Location, location, location. On this month's Bride Guide, Fallon shares everything brides should be doing before committing to a destination and, especially, a venue. She also answers the age-old question: Can I really pull off a destination wedding for less money? Then, she answers your emails about clashing with a venue manager after hiring a month-of coordinator, orchestrating a sendoff from a hotel ballroom, and prioritizing the reception over the afterparty. Check out our latest promo code...
Sep 25, 2023•36 min
We’re kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month with Stephanie Rodriguez, our RBB with a Mexican-meets-Indian wedding in Mexico City. As she plans a destination wedding that also blends two rich cultures, she faces a unique set of challenges. How can she avoid burnout when her wedding is a four-day affair? How will she (and her budget) handle 100 extra guests than anticipated? After Fallon provides her expert opinion, she brings on yet another expert, wedding planner Jaz who specializes in Latino and ...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Mila White returns to the podcast, once again, to recap her “perfect” wedding with Fallon. She shares the choices she made that she’d make all over again, like spending a portion of her morning alone and having a day-of content creator who gave her & her husband the opportunity to see their wedding from a guest's POV. Then, she and Fallon answer a listener’s question about wanting to enforce a color-specific dress code, but being met with opposition from friends and family. They wrap up the ...
Sep 11, 2023•44 min
Comedian & Content Creator, Shannon Fiedler, joins Fallon this week fresh off her wedding and even fresher off her honeymoon. She reflects back on her planning process, including what she did right, what she recommends all brides do, and how much — or ironically, how little — social media influenced her overall vision. Then, she and Fallon play a few rounds of Date, Marry, Ditch, and answer your questions about using wedding hashtags and spamming your followers with wedding content. How much...
Sep 04, 2023•44 min
This week, RBB Kaitlyn Jauregui joins the podcast to pick Fallon’s brain. Not only have her parents and her fiancé’s parents never met before, but his parents are divorced and have demanded to be shown around Miami... separately. Fallon gives Kaitlyn advice on navigating the sticky situation between her soon-to-be in-laws, as well as adequately expressing gratitude for all the guests who will be flying in for the wedding. Expert Lauren Schaefer, founder of The Get Together Events Co., steps in w...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week, Fallon is joined by yet another Betches team member, Ally Scelzo. As an August 2023 bride, she shares what she’s most excited to see IRL and what anxieties still remain, especially without a wedding planner or month-of coordinator to oversee on the day-of. She asks Fallon about tipping etiquette — what’s appropriate per vendor? — and making the guest book unique to them as a couple. Then, the duo get into your listener questions, from one young bride who doesn’t feel like she’s being ...
Aug 21, 2023•59 min
RBB (and wife!) Alex Piscatelli is back on the podcast this week to recap her City Hall ceremony on 4/20 and reception the following day. She walks Fallon through the few mishaps that occurred, including a last-minute wedding dress from David’s Bridal and a makeshift cleanup crew of their not-so-sober wedding guests. The duo get into the stigma of doing things “right” when, in reality, your wedding only needs to feel right to you and your S.O.. Then, they answer listener questions about smaller ...
Aug 14, 2023•52 min
Your engagement should be the happiest time of your life… right? Sam Rosen, the Social Media Director at Betches, returns to the podcast to chat about America Ferrera’s *viral* Barbie monologue about the various contradictions that exist for women. From a bride’s POV, she shares with Fallon what she heard, like the pressure to “look your best” on your wedding day and have an over-the-top, but not too over-the-top, celebration that somehow appeases everyone. Then, she and Fallon get into a spicy ...
Aug 07, 2023•1 hr 5 min
First comes a DM slide; then, comes marriage. RBB “She Knows What She Wants” Claire Baltes joins Fallon this week to discuss her West Coast winter wedding and hybrid indoor-outdoor venue. As Fallon quickly tells Claire, any bride gambling with the weather should have a rain plan and they should l-o-v-e that rain plan. The duo also get into all things cake, the song Claire and her father will inevitably perform at the reception, and the case for designing two floor plans on opposite budget spectr...
Jul 31, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week, Fallon is joined by one of Betches very own, Maria Del Russo, the Director of Branded & Affiliate Content at Betches. As a self-endorsed professional bridesmaid and wedding guest, Maria has a clear vision for her wedding… but she’s having trouble separating her “I want” from her “I should.” Fallon advises her on how best to stay true to her vision, especially as she gets deeper into the planning process with her mom. The duo also discuss a non-negotiable DJ, engagement ring replic...
