Unbridely - Modern Wedding Planning

This week I’m sharing the guest interview I did with Yvette Sitters on the Manage My Wedding podcast a little while ago.

Yevette is a wedding planner with 22 years of experience, the creator of the Manage My Wedding app, the Manage My Wedding online store and obviously podcast host. She’s a bit of an overachiever, a type-A planner and a family woman.

Yvette asked me what I mean when I say “weddings are a team sport”, how to choose and book your wedding vendors and also my biggest wedding planning tip for engaged couples.

I love the sound of this interview like it’s just a chat between two old friends and yet, it was the very first time we’d ever spoken. Yvette truly practices what she preaches about supporting other women in business and I can’t wait to interview her this year. 

Resources Mentioned:

Leave a 90 second audio message about your “wedding tax” experience and how it made you feel on SeapkPipe: 

https://managemywedding.com/

MMW Podcast Ep 152: Weddings are a Team Sport with Camille from Unbridely

https://unbridely.com/

*The Unbridely Podcast is sponsored by its listeners. When you purchase products or services through links on our website or via the podcast, we may earn an affiliate commission.*

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast is brought to you by WedSites.com, Unbridely's recommended all-in-one wedding website builder, guest management platform & wedding planning tool.

Visit WedSites.com to get started on your FREE wedding website and use code UNBRIDELYPOD to get 10% off any of their paid plans.

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast, you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help: https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

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“Giving each thing that you do on your wedding day 110% will result in photos that make you feel something.”

Wedding photographer, Alex Szczesniak, from Time With Alex, believes that engaged couples can get better wedding photos by doubling down on their intentions and making smart use of their very limited time. 

He also believes that wedding photography is a service first and an art form second and shares how to be more efficient with your family photos, why reception entrances are the worst waste of time ever, and why he let his Mum tell him who to invite to his own wedding. 

Resources Mentioned:

www.unbridely.com

www.timewithalex.co

https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/

https://www.speakpipe.com/unbridelypodcast

*The Unbridely Podcast is sponsored by its listeners. When you purchase products or services through links on our website or via the podcast, we may earn an affiliate
commission.*

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast
is brought to you by the Unbridely Couples private Facebook group: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/izR_unbridely

Are you engaged to be married and need planning advice, want
to talk something out or share your wedding stories?

If you’re looking for a like-minded community of modern
engaged couples join us in the Unbridely Couples Facebook group! 🙋

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we
record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders
past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast,
you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that
provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to
advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through
Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help Vow for Girls: https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

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Every week, newly engaged couples ask me where they should start with their wedding planning. And there are so many conflicting opinions, information and guides available. 

So today I'm going to share with you what I believe to be the 3 indisputable, foundational and crucially important first steps you need to take after you get engaged. This is before you go and book anything in, go to venue opens or start dress shopping. 

I've also sourced some sobering data about wedding debt, which indicates that the quality of your relationship and marriage are more likely to be negatively impacted if you are not addressing step 3 with your fiancé before you get married.

Resources Mentioned:

Save big money on your wedding by committing to your top 3 non-negotiable must haves: https://unbridely.com/blog/top-3-wedding-priorities

Lending Tree Survey:

https://www.lendingtree.com/personal/newlywed-debt-survey/

Ask me a question or tell me about your wedding planning experiences in a 90-second audio message on Speakpipe:

https://www.speakpipe.com/unbridelypodcast

*The Unbridely Podcast is sponsored by its listeners. When you purchase products or services through links on our website or via the podcast, we may earn an affiliate
commission.*

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast
is brought to you by Unbridely’s ebook How To Write Wedding Vows That Don’t Suck: https://unbridely.com/shop/htwwvtds

This is for YOU if you want to write the unique and heartfelt
wedding vows your fiancé deserves, but don't know where to start. 🤔

AND want to get it done in 20 minutes or less. 💪

Grab your instant pdf download of the Unbridely ebook 'How To Write
Wedding Vows That Don't Suck' for just $27 now! 🧡

https://unbridely.com/shop/htwwvtds

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we
record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders
past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast,
you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that
provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to
advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through
Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help Vow for Girls: https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

Email the Unbridely Podcast:
[email protected]

When it comes to your wedding, if you already have kids, it's not about IF they'll be included in your big day, but HOW. They're your world and it makes sense to have them participate in some way, but what are your options?

From pre-ceremony activities, to ring security, dog escort to photo captain, if your child is willing, we've got heaps of ideas for how they can be a special part of your wedding ceremony. 

Today you'll learn 10 practical and sweet, but different ways to include your child or children in your wedding ceremony, no matter their age. 

