Betches Brides

In this episode, Samantha is joined by Tricia Wilcox and Betty Buynak of Flowers For Dreams, a wedding floral business that donates 25% of their profits to organizations. Now more than ever, people are shying away from getting their florals professionally done, and while Betty and Trica understand they offer this bit of advice - “only spend money on the flowers people will look at”. They give tips on how to achieve this and some of their hot takes on recent floral trends. They end with a listener question about a hard to reach florist. When is the right time to drop a vendor who is ghosting you?

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This week, Samantha brings on the hilarious Heather McMahan to take us through the process of planning her over-the-top dream wedding. How, as an entertainer, did Heather keep her wedding exciting? She tells future brides to keep some things secret - “Let people show up and be surprised!” She guides us through the entire day from ceremony, reception, dinner, to finally the “boom boom” room. Samantha closes by reading a listener’s submitted question from a bride with a self-centered bridesmaid. How do you handle someone who makes your wedding all about them?

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This week, Samantha brings on Nneya Richards & Michele Scaglione to chat about how they brought together their two cultures in the midst of the pandemic. They share step by step how they incorporated their favorite parts of their cultures while keeping true to themselves. As a women of color, Nneya addresses the hurdles she had to overcome and the lack of opportunity for diversity in the wedding industry. To end, Michele shares the importance of creating a fun environment for both sides to get to know each other before the ceremony to achieve a successful multicultural wedding.

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This week Samantha is joined by wedding stationary designer Katherine Jezek Moore, to give us the rundown on how to design your wedding invitations, what to include in them, and how to make them your own. Samantha starts off by asking, what the most common misconceptions people have when it comes to wedding invitations? Katherine has found that most people don’t realize there are no rules when it comes to designing your invitations and she always encourages couples to get creative. She guides us through the design process giving tips on how to collect design inspiration, what information to include, and how to mail out the invitations once they are done. Lastly, they end on a Dear Betches Brides email from a newly engaged listener. Does she really need to create a logo for her wedding?

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For her first episode, Samantha Bush brings on Fashion & Lifestyle Content Manager at Betches, Abigail Westlin to help crack the wedding dress code. Abigail starts off by sharing her fun weekend at a joint bachelorette to celebrate her close friends and how she preparing to officiate at their wedding a week later. Then, Samantha asks about her background in fashion and how guests can play off their own style while not outshining the bride on her big day. To end, they head over to the new Brides group chat on Geneva to answer a bride who is wondering if she is a bridezilla. If your guests are starting to complain about your dress code, what would you do?

Join the Betches Brides group chat on Geneva: https://betches.co/bridesgroupchat

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This week Nicole is joined by very special guest, Samantha Bush. They begin by announcing that Samantha will now be the new host of Betches Brides and how she plans to bring a fun new outlook to the show. They jump into a voicemail about a bride trying to disinvite her maid of honor’s boyfriend. What’s the best way to test run a plus one? Then, they play a game of “Would You Rather” bridal edition. Would you rather someone else wear a white dress or someone get proposed to at your wedding? Lastly, they end on a “Happily Ever After” email where a groom is feeling the post wedding blues and his new wife is worried she’s next.

Betches Brides Hotline: (646) 389-7804‬

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This week, Nicole brings on sex therapist Dr. Emily Morse to chat about how to make the wedding night last the entire marriage. Dr. Morse starts with tips to building a good sex life with yourself and your partner. Her biggest advice? Communication is the best lubrication. Next, Nicole reads some listener questions so Dr. Morse can give her best advice to couples who are struggling in the bedroom. Lastly, they end on a “Happily Ever After” submission where a newlywed is being told her sex life is “all down-hill from here” and want’s to know if she should be freaking out.

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Nicole brings on our final Brides Ambassador, Sarah Fluegel. Sarah’s job as a project manager has perfectly prepped her for the crazy world of wedding planning. She shares every detail about her spreadsheets, all organized, of course, with hyperlinks functions and color coded in her wedding’s colors. When Nicole asks how she has found the time to do all of this, Sarah explains how she has the “Dream Team” of her Mother and future Mother-In-Law helping her along the way. They end on a “Happily Ever After” email where a couple is trying to figure out what to do after their friend dropped the ball officiating their wedding.

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Nicole brings back Betches Podcast Director, Sean Kilby, to answer all your wedding questions in this mailbag episode. The questions Sean and Nicole tackle range from: throwing a second wedding, being bougie on a budget, to figuring out who should be in your wedding party. As someone who played every wedding role, Sean confides that being an officiant is a job and not a privilege. To end, they bring back Happily Ever After, and listen to a voicemail where a bride isn’t happy with her wedding photos and doesn’t know what to do. Sean and Nicole give the only solution - give yourself a happy ending and reshoot it.

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This week, Nicole helps you decipher your wedding contracts with the help of Nicole O’Toole, a Chicago-based attorney, and 2022 bride. They jump straight into a voicemail from a bride who has found her perfect venue and is ready to pony up the money, but should she ask a lawyer to look at her contract? What are some red flags she should look for? What should she be asking to make sure they put in writing? Nicole O. guides us through small, medium, and big contracts - reminding us along the way that every contract is negotiable. They end on a game of Unpopular Opinions, where they decide if couples should have a joint bank account, if you not only marry your partner, but their family as well, and if having different hobbies from your partner can be an issue. Disclaimer: this episode should NOT be considered “legal advice,” these are discussions based on personal experiences.

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