Jul 24, 2023•59 min
RBB Jamie Spock is back (back, back, back again) in the recording studio with Fallon. Besides making a strong case for pre-marital couples therapy, she shares budget & bridal shower updates, her and her fiancé's respective bachelorette themes, and her takeaways of planning a wedding in the midst of grieving a loved one. Then, she and Fallon answer a listener and fellow queer bride’s question about navigating a wedding planner with a wildly different decor vision. They close out the episode w...
Jul 17, 2023•58 min
RBB Meryl Hahne joins the podcast this week to talk about the realities of planning a hometown wedding when that hometown happens to be New Orleans, one of the biggest tourist destinations in the country, and the drama that's come with it. From negotiating a budget with her parents to breaking up with a bridesmaid and being caught in the middle of two others, Fallon helps Meryl make sense of it all. Then, Fallon brings on her friend and fellow New Orleanian, Michelle Norwood, to discern Meryl’s ...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min
For July’s Bride Guide episode, Fallon is talking all about venues without walls. She walks through the various challenges — and solutions — of an outdoor wedding (looking at you, mosquitos). She also shares the vendors that are absolutely essential for an outdoor wedding and the conversations you should be having with each of them. Last but certainly not least, she gets into listener questions about tipping your vendors, structuring speeches, and getting the font you really, really, really want...
Jul 03, 2023•52 min
All good things come in threes, right? At least, they do for RBB Wynter Lastarria, who loves music festivals so much that her wedding will be thrown like one — complete with three different DJs and three different spaces. With Fallon's flair for the details, they brainstorm other ways to sprinkle (and surprise n' delight) the theme throughout the night. As they get into the accessories and attire of it all, we hear from our expert and wedding stylist, Liza Lieberman. She shares the sweet spot th...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 7 min
This week, Fallon is joined by RBB Aubrey Burgess, who wants to know the best practices for a brunch-style wedding. The duo get into the pros and cons of having an earlier wedding and then, what to tell your HMU, bridal party, and photographer so everything will run smoothly on a tighter schedule. To all our type-A brides, Fallon also suggests delegating smaller tasks — or the tasks you don’t need to be done at 100% — to the community around you. Expert, and Certified Green Wedding Planner, JoAn...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 6 min
RBB, and 2024 bride, Danielle Vachon joins Fallon this week to talk about marrying her college sweetheart. Together, they troubleshoot a playlist that caters to guests of all ages, a rehearsal dinner venue that closed down for good, and two young cousins who want to be in the wedding… but don’t want to be flower girls. Danielle also asks Fallon, as an empath, how to not let her (big) feelings overshadow her big day. Then, Mac Osborne — co-founder of Comparti Catering — guides Danielle on making ...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Fallon is back with another solo Bride Guide episode, and this one’s dedicated to brides just a month out from their wedding. Stay calm… and follow Fallon’s advice, including final marching orders to give to your venues, caterers, DJs, and wedding parties. She also shares those last-minute necessities you’re gonna want on your big day. Tampons, anyone? Then, she answers questions submitted by you, the listeners — one about the morning of the wedding when forgoing a traditional wedding party and ...
Jun 05, 2023•54 min
It’s a (Tinder) love story; baby, just say yes. RBB Dana Miller joins Fallon to spill the deats on her modern wedding, fit for a modern romance, taking place in November 2024 at an iconic concert venue in Portland. Dana asks Fallon what elements are worth upgrading at a turn-key venue that already provides everything, while Fallon makes a case for hiring a professional photographer and a DJ. Then, Dana — along with custom nontraditional bridal designer and expert, Madison Chamberlain — makes her...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 6 min
RBB Sami Kosinski joins Fallon this week to talk about her (pre-meditated) elopement, to be celebrated across the country. She walks Fallon through their weeks of celebrations — beginning in a courthouse in Tampa with a pizza party, continuing with a road trip, and ending with a makeshift ceremony at a brewery. Then, Fallon gives her a list of questions to ask when booking a brand-new “baby” venue. Pro tip: you’re gonna want receipts. Kim Olsen, expert & co-founder of Art of Eloping, joins t...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min
RBB Lindsey Larranaga joins Fallon this week to talk about her cowgirl-meets-Coachella wedding in New Mexico. They dive right into the logistics of compromising with your fiancé on the size of your wedding, weaving your different cultures & additional family members into the ceremony, and forgoing a wedding planner — and what that means for your run-of-show. As Fallon (respectfully) grills Lindsey on her decision to have a cash bar, Lindsey is saved by the bell aka our expert Keanna J. O’Qui...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Congratulations! You’re getting married! Now, what? Where do you start? Lucky for you, Fallon is here to be your personal Bride Guide — welcome to Wedding Planning 101. On this very special episode, Fallon details the entire vendor process, including when to start, in what order to book, and what to look out for in the contracts. Then, we hear from you, as Fallon pulls submissions from the Brides inbox and her personal DMs & offers her professional opinion. If you *just* got engaged or you’r...
