Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast

With lots of talk in the media recently about whether as a feminist you can take your husbands name once married, we thought we’d ask someone who helps people change their names for a living! In today’s episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita is joined by Cecile from NameSwitch. They go through their takes on the big question, as well as many other common queries of a similar na...

We all want the special moments of our big day captured forever. It’s a priority for so many couples when they are planning their wedding. But how do you feel comfortable in front of the camera when you’re a bit shy or not used to being the centre of attention? Well, we have the podcast episode for you! Today, Nikita is joined by a panel of award winning wedding photographers Sam and Steve Vaughan...

We’re joining in the Jubilee fun here at Guides for Brides! 🇬🇧 Nikita is joined this week by Jenny and Shivani of the GfB team to discuss their hot takes on the 10 most iconic royal wedding (and reception!) dresses. From Princess Diana to Kate Middleton and even the Queen, see what their personal opinions on these iconic royal wedding dresses are 👰‍♀️ Guides for Brides has been an industry leader...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita gives all of her top tips and tricks when it comes to setting a budget and managing your wedding spend. Setting and allocating your wedding budget can be difficult but actually sticking to it can be even harder (especially with so much wedding inspiration out there). The typical wedding budget in the UK is often reported on and no...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, we get into an excellent discussion with Jennifer Patrice about how choosing a celebrant is a great way to ensure your ceremony is memorable for you and your guests. Having your wedding ceremony be unique to you is what every couple strives for. Celebrants are able to inject a bit of fun and emotion into the day, that gives couples a cere...

We're back! Time flies and I can’t believe it’s been so long since we last sat down and had a chat. If you’re new here, welcome, my name’s Nikita from Guides for Brides, and whether you’re recently engaged, just hoping to be, or right in the midst of planning everyone’s welcome here. I will be joined by some fabulous expert guests this season talking all things wedding with you. New Season launchi...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Amelia and Nikita are joined by Jo from Berwick Lodge to discuss elopements. Listen to this episode on a wide variety of popular podcast streaming outlets What’s covered in this podcast episode? This is the final episode in season two of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, and to cap it off we'll be discussing all things elopement! E...

In this episode of Guides for Brides – The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by Colette from CJ Beauty & Co to reveal some expert secrets for bridal beauty. The episode includes hair and makeup hacks, tips on how to choose beauty suppliers for your big day, and advice on booking them in plenty of time! What’s discussed in this episode? It’s important to get bridal beauty right. Aft...

In this episode of Guides for Brides – The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by Cecile from NameSwitch to run through all the options when it comes to choosing your married name. There are also helpful tips on how to get your documents changed, what to do if you’re feeling overwhelmed about changing your name, as well as an exclusive offer for Guides for Brides’ podcast listeners! What...

In this episode of Guides for Brides – The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by husband and wife team, Sam and Steve Photography, to discuss everything you need to know about finding and choosing your wedding photographer. What’s discussed in this episode? Finding and booking a wedding photographer is an important part of your big day. After all, you want to be able to look at those ph...

In this episode of Guides for Brides – The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia discuss wedding music, the options you have available to you and trigger your wedding song inspiration. What’s discussed in this episode? In this episode, Nikita and Amelia run through 5 common queries we get about wedding music. They discuss budgeting for wedding music, how to choose what you will have at each moment of...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by Heidi Ellert from Speechy to discuss writing and delivering the perfect wedding speech. What’s discussed in this episode? We can all recall wedding speeches, the good ones, bad ones, and the awkward ones particularly stick in your mind. So, to help you avoid writing and delivering a bad (or awkward) wedding...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are discussing a hotly requested topic: Bridesmaids. Specifically, how to solve bridesmaid dilemmas. What’s covered in this podcast episode? Nikita and Amelia look at effective ways to manage your team of bridesmaids and how to resolve the common dilemmas and disagreements that may arise during the planning process. They...

Nikita and Amelia are joined by Beaulieu-Taylor Harris to discuss wedding celebrants and celebrant-led ceremonies. What’s covered in this podcast episode? In this episode of Guides for Brides – The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by Beaulieu of Beautifully Taylored Ceremonies to discuss wedding celebrants and celebrant-led ceremonies.  A celebrant is a professionally trained offician...

In this episode of Guides for Brides – The Wedding Podcast, Amelia and Nikita bust the myths about wedding gift lists. What’s covered in this podcast episode? This episode of Guides for Brides – The Wedding Podcast was inspired by a question from one of our listeners. Nikita and Amelia discuss wedding gift lists, identify common myths about them and answer some of your questions. Using results fro...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Amelia and Nikita are joined by Fran from Farnham Castle to discuss historical wedding venues. What’s covered in this podcast episode? This episode is the first in our new season of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast. In this new season, we will be having more focused discussions and are beginning with a focus on Historic Wedding Ven...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia discuss wedding stationery and look at the key elements that you’ll want to consider for before, on and after the wedding when you are choosing your wedding stationery suite. There are just so many options out there and while we do focus on the more traditional, physical stationery, we do give a nod to the digital option...

In this episode of Guides for Brides – The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by the wonderful Ellie Sanderson to discuss the basics of shopping for your bridal wear along with an insight into the new world of virtual bridal appointments. What’s covered in this podcast episode? In this episode, Nikita, Amelia and Ellie Sanderson discuss all the basics of shopping for your wedding attire...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia discuss a general timeline of planning a wedding and advise on how you can plan out your planning. They also cover the key suppliers you will likely need for your wedding and when is best to book them. What’s covered in this podcast episode? We look at the key suppliers that you’ll need to consider for your wedding, alon...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by the wonderful wedding venue owner, Samantha Wordie-Gilchrist. Together, they discuss everything you need to do, know and consider when searching for and booking your wedding venue. What’s covered in this podcast episode? Finding and booking your wedding venue is the most important task in your initial plann...

In the second episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia discuss a difficult, but important, wedding decision - who is going to be in your wedding party? What is covered in this podcast episode? We run through who we consider to be in the wedding party, how to choose those key roles, how to manage those people’s expectations of their role and avoid upsetting those who ca...

Congratulations to all you newly engaged couples out there! In this very first episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia discuss what you need to know and do when you first get engaged, from telling your family members to what you’ll need to consider first in your initial wedding planning stages. What's covered in this episode? This episode covers the initial moments of...

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia discuss the wedding guest list, along with how and when to approach it. What’s covered in this podcast episode? It’s one of the most important wedding admin (or wedmin) tasks to get sorted early on in your planning. Having at least an approximate understanding of who you will invite to your big day is key to knowing what...

Get ready for a brand new wedding podcast! Nikita and Amelia from the Guides for Brides Team are so excited to discuss all things weddings with you.  Our podcasts are designed to guide you through your planning process, providing you with helpful tips, practical wedding planning advice, inspiration and so much more. In our first season we will be covering your wedding planning essentials, includin...