Emily Sullivan is the owner of Emily Sullivan Event, a boutique wedding and event-planning firm based in New Orleans, LA, that specializes in celebrations throughout the Southeast. With a passion for entertaining, she uses her intuition and attention to details to customize each and every wedding experience for her clients. Emily joins us to today to share about Micro-Weddings and share tips, tricks, and takeaways for the process. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the a...
Jul 08, 2020•49 min
On this episode, we are joined by Jaz, a Ugandan American bride, and her groom Rodney, a Haitian American, who are getting married in October. She reached out after listening to episode #200 (Anti-Racism & Allyship: A Discussion) to open up a larger conversation about wedding planning while Black. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Weddin...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Today brings a special YAWA with an extra special guest! For more than 16 years, Los Angeles-native Matthew Rubino has been heavily involved in the city's DJ community with long-standing residencies at some of the city’s most successful venues including Cliftons, the Standard Downtown LA and Hotel Erwin in Venice where he has served as Music Director since 2011. He has also been programming the music at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles since 2016. He has performed for the likes of Robert Plant (Led Zep...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Tanya Pushkine, The Vow Whisperer, NYC, joins today to talk all about crafting wedding vows. We meet with one COVID survivor and NYC Physician’s Assistant who is planning her own micro-wedding right now. Tanya is originally from Brussels, Belgium and started out in the acting profession. After graduating from Juilliard, she had a solid 10 year career, but gave it up to pursue the corporate route. Tanya ran Public Relations and Philanthropy departments for luxury brands until she made the brave m...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min
As cities and counties begin to explore re-opening, wedding venues must adhere to new safety standards. Today we are joined by a variety of folks in the wedding venue business to answer questions about these changes! Guests: Kathryn Kalabookas - San Francisco, CA juliamorganballroom.com David DiVincenzo - Detroit, MI planterraevents.com Lynsie Blau - Fort Worth, TX brikvenue.com Julie Garces - New York City, NY secondfloornyc.com Dixie Bagley - Rome, GA thefarmromega.com Click HERE to become a p...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 31 min
We are not talking about weddings on this one. Today is different. It’s our 200th episode and we had planned to release an episode with an awesome DJ, but we don’t feel right about a ‘business as usual’ approach right now. The world is still in the grips of the COVID pandemic and now America is on fire due to yet another murder of a black man by a police officer. Mr. George Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all who love him and are mourning his loss. Protests...
Jun 03, 2020•49 min
Our monthly installment of You Ask, We Answer. Where we answer all sorts of questions from our listeners. Question 1: My partner and I got engaged in fall 2019 and planned on not having the wedding until sometime in 2021. Shelter in place has meant that we’ve finally had time to sit down and start wedding planning. We think we’ve found our venue for a September 2021 wedding but are hesitating on booking it due to concerns about how coronavirus might change weddings. Our venue manager has said th...
May 27, 2020•55 min
Amy McCord Jones is a country girl from the plains of Oklahoma. She actually got her degree in Forensic Science before she realized she did not, in fact, want to pick maggots off of dead bodies for the rest of her life. So in her 20’s she worked as a chemist, picked her guitar down in Austin, had a corporate job, and finally fell into wedding planning in 2007. Since then, she has been a full-time planner and a self-taught florist and in 2014, she decided to start a little side- hustle for DIY br...
May 20, 2020•1 hr 4 min
McKenzi Taylor is an elopement expert based in Las Vegas. She started her photography business in 2008, but ventured into her elopement coordination business -- Cactus Collective Weddings in 2017. In that time she’s helped well over 500 couples elope in Las Vegas and knows a good match for an elopement when she sees it. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini course...
