When you start wedding planning and putting together your wedding budget, it's easy (and important) to account for big ticket items like your venue, catering, photographer and outfits. But what about the smaller items and hidden costa that no one warns you about? What about the things that are easily forgotten or that creep up at the last minute? You've budgeted out every dollar and now you're stuck with a bill for an extra 20% of your total all thanks to tips, taxes, insurance and more.

In this episode, I'm going to help you to keep your wedding budget on track and to not be surprised by hidden wedding costs. I'll go through 12 wedding hidden fees and show how they could creep into your wedding budget.

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Inspired by https://www.theknot.com/content/hidden-wedding-costs

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REBROADCAST: Congratulations, fiance! You're engaged!

If you're newly engaged (or have a proposal around the corner) or even if you've been engaged for a while, tune in to learn the seven things you'll want to do as soon as you're engaged and before you take your wedding planning to the next level. Congrats on your engagement and happy wedding planning! 

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REBROADCAST: Congratulations, you're engaged! (Or you're planning on getting engaged soon!) This is a super exciting time for you and your fiance but before you embark on your wedding planning journey, you have to share your engagement news.

Listen in for my top tips on how to announce your engagement, who to share it with and when, how to manage your own expectations and the line you need to memorize for every time someone asks (and they will ask!), "What are your wedding plans?" 

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I got engaged five years ago and even though the proposal was sweet and we had a very happy engagement, there are a few things I wish I could go back and tell myself. But since I can't time travel, I'm going to tell them to you!

From celebrating my engagement more to prioritizing myself and not opening Pinterest, these are the things I wish I someone had told me right after my engagement!

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REBROADCAST: Before you get married, make sure you're discussing these six things with your partner! From obvious ones like money and kids, to not so obvious topics like what happens if someone loses their job, these six categories of communication should be a must for all engaged couples during wedding planning.

It's not about having one hard conversation and checking it off your list. It's about opening up communication and making plans for your life together. 

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In 2025, how are couples meeting? How long do they date before getting engaged? Who proposes, when and how? What kind of ring are they proposing with and how much does it cost?

In this week's episode, I'm diving into the data on 2025 engagements and giving my take on some of the emerging trends. The things I love (like more couples talking about marriage long before getting engaged), the things I hate (like the pressure to have an elaborate proposal) and the things that surprise me (people are visiting how many jewelry stores??), tune in to hear all about 2025 engagements - and see how yours compares!

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The study: https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-data-insights/real-weddings-study

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REBROADCAST: Wedding planning ain't easy. If you haven't had to make a hard decision as an engaged person planning a wedding...it's coming! Whether it's cutting your guest list, going over budget, changing venues, firing vendors or dealing with restrictions, hard decisions have to be made.

Tune into this week's episode to listen to the story of my latest hard decision (finding a new officiant and photographer 27 days before our wedding!!!) and the lessons you can take with you for your next tough call. 

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Nothing can derail wedding planning more than making a big mistake with your wedding budget. Whether it's overspending, forgetting insurance, stretching your guest list or not talking about your priorities first, trust me, you really can't afford to make any of these wedding budget mistakes!

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Inspired by: https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-budget-ways-to-save-money

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REBROADCAST: Calling all extreme budget wedding planners! If you're looking to slash your wedding budget in half and get married as affordably as possible, this is the episode for you.

We've talked budget saving tips on the Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast before but today we're getting DRASTIC about it. If you want to have the ultimate budget wedding, tune in for these tips that are sure to save you a lot of money!

Warning: These budget wedding tips are not for the faint of heart. We're about to make some serious cuts to your wedding plans!

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Wait, don't forget! I'm back with 8 more wedding planning tasks that you don't want to forget in the final days and hours before your wedding. What should you be practicing or writing? Who do you have to call? What should you add to the last minute to-do list?

And maybe more importantly, I'm sharing five last minute wedding tasks that I actually think you CAN go ahead and forget. If these are things you're still planning to do, go ahead and skip them!

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Inspired by: https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-day-essentials; https://www.weddingshoppeinc.com/blogs/weddings/34-last-minute-wedding-planning-tips-you-cant-forget; https://www.queenslandbrides.com.au/30-last-minute-wedding-tasks-you-wont-want-to-forget/; https://www.rockmywedding.co.uk/wedding-planning/wedding-details-to-remember 

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