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The invitation sets the tone your party and should be considered a first look at what guests can expect from your wedding event. Jenna Wiegand is the owner and executive director of The Polka Dot Paper Shop, and she is one of the most creative designers currently working in the luxury stationary space. Jenna has the most incredible, fun, and joyful energy which she brings to her design aesthetic—what she creates out of paper is quite simply magic On this episode, Alison and Jenna chat the importance of stationary in the wedding planning process, some of the innovative and incredible projects she's produced, how she's setting new trends with her designs, invitation etiquette and more.

Ines Di Santo is an iconic and beloved luxury bridal and evening wear brand based in Toronto and on this episode host Alison drops by the flagship store to chat with Veronica Di Santo about the beautiful fashion brand started by her mother designer Ines in 1998. An Ines Di Santo gown is a dream—they are impeccably cut and crafted, and wonderfully dramatic and exquisite. These are truly the wedding dresses of dreams in every way. Ines continues to innovate and evolve what's fashionable for brides with every bi-annual collection. On this show Veronica talks the newest Ines Di Santo collection which is just rolling out now into stores; what's to expect for Fall 2024 as the collection will show in a few weeks' time in New York; and the best part of her job, and working together alongside her legendary mom Ines.

Makeup Artist Sophie Tilley is just one of those people who has that special sparkle and as a celebrity and wedding makeup artist that's exactly what she brings to her clients. Alison and Sophie met while working together a few years ago on a fashion photoshoot in her home city of London. Sophie has been featured in Vanity Fair, The Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, Brides and Tatler as both a beauty contributor and writer. On this episode Sophie shares her bridal beauty secrets, product, and treatment musts, why a wedding makeup trial is essential, plus snapshot of a day in her life as one of London's most in-demand makeup artists.

Are you Etsy obsessed? This show is for you as we have a very special guest, the incredible Dayna Isom Johnson who is Etsy's trend expert and an absolute joy to spend time with. Dayna, who is also a judge on the NBC primetime series Making It, is the authority on everything that's cool, and weddings is one of her most favourite things to talk about—you know this show is fun, fabulous, and full of essential information to plan a buzzworthy wedding celebration. Dayna shares some highlights from Etsy's hit list of the Most Inspiring Wedding Trends of the year with host Alison McGill, as well as her thoughts on why the wedding registry is essential and how to create one with Etsy, what she loves when she's a wedding guest, and much more.

The wedding wardrobe is the breakout trend of 2023 and having a full range of looks for the entire wedding event is now essential. On this week's show we chat with Raquelle Kilotaitis who is the founder and creative director of The Afterwhite, an online store that ships worldwide and has the most fashionable, curated selection of wedding-worthy styles from ceremony dresses to rehearsal styles, brunch wear, swimwear, and bridal accessories. Raquelle is a stylist and a third-generation entrepreneur whose mom is the talent behind the Daphne Newman bridalwear line, a brand famous for crafting the most exquisite veils. On this show, Raquelle talks trends, the changing landscape of dressing for a wedding and takes us inside her own recent destination wedding in Italy and her fashion story.

This week's episode comes with pixie dust included. The Four Season's Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World is located on the grounds of Walt Disney World in a quiet residential area called Golden Oak. It's a luxury resort offering Disney-adjacent magic as only the Four Seasons can, and the weddings at this property are positively enchanting. On this show, I chat with Laure Hitzig Clavette, director of catering at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World who talks all about planning a celebration at this exclusive property and how she and her team bring dream experiences to life—no request is too small or too large, including having Mickey and Minnie Mouse as guests of honour. Laure also shares her expert industry on food and wedding menus, and why bringing your favourite restaurant dishes to life at your wedding is the one of the biggest trends of the moment.

This week on the show host Alison chats with the creative director of one of Canada's premiere bridal boutiques who's also a recent bride. Adele Van Baren is part of the amazing team at The Modern Bride. A few months back we had The Modern Bride CEO Jess Hirst on the show, and we talked a lot about integral role marketing and social media has played in the business. Creative Director Adele works hand in hand with Jess to dream up all that magic. On this show, Adele and Alison have an immersive convo about how she connects and interacts with The Modern Bride community, what's trending in wedding style into 2024, why a wedding content creator is an essential wedding vendor. Additionally, Adele also has SO many thoughts on what every bride-to-be needs to normalize with their wedding wardrobe.

On this episode, we step inside the beautiful wedding day of beauty expert Stephanie Gee, director of operations and new media for Gee Beauty, a multigenerational business co-founded by which has beauty studios in Toronto and Miami and a booming online business at geebeauty.com.

Steph and her husband Julien were married in June and had an intimate, and very personal, multi-day celebration in Toronto. On this show, Steph talks everything weddings, beauty, and wellness with host Alison, from her regimented pre-party skin prep plan she started a year out from her wedding day, to doing her own wedding makeup and tips for brides looking to do the same. We also discuss Steph's hit list of five essential things she learned as a bride which she wants to share with others on the journey.

On this week's show, host Alison McGill chats with an absolute icon of bridal style, the incomparable Pnina Tornai. You of course know Pnina for her stunning and luxurious gowns and for being a disruptor in the bridal fashion space with her sexy, sparkly and dramatic designs. Her dresses are carried exclusively at Kleinfeld Bridal in New York, a partnership of more than 20 years. Pnina of course is also famous as beloved star of Say Yes to the Dress. She is also a jewelry designer having partnered with Jared for a stunning bridal and fashion collection of pieces. Pnina has also just launched a fashion-forward line of shoes in collaboration with Naturalizer. On this episode, the 'Fairy Godmother of Brides' catches us up on everything happening with her, including a little insider intel on the next Pnina Tornai couture collection coming this October.

On this week's show, host Alison McGill explores Scotland's Borthwick Castle, a building that dates to 1430 which has been fully restored into a luxury weddings and event space. Borthwick Castle is located 30-minutes from Edinburgh and is one of the finest surviving examples of medieval architecture and has a storied history including playing host to Mary Queen of Scots and her husband the Earl of Bothwell during her reign in the 16th century. In 2013 the castle underwent an extensive, multi-million-dollar renovation. This January, Borthwick Castle was featured in Vogue as the venue for Outlander star Graham McTavish and photographer and fashion darling Garance Doré's stunning winter wedding. On this episode, Áine Edwards and Amy Cullen from Borthwick Castle talk all about this incredible property and what having a destination wedding in this iconic 600-year-old space looks like.