May 08, 2023•43 min
Fallon asked for the audience for a destination bride getting married in Italy and indeed, she received. Enter RBB Kim Hawkins, joining the podcast this week to share all the things you need to know (and what you should expect) when planning a destination wedding. From firing a wedding planner due to cultural differences, to finding a venue for the ceremony that accommodates multiple religions, she’s been through it all. Then, hospitality guru Antonella Merli steps in to discuss one of our all-t...
May 01, 2023•1 hr 5 min
RBB Taylor Sanders joins Fallon this week to talk about marrying her college sweetheart in a multicultural ceremony. She shares the ways they’re honoring their 10-year relationship, including having a poet write custom poems for each guest as a party favor. Then, Fallon advises her on the best practices for menus (and dietary restrictions) during a buffet, wedding logos, reception curfews, and blended families. How should Taylor involve her stepmom in the festivities to make her feel special… an...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week, Fallon welcomes back Mila White, a return RBB who has already had an intimate church ceremony but is just days away from a far larger, and grander, celebration. They walk through the logistics that even a type-A bride (like Mila) can miss, including factoring in breaks for the band, coordinating multiple costume changes, and acing the first dance... even if you don't have rhythm. Gabby Rello Duffy, the Editorial Director at brides.com, joins to assuage Mila of her planning regrets. As...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr
RBB Alyssa Blanchette joins Fallon to hammer out the delicate details surrounding her Vermont wedding (without *gasp* WiFi). First things first, alcohol. How do you navigate the open bar vs cash bar debacle when your future in-laws are footing the bill? Then, they get into the rabbit hole that is DIY-ing and dealing with a noncommittal groomsman. While on the topic of the wedding party, Fallon brings on expert hairstylist and friend, Tinika Sadie, to guide Alyssa in her search for inclusive hair...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Fallon and RBB Caitlin Carpenter begin this week’s episode discussing Caitlin’s intimate destination wedding in Austin. Despite starting the planning process even before her engagement, she’s experienced the same struggles that brides planning a smaller-scale wedding face. Fallon brings in the big guns to help: Gretchen Culver, owner of Minnie Weddings & micro wedding specialist. Together, Gretchen and Fallon advise Caitlin on the best ways to shoot her shot when it comes to vendors, venues,...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This week, Fallon welcomes Lizzy Hale, our RBB whose wedding is taking place in August as an unintentional yet intentional ode to T Swift. After Lizzy expresses her anxiety about perfecting the guest experience, Fallon gives her two cents on structuring the run-of-show (despite what wedding TikTok has to say) when having a ceremony later in the day and wanting the speeches to be as seamless as possible. Expert Allison Raskin — writer, comedian, mental health activist, & fellow August 2023 br...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Mazel tov! RBB Jamie Spock joins Fallon to talk all about her big fat lesbian-Jewish wedding. First things first, Fallon advises Jamie on how to bring together three seemingly different themes. Then, Fallon makes a case for stations (aka a buffet) and shares other ways of working with your budget to get the vendors and wedding that you want. Ainsley Blattel, Director of Brand and Marketing at Modern Rebel, joins the party to give their perspective as one of the first non-binary wedding planners ...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Fallon welcomes yet another RBB, Hannah Djalleta, with a wedding just a month away. *cue The Final Countdown* They cover from A to Z wedding guests and photographers, including coordinating with guests living abroad, budgeting under the assumption every person RSVP's yes, and finalizing HMU timelines & shot lists. As they get into the disagreements Hannah and her fiancé faced mid-planning, they're joined by the perfect expert: Maggie Doherty, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (and 202...
Mar 13, 2023•58 min
Just a month before her Palm Springs wedding, RBB Payal Vitha joins Fallon to cover her (decor) bases. What’s the best way to decorate a large venue without spending the remainder of your budget on flowers? While on the topic of venues, Payal shares the questions she asked — and everyone should ask — to find the perfect venue. Expert Sneh Diwan, wedding planner & founder of Diwan by Design, joins the conversation to discuss unsolicited family input. The trio tackle boundary-setting, as well ...
Mar 06, 2023•58 min
