Lindsey is a long time listener and she just got married to the love of her life, Brent. From her favorite part of the day, to her biggest surprise to the part she disliked the most, we are learning from Lindsey’s freshly married wisdom. Not only that, but we got a hold of the audio that her videographer captured. Brent was wearing a lapel mic the whole time and they both forgot. You are going to LOVE hearing behind the scenes as Lindsey and Brent experience their wedding day. 

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Lindsey is also sharing her list of Wedding Rules that she made for herself. UH-mazing sh%t!

Topics We Covered

Leardi-Higgins Wedding Vendors/Services:

WedTexts

Reception Venue: The Guild 

https://www.theguildkc.com/

Ceremony Venue: Powell Gardens

https://powellgardens.org/

Catering: Garozzo’s Ristorante

https://www.garozzos.com/

Photography + Videography: Streetcar Studios, Jim Barcus

http://www.streetcarstudios.com/

Cake + Dessert Bar: Bloom Baking Co.

https://bloombakingco.com/

Florals + Rentals: Good Earth Floral 

https://www.goodearthflowers.com/

Ceremony Music: Forte Quartet

https://fortequartet.org/

Cocktail Hour Singer: Talya Groves 

https://talyagroves.com/

DJ: Fernando Productions Jared Maib 

https://fernandoproductionskc.com/djjared/

Transportation: Showtime Transportation

https://www.limokc.com/

Hair + Makeup: Skyline Salon (featured on Queer Eye!)

https://www.skylinesalon.com/

Month-Of Coordinator: Common Ground Events, Julia Patterson

https://www.commongroundkc.com/

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On the last Wednesday of every month, we answer wedding planning questions from our listeners. Michelle’s co-host for this episode is Dixie Bagley, a wedding planner, venue owner, bakery owner and friend of the pod.

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About Our Guest:

Dixie Bagley is owner of The Farm in Rome, Georgia, a European farm estate set in the north west Georgia mountains. The venue focuses on working with couples who want to give their guests a relaxed but thoughtful countryside weekend wedding experience. In addition to her venue, Dixie is the owners of The Sweet Bar Bakery, Dixie Events, and she's also a Venue Coach with The Bridal Society.

Links We Referenced

The Farm Rome, GA

The Sweet Bar Bakery

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Most couples DON’T have the money for a luxury, high-budget wedding. In fact, many of you would prefer it if your guests would contribute financially to the wedding and/or honeymoon instead of buying you a gift.

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In this episode, Michelle interviews Sara Margulis, co-founder of Honeyfund and dives deep into the tactful way to ask your guests for (dare we say it??) money!

Topics We Covered

Links We Referenced

https://www.honeyfund.com/

Honeyfund on Shark Tank

About Our Guest

Sara Margulis is an enthusiastic champion of love and travel. As co-founder and CEO of the popular honeymoon registry Honeyfund, she is focused on a singular mission: helping all couples make their honeymoon happen. That’s because couples who travel together stay together. According to research, couples who start their marriage with a honeymoon and continue to travel are more likely to be happily married 11+ years later.

Sara's winning appearance on Shark Tank in 2014 propelled her into regional, national and international speakerships and media. She’s sought as an expert on a variety of topics including weddings, honeymoons, personal finance and empowerment, marketing and entrepreneurship, and women in business.

Honeyfund has been around for 16 years

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Planning a wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event and it should be an unforgettable experience. If you want to make your wedding ceremony truly memorable, there are some key elements to consider. From professional officiants to unique I do’s, there are plenty of ways to make sure your wedding stands out from the rest. With careful planning and attention to detail, you can create an unforgettable wedding ceremony that will be remembered for years to come.

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Celebrity Officiant Clint Hufft joins Michelle to discuss the many ways a wedding ceremony can be extra special, unforgettable, and deeply about you. 

Topics We Covered

As a Non-Denominational Officiant, Clint has been blessed to marry hundreds of couples from all over the world. The variety of backgrounds, traditions, cultures and Spiritual beliefs is astounding. No matter what the ceremony contains, the true magic is in the eyes of each couple as they pledge their love and commitment to each other. Reverend Clint Hufft officiates wedding ceremonies of all kinds—from spiritual to secular, single religion to interfaith, cultural to LGBT.

Links We Referenced

Clint's Website 

Weddingceremonychoices.com

Wedding Ceremony Podcast

Wedding MBA Podcast

Mitzvah Party Podcast

Candid Conversations by Catersource

Spiritual Cake Podcast

The Jew Next Door Podcast 

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Guest Deesha Dyer gives Michelle her "Real Wedding Retrospective" and tells us how she and her husband, Wes only invited those that they truly loved the most. 

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Topics We Covered

Deesha Dyer is an American public servant who served as the White House Social Secretary for the U.S. President Barack Obama from 2015 to 2017

Deesha Dyer is an award-winning strategist, community organizer, and seasoned public speaker with an online community of 38,000 people. For nearly two decades, she has produced social impact campaigns across entertainment, politics, philanthropy, and business, specializing in causes that create tangible change. Her most recent endeavor is Hook & Fasten, a social impact firm that is dedicated to building partnerships between communities and companies around the world. 

