Welcome back to the second season of The Engaged Agenda.  I'm so happy to be back after a much-needed break.  In season 2,  we will get into some of the nitty-gritty of wedding planning such as learning how to create your wedding budget, personalizing your wedding ceremony, finding the venue of your dreams, and much more. 

Welcome to this very special end-of-season episode of The Engaged Agenda Podcast, a show where we discuss all things related to weddings and wedding planning. 

See you guys March 1, 2023 for Season 2!

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Welcome back to The Engaged Agenda where we discuss everything related to weddings and wedding planning. Today's episode were going to cover a very important topic that I've been wanting to share with you for some time.  We're discussing the importance of having a wedding day timeline.  A wedding day timeline is an hour-by-hour guide of events that happen on your wedding day.

We are going to talk about why creating a wedding day timeline is so important and then we will look at how you can create one for your wedding that will make your wedding day flow effortlessly.

If you need help constructing your wedding day timeline, please send me an email at [email protected] and put timeline in the subject line.

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Welcome back to The Engaged Agenda where we discuss everything related to wedding and wedding planning.  In today’s episode, Lani will be sharing three amazing vendors that she met at Wedding MBA.  Wedding MBA is an annual conference dedicated to educating wedding vendors on how to grow their businesses.

The three brands that I will be discussing during this episode offers unique and creative services are:

• Cocktail Claw
• Cocktail Graffiti
• Ironicreports

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 Thanks so much for listening to The Engaged Agenda Podcast.  I can’t wait to share more wedding planning tips with you during the next episode.

 Until then, have an incredible week!

Welcome back to The Engaged Agenda where we discuss everything related to wedding and wedding planning.  In today’s episode, Leah Weinberg joins us for an insightful conversation about contract basics to how contracts have evolved during Covid, some key contract provisions that couples need to look out for in their vendor contracts, and so much more.  

 Leah is an attorney, the owner of New York City-based wedding planning company Color Pop Events, and the author of The Wedding Roller Coaster.  Her colorful work and party planning tips have been published online and in print with Vogue, the New York Times, People, CNN, CNBC, Bravo, Martha Stewart, and The Knot, among others. 
 
 Leah has been recognized as a 20 on the Rise winner by Honeybook and the Rising Tide Society, one of the 25 Young Event Pros to Watch by Special Events Magazine, and one of BizBash's Top 500 Event Pros in the US.  A WeddingPro Educator with The Knot + WeddingWire since 2020, Leah travels throughout the country sharing insight with her peers regionally, as well as at national conferences such as Alt Summit, NACE Experience, and The Special Event.

 Leah and I will be discussing:

• What are some of the key provisions couples need to look out for in their vendor contracts?
• Why might couples feel like their vendors aren't being flexible in making changes to their contracts?
• What happens if a vendor shows up with a one-page agreement that hardly covers anything?

 After tuning in you’ll have the tools needed to prevent any possible legal risks from outset by becoming familiar with the contacting process.

 
RECOMMENDED READING

The Wedding Rollercoaster:  Keeping Your Relationships Intact Through the Ups and Downs

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Website:   https://www.kunbio.com/attorneys

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 Thanks so much for listening to The Engaged Agenda Podcast.  I can’t wait to share more wedding planning tips with you during the next episode.

 Until then, have an incredible week!

Welcome back to The Engaged Agenda where we discuss everything related to wedding and wedding planning.  Today we have another exciting episode and a special guest, Julianne Smith.

Julianne has a background as a political communications strategist, spokeswoman, and media specialist. We are very grateful that she switched careers because she now helps hundreds of newly engaged couples and small businesses throughout the wedding industry. In 2004, Julianne launched her company The Garter Girl, a stylish wedding garter design company after she couldn’t find her friend Brooke her most perfect garter that was worthy of her. The Garter Girl has now become a nationally recognized name for its stylish and meticulously handmade wedding heirlooms that are too pretty to toss. The Garter Girl and Julianne have been featured on NBC’s Today Show, Lifetime, The Knot, Martha Stewart, Brides, and Glamour as well as many top wedding magazines and blogs. 

 Besides being an accomplished accessory designer and digital media strategist, Julianne also generously offers her time to creative but struggling small businesses throughout the wedding industry to help them strengthen their online presence and build their brands. She shares her wealth of knowledge through done-for-you services, online courses, and speaking engagements on search engine optimization, blogging, and Pinterest.
 
 In this episode Julianne and I will be discussing, which is Planning with Pinterest: Do’s and Don’ts

After this episode you will have a much better understanding of how to best utilize Pinterest as a tool that will help you get inspired for your wedding preparation.