Resources Mentioned:

How to Plan a Kid-Friendly Wedding
https://unbridely.com/blog/kid-friendly-wedding

How to Include Kids in Your Wedding
https://unbridely.com/blog/kids-in-wedding

6 Blended Family Unity Rituals for your Wedding Ceremony (that haven't been done to death)
https://unbridely.com/blog/family-unity-wedding-ceremony

*The Unbridely Podcast is sponsored by its listeners. When you purchase products or services through links on our website or via the podcast, we may earn an affiliate commission.*

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast is brought to you by WedSites.com, Unbridely's recommended all-in-one wedding website builder, guest management platform & wedding planning tool.

Visit WedSites.com to get started on your FREE wedding website and use code UNBRIDELYPOD to get 10% off any of their paid plans.

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast, you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help Vow for Girls

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

Email the Unbridely Podcast:
[email protected]

I bet you’ve had this vision in your head for years now;

You’re livin' it up with your bridesmaids, on endless summer days laughing in the sunshine, sipping cocktails and planning your most magical wedding day. 

The reality, unfortunately, is rarely as shiny and perfect as that. 

Often one or two of them are a lot less than enthralled, won’t communicate on the group chat you specifically set up to discuss planning things with, or seem hell-bent on making what should be a wonderful and exciting time as difficult and stressful as possible for you.  

I don’t want that for you. And it all starts with the people you choose to surround yourself with, the ones you keep closest to you.

In this episode, I’m going to teach you the 6 deadset essential questions you need to be asking yourself BEFORE you pick your bridesmaids, groomsmen, or wedding party, including a little history on the early roles of bridesmaids which I think might surprise you and perhaps have you rethinking your expectations too. 

Resources Mentioned:

The average cost of being a bridesmaid: 

"I'm now broke." We asked 15 women exactly how much it cost them to be a bridesmaid.

https://www.mamamia.com.au/average-cost-of-being-a-bridesmaid/

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast
is brought to you by the Unbridely Couples private Facebook group.

Are you engaged to be married and need planning advice, want
to talk something out or share your wedding stories?

If you’re looking for a like-minded community of modern
engaged couples join us: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unbridelycouples

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we
record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders
past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast,
you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that
provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to
advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help: https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

Email the Unbridely Podcast:
[email protected]

Are you changing your name after you get married? 

What are your name change options? 

What sort of identification do you need to change your name?

Did you know that it takes the average person who DIYs their name change 8 hours to do the research, paperwork, emails, letters and all the admin needed?

And depending on where you live, the options you have for changing your last name after marriage and the process for each company, institution or membership to enact that change, can differ as well. 

Gen from Easy Name Change has been helping newlyweds save hours while changing their names for 15 years now and I’m excited for her to share her extensive global knowledge with you. 

Gen goes through: 

1.  Your name change options and the most common choice newlyweds make,

2.  the steps you need to take to change your name no matter what country you’re in, whether you’re going the DIY route or using a name change kit,

3.  the 3 biggest mistakes that Gen sees newlywed couples make with changing their name,

4.       Gen has also offered a special discount for Unbridely Podcast listeners. By going to EasyNamechange.com and using the code UNBRIDELY5 you can save $5 off your name change kit (link and code below). 

Resources Mentioned:

www.easynamechange.com

Use the promo code UNBRIDELY5 for $5 off any of their Name Change Kits (until end of 2024).

More info on how to change your name after marriage: 

https://www.unbridely.com/blog/change-name-after-marriage

*The Unbridely Podcast is sponsored by its listeners. When you purchase products or services through links on our website or via the podcast, we may earn an affiliate commission.*

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast is brought to you by Unbridely’s ebook How To Write Wedding Vows That Don’t Suck 

This is for YOU if you want to write the unique and heartfelt wedding vows your fiancé deserves, but don't know where to start. 🤔

AND want to get it done in 20 minutes or less. 💪

Grab your instant pdf download of the Unbridely ebook 'How To Write Wedding Vows That Don't Suck' for just $27 now! 🧡

https://unbridely.com/shop/htwwvtds

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast, you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help Vow for Girls: https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

Email the Unbridely Podcast:
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Custom wedding design sounds fancy, expensive and unattainable, but whether it's limoncello wedding favours that your grandparents made, a cute way to announce your elopement with your video on a custom USB, or incorporating your most recognizable catchphrase into a lobster roll basket liner, your personality is key to creating a celebration that looks and feels like you and not a bland cookie cutter copy of what everyone else before you has done. 

Jo of Rebel Reflect in Melbourne has been a graphic designer for over 16 years, and her not-so-secret superpower is bringing something different to the table for her clients. In terms of fun concepts, modern typography, and a lighthearted feel to everything from invitation suites to signage, stubby holders to swans.

Today, Jo shares some easy ways to inject your own unique quirks into your wedding style and how to know if what you want to do will work. 

Jo also has a special discount exclusively for Unbridely Podcast listeners; 10% off discount code on purchases from her own online semi-custom design shop. See link below!