Links We Referenced

https://www.deeshadyer.com/

https://instagram.com/deedyer267 

Hook and Fasten

The Decatur House

The Bar: Episode 227

Modern Rebel

Minuteman Press

bell hooks - All About Love

illvibe Collective

Latosha Brown

Children of the Gospel Choir

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David Tutera is back as Michelle's co-host! On the last Wednesday of every month, we answer wedding planning questions from our listeners. These are always chock full of information that EVERYONE can benefit from. We have so much fun and we love our listeners for reaching out and interacting with us. Listen and learn, peeps!

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David Tutera is a globally known, tremendously successful, wedding & entertaining expert with over 30 years in the industry. Beyond his tremendous success as an event expert and designer, David is also a sought after television personality, fashion and accessory designer, entrepreneur, author, motivational speaker, and the visionary behind the David Tutera brand, which includes various product lines, as well as educational opportunities, such as the David Tutera Mentorship Program and The David Tutera Experience for planners, designers, and event professionals. 

Oh, and it’s worth mentioning that David is someone that Michelle has looked up to for inspiration as an entrepreneur and event professional since she started in the industry. 🙂

David has just written a book about his life titled ‘Journey to Joy’ which is available now.

Topics We Covered

How to honor a pregnant sister of the bride and all the complicated feelings around it

Ideas for the wedding processional order

Inviting estranged family to the wedding

What if a vendor won’t send a contract? 

Should you invite your month of coordinator to the rehearsal dinner? 

Communication issues and apparent lack of investment with a planner

What tables and decorations are necessary at the reception

Link We Referenced

Davidtutera.com

Amazon.com/Journey-Joy-Unveiled-David-Tutera/dp/1667875523 

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Reverend Maureen Cotton is an Interspiritual minister, serving the spiritual-but-not-religious. She’s a spiritual wedding coach and officiant with her business The Soulful Wedding. She's on a mission to revive the understanding that weddings are a transformative rite of passage. 

Reverend Maureen and Michelle get into what marriage really is, and why the difficulties that come up during wedding planning are actually a gift for the marriage. 

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Topics We Covered

Links We Referenced

https://thesoulfulwedding.com

https://instagram.com/maureencottonceremonies

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Sophie Strauss is not a celebrity stylist. She is a stylist for regular people. Using her natural eye for styling, Sophie helps brides, marriers, and all types of regular folk feel and look good in what they are wearing. 

Stay tuned at the end of the episode where Michelle has a special closet consultation with Sophie, helping her find the perfect outfit for an upcoming concert.

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Topics We Covered

How to dress like you on your wedding day

Understanding how you want to feel instead of how you want to look

What kind of questions to consider when picking out your wedding day outfit

Money saving tips

How to look outside of the bridal-sphere

How to make it easier to shop used and resale by knowing what you’re looking for

Knowing when to splurge and go less expensive

Tailoring is your friend

Links We Referenced

Stillwhite.com

Sophiestraussstyling.com (10% off any styling service, weddings included. When you fill out the appointment form on my website just put TBWPP in the description somewhere)

Instagram.com/sophiestraussstyling

Therealreal.com

Etsy.com

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Kat Landeta is the content creator behind Brides Love a Sale, an Instagram account that helps fellow brides find great deals on clothing, accessories, and other items for their many wedding events. She started the account while shopping for her own wedding wardrobe and began sharing her curated picks with other brides. After getting married in July, she recently founded Second Look, a socially-driven marketplace where brides can buy and sell preloved wedding fashion to other brides and their wedding parties.

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Topics We Covered

Kat shares her own recent wedding experience

Awareness on how you are being influenced in the planning process

Finding beautiful wedding items on sale

What is worth it to splurge on?

What should you be saving on?

Simple ways to elevate the decor using DIY

Elements that were absolutely worth the splurge and ones that can be skipped 

Links We Referenced

https://www.bridesloveasale.com/

https://instagram.com/bridesloveasale/

https://www.instagram.com/secondlook.co/

https://www.secondlook.co/

Photographer: https://www.instagram.com/janawilliamsphotos_/?hl=en

Venue: https://www.saddlerock-ranch.com/

Gown: https://moniquelhuillier.com/

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On the last Wednesday of every month, we answer wedding planning questions from our listeners. These are always chock full of information that EVERYONE can benefit from. We have so much fun and we love our listeners for reaching out and interacting with us. Listen and learn, peeps!

Do YOU have a wedding planning question? Call and leave us a voicemail at 415-723-1625 -or- email us [email protected]

Kathryn Kalabokes returns to the pod for this month’s YAWA. Kathryn is the owner of Dream a Little Dream Events, and the director of Weddings and Social Events at Merchants Exchange Productions and The Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco. 

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Topics We Covered

Links We Referenced

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Julia Morgan Ballroom IG

#337 BHLDN

Dream A Little Dream Events

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