Learn From My Wedding Mistakes

Learn From My Wedding Mistakes

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Learn From My Wedding Mistakes episodes

  • How To Plan A Destination Wedding
    Today, we chat about the challenges of planning a destination wedding in another country, things like time zones, language barriers, banking, and the use of vendor recommendations. We also deep dive into their experience with a hotel that unfortunately wasn’t able to finish renovations before their wedding day, causing a major change for them mid-planning. Petra shares her experience from the perspective of a fellow bride, and wedding planner, so you already know this is going to be good!
    52 min
  • What To Do When Your Rentals Don't Show Up
    Today, Kalyee talks about her rental company and the nightmare experience they had, starting with not showing up on time for the delivery and ending with a settlement in court. Kaylee and Chris went through the ringer, but what I love is how in the midst of it all Kaylee took a moment to be upset (rightfully so), followed by a deep breath, and then moved on.
    35 min
  • Booking A Non-Traditional Wedding Venue
    Kaylee talks about their decision to book a wedding venue that wasn’t even built yet. There were definitely challenges that came along with it, but Kaylee shares what they looked for before making the decision to book, and how they worked through the design without physically having a space to walk through. She was an unconventional bride, which I love, and this advice is applicable to anyone hosting a wedding at a non-traditional venue.
    23 min
  • The Downsides Of A Long Engagement
    Kaitlin + Nick share the pros and cons of having a long engagement. They had the right idea, with the goal that a long engagement would give them time to plan and save, and for family to plan to their travel, but in the end, life doesn’t stop for wedding planning. They share what it was like for both of them to change jobs, and all of the planning fatigue and self-care dilemmas that came along with it. I don’t think you’ll hear a more honest and real conversation about what it’s like to be engaged and the feeling of just waiting for the wedding to happen already.
    31 min
  • East Coast Family, West Coast Wedding
    Kaitlin + Nick chat about their choice to get married in Seattle, even though all of their guests were on the east coast, which was a decision that didn’t go over so well when they first broke the news to their families. After getting them on board, Kaitlin also shares how much harder the other wedding traditions, like the bridal shower, can be when you’re on different sides of the country, and how she came to the decision to forego the experience all together.
    20 min
  • Unprepared For A Windstorm
    Sasha’s story is unique, because while most couples are concerned with rain on their wedding day, Mother Nature threw them a curve ball and they were hit by a windstorm right before their ceremony. She shares how surprised they were when the wind picked up, how quickly changes had to happen, and how it made her flustered and frustrated, which impacted their photos and timeline. She also has great advice to help you feel more prepared for unexpected weather on their wedding day.
    30 min
  • Handling The Loss Of A Loved One While Wedding Planning
    Kalei discusses how they handled the news of Tristan’s dad being diagnosed with cancer, and passing away weeks later, when they were only about 2 months out from their wedding date. We talk about how hard it was to balance the range of emotions they felt on a daily basis, and the difficulty they faced deciding how to incorporate something so heartbreaking into their wedding day in a meaningful way, without it casting a shadow over their celebration. Her advice is sweet and light-hearted for such a heavy topic, and I feel honored that we can shed some light on how to honor loved ones that are no longer with us during a wedding celebration.
    33 min
  • The Unexpected Way Your Guests May Interpret Your Gift Registry
    Amy + David reflect on the things that they decided to incorporate into wedding planning out of necessity, without really knowing how it’d go over with family. Their unique wedding planning ideas covered big and small things, like how to go dress shopping with a large group of very involved family and friends, and the unexpected outcome they had with their gift registries. I promise, you’ll walk away with quite a few new ideas for your own wedding after listening to this episode.
    26 min
  • Sneak Peak Of Our First Episode

    We are only 1 week out from the official launch of this podcast! We’ll begin airing full episodes on Wednesday, February 6th, so I wanted to pop into your earbuds to give you a little sneak peak of what’s to come. The first episode is a doozy! Hopefully this will be enough to tide you over until next week. If you haven’t already, make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss the first full episode!

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Newlyweds share candidly about the wedding-related things that didn’t go according to plan, what kept them sane in the process, and what they would do differently if they had to do it all over again.…