Asking for Cash Gifts, How Much Alcohol Should We Buy, Booking a Babysitter? Wedding Planning Q&A
Wedding Planning Podcast
Get ready for a jam-packed Wedding Q&A show, full of your planning questions & concerns! Here's a sampling of what's on the menu this week: How much alcohol to buy? >>> (and tune in to my full answer for lots more helpful tips on the topic!) What can we expect for the price of flowers? Who pays for the bridal shower, & should I offer to help? >>> Fiance doesn't want any wedding party at all, but I do. How to proceed? Rehearsal dinner options are way too expensive. Advice on making it more affordable? Should we hire a babysitter for...
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Follow Up Wedding Q&A | 4-6 Week Wedding Countdown
Wedding Planning Podcast
Happy Friday, and welcome to a BONUS Q&A follow up show to this week's feature episode, "4-6 Week Wedding Countdown" show that aired on Wednesday, July 16th. Today we're finding answers to everything on your mind, including: Dis-inviting moms to final venue walk through? Last-minute doubts about decor and signage, do we need more? Do we have to tell our guests that we're already technically married? How to design a clean & crisp tablescape Is it too late to hire a month-of coordinator? Dealing with unwanted, uninvited "plus 1's" in our RSVPs Questions about your own...
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4-6 Week Wedding Countdown: Your Final Month To-Do List
Wedding Planning Podcast
Today we’re going to run through a 10-item wedding to-do list for when you reach the final 4-6 week countdown before your wedding day. While some of the items in today’s show are pretty standard, others are much less obvious - and sadly are not commonly discussed. Overlooking just one of these important action-items can tip the scales towards a stressful, frantic celebration - and I don't want that for you! For a complete recap of today's show, visit
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Vendor Pricing Transparency Frustrations, How Much to Tip & More Wedding Q&A
Wedding Planning Podcast
"Why can't you just tell me the price???" Have you been victim of a vendor who insists on a lengthy meeting before they will provide you a price range for their services? This can be incredibly annoying when you are simply trying to determine if something is within your budget, or not. I have some advice for navigating this frustrating situation, including a copy / paste script for your inquiry emails: Hi, we are very motivated to choose a photographer {insert service here} for our {insert date here} May 2027 wedding. {insert how you found them, what sparked your interest}....
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Crafting Your Wedding Vows, Featuring "The Vow Whisperer" | Tanya Pushkine
Wedding Planning Podcast
Today on the Wedding Planning Podcast, we’re joined by a very special guest, Tanya Pushkine from . Tanya offers professional vow writing support, officiant services, and even wedding ceremony production support, including public speaking coaching. Tanya will guide you through exactly how to put your heart into words, resulting in crafted wedding vows that are truly meaningful to you & you partner. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes tour of her process, best practices for creating your wedding vows and ceremony flow, and so much more. To learn more about working with...
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6 Common Wedding Weekend Planning Mistakes
Wedding Planning Podcast
Tune in for the most common wedding weekend planning mistakes I see couples make as they formulate the details of a multi-day, multi-event wedding celebration. In this episode, we highlight 6 common planning mistakes, including: Feeling intimidated by the COST of hosting multiple events, Trying to accommodate ALL of your guests perfectly (spoiler alert - it's not possible, so don't even try!) Failing to consider the endless creative possibilities for food & drinks before committing to an overpriced & underwhelming caterer, Not communicating clearly with your guests before,...
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Your Wedding Weekend Questions, Answered!
Wedding Planning Podcast
Over the course of 11 YEARS in the wedding industry, I've seen literally thousands of weddings unfold ... and all of them together have given me the priceless gift of HINDSIGHT. In wedding planning, hindsight is literally a super power - so I've packaged mine up to share with you in today's brand new show featuring your Wedding Weekend planning questions! We're going to unpack, decode, and get to the bottom of your questions, including: How should we go about offering onsite cabins / rooms to guests in an order that makes sense? We’re torn between 2 very different "wedding...
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The #1 Biggest Newlywed Regret?
Wedding Planning Podcast
I’m willing to bet that you’ve heard from all your newlywed friends & family that their wedding day "came and went in the blink of an eye." The beautiful news is that your wedding celebration doesn’t have to RUSH BY IN A TOTAL BLUR. Today on the Wedding Planning Podcast, I’m bringing on a very special guest to share the details of exactly how she designed a wedding celebration that left her saying this: "I always get to look back and say that it was the most incredible 4 days of my life." To go along with our conversation today, I‘m incredibly excited to introduce...
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Should We Do a "First Look"? Delegating Tasks, Weekday Wedding Cost & More | Wedding Q&A
Wedding Planning Podcast
Today on the Wedding Planning Podcast, we're exploring your top wedding questions, including: Ideal number of wedding party members / pro’s & con’s of larger vs. smaller group? What are your thoughts on doing a first look vs. waiting for the more traditional moment when I walk down the aisle? Inviting kids to the wedding - does it have to be “all or nothing?” Babysitting options? OK to assign seats for the ceremony? Divorced parents on my side and want to keep them separated. Including family & friends who want to help, but I don’t really know what to...
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Our Top Wedding Spending REGRETS
Wedding Planning Podcast
They say hindsight is 20/20, and today on the Wedding Planning Podcast I'm sharing the top money spending regrets that married couples have. It's really easy to get swept up in dozens of "must-have's" during your engagement - but after today's episode, you'll think twice about these wedding expenses. Questions or topics you'd like to hear more on? Please be in touch! Talk soon, Kara
info_outlineGet answers to all of your wedding cake + dessert questions in today’s show!
From everything to researching bakeries, booking cake tastings, hidden fees to be aware of, unique dessert alternatives, and budget-friendly cost saving tips, we're covering it all in today's sugar-coated show.
Links mentioned in our convo:
- The complete blog post for today's show is linked here >>> weddingplanningpodcast.co/cake
- TLC rounded up a group of experts to share the most popular wedding cake flavor combos for last year, and here’s a complete "sampling" of their list.
- CAKE TOPPERS on Etsy that are customizable, simple, and super affordable,
- Browse thousands of beautiful SUGAR FLOWER DECORATIONS from independent business owners on Etsy
- Best way to save the top layer for our one year anniversary? Here’s a link to a very simple "cake saver" from Amazon.
- 30 Delicious Alternatives to Traditional Wedding Cake
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