GET IN TOUCH WITH JULIANNE
Website:  www.thegartergirl.com
Email:  [email protected]

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Thanks so much for listening to The Engaged Agenda Podcast. I can’t wait to share more wedding planning tips with you during the next episode. 

Until then, have an incredible week, and happy organizing!

Welcome back go The Engaged Agenda where we discuss everything related to weddings and wedding planning.  Today we have another exciting episode. and I'm so excited as we have a special guest, Erica Forrest.

Erica Forrest is a travel education specialist who helps curious people create more meaningful wanderings.  As the founder of her travel education company, Trip Scholars, she blends over thirty years' experience in education with the discoveries made through her own journeys.  She inspires others to make the most of their time before departure, allowing them to better understand their destinations and, ultimately, themselves.

With her background as a Certified Travel Education Coach, a teacher, former Direction of Hawaii Montessori Schools, a founder of The Family Learning Program, Erica excels at expanding people's excitement for travel into deeper understanding and joyful discovery.  Erica has been a local NPR guest and published on over 55 travel sites. 

In this episode Erica joins us to discuss, "The 5 step "LEARN Through Travel" approach.

• L- Listen to Yourself 
• E- Educate Yourself
• A - Advance Your Travel Skills
• R - Revitalize Yourself
• N - Nourish Your Travel Dreams and Memories

Here are some key points Erica discusses:

• You can find honeymoon destination inspiration via books, TV shows, books etc.
• Ways to educate yourself on your honeymoon destination before travel
• How to arrive to your honeymoon as thoughtful travelers
• Focusing on gratitude will help you to be present and, in the moment,

Favorite Quote from Erica
"Travel is one of the most powerful teachers"

After this episode you will be equipped with the necessary tools to plan an amazing and intentional honeymoon.

GET IN TOUCH WITH ERICA
Website:  https://tripscholars.com/
Email:  [email protected]

Sign up to receive your How-to Checklist Extend Your Trip into a Year of Discovery to be included in Erica's monthly drawing for $100 towards travel coaching. 

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Welcome back to The Engaged Agenda
 
Today, we've got another episode.  I'm so excited as we have a special guest that I know you guys will love.  
 
 Lisa has spent over 3 decades working with women in the area of Health and Fitness. She holds a Bachelor's in Health and a Master's in Exercise Science.  She's a 2-time former gym owner, a former Ehow.com fitness presenter, an Integrative Women's Health coach, Functional Nutrition coach, certified personal trainer, choreographer and dance instructor, and creator of the Energy Transformation course.

 Her passions reside in helping women over 40 achieve energy, confidence, joy, and fun, while challenging the status quo on aging. She's a wife and mom of 3 living in Shreveport, LA.
 
 In this episode, Lisa Arendell owner of Lisa Lou Fitness talks about ways to stay motivated after the aisle.

Some key points of this episode include:
 

• Setting your intention, the night before.  How do you want your day to look?
• Having a morning route that includes daily movement
• Setting a 1-year anniversary goal
• Don't forget about self-care 

Quote from Lisa:

"Your self care is one of the most precious and powerful ways to love your spouse"

After this episode, you'll feel empowered to get up and get moving with your spouse.
 
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Welcome back to The Engaged Agenda Podcast

Today’s episode we discuss meditation for brides to be. Wedding planning can be overwhelming, and a stressful life event and it comes with a lot of pressure from selecting the perfect dress, living up to other expectations and figuring out all the details that go into your wedding.   

It is so easy to lose sight of what’s important in the whirlwind of planning and executing your perfect wedding day.  One helpful approach for how to reduce stress while wedding planning is practicing mindfulness meditation.

Meditation is a set of techniques used to develop mindfulness, promote calmness, and increase relaxation.

Be sure to listen to learn the benefits of meditation and make sure you stay to the end of the podcast where we will meditation together. 

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Namaste!

Welcome back to The Engaged Agenda Podcast

Today, we have another exciting episode for you.  Listen to Lani talk about the importance of getting organized for your wedding planning.  After being in the wedding industry for more than a decade and planning many successful weddings, Lani is aware of how important it is to have a solid foundation first before you start planning your wedding.  To have a strong wedding planning foundation, you first need to get organized.

Five actionable steps that you can take to make sure that you have a study foundation for your wedding planning.

• Set up an email account exclusively for wedding planning
• Establish a bank account exclusively for your wedding
• Pick an online storage space
• Set up your Pinterest wedding board 
• Create online address book on Postable 

After this episode you will know what steps, you need to take to get organized for your wedding.

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