S6E3: Know Yourself and Stay True to You When Planning Your Wedding

Understanding your strengths and weaknesses plays a bigger part in wedding planning than most of us realize.

Me? I'm not great at planning in general. And, Victoria isn't either.

Pushing ourselves to do something we're not the best at can often lead to unnecessary stress, disappointment, and frustration.

So, play to your strengths and hire a professional or ask for help for the other stuff.

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S6E2: Do You Need a Tent for Your Wedding?

There are a lot of logistics that go into wedding planning - and rentals are no exception.

Even if a tent is your "plan B", you need to reserve it in advance or you might be out of luck.

Adam The Tent Guy from Tent-All Rent-All is answering all of our questions. From tent size to table size to which type of tent is best for which season (and even time of day!).

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S6E1: Long-Distance to Married at 40

The story of how we met is actually the story of how we didn't meet for a super long time. We went to the same tiny college, we taught at the same school... We have tons of friends in common. It's hysterical that we didn't meet for 20 years.

Myka and Dagan got married in Newport, OR. The day was perfect, but the planning process was not. Planning a wedding long-distance meant that these two weren't able to enjoy the "togetherness" of planning a wedding.

Hear their story on this week's episode of The Wedding Dish!

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S5E12: Personalize Your Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Pro

When it comes to personalizing wedding ceremonies, we often think of writing our own vows, customizing the unity celebration, or choosing readings that mean something personal to us. Maybe we even think of having someone close to us perform the ceremony. But, the options are truly limitless! Allie the Wedding Officiant shares stories of how her couples have created truly unique celebrations in this week's episode.

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S5E11: Lean into Doing What You Want on Your Wedding Day | Wedding Pro

We're kind of normal-adjacent in the wedding world right now. It's not 100% back to carefree celebrations, but we're getting there. And, one of the cool things that has come out of the "pause" is that couples are doing what they really want during their celebrations. Lean into that! Embrace it! You deserve to be happy and you shouldn't feel obligated to celebrate in a way that doesn't feel like YOU!

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S5E9: A Bilingual Lakeside Wedding in Maine | Married Human

“We wanted a ceremony that included our parents because merging families was a big reason behind getting married. And, we wanted everyone to be able to understand the ceremony, so we created a very intentional bilingual ceremony and celebration.”

I love this wedding. It was so personal, so thoughtful. These two wanted to join their families and they made sure that everyone was able to take part in and enjoy their wedding day!

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S5E6: Convertible Gowns (and Work-Life Balance) with Kelly Faetanini | Wedding Pro + Married Human

At 23 years old, Kelly Faetanini became the head designer at Priscilla of Boston, eventually launching her own line two weeks before her own wedding (imagine mindblown emoji here).

Her budget-friendly, customizable wedding gowns are stunning. And, you can add convertible pieces to change your look throughout your celebration!

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S5E3: Surprise Proposals, Night Photography, + Dogs at Weddings | Wedding Pro

Planning to propose? Interested in trying your hand at photography?

We cover all aspects of planning and executing the perfect surprise proposal – and getting incredible photographs!

Chris Ferenzi is back to dish with us about surprise proposal photography! He specializes in executing artistic proposal photo sessions and he’s sharing all of his tips and tricks with us!

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S5E2: Color Schemes, Budgeting, and Guest Experience | Listener Q+A

Wondering how to choose the best color scheme for your wedding? What about budgeting so you can have the wedding day of your dreams without breaking the bank? Maybe you need a wedding checklist, but don't know where to find the best one for you (hint: you can find that - and premium content - here *wink wink*)

In this episode, Sara answers listeners’ questions about wedding planning.

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S5E1: College Sweethearts, LA News Anchors, and a Minnesota Riverside Wedding | Married Couple

Christine and Steve met in college; Steve was hooked right away, but Christine thought he was a little "much". Fast forward to after graduation when they moved to LA to anchor on a popular news network, got engaged in a surprising way, and started a family. This episode is part one of this hilarious couples' story.

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S4E16: Loud Laughs and Lots of Love at this Wedding

When you’re a loud laugher and you get married in the mountains, it echos. When you marry into a boisterous family, your wedding can be heard around the world.

Liz and Shaun got married in Lake Tahoe, CA.

Fun fact: Liz is the producer of my other podcast, Laughing with Gingers — and we’re joined on this episode of The Wedding Dish by my co-host on Laughing with Gingers, who happens to be Liz’s sister-in-law, Kristina!

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