The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast

In episode 35 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're talking about planning a wedding when two become three! The further we move away from traditional marriages, the more brides find themselves in the position of wedding planning while pregnant. Obviously, if your due date is around the time of your wedding, you may have to postpone it, but if you're going to be pregnant on the day, or you'll...

In episode 34 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're on a mission to help you create a meaningful and highly personal ceremony, the kind that will make your guests laugh, cry, and maybe even break into song! Unfortunately, this is easier said than done, particularly if you're having a religious or civil ceremony (although, it's worth pointing out that secular and symbolic ceremonies have restr...

In episode 33 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're discussing the kind of wedding that most couples have probably considered, at least for a few blissful moments - destination weddings! To tackle this topic, we recruited an authority on the subject, Lindsay Moynagh , founder of House of Hannah , who specialises in planning gorgeous destination weddings in Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, Portu...

In episode 32 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're lighting the candles, donning our sparkliest dresses, and clinking glasses of mulled wine, because this episode is all about winter weddings! If you're due to get married in the colder months, or you're currently weighing up the pros and cons of a winter wedding, this is definitely the episode for you! Not only are we offering up our top win...

In episode 31 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're travelling beyond the wedding day itself, into the tricky post-wedding period. This episode is a direct response to the many readers and listeners who’ve told us that they struggled to fill the gap after their vows had been exchanged, and the confetti had been thrown. Post-wedding blues, otherwise known as post-wedding comedown, are extremel...

In episode 30 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're tackling a subject that is always the source of much controversy, and often, a lot of head-scratching on the part of the engaged couple, too: children at weddings. We’ve talked through the most frequently asked questions on this topic - whether you should invite children to your wedding, how to break the news to parents that they’re not invi...

In episode 29 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're talking about an issue that almost every engaged couple struggles with - keeping costs down during wedding planning! No matter how big or small the pot of cash you're working with, and no matter how extravagant or simple your dream wedding is, it's only natural that you'll want to get bang for your buck on the big day, and reign in the spend...

In episode 28 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're tackling an element of wedding planning that's pretty elusive - making your wedding unique. We're the first to admit that this is a confusing concept. After all, if you Google "unique wedding ideas", you're going to end up with a list of suggestions that are quite the opposite! But in reality, couples often find inspiration for their own per...

In episode 27 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we’re tackling a subject that isn’t often spoken about, but affects pretty much every engaged couple - wedding-related stress and anxiety. This could be anything from pre-ceremony nerves to the kind of severe anxiety that warrants a trip to see a doctor or mental health professional. We asked psychotherapist and author Stella O’Malley to help us a...

In episode 26 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're discussing how best to plan a wedding when time is not on your side. Whether you're working with a timeline of three months , or you've had a longer engagement, but you're now running way, way behind on your wedmin, this episode is for you! We're offering up our most practical last-minute wedding planning tips, along with some rousing words...

In recent episodes of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we’ve led crash courses in wedding dress shopping , bridesmaid dress shopping , guest lists , and honeymoons , and now, it’s time for another biggie - today, we’re talking about all things bridal beauty! This is an area of wedding planning that we get so many questions on, so this week, we're putting those questions to an expert, Aidan Corcor...

On episode 24 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast we wanted to talk about what happens after the dust settles on your big day, how you feel once the biggest party of your life is over, and which of your laboured-over decisions will still matter a year down the line! For this, we recruited the help of newlyweds Joey and Liam, who celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary around the time of recor...

This week on The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're taking you on a virtual trip to the cinema, to see how many sneaky wedding-planning tips we can glean from Hollywood's best-loved wedding movies, from Father of the Bride to Bride Wars to Wedding Crashers ! Joining us is FM104’s resident movie buff and newlywed Stephen King O'Farrell , who'll be helping us choose the most worthwhile lessons on t...

On episode 22 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're delivering a crash course in wedding speeches , which will come in terribly handy whether you're giving one yourself, or just wondering how to put this portion of the day together . We'll be covering the various formats that work well for speches (and some fun alternatives!), and discussing how to choose your speechgivers , as well as offeri...

There's one subject that we get asked about more than any other, and that's bridesmaids dresses . And while we've written lots of features on our favourite brands , stores , trends and colour schemes , we haven't actually covered the logistics of finding (and agreeing upon!) the right dress. So, on episode 21 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're doing exactly that! As well as offering our to...

In episode 20 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're answering your burning honeymoon questions with the help of travel writer extraordinaire Nadia El Ferdaoussi AKA The Daily S'Elf . Having been to (almost!) every potential honeymoon destination on the planet, Nadia was perfectly placed to offer tips on where to go and when. As well as sharing her top honeymoon destinations for 2019, she gave...

In episode 19 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we’re showing you some of our favourite ways to make your wedding less expensive for your guests! Now, we've written about this topic before , and every time we do, we find ourselves wondering, "Do couples actually care about this? Surely they're too busy worrying about their own bank balance to think about anyone else's!" Well, it turns out that...

In episode 18 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we’re discussing a wedding phenomenon that's more popular than ever - putting your friends to work on the big day. Our guest this week, screenwriter, actor and activist Alan Flanagan , is the kind of guy whose talents are always requested for weddings - he's been a celebrant, a reader, an MC, a speechgiver, a day-two coordinator and plenty more be...

There's one area of wedding planning that seems to cause more stress and worry than any other - making the wedding guest list. So, this week on The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're trying to make this tricky task a little bit easier, using a handy system we like to call the A-D method . Dividing your prospective guests up into an A List, B List, C List and D List sounds harsh, but it's immeasur...

In episode 16 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're joined by the wonderful Aleisha McCormack from The Bridechilla Podcast to discuss a topic that we're all extremely passionate about: creating a wedding that sparks joy for you, your other half and your guests! We're (quite literally) taking a leaf out of Marie Kondo 's book and showing you how to apply her much-loved KonMari method to your b...

In episode 15 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we turned the microphone over to you guys for a Q&A Special! An ask-us-anything quickfire round in which we aim to address as many of your wedding dilemmas as possible. We're tackling everything from awkward guest list issues to what kind of bra to wear with a backless dress. It's a real smorgasbord of wedding planning problems, and we're only...

In episode 14 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're talking about how to make your wedding ceremony your own - whether you're saying your vows in a church or on a cliffside. For some couples the wedding ceremony is 'just the legal bit' but for others it's a chance to declare your love in a meaningful away in front of all your favourite people. We'll be joined by accredited humanist celebrant...

On episode 13 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're donning our fake veils and #bridesquad badges (quite literally!) and distilling all of our hen party planning knowledge into one indispensable guide! It goes without saying that you want to throw your beloved bride-to-be the most amazing hen do or bachelorette party, but this task is not as easy as it seems! Between budgeting, logistics and...

We often hear from readers who are feeling overwhelmed because their partner isn't pulling their weight, so on this episode of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we wanted to have a frank discussion about the relationship dynamics of planning a wedding . A wedding is a celebration of the love between two people, so, as far as we're concerned, putting the whole thing together should be a two-person...

This week on The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast , we're delivering a message to every engaged person on the planet - you look great, so, in the words of Billy Joel, don't go changing! Unfortunately, in the lead up to your wedding day there's extra pressure to conform to societal beauty standards - you'll likely hear that you need to lose weight, get your teeth straightened, get your nose fixed and so...