On this episode host Jessica O’Sullivan is joined by One Fab Day’s wonderful Beauty Editor, Laura Bermingham, who offers handy tips to tackle bridal makeup, skin and hair mishaps in the run up to and on the big day.

These tricks and tools can work for the whole bridal party and will save some tears on the special day!

Including: 

• How to avoid messy makeup transfers when getting into your dress 
• What to pack in your wedding day makeup bag 
• What not to do with your wedding day perfume
• How to avoid streaky self-tan

Find more details on the topics here:

https://onefabday.com/wedding-dress-makeup-hack-avoid-transfer/

https://onefabday.com/how-to-self-tan-self-tanning-for-brides/

https://onefabday.com/never-do-with-perfume-tips/

https://onefabday.com/makeup-beauty-essentials-for-brides/

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In this episode host Jessica O'Sullivan and One Fab Day’s Content Editor Rebecca Dore dive into the juiciest celebrity wedding style dramas.

These famous brides faced universal wedding dress issues so brides-to-be will be able to glean all kinds of tips from their stories. Rebecca covers topics such as contending with family politics when dress shopping to laughing off style mishaps that can go wrong with the dress on the wedding day.

She also looks at celebrity bridal party style including what to do if your bridesmaids aren’t vibing with their dresses to scandalous wedding guest looks that “upstaged” the bride.

Follow Rebecca Dore on Instagram here: 

https://www.instagram.com/rebeccadorestylist/?hl=en

Find more details on the topics here: 

Keira Knightley's Friend Destroyed Her 'Something Old' Chanel Gown

https://onefabday.com/wedding-dress-drama-keira-knightley/

Olivia Culpo's Ceremony Gown Ignited 'Modesty' Debate

https://onefabday.com/olivia-culpo-wedding-dress-drama/

Kim Kardashian's Sisters Didn't Want to Wear Their Bridesmaids Gowns

https://onefabday.com/dress-drama-kim-kardashian-bridesmaids-dresses/

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In this episode host Jessica O Sullivan is joined by Blanaid Hennessy, founder of Folkster, one of Irelands best-loved bridal and occasion wear stores, to talk about the high and lows, but mostly highs, of styling your bridesmaids.

It’s an art rather than a science, with different body types, concerns and individual styles to cater to, and things can get a little crazy as the big day approaches. But there are lots of ways to manage those emotions and opinions so everyone feels happy, comfortable and beautiful.

Follow Folkster on Instagram for more: https://www.instagram.com/shopfolkster/

https://www.folkster.com/

Find more details on the topics here:

How to mix and match bridesmaid dresses: https://onefabday.com/bridesmaid-dress-palette-of-shades/

How many bridesmaids is the right number: https://onefabday.com/how-many-bridesmaids/

How to choose your bridesmaids: https://onefabday.com/how-to-choose-your-bridesmaids-guide/

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In this episode host Jessica O Sullivan is joined by One Fab Day’s fabulous Beauty Editor, Laura Bermingham, to lean how to perfectly plot your wedding beauty timeline for hair, skin and makeup. Including: How to pick your looks

• Choosing the right makeup artist and hair stylist
• What treatments need to happen when
• How to make the most of those all-important hair and makeup trials

Find more details on the topics here:

https://onefabday.com/choosing-your-wedding-make-up-artist/

https://onefabday.com/wedding-skincare-product-treatment-timeline/

https://onefabday.com/haircare-timeline-for-brides-wedding-hair/

https://onefabday.com/wedding-hair-and-makeup-trial-checklist/

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In this episode host Jessica O Sullivan talks to broadcaster and sustainability queen Fionnuala Moran about how to plan an elevated and eco-friendly wedding.

Weddings can come with a pretty large carbon footprint, from single-use purchases to destination travel, but there are a lot of easy tweaks to make your dream wedding day more eco-friendly.

Bride-to-be Fionnuala talks shopping sustainably for her wedding dress, her eco-friendly hen party, how she and fiancé, Irish rapper Rebel Phoenix, chose a delicious vegan wedding menu, plus other great tips to offset your carbon footprint.

