The uncharted waters of marriage can be a bit tricky for most couples.  This isn’t something you do every day. So be prepared to make a few mistakes along the way, but in the end you need to make sure it's the day you wanted!  

This 1st episode in this series gives you a mantra to help you get through the journey towards marriage and in fact the rest of your life together.

I also ask the Brides Brains Trust what their best piece of advice for couples getting married is (now that they've been there and done that, along with the worst piece of advice they got and how other people poked their noses into how their wedding day should be.

A wedding will probably be the biggest and most involved party or ritual either of you have ever put together, so before you get overwhelmed, take a deep breath and tick these 10 things off your list.

Plus the Brides Brains Trust let you know the best piece of advice they got was.

Around 80% of couples marrying in Australia choose a marriage celebrant to guide them through their ceremonial vows because traditional church ceremonies don’t fit the dream of many of today’s couples.  Modern civil ceremonies reflect their individuality and diversity better. 

In this episode I talk through the different types of ceremonies that are being done, plus Amy from the Brides Brains Trust have a great tip if you're having a destination wedding.

Learning how to establish. wedding budget is not something that most people have done before, so it's worth taking the time to understand what's involved and where the pitfalls may be.  Once you have all the finance and your budget  in order, you can then start to do all the fun stuff of planning your wedding. This episode gives you 4 tips to help you establish your budget.

Plus the Brides Brains Trust tell you what they now feel the biggest waste of money on their wedding day was (always easy in hindsight).

One of the most important things to do once you have settled on a budget amount is to actually stay on budget.  It's also one of the hardest things to do, as little things start to slowly increase the cost.  This episode gives you 4 tips that will help you do exactly that.  

Plus, the Brides Brains Trust let you know how their costs got out of control and what the best money they spent on their wedding day was.

Once you actually work out how much your dream wedding is going to cost, you usually find that you need to cut it back, so in this episode I look at 10 ways you can cut back your costs.  

Plus the "brides brains trust" give you their tips in how they cut their costs.

This episode lists more than 20 questions you should be armed with to ask about the venue you have chosen for your wedding. Uncovering info like venue curfews, hidden fees, set up times, capacity and even parking spots.  Before you sign any contract, make sure you have asked all the right questions.

Plus Hannah from the Brides Brains Trust gives you some more valuable advice.

Exactly what does a wedding planner do?  Well in actual fact the answer is as much or as little as you want.  Paul McAllister the Perth Wedding p.a. (personal assistant) takes us through the role of a wedding planner and points out the difference between a wedding planner and a wedding coordinator that a venue may supply as part of your package.

You'll find out what a wedding planner does exactly including all the individual jobs they can do, as well as what the difference is between the wedding coordinator that the venue provides you and what a wedding planner does.

Paul is based in Perth Australia and you can find out more about him and what he does at perthweddingpa.com.au

Everyone agrees you need more than a bunch of flowers from Woolies on the way to the ceremony, but how much is too much and how important are they? In this episode I talk to Stacey from Beans and Bunches about what the priorities are for couples and why flowers can be so expensive.

Beans And Bunches is based in Perth Australia and you can ask Stacey any question you have by emailing her at [email protected] or go to their website Beansandbunches.com.au

Engaging a photographer for you're wedding is one of the important steps along the way because the end result is something you live with forever and continue to look back on.

In this episode I talk to wedding photographer pro Chantelle Venter about all you need to know in selecting a photographer and what the process is on the wedding day.

It's important you go through an interview process with your photographer as you are going to be spending many hours working with them on your big day, so it's important that you feel comfortable with them and that you are all on the same page with what you want.

You can see Chantelle's work at chantelleventerphotography.com

You can also see my Pinterest board on wedding photo ideas here.

There are also a bunch of other photographers I have worked with over the years and you can find them on my HELP page on my website here.