Brides Before You

A topic we've been dying to talk about is finally here! While some people joke marriage is like a "life sentence", this week we're talking about couples who are taking that to a whole new level! We start off this episode discussing all the things we love about fall, and how out of hand the "pumpkin spice" trend has gone!! There were so many celeb weddings during our short break, so Courtney catches us up with the weddings of Anna Sophia Robb, Robert Kraft & Lesley Murphy! Spoiler Alert** Anna Sophia Robb's love story is straight out of a rom com & we're obsessed!! Going into our stories, you'll learn what it's called to be attracted to people who commit crimes & what the experts have to say, we cover some of the most prolific murderers who were married in prison, the UKs most dangerous man's wedding recap, and how could we not do a prison wedding episode without The Tiger King?! Whether you're guilty as sin or maintaining your innocence, you've been sentenced to a "killer" episode - spooky season is here!! 

Signature Cocktail
Fun Fact
Ana Sophia Robb Wedding
Robert Kraft Wedding
Lesley Murphy Wedding
Sofia Richie's Bachelorette
Hybristophilia Article
Charles Bronson Prison Wedding
Famous Murders who married in Prison
Joe Exotic buys tux for big day
Bride plans drug pass during Wedding Day
Woman murders husband to marry an inmate

It's been a crazy past couple of weeks, but we're back! Between surviving two hurricanes, drinking like we were teenagers and covid...we made it out alive (Megan's voice might not be too convincing though lol)! This week we're catching everyone up on what you've missed and all things relating to Megan's bachelorette! From planning the trip, all the fun we had in San Diego as well as some tips and tricks if you're in charge of planning a bachelorette party - we cover it all! 

Next week we're bringing our spooky series back for the remainder of October, so grab your pumpkins & wine it's time for true crime!

We're starting off this week talking about the Adam Levine drama, although not wedding related, we can't get over all of the crazy details that have come out thus far! Megan shares two crazy fun facts this week and emphasizes our theme that some traditions are meant to be broken....We cover Love is Blind alum, Jessica Batten's Wedding - and discuss how horrible watching the Love is Blind after the altar special was, so you don't have to! This week's stories, we are sharing a variety of traditions and trends and some that are so tacky, we hope become neither! From MLM themed weddings, making your guests RSVP via Venmo & why we should not be including butterflies at weddings - we've got a whirlwind of an episode for you!


This week we're drinking: Classic Old Fashioned

Fun Facts
300 Couples Renew Their Vows Together
Metaverse Wedding
Jessica Batten Wedding

Stories:
Venmo to RSVP
Surprise Wedding
FIL Passed Away 2 Weeks Before the Wedding
LuLaRoe Wedding
Herbalife Wedding
Texting Guests Who Didn't Bring a Gift
A and B List Guests
Bachelorette Venmo Trend
Wedding Party Camp Out
Butterfly Release

If you have been following the queen's passing, you may have noticed flights, funerals & surgeries are being postponed in observance of the queen. So who are we to not pay our respects with a delayed episode this week ;) We're skipping this week's fun fact (as the rest of the episode has many) and jumping into pop culture stories! The real estate reality stars were really popping off this week and we have a lot of thoughts! This week's stories are anything and everything you need to know if you're having a royal wedding. Who has to get permission from the Queen to get married? Why is Camilla a Queen but Phillip was only a Prince? Who designed Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown? & a conversation about William and his interesting choice to go sans hair plugs.... The royals can sometimes be controversial, but our biggest take away this week is a King needs a Queen but a Queen can rule alone. And while some of their traditions may seem dated, that's some pretty cool girl boss shit! 

The Queen's Cocktail

Selling Sunset's Vanessa Villelas's Wedding
Josh Duhmel's Wedding Day ER Visit
Brittany Snow separates from husband

Queen Elizabeth's Wedding
How Royal Titles Work
11 Royal Wedding Rules
Royal Wedding Costs
How the Queen can make or break a Marriage

It's that special week of the year where we both have a birthday!!! If you're new here we're only two days apart so the celebration lasts all week....well month if we're being honest! Although we love the attention, the aging part has started to become a little less fun as we talk about this year's birthday plans, so we're thanking botox this week for allowing us to age gracefully! Megan shares her spa day plans & Courtney is turning the big 3-0! We're not sure if it's the heat or the pre birthday excitement but we're feeling a little unhinged this week and holding nothing back! This week's stories include birthday's at weddings, a wedding themed birthday, ways to honor birthday guests at your wedding, and the very tricky question any birthday queen would be torn by.....would you be a bridesmaid on your birthday??
Here's to getting older, but looking younger! Happy Birthday to us! 

