The Wedding Dish

Get your hands out of everyone else's wallet and don't price your services or products based on what other people are doing; don't watch what everyone else seems to be doing and try to imitate them, just hoping it works for you; and remember that your clientele has never planned a wedding before, so step back from the curse of knowledge and educate your clients.

These are just a few tidbits that came out of our conversation with Heidi Thompson, the woman behind Evolve Your Wedding Business.

We delve into marketing in the wedding industry and how different it is from most other entrepreneurial spaces. If you're a wedding pro, this episode is for you.

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Planning a wedding can bring up a lot of emotions — for everyone. Getting the support you need in order to engage with your engagement, manage expectations (yours and others), and move forward with excitement!

Planning your wedding - and your marriage! - should feel fun, not frustrating. Sara is joined by Jacquelyn Burt, the woman behind First Looks. Jacquelyn is a coach, educator, and award-winning wedding makeup artist. She combines her experience as a wedding industry pro with training in education and counseling to offer both on-site makeup services and personalized emotional support coaching. Her work is to bring ease, clarity, and joy into your wedding planning and celebration!

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Having a unique first dance song or music that means something to you and your guests can really set the tone for your wedding day.⁠

Sara is joined by Shawn of Bash Entertainment.

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Have you ever thought about how lighting, the height of the centerpieces, combining live music with a DJ, and captioning your music might enhance your guest experience (and yours)?

What about scheduled a 45-minute nap into your wedding day? Outside the box thinking can make your wedding day more enjoyable than you ever imagined!

In this episode of The Wedding Dish, we dive into a whole bunch of ways that weddings can be accessible and super fun!

From having interpreters to transcripts to captioning the music and displaying it, Keri and Andrew made sure everyone was included in their wedding day. And, we love it!

Sara is joined by Erin Perkins, the CEO and accessibility educator behind Mabely Q.

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How do we learn about different cultures and customs? Ask! Millen, a wedding and event planner in the Washington DC area, shares her experience growing up as an Eritrean woman in the United States and the importance of culture and tradition in wedding celebrations.

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An elegant Star Wars wedding might seem hard to pull off. Now, imagine incorporating Filipino wedding traditions — and it came together PERFECTLY.

When Chad took Johanna to Comicon for their first date, she knew what she was in for — and she was all in. And when their guests received their save the dates, they knew they were in for a real treat.

And, you won't believe what they did for their first dance! Truly a first!

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Excluding LGBTQ+ Couples - or any Couples - Shouldn't be a Thing.

In 2019, one of the major global wedding expos neglected to showcase LGBTQ+ or diverse couples in their styled shoots, according to this week's guest, who was attending for the first (and last) time. Not only that, but the list of presentations didn't include anything about inclusivity or using inclusive language.

I'll be honest... My mind was totally blown when Chris Ferenzi Photography shared this information with me.

A photographer that I very much admire, who also works with many LGBTQ+ couples, I knew I needed to bring him on the show to share this experience.

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• Photos from the Harty, Internationally acclaimed wedding photography

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Your friends and family are wildly invested in your wedding day, but they may not know the best way to support you. Kara O'Brien Ghassabeh, the woman behind Kara Maureen Bridal Coaching, joins us to dish about how to handle stress and anxiety during the wedding planning process without burning bridges. 

Weddings are amazing celebrations of love and happiness. But, that doesn't mean there isn't a whole bunch of drama or even just minor anxieties that can happen during the wedding planning journey.

Taylor de la Fuente, CEO of Lemon Tree Editorial, joins The Wedding Dish as a guest co-host once again!

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The ladies of Lucy Black Entertainment will have you pumped up for the dance party! As female entrepreneurs in a male-dominated part of the wedding industry, they stay on the cutting edge, dedicate their time to making sure every event is perfect, and only work with the most talented, wonderful musicians all over the world.

As the country opens back up for weddings and larger events, we dish about new trends and what the future of receptions looks like.

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• Photos from the Harty, Internationally acclaimed wedding photography

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Taylor de la Fuente of Lemon Tree Editorial joins The Wedding Dish again - this time with her new husband, David, to dish about their wedding in Charleston, SC.

While planning their wedding, Taylor and David moved from DC to Texas, having no idea that the pandemic was about to hit and rock every part of their plans. Because they got married in South Carolina in November 2020, the restrictions had eased up a bit. However, they wanted to keep everyone safe and have an intimate wedding — which was far from what they'd planned or expected.

Hear their wedding planning journey, the story of their wedding day (with a surprise guest), and everything in between.

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This episode is brought to you by:

• Photos from the Harty, Internationally acclaimed wedding photography

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