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This week's episode is a special one with host Alison McGill sitting down with one of the wedding industry's most talented fashion insiders, Lori Conley, general merchandising manager for BHLDN. Everything you see happening with BHLDN is under Lori's creative eye who joined the brand in 2019. Lori is a trendspotter, a master of visual presentation, and the most amazing person to spend time with and chat with about all things wedding. On this episode, we do just that with Lori joining Alison from beautiful BHLDN headquarters in Philadelphia.

Millennial money expert Jessica Moorhouse is exactly the friend you need in your life to keep both your wedding budget and your thoughts about wildly spending on your even in check. Jessica is the CEO of the financial MoorMoney Media Inc. and the host of More Money podcast which is now in its 14th season. On this episode Jessica and I talk wedding costs, prenups, and the most important money conversations you need to have before saying 'I do.'

New York-based designer Andrew Kwon is a relative newcomer to the bridal wear industry, but in just two collections, he's already launched more than a few iconic wedding looks. The 2019 Parson's School of Design grad employs couture techniques to create luxury wedding wear that is modern, fashion-forward, and timeless. On this show, Andrew and host Alison McGill chat about how bridal and evening wear became his passion after interning for iconic fashion houses including Vera Wang and Marchesa, what creatively inspires, and why a coloured wedding dress is such a fresh and fabulous idea.

The psychology of fashion is a fascinating thing. We're taking a deep dive into the subject with Shakaila Forbes-Bell who's a fashion psychologist, consultant, founder of the platform Fashion Is Psychology, and current in-house fashion psychologist for Afterpay. She's also the author of the upcoming book Big Dress Energy. On this episode, host Alison McGill and Shakalia and talk a lot about the current state of the fashion industry, how it's evolving to become more inclusive, and the impact this has in the experience of shopping one of life's most iconic fashion pieces: the wedding dress.

On this episode, host Alison McGill sits down with California-based wedding planner Michelle Martinez, host of the wildly successful The Big Wedding Planning Podcast! Michelle has produced over 300 episodes of her podcast—she is unquestionably the wedding podcast queen! Alison and Michelle have great fun chatting about her career as a wedding planner turned full-time podcaster, and she answers a few of those BIG questions for me like what every couple needs to know before planning a wedding, her most downloaded episodes, and how to navigate the wedding boom which will take us well into 2023.

On this show Brussel's-based fashion designer Valentine Avoh chats with host Alison McGill from her design studio about her career as a bridal designer, and her gorgeous 2022 collection "Midnight Train." Valentine's designs inspired by the golden age of Old Hollywood with starlets like Jean Harlow, Ava Gardner, and Lana Turner serving as her style muses. Here on Aisle Seat, Valentine talks about her beginnings in the fashion business including working at Alexander McQueen alongside the acclaimed designer, where she finds creative inspiration and why designing for brides is a most magical experience.

Fashion stylist Julianne Costigan is a huge believer in empowerment dressing—it's a philosophy lies at the heart of her business. In addition to working with editorial and commercial clients, Costigan works with real-life women of influence empowering them to use style to reach their goals and show the world what they can achieve. On this episode she chats with host Alison McGill about how every bride and groom can bring their signature style to their wedding day, celebrity trends she loves, and reminisces about her own super-chic celebration, a destination wedding in Ireland.

On this show we're exploring cosmetic dermatology with the Dr. Lisa Kellett, a board-certified dermatologist in both Canada and the United States. Dr. Kellett specializes in surgical, medical, laser and cosmetic dermatology at her Toronto-based clinic DLK on Avenue. In her own words, "your skin is a personal and precious possession As seen in my happy patients protecting and maintaining your skin at its optimal health an appearance will greatly contribute to your quality of life." Dr. Kellett chats with host Alison McGill about the latest trends in cosmetic dermatology and wedding pre-juvenation treatments.

When it comes to wedding day dressing, accessories are essential and the luxe little details that make a look extraordinary. On this episode host Alison McGill chats with Antonia Akai-Casuccio owner of The Loved One, who creates some of the most exquisite bridal accessories imaginable, for her take on what's trending now, what inspires her designs, the rise in popularity of the veil, and her picks of the most iconic celebrity brides of all time.

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