The Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast

REBROADCAST: Going over your wedding budget and over-spending SUCKS and can make you feel super guilty. But we don't want to spend our entire wedding planning journey feeling horrible and guilty every time we have to pay a deposit or swipe our credit card. Tune in for four ways to help you deal with the guilt so you can enjoy your wedding planning experience, but still spend responsibly.  Hav...

As a couple planning a wedding, the last thing you want to deal with is a guest showing up late, ignoring the dress code or not bothering to RSVP. But how do you stop your guests from committing these wedding sins? In this episode, I'm diving into four major mistakes that wedding guests can make and - most importantly - what you can do to fix these mistakes or stop them from happening in the first...

REBROADCAST: When your wedding planning just feels stressful, chaotic and like way too much work, it's time to focus on the FUN side of wedding planning. Tune in to hear 12 fun wedding planning tasks that you and your partner can do together! That's not to say your fiance(e) is off the hook for the not-so-fun side of wedding planning, but you can reel them in with these fun tasks first!  This...

REBROADCAST: Hiring friends to be your wedding vendors (or friendors) isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sure, they know you well and will probably do it for a discount, but that comes at a cost. Tune in as I share the dangers of hiring friends for professional jobs for your wedding, and some tips if you still want to hire a friend or if you need help turning one down. Happy wedding planning! ...

We're talking wedding gifts and sadly, not just the ones you are going to receive. This week's episode is all about the wedding gifts you have to give - specifically to your parents and your in-laws (or any other special parent-figures in your life). Rather than going with a generic Father of the Bride handkerchief on Etsy or stressing about what to get your stepmom for weeks, I'll give you nine o...

REBROADCAST: Planning a wedding is tough enough but now add in family dynamics? Yikes! What is the best way to involve your in-laws in your wedding planning? How do you work through differences and reach a compromise? When can you force your fiance to deal with it? Why is it easier to call your mom than your mother-in-law? Tune in and find out!  Have a wedding planning question or episode ide...

REBROADCAST: Turn down free money? Yeah, maybe. On today's episode of The Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast I'm diving into 11 reasons why you should pay for your own wedding, even if it means turning down your parents' contribution. In case you're not totally convinced, I'm also sharing some budget wedding tips for how to compromise with your parents and work with them on planning your wedd...

With more of the wedding industry being dominated by Gen Z, this millennial thought she'd weigh in on some Gen Z wedding trends. What is the younger generation into? Where do they stand on ceremony music, wedding parties, cakes and dress codes? And most importantly, what do I think of it all? Tune in to hear 16 things Gen Z love to see at weddings - and whether I agree or disagree with their takes...

REBROADCAST: So you're planning to go on a honeymoon...congrats! As a big travel lover, the honeymoon is one of (the most?) important part of my wedding planning. On today's episode I'm sharing 15 things you need to know before you book a honeymoon. Whether you love travel or have never been on a plane, you'll want to listen to this episode. There's a perfect honeymoon out there for every engaged...

Wedding planning is hard enough when you remember that you're combining two families, spending more money than you ever have and planning a once in a lifetime event that's supposed to perfectly sum up your entire relationship and personality. Now add onto that family drama! In today's episode, I'm replying to a listener, Jack, who wrote in with some tricky family dynamics that are at play at his w...

REBROADCAST: Uh oh! You made a decision about your wedding and now you've changed your mind. But it's too late! What do you do when you have wedding regrets?  Wedding planning is a tough job and you're likely going to make a call now that you will regret by the time your wedding day rolls around. But hindsight is 20/20! Whether you decided to postpone, downsize or go virtual and now regret it...

There's a lot of wedding content out there about how to stay on budget for your wedding - how to save money, how to set your budget, how to be under budget, etc. But no one really talks about going over budget. What happens when you overspend and blow it? In this week's episode, I'm diving into the taboo reality that many couples find themselves in: spending more than their wedding budget allows....