Follow Fionnuala Moran on Instagram for more: https://www.instagram.com/fionnualamoran/?hl=en

Find more sustainable wedding inspiration here:

https://onefabday.com/sustainable-wedding/

https://onefabday.com/eco-friendly-sustainable-confetti-alternatives/

https://onefabday.com/sustainable-wedding-dresses-eco-friendly-bridal/

https://onefabday.com/green-wedding-favours/

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The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast is back! On our brand new episode Editor Jessica O'Sullivan talks to Rachel and Hannah Healy, co-founders of Yoga Mara, on how to stay grounded while wedding planning. Not only are they mindfulness, movement and breathwork experts, but Hannah is recently married and Rachel is newly engaged, so they know exactly what couples are going through.

Rachel and Hannah are two sisters from Galway who are co-founders of Yoga Mara (yogamaraescapes.com) and the hosts of the Love Your Limits podcast, empowering you to shed fear and self-doubt to move into a place of self-love and confidence.

In this episode they share practical tips about how to manage the stress that can come with wedding panning, how to protect your mental health, how to deal with pressure, especially unsolicited opinions, as well as how to be fully present and truly joyful on your wedding day.

Yoga Mara: https://www.yogamaraescapes.com/

Yoga Mara Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogamaraescapes/?hl=en

Love Your Limits Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZXFzHusxSIhQBbdg1MYGQ

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Episode 53 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast is a little bit different to previous episodes, as we recorded it from our respective homes due to Covid-19 restrictions. Thanks to the technological prowess and admirable patience of our producer, Ian Doyle, we were able to put together what we consider to be a really helpful episode, so we hope you don't mind too much that the sound quality isn't up to our usual standards! The episode also marks our final show before we head off on maternity leave and the podcast goes on hiatus, so we wanted to answer as many reader and listener questions as we possibly could in one, whopper Q&A session! Of course, many of these questions deal with coronavirus and weddings, but we're also tackling guest list dilemmas, style queries and plenty more besides. 

Episode Breakdown: A Covid-19 and Wedding Planning Q&A

Wedding tip: Celina's tip this week is to make a detailed wedding-day schedule, from wake-up call to last dance, and share it with one or two key suppliers, who should be able to easily identify any oversights! Couples often tell us that they underestimated the time it would take to get ready, travel between venues, have their portrait session, and get through the speeches, so this tip could save you some unwelcome stress on the big day itself!

Main topic: Today, we're bringing you another wedding-planning Q&A, but not the one we had originally planned! We were expecting to discuss topics like dress shopping and wedding party politics, but understandably, we've been flooded with questions about coronavirus and weddings, and we wanted to address as many of these as possible. And, although we haven't been able to give as much concrete, practical advice as we would like, with the situation looking so uncertain, we think that this will be a really useful (and hopefully reassuring!) listen for anyone whose wedding looks set to be affected by Covid-19. We also made sure to answer lots of non coronavirus-related questions, as we know that the resulting tips will come in handy when this is all over and you're back in the swing of wedding planning!

Something to do when you're not planning your wedding: In this episode, Celina and Claire discuss their favourite email newsletters, both free and subscription-based, including Rogue, Longreads, Pocket, Charlotte Jacklin's Monday Motivator, and Laura Jackson's The Hoste Post.

Thanks for listening! If you loved the episode, don't forget to rate and review the podcast on iTunes. Oh, and if you know anyone who's engaged and planning a wedding, be sure to tell them about the podcast and share a link.

We hope to bring the podcast back in 2021, but, in the meantime, there are over 50 episodes worth of tips and advice for you to listen back to! You can find them all here.

FURTHER LISTENING: 

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On episode 52 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast, we're troubleshooting some of the most common family-related dilemmas, covering everything from feuding parents, to interfering siblings, to demanding cousins! Pretty much every couple we’ve encountered has experienced some kind of family conflict around their wedding, so, rather than resist the inevitable, we're dusting off our very best pieces of advice for minimising and reacting to wedding family drama. Our hope is that, after listening to this episode, you'll feel prepared to deal with all manners of squabbles and disputes, and get on with the fun parts of wedding planning!

Episode Breakdown: Your Family Drama Dilemmas Solved!

Wedding tip: Claire's tip this week is to communicate your favourite parts of your venue to your photographer, so they can arrange to take some of your wedding portraits there, if possible!

Main topic: This week, we're talking about something that, unfortunately, seems to be unavoidable during the wedding-planning period - family-based conflict! For some reason, hosting a big celebration tends to spark issues among family members (if you're unlucky, in your partner's family as well as your own!), so our aim with this episode is to give you the tips and tools to tackle them! As well as offering up our top pieces of advice for avoiding and anticipating wedding family drama, we're troubleshooting some of the family issues that we get asked about most frequently. Hopefully, by heeding our advice, you can continue to enjoy the exciting, wedding-planning period in the face of any unwanted drama!

