Style to Fit Your Real Life

Real-life Style, Lani & Kyle offer the unique perspective of working in the styling industry. Kyle just got engaged, and is currently navigating the difficult time of having to figure out what to do with her September wedding. Lani got married in 2010 and had two weddings in two cities and three bridal showers in as many cities! These ladies are pros at what they do!

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Spreading Joy — with puppies!

Couples invite adoptable puppies to their wedding in lieu of flowers

To quote Sara's neighbor, even if you're not a dog person, EVERYONE is a puppy person! Couples invite adoptable puppies to their wedding in lieu of flowers. Holy cuteness, Batman!

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Lux Wedding Flowers for Less...Meet DC startup Poppy

If you live in DC you’ve probably heard of popular florist Urban Stems. Well, this flower startup has spawned another flower startup in the wedding space called Poppy. Founder Cameron Hardesty is the former Head of Product at Urban Stems. Listen in as she explains how she started wedding flowers on a budget company Poppy.

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Cancelling amidst corona virus and other listener questions.

Hi Dishers,

We prerecorded this mini episode last week but decided to share it today due to its timeliness and not wanting to save the episode for release next week and share outdated information.

One of our listeners asks about potentially having to cancel her wedding and how she should handle it. Click to listen to our answers below.

Stay safe and healthy everyone and follow the recommendations of the CDC.

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8 months to plan, remembering those who have passed in your ceremony and bridal makeup for Hashimotos.

Kathleen came by the pod today-a real DC bride and shared all the details of planning her Richmond wedding in just 8 months. She also shares her very personal story about how she remembered her brother in her ceremony. He was soldier and the way she had him ‘be there’ is seriously cool and demonstrated their unique bond. Kathleen also shared that she has Hashimoto’s disease and talks about finding soy free makeup for her day.

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Live Wedding Painter

Hi guys! This week on the pod we had DC married couple Brittany and Tim. Tim is a pilot and Brittany is a live wedding painter. How cool is that job title? We talk about how they met, their funny proposal at the Tidal Basin and how they cope with Tim’s schedule. They are completely adorable and we talk about how Brittany already won her real life bachelor Pilot Tim!

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I'm with the band - a female wedding band manager keeps it in the family

Jaque Pitts is the manager of DMV based wedding band Perfekt Blend Band. Her husband is in the band and her daughter is one of the vocalists that front the group, so it is definitely a family affair. As a former wedding planner, Jaque has expert knowledge to help the band give a top notch performance at every event. Listen in to find out how she balances being a mom/wife and band manager and how her planning makes everything flawless.

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S2 E3 | Daily Outfit - A DMV Personal Stylist with Wedding Advice!

Want advice on choosing a wedding dress for your body shape? How about where to shop for outfits to wear as a wedding guest? Tune in to this week’s pod with Allison Hamilton-Rohe, a DMV based personal stylist. You can also find out more about her at her website DailyOutfit or follow her fun and tip-filled IG.

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