May 13, 2020•58 min
By day, Caroline Fox is a Virginia attorney whose practice focuses on creative small- to medium-sized businesses. She assists both large and small companies incorporate, tighten up contracts, protect trademarks and copyrights, and resolve disputes. From votes of fellow attorneys, she has been named to Virginia's Legal Elite since 2016, and has been named a "Superlawyer Rising Star" for the past two years. In her "free time," Caroline founded the Engaged Legal Collective, an educational resource ...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 20 min
On the last Wednesday of every month, we answer wedding planning questions from our listeners. These are always chock full of information that EVERYONE can benefit from. We have so much fun and we love our listeners for reaching out and interacting with us. Listen and learn, peeps! Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Cl...
Apr 29, 2020•48 min
Jason Mitchell Kahn has been planning weddings for ten years now. It began while he was running all of the events at the iconic Soho House New York and became known as their in- house wedding guru. When same-sex marriage first became legal in New York he pitched his idea and got a book deal to publish the first wedding planner for gay grooms aptly named Getting Groomed. From there he went to Shiraz Events overseeing their wedding division in New York, Los Angeles and London. He is now in the thi...
Apr 22, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Mollie is a journalist and Greg is a web developer. Turning tradition on its head, Mollie proposed to Greg. They join us today to talk about their relationship, what made her decide to propose, and share their insights on the whole process. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class Wedding Planning Templates and Tools B...
Apr 15, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Today we are joined by Landis Bejar, LMHC - a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York City and the founder of AisleTalk: Consultation & Therapy. AisleTalk is a therapy and coaching practice devoted to working with brides and grooms who are experiencing stress during the process of planning their wedding – a moment in time that, from the outside can seem fabulous and euphoric, but on the inside can often bring up concerns related to partnership, stress management, mood changes, body imag...
Apr 08, 2020•1 hr 15 min
With so many amazing guests on their way for upcoming shows we wanted to take moment and host a learning episode! On today's show we break down the whole topic of Save The Dates and get into the details. In light of having to reschedule, and communicate much more with your wedding guests, we know the topic is on a lot of people’s minds. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access...
Apr 01, 2020•54 min
It’s our favorite time of the month! YAWA! Question 1: To Postpone or Not To Postpone April is definitely a time to reschedule. Unless you were talking about a small elopement, of course. Venues are taking things in order of priority (ie April first, May next, etc.) We’re seeing April and May are pretty much entirely rescheduling because of city by city laws and restrictions changing. Work with your planner! Look at THREE plan b dates. Everything right now is sort of week by week, day by day. It...
Mar 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Today, Real Couple Felicia and Carl join us to share about their best advice for weddings. They had a non-traditional, family oriented, modern-feminist wedding in the woods. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class Wedding Planning Templates and Tools Big Takeaways Do what you want (unless it actually harms or hurts so...
Mar 18, 2020•1 hr 10 min
We address this pandemic from our perspective inside the wedding industry and working with our own clients currently. We have heard from so many listeners with questions about what to do about their own weddings - whether it’s in 3 weeks or 9 months. We know you all have questions and this is such a confusing time - especially because the news and the ‘rules’ are changing every day. Today’s episode is a bonus - a little different than our regular format. We are discussing something extremely tim...
Mar 14, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Petronella Lugemwa is an international wedding and marriage proposal photographer, speaker, writer and storyteller based out of the New York area who specializes in helping multicultural couples celebrate their love in a modern way and believes that what makes you different makes you beautiful. As a wedding photographer, Petronella sees it all and has put together a list for us all about how she sees couples spending money on elements at the wedding day that really don’t ‘matter’ to guests. We’r...
Mar 11, 2020•51 min
Micaela joins Michelle today to share about her experiences, dress shopping tips, how to shop if you don’t have the money to buy couture and more. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class Wedding Planning Templates and Tools Big Takeaways How early is too early to buy gown? Micaela says believes there isn’t really a ti...
Mar 04, 2020•50 min
Our guest today is Kim Forrest, Senior Editor at WeddingWire. She has been writing about wedding soft over a decade, specializing in etiquette and planning advice. She has previously written for brides.com, Brides Local Magazine, and Washingtonian Bride & Groom, and has been quoted as a wedding expert in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Refinery29, and more. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The...
