The Desi Wedding Podcast with PlanEvents.ca

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A podcast where PlanEvents.ca bring real brides, grooms, and vendors, to share useful information to help you through the Desi wedding planning process.... more

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The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.

The Desi Wedding Podcast with PlanEvents.ca episodes:

August 13, 2020 Caste and Marriage in the Punjabi Community
In this episode, we had a couple of surprise guests come onto our podcast, where they share what it is like coming from different Punjabi castes/communities. We specifically focus on challenges and experiences they had , when they were getting married.
For more content like this, follow us at https://www.instagram.com/planevents.ca. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.
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34min
July 25, 2020Tracking and Tracing Wedding Guests, To Prevent The Spread of COVID19 - An interview with Alison Hargreaves
In this episode, Alison shared how her company launched a track-and-trace app that lets wedding event hosts prevent the spread of COVID19.
Alison discusses how her team came up with the idea, how they launched the app, and how users can use the app.
We also discussed the types of use-cases the app can be used for, which include and are not limited to the list below:
Require guests to RSVP virtually, where they are also asked to answer questions around whether they may already be exposed to COVID19 or not.

Track the time each guest arrives and leaves an event.

After a wedding event, sending a message to one or many guests, informing them that an attendee may be infected with COVID19, and that attendees may need to take appropriate action (e.g. self-quarantine).
As mentioned in the episode, Alison and her company can be found at https://www.guidesforbrides.co.uk/.
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39min
July 20, 2020 Interfaith Marriages in the Desi Community - A Sikh Bride Talks About Marrying a Muslim
In this episode, we brought on Kami Kaur. Kami discusses her experiences and challenges as a Sikh woman, choosing to marry a Muslim. She discusses the various challenges she had to address with both her family and her partner's family, to push the marriage forward. We had a chance to discuss a variety of topics that ranged from common misconceptions her family had about Muslims, to concerns around how to plan for raising children in a Muslim/Sikh household. Listen to the episode to hear more about how Kami was able to get her family onboard with her planned marriage to her partner. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.
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29min
July 01, 2020 Getting Glammed, Staying Socially Distant, and Staying Healthy with Studio Elan's Founder, Sukhi
Great day for an interview with Studio Elan!
Since 2009, Studio Elan has grown into a 15-artist team with multiple locations across lower mainland BC. We continue to maintain our status as one of British Columbia’s top South Asian bridal and non-bridal hair and makeup companies, having serviced over 5,000 non-bridal clients and over 1,500 brides.
In this episode, we talk about Studio Elan's success story, how they are keeping clients safe and healthy during COVID19, and ways in which clients are adapting their big days amidst a pandemic.
Studio Elan can be found on Instagram, emailed at [email protected], and/or called at 1-604-897-1635. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.
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35min
June 20, 2020Entrepreneurial Story Time - E2 - Noor Artistry on creating a Hair & Makeup Business, innovating in a saturated market, and adapting to COVID19
Today we had the opportunity to interview Noor, the founder of Noor Artistry Makeup. She shares how she started her business as a side-career 11 years ago. Noor also goes into detail on how she grew her side-career into a company which now employees 7 other artists, and also creates and sells beauty products.
Noor Artistry can be contacted@https://noorartistry.com/, and followed at https://www.instagram.com/noorartistry_muah/.
Below are the full show notes.
:38 Kamran intros Noor, the founder of Noor Artistry.

1:02 Noor provides a quick description of what Noor Artistry does, and who she is as an individual.

1:33 How Noor stumbled upon makeup artistry, despite having an education and career in health sciences and project management.

5:57 Noor's journey on how she left her day job, and made Noor Artistry a full-time commitment.

8:05 The value of working for someone else, to get the right experience for building your own business.

12:01 The 11-year evolution of Noor Artistry, their strategy, and scaling the business.

22:20 Noor Artistry's advantage of entering the HMUA market more than 10 years ago, current market saturation, and ways HMUAs can win in a saturated market.

24:14 The importance of adapting and expanding into the production and sales of physical beauty products.

28:16 Adapting to COVID19 and offering virtual services.

32:30 The future of male makeup
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36min
June 07, 2020 Entrepreneurial Story Time - E1- An interview with Angela Karwal, the founder of Amba Jewellers
Today we launched our new podcast series titled Entrepreneurial Story Time. The series is targeted towards aspiring and current wedding vendors .
Keep scrolling down to get a summary of the episode.
The series is a part of our larger series, the Desi Wedding Podcast. The Entrepreneurial Story Time series focuses on interviewing entrepreneurs in the Indian wedding space, where they share their stories, successes, challenges, and learnings.
We kicked off our first episode with Angela Karwal, the founder of Amba Jewellers. Angela shares Amba Jewellers’ story. Amba Jewellers has a physical store in the Mill Woods Town Centre, located in Edmonton, Alberta. We had a chance to discuss how Amba worked through challenges during the first 1-2 years of business, and how they have been adapting to COVID19.
We also mentioned that people can contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement by contributing their time and/or money to the Grassroots Law Project. Visit http://grassrootslaw.org for more info.
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36min
May 30, 2020 How One Groom Got His Wedding Deposits Back, and is Replanning His Wedding
Today we chatted with Akhil about how he was able to recover his wedding deposits, reschedule his wedding, and how he is re-planning his wedding around COVID19.
Find Akhil @https://instagram.com/imakhilyou37
Find us @https://instagram.com/planevents.ca
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33min
May 20, 2020 Indian Destination Weddings w/Beach Bouquet Destination Weddings
Indian destination weddings to Mexico have grown in popularity, over the last decade (with the exception of COVID19!).
Tune in to our latest podcast episode with Beachside Bouquet Destination Weddings, who shares some key details that couples should know, before planning their dream wedding abroad.
As promised, links to both Beachside Bouquet’s Instagram page and Q&A event page below.
Instagram- https://instagram.com/beachbouquet
Event page - https://www.planevents.ca/listing/destination-wedding-q-a-beach-bouquet/
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37min
May 18, 2020 Wedding Deposits - 1 Hour Q&A Webinar w/ Attorney Rami Hayre
Today we did a live Q&A session, where couples had an opportunity to ask Rami Hayre, an attorney, questions relating to legal recourse for lost wedding deposits. There were nearly 40 questions that couples sent in before the session, so we got straight to business and spent most of the time answering those questions.
Any questions that went unanswered, will be answered later in a podcast episode. When the podcast episode is available, we will announce it on Instagram. Find PlanEvents.ca on Instagram @planevents.ca and Rami over at @ramihay_.
Below are the links to the resources Rami showed during the session.
https://civilresolutionbc.ca/
http://www.smallclaimsbc.ca/. This podcast is produced by https://www.PlanEvents.ca.
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1h 19min
May 14, 2020 Authentic Indian Wedding Swords and Their Cultural & Religious Significance for Grooms
In today's episode, we chatted with Maharaja Turbans & Swords about how how grooms are beginning to embrace some badass Indian wedding swords, along with the significance of swords in the history of South Asian wedding culture. We also discuss the significance of swords for Sikh grooms by going through a historical narrative on how they were used in the past. Finally, we talked fashion for wedding grooms, the craft of sword making, history, and what the future of groom fashion looks like.
To check out his swords, check out his Instagram at https://instagram.com/maharajaturban and send him an email at [email protected].
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42min

FAQs about The Desi Wedding Podcast with PlanEvents.ca:

How many episodes does The Desi Wedding Podcast with PlanEvents.ca have?

The podcast currently has 42 episodes available.