The Leap Lifestyle Podcast

This week on the Leap Lifestyle Podcast, I'm chatting with DJ/MC Matt Gudis from Who's That DJ about the important role music plays at your wedding. Have you ever questioned whether you need music at your wedding? Well Matt and I are both here to tell you that you one thousand percent need music! Music is the heartbeat of every celebration, especially for weddings! In this episode, Matt...

This week on the Leap Lifestyle Podcast, we're chatting with Rebecca from Rebecca Theresa Photography and she is sharing all of her best tips for getting your wedding photos featured on a wedding blog or printed publication. Some of her best pieces of advice include: Pay attention to the details. Publishers and Editors are looking for unique details that set your wedding apart from others, an...

This week on The Leap Lifestyle Podcast, we sat down with licensed cosmetologist Lauren Cory to talk through her best tips for having amazing hair on your wedding day, and an amazing experience getting there. Lauren has been styling hair for almost 20 years, and she specializes in bridal style. In today's episode, Lauren shares her best tips for: When to Book your Wedding Day Hairstylist Why...

This week on The Leap Lifestyle Podcast , I'm chatting with Kari Dirksen, CEO of Feathered Arrow Events . Kari and I talk through SO MANY reasons you need a wedding website. From sharing the basic information like the who, what where of your wedding, to being really extra and going so far as to include a style guide for your guest's attire. Kari and I both agree that a wedding website is...

This week on The Leap Lifestyle Podcast , we're talking with wedding photographer Julie Shuford on the Importance of an Engagement Session with your Photographer. We're covering all the details, including when to schedule your engagement shoot, why your engagement shoot is so special and how it can be highly personal to each couple, how your engagement shoot helps build a relationship wi...

This week on The Leap Lifestyle Podcast, we're chatting with Wedding Planner Jp Vigliotti about the Post-Wedding Blues and Other lessons he learned as a groom. If you're deep in the weeds with planning your wedding, you may already have  sense that you'll miss this magical time in life once the I do's are said and the music stops, and you're not alone. It's not someth...

This week on the Leap Lifestyle Podcast, we're talking about wedding cakes with pastry chef Nika Yazdani from Sugar Studio . Chef Nika spent years in some of the most acclaimed kitchens including The Wynn Resort at Las Vegas, MGM Grand, FiAMMA, Bottega Louie and Susie Cakes Bakery. She then began baking from her own kitchen, and Sugar Studio was born. In this episode of The Leap Lifestyle pod...

This week on The Leap Lifestyle Podcast, we're talking with Morgan Pirkle from Kept Record about Intimate Wedding and Elopement Photography.  In this episode, we talk about:  how intimate and elopement photography differs from traditional wedding photography what to expect on your wedding day if you've gone the elopement or intimate wedding route how to best prepare to work with your elo...

In this episode of The Leap Lifestyle Podcast, I'm chatting with the amazing DJ Dazzler and we're talking all about the importance of your wedding DJ and Planner relationship and collaboration. Along with your banquet caption, your Planner and DJ will work together to ensure that the flow of your wedding reception is seamless.  In this episode, we cover: The importance of a dynamic relat...

In this week's episode, I'm chatting with Gabriela Turney, owner and lead planner of Gabriela Pilar Events, an event planning firm based in Southern California. We're diving into a subject that is most likely a mystery to most engaged couples: How Full Planning Differs from Wedding Management.  One of the main differences between the two service options is the timing and when you ca...

This week on The Leap Lifestyle Podcast, we're talking with the Founder of Beauty Concierge Service Elwynn + Cass , Katelyn McCullough. Your wedding Hair and Makeup is often one of the most important aspects of getting ready for your big day, and Katelyn shares with us her best tips for ensuring that the process runs smoothly, and that you have a blast getting ready to walk down the aisle. We...

This week on the Leap Lifestyle Podcast, we're chatting with artist and destination wedding photographer Szu Brown about the importance of preserving your wedding day details with photography. There are so many things worthy of being capture in photographs on your wedding day, and planning the pieces that will be photographed is as important as planning every other aspect of your wedding day....

This week on the Leap Lifestyle Podcast , we're talking with wedding planner and wedding industry educator Margaux Fraise about creating boundaries and setting expectations around your wedding. Even if you're just a few days into being engaged, you've probably already witnessed the heightened emotions that accompany the wedding planning process. But how do you keep those under contr...

In this episode of The Leap Lifestyle Podcast, we're chatting with DJ and Master of Ceremonies Matt Graumann. Matt walks us through how to find a DJ you love, and we touch on how to choose music, what "good dance music" means, what not to do when choosing music, and how to let your DJ help make your wedding stress-free. Matt has earned the title of Director of Entertainment by creat...

Collette Geers, owner and lead designer at Poppy and Birch Stationery Design, is spilling all the tea with regards to your wedding invitation. On today's episode, we talk through the invitation design process, how you should prepare to work with a designer, why she's a firm believer in doing your own thing on your invitation (because the wedding etiquette police won't come for you),...

Holly Gray is the Technicolor CEO and Lead Wedding Planner at Anything But Gray Events, based in Los Angeles. Holly embodies living your brand, and couples who work with her can expect a fun and colorful experience in every way. On this episode of The Leap Lifestyle Podcast, Holly and I discuss the hows and whys of planning an authentically "you" wedding. With more than eight years of we...

Destination wedding photography Molly McCauley from Molly + Co Photography joins us to talk about how spending decisions made during your wedding planning can affect your wedding day photographs. She walks us through making decisions that are true to your budget, yet allow the photographer to capture beautiful details that make your wedding day unique to you.  She also share a few pro photographer...

In this episode, Wedding Planner, Podcast Host and Wedding Educator Renee Dalo joins us to talk through the Why of your Wedding. Going beyond just deciding to get married, we dig in deep to the decisions you make to support why you WANT to have a wedding, the intention behind your wedding, and why we gather. The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker Moxie Bright Events www.moxiebrightevents.com Talk Wi...

In this episode wedding planner and wedding industry educator Jamison Evans joins us to talk through What to Expect from a Wedding Planner. We go over the difference between a venue manager and a wedding planner/coordinator, the different types of packages some planners offer, and tips from Jamison to help you choose the best planner for you. Jamison Events www.jamisonevents.com Bridal Business Bo...