In honor of St. Paddy's Day, today's episode features my favorite Irish Wedding Traditions!  For more amazing ways to incorporate your Irish tradition into your wedding, grab a copy of Irish Wedding Traditions - Using Your Irish Heritage to Create the Perfect Wedding by Shannon McMahon Lichte

For more wedding planning resources, check out PlanningCollective.com

For some couples, the thought of setting up meetings with potential wedding vendors can feel overwhelming.  Many think that they need to have more answers or plans together than you really do, so I figured it would be a great opportunity to go over what to expect when you set up consultations with potential vendors for your wedding team!

If you're looking for more resources on looking for your wedding venue, check out these past episodes for more help! 

6 Things to Consider Before Booking your Wedding Venue  

Wedding Catering 101 (the Food & Beverage Chat) 

How to Plan a Backyard Wedding - Make sure to also grab the free guide that goes along with this episode here! 

And of course, you can find more wedding planning help at www.PlanningCollective.com

Securing your wedding venue(s) is often the first major step for couples after getting engaged, and it can definitely be an overwhelming one!  Here are my top 6 things that you should consider during your search for the perfect wedding location:

Still working on your wedding budget?  Check out these episodes to get more tips on breaking down your budget: 

Episode 2 - Don't Plan your Wedding Backwards

Episode 6 - Expensive Wedding Planning Mistakes

Episode 17 - The "Wedding Tax" - Why do weddings cost more than birthday parties?

Episode 32 - The Wedding Budget

For more wedding planning tips, head over to the Wedding Planning Collective Facebook Group and PlanningCollective.com

This week I'm replaying a popular episode where I go over how you can decide if a vendors deal is "too good to be true" 

There are SO. MANY. VENDORS. in the wedding industry, and sometimes it can be really challenging to distinguish when you should snag a good deal, and when it's a red flag you should steer clear from.

This episode covers the 3 things you need to think about when looking at these deals you so can decide if it's the right move for you!

Upcoming Episodes: 

Important Questions to Ask When Touring Wedding Venues

What to Expect at Vendor Meetings 

Myths of Wedding Planning 

Destination Wedding 

5 Confusing Wedding Costs Explained

Get more info on how to easily plan your wedding without missing a detail at PlanningCollective.com!

In today’s episode, we’re going to break down what will most likely take up the largest portion of your budget, the reception costs.

Make sure to grab the Backyard Wedding Guide referenced in the episode, you can find it here: https://mailchi.mp/planningcollective/cqq527m4bg

You're engaged!!  Now what?  In today's episode I'm going to tell you about an exciting (and FREE) workshop that I'll be hosting - How Do You Plan a Wedding Anyway? - 3 Simple Steps You Can Follow to Get Out of Overwhelm & Into Action

SIGN UP HERE: 

Free Workshop Registration - https://my.demio.com/ref/shgtAe7Vt7sn4410

Do you have questions for me for next weeks episode?  Send them to [email protected] or comment in the Wedding Planning Collective Facebook Group

WHAT WE WILL COVER

In just 40 minutes, I'll teach you:

Plus top industry tips and resources that will help you stay stress-free while planning.

WHO IS THIS FOR?

This is a must if you:

We're continuing on with our wedding planning series in this episode, discussing your wedding vendor team!  What order do you book your vendors in?  How do you find your wedding vendors? We'll go through all that in this episode. 

Grab the free worksheet over at www.planningcollective.com

December 8th - Determining your Wedding Priorities

December 15th - Creating your Wedding Budget

December 22nd - Creating your Wedding Guest List

December 29th - Your Wedding Checklists & Timeline

January 5th - Finding your Wedding Vendors

January 12th - Creating your Wedding Planning Blueprint

Get more wedding planning resources at www.planningcollective.com and hop on over to the Wedding Planning Collective Facebook Group to join in the wedding planning conversations!

We're continuing on with our wedding planning series in this episode, discussing your wedding checklists & timelines!  I'll share with you how long it takes to plan a wedding, and how you organize those those planning checklists.  We also get into the timing of your wedding day, and when you should start working on those details. 

Grab the free worksheet over at www.planningcollective.com

December 8th - Determining your Wedding Priorities

December 15th - Creating your Wedding Budget

December 22nd - Creating your Wedding Guest List

December 29th - Your Wedding Checklists & Timeline

January 5th - Finding your Wedding Vendors

January 12th - Creating your Wedding Planning Blueprint

Get more wedding planning resources at www.planningcollective.com and hop on over to the Wedding Planning Collective Facebook Group to join in the wedding planning conversations!

We're continuing on with our wedding planning series in this episode, discussing your wedding guest list!  It can be a big challenge for some couples, and in this episode I'll share some tips on how to survive the guest list process!   Grab the free worksheet over at www.planningcollective.com

December 8th - Determining your Wedding Priorities

December 15th - Creating your Wedding Budget

December 22nd - Creating your Wedding Guest List

December 29th - Your Wedding Checklists & Timeline

January 5th - Finding your Wedding Vendors

January 12th - Creating your Wedding Planning Blueprint

Get more wedding planning resources at www.planningcollective.com and hop on over to the Wedding Planning Collective Facebook Group to join in the wedding planning conversations!

We're continuing on with our wedding planning series in this episode, discussing your Wedding Budget!  No one wants to talk about it, but it's so important to have a solid understanding of the budget before you get in too deep.   Grab the free worksheet over at www.planningcollective.com

December 8th - Determining your Wedding Priorities

December 15th - Creating your Wedding Budget

December 22nd - Creating your Wedding Guest List

December 29th - Your Wedding Checklists & Timeline

January 5th - Finding your Wedding Vendors

January 12th - Creating your Wedding Planning Blueprint

Get more wedding planning resources at www.planningcollective.com and hop on over to the Wedding Planning Collective Facebook Group to join in the wedding planning conversations!