REBROADCAST: The big wedding planning question: to DIY or not to DIY? We've been told that DIY projects are what makes a budget wedding and that if you want to save money and have a personalized day, you need to bust out the glue gun and get on Pinterest. But are DIY projects worth it? When is it a good time to DIY? And can you enlist your wedding party to help?  Have a wedding planning quest...

So you think you've found an amazing wedding vendor. You've been fawning over their social media pages for years and they just so happen to be available for your wedding date. You should just book, right? Well, maybe not. You want to make sure you're not missing any of these wedding vendor red flags before you sign on the dotted line or send over your deposit. Tune in to hear about 11 red flags th...

REBROADCAST: This episode of the Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast is all about that awkward conversation...when you have to tell someone they're not invited to your wedding. Listen in as we chat about who you need to have this conversation with, how to stick to your guns, and exactly what to say. Seriously, you can copy this word for word! If you have to tell someone they're not invited to...

This week we're diving into three listener wedding planning questions tackling subjects like wedding weekends and what your guests expect, how to plan a reception when your partner hates the dance floor, and when is too late to ask someone to be in your bridal party - plus what to do if someone volunteers to be a bridesmaid (red flag alert!). Have a wedding planning question you want me to discuss...

REBROADCAST: Today's episode of the Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast is all about wedding invitations. And because this isn't a podcast about etiquette or tradition, we're not going to go over how to formally invite people or how many inner envelopes you need to have. This episode is all about the point of invites, how to save money on your wedding invites and how to modernize them. Plus, t...

What happens when you want to elope and your partner wants a big wedding? Or when you've always dreamt of a destination wedding and your fiance prefers to keep things local? Or when your ideal budget is $100K and theirs is $5K? Compromising on a wedding is difficult, because the truth is you're two people with your own visions but you're only planning one wedding. In this week's episode, I'm going...

REBROADCAST: Sometimes wedding planning feels frivolous. Or silly. Or ridiculous. Or just unnecessary. Especially when something big and real and awful happens in our lives, it can be hard to muster the same enthusiasm for napkin colors or invitation font choices. So what do you do when you're dealing with something heavy in the middle of planning your wedding? Whether it's the death of a loved on...

Looking to save money, time and stress? Aren't we all! This week I'm back with even more wedding details and extras that you can CUT from your budget. Not only will cutting these things help you save money, but they'll also save you all of the time and energy that would go into organizing them in the first place. From welcome drinks and after parties to second wedding outfits and activities for ki...

If you want to chop your wedding budget in half, you're going to need to make some drastic cuts. But what if you just want to save yourself a couple hundred or maybe even thousands of dollars? In part one of this series, I'm sharing 15 wedding details you can STOP spending time, energy and money on. These are often overlooked parts of a wedding that everyone just assumes they have to do. But the t...

REBROADCAST: If you're planning an unconventional or non-traditional wedding, sometimes you need to break the news to the people in your life ahead of time. How do you tell dad he won't be walking the bride down the aisle? How do you tell mom no one wants her hand-me-down veil? How do you let your best friend know you won't be having a bachelor party? Listen in for my tips on how to break the news...

If you're newly engaged, it can be so easy to get swept up in the excitement as you share your news with all of your friends and family. But then all of a sudden, you realize you promised 10 people they can be in your wedding party! Only you have no idea when your wedding is, if you'll still be friends with these people by then or even if you want a wedding party at all... In this week's episode I...

REBROADCAST: So what happens if you're a bride and you don't want your father to give you away? Do you have to have your dad walk you down the aisle and hand you to your groom? What if you're two brides or two grooms...then what do you do? Tune into this episode of the Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast to hear my reframe on the aisle walk and other options if the patriarchal idea of being "g...

Once upon a time weddings were just ceremonies. Then came receptions. And now we've got welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, next day brunches and, of course, wedding after parties. If you're planning to host an after party - whether you want to keep the dance floor fun flowing or you want to change up the vibe and enjoy some casual drinks with friends - listen in for 12 mistakes you don't want to...