Manage My Wedding Podcast

Send us Fan Mail January is renowned for being engagement season when loved up couples all over the world commit to planning the wedding of their dreams, and the rest of their lives together. What a wonderful time of year. In today’s episode, Yvette introduces us to the very first wedding planning tasks, the budget and the guest list and how they affect each other throughout your wedding planning...

Send us Fan Mail A wedding tip you need to know. This is not my normal podcast episode but instead an added bonus tip to help you on your wedding day. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Thank you for your support this year and listening to my episodes. I truly love you all. Yvette xx 🤍 WEDDING MUST-HAVES: Download the Free Manage My Wedding App : Stay organised Additional Tools : For easy s...

Send us Fan Mail Getting married can bring up lots of big emotions, especially when it comes to sharing the day with your mum. Your mum has been there for you your whole life and your wedding day is a momentous occasion for you both which signifies you entering an exciting new stage of your life. While most people have immense love and gratitude for their mother, it can often be hard to find ways...

Send us Fan Mail Christmas for many is a time to relax and celebrate with family and friends. But what if your wedding is coming up and you still have a bunch of tasks to tick off your to-do-list? Stress less as Yvette helps you to navigate wedding planning during the festive season with her tips and tricks and abundance of advice so you emerge from the holidays organised and rejuvenated for the y...

Send us Fan Mail As promised, Yvette’s husband James has made a return to The Manage My Wedding Podcast and this time he is talking all things honeymoons. James is a travel expert with years of experience working in the travel industry. Plus, he was also responsible for single-handedly booking his and Yvette’s epic honeymoon to the Maldives when they were married seven years ago. With his insider...

Send us Fan Mail While planning the wedding of your dreams the last thing on your mind is getting organised for your honeymoon. In the whirlwind of pre and post-wedding events, catching up with guests, opening gifts and oh, getting married the honeymoon is often left on the back burner as something that will just happen right? Chances are you’ve paid good money and a fair chunk of your budget to y...

Send us Fan Mail If you are feeling stressed and overwhelmed when planning the wedding of your dreams then this is the episode for you. Listen in as Rachel tells us all about her wonderful wedding story. Of the plans and dreams, she shared with her partner for their perfect day and how they decided to change it all and hold their wedding the following weekend - in just six days time. Perfect for g...

Send us Fan Mail Pinterest can be your best friend or your foe when planning your wedding. It all depends on how you use it. Filled with inspiration it can help you discover new ideas, pinpoint exactly what you want, and best of all give you a visual to share with your suppliers. But, it can also be a huge timewaster for bridal couples and add to the overwhelm of planning your dreams.  Tune in to...

Send us Fan Mail Overcome the wedding planning overwhelm with Yvette’s five simple steps to making decisions efficiently and effectively. If your ongoing struggle with making decisions is leading to delays in your wedding planning journey and increasing your wedding overwhelm then you are going to love this quick and easy to follow process that you can continue to refer back to throughout your wed...

Send us Fan Mail In my line of work, I’ve had the privilege of planning, assisting, and attending countless weddings which as a result has given me a pretty good understanding of what makes a wedding exceptional. And I have a secret to share with you. Some weddings are just better than others. It’s true.  With great weddings in mind, I have compiled my top five favourite wedding planning tips that...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is very close to my heart as The Manage My Wedding Podcast is celebrating its 100th episode. To mark the occasion I have invited a very special guest to join me on the podcast, my husband James. A month ago I asked you what questions you would like me to ask James about his experience of planning our wedding over seven years ago and in today’s chat we answer the to...

Send us Fan Mail If eloping or a small wedding is not on the cards for your wedding day you are going to want to have a few handy wedding budget-saving tips up your sleeve to help you keep your budget in tow. Even if you are lucky enough to have a big budget to work with when planning your big day, these helpful six top saving tips will help you allocate more of your money to the things that are r...

Send us Fan Mail Money makes the world go round or in the case of wedding planning, makes your dream wedding a reality. Weddings can be expensive and even if you're planning a budget or micro wedding, you are still going to need a chunk of cash to pay for everything you need to make your day happen. When it comes to working out exactly how you will pay for your wedding day it makes sense to g...

