💎 Why Custom Engagement Rings Are The Most Precious Of All With Ma Folie Owner And Jewelry Designer Cathy Shen
Release Date: 09/11/2025
💎 Why Custom Engagement Rings Are The Most Precious Of All With Ma Folie Owner And Jewelry Designer Cathy Shen
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The custom engagement ring is having a mega-moment thanks to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. So too are romantic old mine cuts and elongated shapes, and on this show we get into all of these Taylor-centric trends with Cathy Shen, a Vancouver-based jewelry designer and owner of . Creating bespoke engagement rings is the foundation of Cathy’s Vancouver-based business and she is passionate about pieces stacked with meaning, and personalization. “If you want something very intentional you go to a small jeweler or designer to create that piece which reflects you and your partner,” Cathy...
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💒 How To Create The Ultimate Wedding Experience With Creative Director and Founder of Clement & Co. Events Alexandra Clement McNamara
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Weddings are no longer just events, they are experiences full of personal touches and meaningful moments for both the couple and their guests. On this week’s show host Alison chats with Alexandra Clement McNamara, creative director and founder of in Toronto about how couples are making their celebrations authentic and uniquely in 2025. Alexandra also shares an insider look at what’s we can expect to see trending for 2026 weddings which she and her team are well into working on with clients. Expect to see more intimate weddings and classical European influence when it comes to...
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📱Why Everyone Needs a Wedding Content Creator with Owner of Wedding Day Bestie Jana Janevska
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Wedding content creators have become a star wedding vendor which are essential for every modern wedding. On this show I chat with Jana Janevska, founder of Calgary-based Wedding Day Bestie, about the evolving role of the wedding content creator and how she has seen her business explode since she booked her first wedding back in 2023. Jana recently made headlines as the wedding content creator for the wedding of TikTok mega star Madeleine White who had her dream day in Santorini this past July, a celebration that literally broke the internet with incredible social content. Jana worked with the...
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👰 Why Vintage Vibes Are Ruling Modern Bridal Style With & For Love Co-Owner And Creative Director Angel Spendlove
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On this week’s show, we have a returning guest who was actually the very first person Alison welcomed on Aisle Seat. Angel Spendlove is the co-owner and creative director of Canadian bridal brand , a label loved for it’s cool bride vibes and which was one of the first in the wedding space to offer paired back, modern styles with easy and effortless silhouettes and innovative fabrics like linen and micro sequins. & For Love’s latest collection “The Lovers,” Angel leaned into her formative years as a ballerina for inspiration and on this show, she talks about the...
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🌴 Why A Tropical Destination Wedding Is The Ultimate Party with Wedding Planner and Diamonds Destination Weddings Owner Karolina Fernandes
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If you are considering a wedding on location in a tropical paradise, this show is for you. Our guest this week is a destination wedding expert Karolina Fernandes owner of who is a specialist in planning dreamy celebrations in the Caribbean and Mexico. As we chatted about a few episodes back with Sydney Stanback from Pinterest, the tropical destination wedding is one of the biggest wedding trends of 2025. People are looking to check out and relax for their party in a location that is equal parts chill and super-chic. On this show Karolina and I chat about the hottest places to say ‘I do’...
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💍 The Best Engagement Ring Trends of 2025 With Mercedes Smith, Owner And Designer At Alexis Gallery
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This week Alison has a sparkling chat with Mercedes Smith owner and designer at , a custom jewelry design studio in Toronto who create the most gorgeous pieces. We love to talk about diamonds, bling trends and engagement rings here and Mercedes and Alison became fast friends on this show because they speak the same love language when it comes to fine jewelry. Mercedes gets into what she’s loving when it comes to engagement rings, how the average carat size for a centre diamond is on the rise (thank you lab diamonds!), how she and the team at Alexis Gallery work to create dream engagement...
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💌 Modern Wedding Etiquette With Expert Myka Meier
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This chat about wedding etiquette could not come at a better time with wedding season now in full swing. On this show I chat with etiquette expert Myka Meier and let me tell you Myka weights in on all those burning questions you have about weddings and acting accordingly. Myka is an etiquette coach, the founder of Beaumont Etiquette in New York and the author of two etiquette books and has been featured in Vogue, Town & Country and Harper’s Bazaar. She’s also the co-founder of the Plaza Hotel’s Finishing Program. Myka also recently started working...
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📍Unpacking The 2025 Pinterest Wedding Report with Sydney Stanback, Global Trends and Insights Lead for Pinterest
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This week’s episode is such a great one with returning guest Sydney Stanback, global trends and insights lead for Pinterest, and we chat all about Pinterest’s just released 2025 Wedding Report. With over 3.8 billion wedding related searches and more than 13.4 billion wedding ideas saved globally in one year on Pinterest, the trend authority most certainly is in the know about what couples want for their dream party. This year’s report puts the focus firmly on Gen Z and how they are shifting the wedding landscape with celebrations that are big and bold, full of hyper-personal touches and...
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📸 Creating Magic Behind The Lens With Wedding Photographer Reid Lambshead
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On this show, Alison catches up with industry friend Reid Lambshead of for an insightful and inspiring chat about modern wedding photography. Reid is one of the best of the best—his work has been featured in Vogue, Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides and the New York Times. Reid travels around the globe for his job and has photographed weddings in some of the most incredible destinations. On this show, Reid talks about what’s trending in wedding photography and why unscripted moments and emotion is the number one quality behind the most unforgettable images.
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💄 All About Modern Wedding Makeup With 19/99 Beauty Co-Founder Camille Katona
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In 2025, weddings are all about keeping the moments authentic, the fun factor high, and the fashion ultra-chic. On this show, Alison chat’s with recent bride Camille Katona who is the co-founder of the amazing Canadian indie beauty brand . Camille married her husband Tim last summer and their party was quite simply the coolest. The bride wore Wiederhoeft. They got married at her parent's Toronto home, then drove themselves to their reception which they held in a cool studio space which was re-imagined to feel like a restaurant. On this episode Camille takes us inside her wedding and we also...
info_outlineThe custom engagement ring is having a mega-moment thanks to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. So too are romantic old mine cuts and elongated shapes, and on this show we get into all of these Taylor-centric trends with Cathy Shen, a Vancouver-based jewelry designer and owner of Ma Folie. Creating bespoke engagement rings is the foundation of Cathy’s Vancouver-based business and she is passionate about pieces stacked with meaning, and personalization. “If you want something very intentional you go to a small jeweler or designer to create that piece which reflects you and your partner,” Cathy shares in this chat. Host Alison and Cathy get into the specifics of designing a custom engagement ring; why she loves sapphires for as a star-stone to make a ring truly bespoke; and how Taylor’s instantly iconic engagement ring will shape trends for years to come.