Mar 01, 2020•44 min
Our monthly installment of You Ask, We Answer. Where we answer all sorts of questions from our listeners. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class Wedding Planning Templates and Tools TOPIC #1 - NOAHS VENUE CLOSING Company in deep debt, couples left with no returned deposit and no wedding venue. What to do if this happ...
Feb 26, 2020•45 min
Jennifer and Kimberly both come to the event world from creative industries. Jennifer studied fashion in NYC at the Fashion Institute of NY, freelanced in Miami doing film and television and eventually returned to Michigan to join Kimberly in launching a company for someone else. When that didn’t quite pan out, the two sisters started their own event firm. Kimberly studied technical theatre design and production. After college she toured for several seasons with the Big Apple Circus as well as R...
Feb 19, 2020•59 min
Dixie Bagley is owner of The Farm in Rome, Georgia, a European farm estate set in the north west Georgia mountains. The venue focuses on working with couples who want to give their guests a relaxed but thoughtful countryside weekend wedding experience. In addition to The Sweet Bar Bakery, Dixie Events, and Venue Coach with The Bridal Society. Having previously been in the wedding industry for 10 years, Dixie has experienced a lot when it comes to weddings – from the highs of seeing a surprise pr...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 3 min
About This Episode Leah Weinberg is the Owner & Creative Director of Color Pop Events -- a New York City-based wedding planning company that focuses on the details and lives in the logistics. Now in her seventh year of business, Leah leverages skills like organization, attention to detail, and client service from her prior career as a commercial real estate attorney to excel at event production. Her colorful work and party planning tips have been published online and in print with Vogue, Bra...
Feb 05, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Our monthly installment of You Ask, We Answer. Where we answer all sorts of questions from our listeners. Ask #1: This has probably been brought up a million times but we are having our ceremony at a chapel that provides a coordinator, organist and a security officer to stand outside (it’s a super popular place to visit and it’s closed on weekends for weddings) do we tip these people? Write them thank you cards? These services are paid for in our contact, but I feel like we have to tip everyone....
Jan 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min
A nuptial maestro for a decade, José Rolon specializes in bringing comfort to a process that’s famously filled with tough decisions and mounting stress. After his time at the Foundry, a luxury wedding venue in NYC, José went out on his own with the goal of leveraging his storytelling and relationship building abilities to create emotional and visual experiences for his clients. His work has been celebrated with the Best of The Knot, New York Times, Essence Magazine, BRIDES, and New York Weddings...
Jan 22, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Julian Leaver joins us today to talk wedding etiquette and answer some burning questions about the best way to plan, budget, and more. Wedding couples usually face their biggest challenge immediately after the excitement of their actual engagement wears off. They now know what needs to be done, but the how is not as certain. Julian Leaver’s expertise is in applying practical techniques to the basic tasks laid out for most couples on their standard wedding checklist. Julian’s background in the we...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Jonny MP is a heart on sleeve sort of guy who loves the emotion and feeling of a wedding day and it's those moments that matter and drive him to shoot 'heart on sleeve photos'. Jonny joins Michelle today to share his journey into becoming a wedding photographer, and his love for the love of it all. After spending 11 years in the world of marketing and advertising for big brands in London like Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods, Jonny became a wedding photographer. He started Jonny MP Photography in 2011 ...
Jan 08, 2020•48 min
This is a learning episode! Today we are going to role-play our way through meeting with a month-of planner to perfect the ceremony layout! Everything from where to seat your guests, and how to format the processional. Click HERE to become a premium subscriber and unlock all of the amazingness: Ad-free, full length episodes The TBWPP Wedding Planning Resource Center with Access to 6 mini courses of The Big Wedding Planning Master Class Wedding Planning Templates and Tools Big Takeaways Usually a...
Jan 01, 2020•1 hr 8 min