Send us Fan Mail Your bridesmaids will play a huge part in the successful role out of your wedding day. They are there to support you, help you plan and organise your big day, and to celebrate and acknowledge this special milestone in your life.  But have you ever considered what it is that your bridesmaids want you to know? I’m talking about the things that often go unspoken, like how they would...

Send us Fan Mail Organising a wedding in a global pandemic is no walk in the park. And unlike most other questions that come up while planning your big day, COVID-related questions can’t often be solved with a quick google search. These tough times are raising big questions, I know because many of you are jumping into my DM’s for solutions. This is why I’ve compiled a special edition of the answer...

Send us Fan Mail You will be surprised to learn just how many bridal couples forget their manners post-wedding and don’t send out a thank you card. For me, at least 50 per cent of the weddings I have attended as a guest have not sent a simple thank you card after the event. Please don’t be one of these couples that don’t say thank you. It is really such a simple gesture that can mean so much to yo...

Send us Fan Mail Has the wedding planning overwhelm hit yet? Are you struggling to tick off tasks on your to-do list? In my decades of wedding and event planning, I’ve watched on as countless couples have become consumed by the all-encompassing overwhelm experienced by planning their dream day. You see, for most of us, our big day is the first time we have organised a wedding yet we are somehow ex...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second part of a two part series on what to handover to your wedding venue in the week before your wedding. If you haven’t listened to episode 92, I recommend starting there, it will stop you running around in a hot mess the week before your wedding.  You’d be forgiven for thinking you spend more time talking with your venue than you do your partner when you’re plannin...

Send us Fan Mail Done well, your wedding will be a dream. Done in a rush, you’ll be re-arranging on the day. Imagine your mum was seated next to the revolving kitchen door and got whacked each time it opened because your seating plan wasn’t clear - ouch. I’ve seen it happen (and worse). I want to make sure this doesn’t happen to you. I’m going to walk you through everything you need to take to you...

Send us Fan Mail No one wants to talk about it, we kind of suffer in silence, hoping like crazy our wedding will be ok. Am I right? Planning your wedding is an emotion filled labour of love, and right now it feels like our plans could be derailed at any moment because of restrictions on travel, guest numbers, and lockdowns. Talk about an emotional roller coaster.  We’re a sweaty mess of anxiety, “...

Send us Fan Mail Everything you need to know to make choosing your wedding venue a breeze. The options are endless, right? With so many jaw dropping venues in dream worthy settings, how do you know which one is perfect for you?  Choosing your wedding venue is an exciting part of your wedding planning (you’ve felt the thrills picturing your wedding, haven’t you?) and today I’m talking with Martha f...

Send us Fan Mail Your wedding day musicians can make a huge difference to your celebration, right? We’ve all been to weddings where the dance floor is empty or the music falls flat. You want your wedding celebration to be a reflection of  your happiness and your guests to have a ball, talking about the party long after your wedding is over. Even if you’ve already booked your entertainers, this pod...

Send us Fan Mail “Your wedding is the most important time in your life and you deserve to feel supported and organised while planning the wedding of your dreams”.   Hey, recognise the snazzy opener to the podcast I popped above? I put it there to remind you that you are planning your wedding and no one else’s. I get messages every day from couples asking how to deal with well-meant and not so well...

Send us Fan Mail It’s so close you can taste it, your big day is almost here and you’re bursting with joy. I can feel it in you and it’s going to be brilliant. We all want a smooth wedding so today I’m going to share the things you should avoid in the final weeks because believe it or not, we don’t make the best decisions in all the excitement. Times are hectic, you’re running on adrenaline, final...

Send us Fan Mail How do you cope when priorities get out of whack? There’s so much to do when you’re planning your wedding and if your partner isn’t prioritising things in the same order as you, it’s easy to feel frazzled, right? Fear not my lovely friends, I’ve got everything you need for wedding suit motivation mojo.  Tune in to learn: How to start the wedding suit conversation and get them onbo...