Wedding dilemma: A listener writes, “My bridal party consists of my two sisters, my groom's sister, and two of my best friends, so five ladies in total. We all live in different cities, and so I don't regularly see them all together, just one-on-one. They are all lovely and dear to me, but have very different personalities, hobbies, life situations, etc. I'm a bit nervous for our bachelorette weekend as I know that some girls aren't overly fond of each other. My thought was to go rent a cottage in the country for a weekend and tour some vineyards together. How do I get all the girls to get along with each other and have a good time? I'm nervous that it will be very awkward or things may get catty. The wine may help... but it also may not! I’m hoping to avoid a Bridesmaids cookie situation!” Our advice for this listener is to voice your concerns to one or two of your bridal party members, but go ahead with your vineyard plan (which sounds fabulous by the way!), and trust that everyone will be on their best behaviour.

Something to do when you're not planning your wedding: In this episode, Claire's recommending Laura De Barra's indispensable DIY manual, Gaff Goddess.

Thanks for listening! Got something to add to the conversation? Shoot us a mail at [email protected]. We want the One Fab Day Wedding Podcast to make wedding planning easier and more enjoyable for you, our beloved listener, so if there's something you'd love to hear discussed on the show, or a question you'd like answered, please do drop us a line.

If you loved the episode, don't forget to rate and review the podcast on iTunes. You should also make sure you're subscribed to the podcast - that way you'll receive notifications every time a new episode is released! Oh, and if you know anyone who's engaged and planning a wedding, or a bridesmaid, groomsman, parent or wedding guest who needs a dilemma solved, be sure to tell them about the podcast and share a...

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On episode 51 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast, we're going deep on a wedding-planning topic that almost every couple tells us is a top priority - the food and the drinks! Planning your wedding menu can be a real challenge - many couples aren't sure whether to take inspiration from their personal favourites or stick to crowd-pleasers, and then there are dietary requirements, wine allocations and late-night food offerings to think about! To tackle these questions and more, we're joined by Andrew Rudd, the executive chef and owner of Dublin venue Medley, who also looks after weddings and events at Ballintubbert House and Gardens in Co. Laois. As well as sharing lots of mouth-watering wedding food ideas, he's giving us a crash course on the world of wedding catering. Enjoy!

Episode Breakdown: Wedding Food and Drink 101

Wedding tip: Celina's tip this week is to keep your wedding cake design simple! If you're having a cake topper, ask your baker to focus the decoration on the lower layers of the cake, and remember that laser-cut cake toppers work better when they've got a long stem!

Main topic: This week, we're talking wedding food and drink, covering such diverse topics as how to design the ultimate wedding feast, where to cut the budget, and how much wine to allocate per guest. Joining us in the studio is private chef and food writer Andrew Rudd of Irish venues Medley and Ballintubbert House and Gardens, who shares some of his favourite wedding food ideas, and answers lots and lots of our listeners' questions. Be sure to grab a snack before you hit play, because this episode makes for hungry listening!

Wedding dilemma: A listener writes, “I was wondering if you'd have any advice for me - I'm getting married abroad later in the year. I was quoted crazy money for hair and makeup over there, so I decided to ask my hairdresser and makeup artist from home to come, as covering her flights, accommodation and fee is still less than the quotes I got. I'm meeting her next week to discuss details and just want to be as prepared as possible. What would you think needs to be covered and paid for by us? And I don't want to have a legal contract with solicitors but I do want some sort of agreement so that I know I can depend on her - would you have any advice on this? ” Our advice for this listener is to expect to pay for flights, accommodation, transport and meals, and potentially extra checked luggage, but to discuss this with your hairstylist and makeup artist well in advance, and to follow up any conversations in writing by email.

Something to do when you're not planning your wedding: In this episode, Celina's raving about essential oils!

Thanks for listening! Got something to add to the conversation? Shoot us a mail at [email protected]. We want the One Fab Day Wedding Podcast to make wedding planning easier and more enjoyable for you, our beloved listener, so if there's something you'd love to hear discussed on the show, or a question you'd like answered, please do drop us a line.

If you loved the episode, don't forget to rate and review the podcast on iTunes. You should also make sure you're subscribed to the podcast - that way you'll receive notifications every time a new episode is released! Oh...

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