoo! I’m so excited to share this episode with you and welcome some wonderful newly e...

The final Wedding Q&A episode of the Save The Date Wedding Podcast of 2015! Huzzah! Today’s episode features listener questions about controlling mothers who just want to re-create past relatives' weddings and Caitlyn left me a voice message asking me for ideas about how to entertain kids at weddings (They have 20 coming to their big day). Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechill...

When it comes to wedding traditions, can you have your wedding cake and eat it too? Of course, you can. Now grab your cake bib and let’s get eating. Just as it takes people to start traditions, it takes people to end them. You are those people. You are tradition trailblazers, pioneers of new, non-hokey wedding customs! Historically the world of weddings is choc a block with old timey superstitious...

Lots of your wonderful wedding planning questions to answer! Sade asks about managing anxiety on her wedding day…what tips I have for people who suffer from anxiety and feel overwhelmed with the prospect of being the focus of the day. For me it’s all about pre-empting triggers and shaping the day around your comfort zone. I also play a fab voice message from listener Dean and wedding planning tips...

I’ve featured lots of guests on this podcast so far, wedding bloggers, financial experts, planners, authors… But that one guest that I have yet to speak with is a real-life Bridechilla, a Save the Date Wedding Podcast graduate! I'm not technically allowed to have favorite listeners because you are all my children-But today show I'm featuring the OG of the Save the Date Wedding Podcast… Melissa. La...

Today on the Save The Date Wedding Podcast #FridayQuickie, I answer listener Amanda’s question about clothing her 8 (YES 8) #maidchillas and I also shoot the breeze about optimism and good attitudes...spoiler...they go FAR! 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...

Two excellent listener questions that really floated my boat on The Save The Date Wedding Podcast Q&A episode. Rachel wants some advice about her bridal party…when she and her fiancé share the same group of close friends, who get the first pick of friends to add to their A-team? Annie writes to saying that she feels embarrassed that initially she was so outspoken about not doing THIS or not having...

Where do you find the ‘best’ wedding readings…quotes that aren’t being used by every bride and her dog? How do you work on your vows to find your voice, who you really are as a couple? How do you inject some fun into your wedding and really reflect your personality? All these questions will be answered on today’s show, with lovely guest Celebrant Holly Smith. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen...

Today on the Save The Date Wedding Podcast #fridayQuickie, I announce the winner of the #bridechilla itunes review comp, talk about my podcast Christmas Party adventures and share a listener letter from Christine who ended up solving her own problem when she took a step back and reassessed. All that and a lot, lot more on the Save the Date Wedding Podcast, the #1 wedding planning podcast! Have a q...

A special guest host today on Q&A Thursday, my husband Richard, Rich (the often quiet member of the team) joins me as a somewhat reluctant question answerer. We talk about the groom’s involvement in the wedding planning, how to get vendors to take grooms seriously, as equal partners in the organizing process. We also look at the benefits of buying and selling wedding accessories and décor and the...

She’s back, financial guru Ginger Dean helps ‘women go from hot mess to a financial success’ with her website. http://www.girlsjustwannahavefunds.com/ Today on the wedding planning podcast, we talk shared accounts, should you have them? How much money is too much to spend on a wedding. We also explore the shame and guilt of bringing debt into a relationship … it can be pretty heavy for some but as...

I had some great feedback from Monday's episode on eloping and simplifying your wedding planning. In fact listener, Chelsea and her partner have completely changed their whole wedding outlook and plans! If you like these short episodes, let me know and I will make more! Maybe you prefer a daily podcast? I love to hear your thoughts! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guide...

Today I’m joined by wedding planner and super blogger Lauren Grove, from Every Last Detail to help me answer your Wedding Q&A Thursday questions. In this episode, we talk about how Lauren’s experience with a ‘bad’ wedding planner urged her on to becoming a wedding planner herself and eventually led to her starting her amazing wedding planning blog. We also answer listener questions about flaky ven...

How many times during your wedding planning journey have you wanted to give it all up and just elope? To ditch the big hitching and take off. Today’s wedding planning podcast is inspired by listener Bernice (and her fiancé Dan) who shared their story with me… ‘For a whole host of reasons we have decided to take off in a few weeks and get married on a beach in Scotland. I guess you could call it an...

Well, I just had to record this quick episode to update you on a couple of listener questions, that just couldn’t’ wait AND to let you know about my giveaway that I’ve just launched. If you like these short episodes, let me know and I will make more! Maybe you prefer a daily podcast? Love to hear your thoughts! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechil...

In episode 112, a wedding Q&A Thursday episode, listener Olivia is struggling with the fact that most brides remain silent during their wedding. Why don’t we speak? Why must we sit and allow everyone else to talk, when we are a BIG part of why everyone is there!? Harri wants to know about who pays for suits and attire when it comes to groomsmen? I also share an impromptu interview with a bloke I m...

What I love about making this podcast is bringing you different perspectives about wedding planning and life in general. Today on the show I have invited my mother-in-law, Veronika to answer some of your Q&A questions and bring her own ballsy touch to wedding planning conundrums! We talk allocating booze at weddings, rude friends ignoring your ‘no kids at our wedding’ request and manners! Be on yo...

What a fabulous, active community we’ve created with the Save The Date Wedding Podcast. I received a lot of feedback about recent listener question from episode 104, when Alicia asked if it was kosher to invite her MOH's cheating, on and off again boyfriend to the wedding, when she really didn't want to see his 'slimy rat face'. Alicia was aware of not hurting her friend's feeling but also didn't...

Politics is something many people prefer to ignore, particularly when it comes to something so personal, like a wedding but this episode, with special guest Nova from nubride.com, focuses on facing all of the political bullshit that can rear its head when you get hitched. New relationships, old relationships, power plays, and struggles. We talk honestly and openness and give you ways to tackle con...

In episode 108, a Wedding Q&A beauty, listener Britta left me a heartfelt message that I believe anyone from a ‘broken home’ can relate to. She said it’s not decorations or music or aesthetic details that she is concerned about; it’s her newly divorced parents that are worrying her. Breakups are tough on everyone; especially the kids and I think parents getting divorced when you are an adult can b...

For something so imperative to creative a mood and the overall success of a wedding celebration, music is often a last-minute decision or afterthought. So many couples just get someone to whack together a mixed tape (mp3!) and hope for the best? A lot more than you would imagine! In episode 107, we crack the case of creating the ideal wedding music for your big day! The job of a wedding DJs has ev...

Lots of fun on episode 106 of the Save The Date Wedding Planning Podcast, Q&A episode! If your guests didn’t show up to your wedding, would you send them a bill? One couples has! Are they complete A-holes? Nova from nubride.com joins me as a guest answerer person to help me out with a listener question about whether or not you can put ‘dibs’ on a wedding venue or get hitched at the same place your...

When it comes to weddings, it’s crazy how much we think everything is going to cost and then when you start planning, realizing how much it actually costs. It’s like we’re in the wedding matrix. Today’s episode is inspired by a listener email from Jen, who is in over her head with her wedding budget. She and her partner have committed to a pricey venue and the costs are adding up. The conundrum is...

You ask and I try and answer but this week, in episode 104 of the wedding podcast, a listener question has truly stumped me. What’s it all about you ask? Well you’ll just have to listen but I would love your feedback and advice as well (email or leave a voice message please!). I also look at humor and weddings. How much is too much? When does it become a show and how do you find a balance with the...