181: Engaged Together, Planning Alone; How To Get Help From Your Fiancé

What is the one thing that sends so many DIY wedding flower plans off the rails, yet has almost nothing to do with the blooms themselves? I found out the hard way, two days before my own big day, armed with nothing but some floppy succulents and a roll of floral wire. This is an encore of Episode 71, because the wisdom is timeless and my disaster is even funnier in hindsight. Lisa Roeser from FiftyFlowers in the United States joins me to share budget friendly ways to create stunning arrangeme...

Have you ever saved a wedding dress to Pinterest, absolutely loved it, then found yourself looking at something completely different a week later? And how much of what you think you want to wear on your wedding day is genuinely your personal style, versus what you've been told a bride is supposed to look like? Yesterday, I went along to the Sposa Bride show, where I learned about the historical influences behind the modern bride and how bridal fashion has evolved into what we see today. And i...

You don’t know what you don’t know and weddings can be like that. There are dozens of little unglamorous things that never make it onto a wedding mood board, but that couples end up wishing they had planned for. This episode is a companion to episode 66, where I counted down 9 regrets I've either lived, read about or heard from my own couples. Well, there are more. 9 more, to be exact. I’m going to take you from the moment you wake up on the morning of your wedding to when you first step into...

What if the couple getting married this weekend already said their vows privately three days ago, over takeaway dinner, in their pajamas, with absolutely no one else in the room. Wedding ceremonies as we once knew them are being rewritten right now, not because the words matter more than they used to, but because couples are deciding who gets to be part of that moment, and when. Today I am getting into what a private vow exchange actually looks like in practice and some of the options availab...

What do you do if you feel lonely even while surrounded by people who love you? This episode takes a different turn from the usual conversations on this show, discussing a topic that touches wedding vendors and engaged couples alike. An experienced wedding photographer opens up about a period in his life when he felt profoundly lonely, even while building a career and a family he loves. You'll hear: What loneliness can look like when everything on the outside seems to be going rightHow ...