Signature Cocktail
Fun Fact
Amanda Stanton Wedding
Bride wears dress to do the chores
Couple surprises DJ with Birthday Cake
Couple has wedding on daughter's 3rd birthday
Would you be in a wedding on your birthday?
100th Birthday turns into surprise wedding
Wedding themed Birthday Party
6 Ways to honor the birthday boy/girl at your wedding

Well we've done an episode on beauty treatments, which ones we've tried and which ones we recommend...but what happens when things don't always go as planned?? We're discussing the not so ideal beauty situations that have happened to other's before the big day and many present as a cautionary tale! Starting off this episode we cover JLO's wedding singing reception scandal, but as of right now she's in our black book for not liking Virgos?? We need to get down to the bottom of this! A moviestar in our good graces this week is Mr. Keanu Reeves who crashed a wedding, in a good way!! This week's stories include botched lips that delayed a wedding, a deadly liposuction appointment, missing teeth at the altar and an allergic reaction that turned a future bride into Frankenstein! But we think the biggest take away this week is that Mindy Weiss' sister's husband's best friend is a dentist! Ms Weiss you are truly at the "root" of all great weddings ;) 

Signature Cocktail - The Skinny Margarita! 

Fun Fact

Fire at Wedding Venue
Keanu Reeves Crashes Wedding
Hot Dog Lip Filler
Liposuction Gone Wrong
Toothless Groom
Hilary Duff Loses Tooth on Wedding Day
Allergic Reaction to Eye Brow Tinting

So many weddings, so little time! We've been booked and busy this week with travel and social events but it couldn't keep us from covering two of the most highly anticipated weddings of the year! This week needed no topic as the celebs and social media were keeping us thoroughly entertained! After a 3 year engagement Sarah Hyland & Wells Adams tie the knot! It was the modern family & bachelor nation collab that we never saw coming, and the wedding guests photos still have us freaking out! After a year of talking about Bennifer and future nuptial predictions, we finally have some first looks and details to the big Georgia affair this past weekend! In some sad news, a New York iconic landmark is closing it's doors and leaving many brides and grooms looking for a wedding venue months before their big day! Tune in for all you need to know on this week's pop culture and  viral internet moments that we can't stop thinking about!

Signature Cocktail

Fun Fact

Stories
Sarah & Wells Tie the Knot
Bennifer's Georgia Wedding
Loeb Boathouse

Social Posts
Kaitlyn Bristowe falls into pool
Sky Proposal
Bride to be faints during proposal
Bride to be sets up own proposal
Surprise bachelor party - the reveal!
Bride ices husband during cake cutting

We're switching it up this week and putting our wedding knowledge to the test! For our 50th episode we're playing some trivia and quizzing each other with 50 wedding related questions! As always we're sharing a few great wedding news stories this week including Bennifer updates, an officer who saved a wedding, a wedding guest who cuts the cake before the bride and groom & our thoughts on if you have to have a bridal party. We were pleasantly surprised to see how many trivia questions we were able to answer from previous episodes, but a couple really threw us for a loop! Time to freshen up on our weekly fun facts and phone a friend if needed! What is....a crazy fun episode?

Signature Cocktail - The Alex Trebek (drink every time you get a question wrong.....good luck LOL)

Boston Cop Saves the Day
Jennifer Wedding Reception
British Teen Drowns at Resort
Groom Plans Surprise Bachelor Party
Guest Cuts Wedding Cake
Influencer not having Bridal Party
Trivia

We're addressing another controversial topic this week....the infamous plus one! Starting off this episode, Courtney shares some crazy matrix shit that's been happening in her neighborhood! Megan switches up the fun fact with some tips on what kind of date to bring as a plus one (and tbh it feels like the plot of a hallmark Christmas movie). Megan also gives us the Martha Stewart stamp of approval on the dos and dont's of plus one etiquacy. This week's stories include a plus one dilemma with a cheating ex, a bride who won't validate her MOH's 10 year relationship, a guest that smells like....eggs???, a mother who decides to bring her daughter as her plus one to a childless wedding, and for the big finale....a MIL who thinks it's casual to bring the ex wife of the groom as her date! One plus one is not always two in today's episode, sometimes it's pure chaos!

Signature Cocktail

Fun Fact

Stories
Martha Stewart's Guide
MOH wants to bring guy she cheated with to wedding
Fiancé not invited to wedding
Girlfriend smells like eggs
Child as a plus one
MIL brings ex-wife to wedding

Megan found a story on twitter of a bride who's wedding dress was lost on a flight to her destination wedding! Enthralled by the story, she phoned a friend (and devoted listener) who is a flight attendant to get her take and received some great travel tips for any future destination brides or guests! Key take away here - kindness is key!!! With this story at top of mind, we searched high and low for the ultimate destination disasters and this week's stories do not disappoint! This week's fun fact, Megan is throwing out statistics! Did you know that 25% of weddings are now destinations?? Courtney shares a story from the news this week about a legal dispute between a bride's family and a venue! Any judge Judy's out there that could give us their take on this?? Moving on to this week's stories, we cover it all! What would you do if your venue was sold....to a swinger's wellness group? What happens when your aunt is so mad your wedding is on a Sunday she tries to prevent anyone else in the family to attend?  If you prepaid to attend a destination wedding and it was canceled, would you still go? But probably the biggest takeaway from today's episode....don't get married in Punta Cana! 

Signature Cocktail
Fun Fact
Jodie Sweetin's Wedding Recap
Oklahoma Family Fighting for Refund from Venue
Delta Loses Wedding Dress
Couple Cancels Destination Wedding
Aunt Scolds Niece for Sunday Wedding
Venue Sold
Bride's Friends Expecting Couple to Pay for their Trip
Destination Wedding Disasters