Resources Mentioned:

www.rebelreflect.co

For a 10% discount on Rebel Reflect semi-custom designs from their online shop, use the code UNBRIDELY at checkout; https://shop.rebelreflect.co/collections/

*The Unbridely Podcast is sponsored by its listeners. When you purchase products or services through links on our website or via the podcast, we may earn an affiliate commission.*

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast is brought to you by WedSites.com, Unbridely's recommended all-in-one wedding website builder, guest management platform & wedding planning tool.

Visit WedSites.com to get started on your FREE wedding website and use code UNBRIDELYPOD to get 10% off any of their paid plans.

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast, you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help Vow for Girls:  https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

Email the Unbridely Podcast:
[email protected]

They give you unconditional love every single day and are a member of your family. 
Why wouldn't you want to include your dog in your wedding day? 

Vet Nurse and owner of I Do Paws, Emily Tromans, agrees wholeheartedly.

So if you're just wanting your furbaby for portrait photos or perhaps would like them to bring your wedding rings up to you during the ceremony, after 500 weddings worth of experience, Emily can tell you what you need to do to make it work.

In Ep 17 of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning podcast your host, Camille Abbott, asks Emily to share her 5 expert tips for including your dog in your wedding day.


From poop bags to treats and dog wedding attire (cute flower collars - aaaw!) she provides an honest insight into what it's really like to go against all sensible advice (never work with children or animals) and also make it an enjoyable experience for everyone involved. 

Resources Mentioned:

I Do Paws: https://www.idopaws.com/

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast is brought to you by the Unbridely Couples private Facebook group: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/izR_unbridely

Are you engaged to be married and need planning advice, want to talk something out or share your wedding stories?

If you’re looking for a like-minded community of modern engaged couples join us in the Unbridely Couples Facebook group: https://urlgeni.us/facebook/izR_unbridely🙋

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast, you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help Vow for Girls: https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

Email the Unbridely Podcast:
[email protected]

What are wedding vows? 
How long should wedding vows be?
Can my vows be funny?

In episode 16, your host of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast, Camille Abbott, multi-award-winning Australian celebrant of 900+ ceremonies, will break writing your wedding vows down into 8 easy steps. 

She helps walk you through how to write vows, that you can feel super confident and proud of, in around 20 minutes. 
 
If you’re truly freaking out about saying your vows too, make sure you listen to Camille's tips for practising them and/or sharing them with your fiancé before the ceremony.  

Find out how many copies of your vows you need, when you should start writing them and if you should practise them. 

Resources Mentioned:

Ep6: 7 strategies to help you not cry on your wedding day
https://bit.ly/Ep6UnbridelyPodcast

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast is brought to you by Unbridely’s ebook How To Write Wedding Vows That Don’t Suck 

https://unbridely.com/shop/htwwvtds

This is for YOU if you want to write the unique and heartfelt wedding vows your fiancé deserves, but don't know where to start. 🤔

AND want to get it done in 20 minutes or less. 💪

Grab your instant pdf download of the Unbridely ebook 'How To Write Wedding Vows That Don't Suck' for just $27 now! 🧡

https://unbridely.com/shop/htwwvtds

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast, you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help Vow for Girls: https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

Email the Unbridely Podcast:
[email protected]

What are the 3 biggest wedding planning time sucks (and how to avoid them)?

In Episode 15 of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning podcast your host, founder of Unbridely and Australian marriage celebrant, Camille Abbott, interviews WedSites co-founder, Ayla Toyokawa all about how engaged couples can save their precious time when planning their big day. 

With WedSites wedding website builder, RSVP capabilities and event management suite of tools, you can be your own wedding planner and share your progress with others in real time. 

Learn a bit about what makes Ayla’s platform, WedSites different from other online wedding tools and how professional wedding planners can now get on board too. 

Resources Mentioned:

For engaged couples

www.wedsites.com

Use the code UNBRIDELYPOD for 10% off any of the paid plans

VIDEO: Create a beautiful and free wedding website in only 6 minutes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27wTyOKcml0&t=31s

For professional wedding planners

www.wedsites.com/business

WedSites business plans

*The Unbridely Podcast is sponsored by its listeners. When you purchase products or services through links on our website or via the podcast, we may earn an affiliate commission.*

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This episode of the Unbridely Modern Wedding Planning Podcast is brought to you by WedSites.com, Unbridely's recommended wedding website builder, guest management platform & wedding planning tool all in one.

Visit WedSites.com to get started on your FREE wedding website and use code UNBRIDELY10 to get 10% off any of their paid plans.

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Unbridely acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we
record this podcast on, the Kaurna People. We pay our respects to their Elders
past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander cultures.

Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcast,
you’re assisting over 177 community-based organizations in six countries that
provide education, job training, and vital life skills that contribute to
advancing girls’ rights and raise awareness to help end child marriage through
Vow for Girls. 

Find out more about how YOU can help Vow for Girls: https://vowforgirls.org/get-involved/

Support the show

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbridely/
or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unbridely

Email the Unbridely Podcast:
[email protected]