Piece of Cake Podcast: A Detailed Guide to Wedding Planning

Welcome back for season 2! In season 2, you may hear some shorter, more specific episodes. However, they will still still be fun and helpful! Today's episode is about bachelorette parties. We will give you a few examples and walk you through things to consider when planning the party. 

We will leave you with the three key ingredients that will make your bachelorette party a piece of cake:
1. Tailor the bachelorette party to your bride
2. Be respectful of budgets
3. Do not have the party the night before the wedding

In this episode we talk about all the things brides do to prepare themselves for the wedding. But first, let us make one thing clear- brides, you are perfect just the way you are! However, we know there are so many brides out there looking to lose weight, get fit, get tan, change their hair, etc. We talk openly and honestly about our experiences with these things and share the research we've found. We also make an important announcement that this concludes season one, and we will be taking a break for the holidays. We will be back with season 2 in January 2020.

We will leave you with the three key ingredients that will make your wedding prep a piece of cake:
1. You're perfect the way you are, but you deserve a massage
2. Wedding prep takes time; no crash diets
3. Don't try anything new a week before your wedding

Today we talk about the life of the party- alcohol. We walk you through all the drink options for you wedding, and give you some money saving tips and tricks. 

We will leave you with the three key ingredients that will make drinking at your wedding a piece of cake:
1. Bring your own alcohol if you can
2. Fine the right alcohol combination that fits your budget and your guests
3. Have fun with drinks at your wedding, but stay safe

This episode includes advice for the bride and groom, as well as the wedding party or anyone giving toasts. We talk about some toast planning logistics, give some toast advice, and end with some creative ways to write an amazing toast. 

We will leave you with the three key ingredients that will make planning and giving toasts a piece of cake:
1. Be creative- write a poem, tell a story, sing a song
2. Simply practice
3. End your speech with an actual toast

We will walk you through all the scheduled reception activities that might be on your day-of timeline. These include things like dances, cake cutting, and the bouquet toss. We'll give you tips and tricks along the way and leave you with the three key ingredients that will make your reception activities a piece of cake:

1. You need to choose a song for all the activities
2. You are not obligated to do all the things, pick and choose what fits your wedding
3. Of the things you choose, customize them! For example- combining dances

We will talk through all the accessories for brides, bridesmaids, grooms, and groomsmen. We will give you some tips and money saving tricks. 

We will leave you with the three key ingredients that will make accessorizing your wedding a piece of cake:
1. Go low budget on accessories
2. Accessories are a great way to be creative
2. Make sure your accessories create a cohesive look

In this episode we talk about bridal party attire which includes bridesmaids and groomsmen. We walk you through where and how to purchase or rent the attire and give you tips and tricks along the way.

We leave you with the three key ingredients that will make choosing your bridal party attire a piece of cake:
1. Any dress can be a bridesmaid dress
2. Feel free to mix and match different styles but make sure it all coordinates
3. Brides- make sure your bridesmaids feel comfortable in their dress, but bridesmaids- the bride gets the final say

We will explain the importance of having a DJ and finding the right one for your wedding. We will walk you through things to think about when choosing your DJ and give you some tips and tricks along the way. We also have a fun new segment of DJ horror stories, which is included to highlight just how important a good DJ is. 

We will leave you with the three key ingredients that will make your DJ experience a piece of cake:
1. A friend with a playlist is not A DJ.
2. Reviews and references are extra important when choosing a DJ.
3. Be specific on your key songs, but let the DJ handle the rest.

We will discuss all the dessert options and then dig into the traditional wedding cake. We'll go through what to think about when choosing your cake and all the cake logistics.

We'll leave you with the three key ingredients to make choosing and enjoying your cake a piece of cake:
1. Do a cake tasting- or 5!
2. Have secret sheet cake to save money
3. It doesn't have to be cake, but do have some dessert

We walk you through what you through what to look for when choosing a photographer and give some tips and tricks for getting the best wedding photos. 

We will leave you with the three key ingredients that will make your wedding photography a piece of cake:
1. Spurge on your photographer; it's worth the investment.
2. Find the right photographer that fits your style.
3. Make a list of all the pictures you want so you don't miss anything. 

Links-
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pieceofcake.planning/
Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/465286
B. Jones Photographer: https://www.bjonesphotos.com
Lloyd Photographers: https://lloydphotographers.com/