Bridechilla - Wedding Planning Podcast

Guest Laura Jean is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian who is passionate about supporting women to develop a healthier relationship with food and enjoy every eating experience. Through Eat with Awareness, Laura helps women to ditch diets and be ‘less crazy’ around food. She empowers you to become the expert in your own food journey and stop things of food and good and bad and instead work on your relationship to food and your body. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Bridechilla Community has asked for more Bridechilla wedding planning Q&A episodes and I am happy to oblige! This episode, parental financial contributions, working with parents when they have an addiction and or/mental health issues and maintaining your personal identity throughout wedding planning and beyond. So much to cover and an excellent example of the pressure and scope of wedstress and how it can affect all of us! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Natasha Johnson, wedding celebrant and founder of the Engaged and Ready blog, joins the Bridechilla podcast to talk about planning the wedding you want. Every couple is unique. Different backgrounds, cultures, and styles make a one-size-fits-all wedding model impossible. Natasha shares her approach to helping couples plan their wedding and how she encourages them to be themselves and plan the wedding they want. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A big conversation in our post-wedding facebook group, The Chilla Grads is post-wedding coping, comparison, blues and feelings surrounding expectations not being reached when thinking about our wedding celebrations. I am delighted to be joined by Lucy Sheridan, a Comparison Coach whose aim is to help people get over the 'compare and despair' of social media and beyond. A wonderfully motivating chat, no matter where you are in your planning journey. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anytime you have a gathering that involves both immediate and extended family, there is a high likelihood that you will have to deal with family matters. We all have weird family members. Planning a wedding and inviting them means that family drama of some kind is probably going to happen. On this episode of the Bridechilla podcast, Aleisha answers questions from the Bridechilla community about how to manage these important relationships while still having the wedding you and your couple want. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to choosing how to incorporate flowers in your wedding decor it can be challenging to figure our how to best make your budget stretch and to navigate what flowers are in season, how-to DIY aspects and how to know if you are getting a good deal or not? Today I am joined by The Flower Guy Bron who provides bespoke design and styling experiences for events of all types. Bron tells it like it is and shares practical advice to plan your wedding florals and stay in budget. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Choosing to work with a wedding planner or coordinator to help plan your wedding (and manage the logistics of the day) can we a wonderful investment but how do you find a planner who is qualified and experienced. Today's guest Kylie Carlson is the owner of the International Academy of Wedding and Event Planning. Kylie shares her tips for finding the right help for you, pricing and how to communicate clearly to plan the wedding you want! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guests Michelle and Lucy from Honey Dew are here to help you find a better work/life/wedding balance. Last year they quit their day jobs to launch their business with the aim to help couples ditch the hard slog of wedding research and get them to be the middle ladies in the vendor/client relationship. They share their tips for finding work/wedding balance, staying on top of it all and still having a life! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With so many decisions to make for your big day, there’s no doubt that you have wedding planning questions. Where can you go to get good advice from? Who can you trust to answer your burning questions with wit, candor and authenticity? If you are looking for answers to your wedding planning questions, the Bridechilla podcast is for you. On this episode, Aleisha discusses popular questions submitted from Bridechilla and Groomchillas just like you in the Bridechilla community. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Planning a wedding involves so many factors. There are family and friends to consider, vendors to deal with, and so many other plans, all while preparing to start a new life with your partner. With so many variables, there are bound to be things that don’t go as planned. Perfectionism is an enemy to be defeated in wedding planning and in life. In this episode of the Bridechilla podcast, guest Dr. David Purves shares tools and takeaways to overcome and avoid perfectionism. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Though it seems countercultural or out of the norm, you can have success in planning an ethical wedding. In this episode of Bridechilla, Aleisha shares how you can give back and make a positive impact in the world while celebrating your wedding. Aleisha revisits her conversation with Danielle Calhoun, a wedding photographer and founder of Black Sheep Bride. Listen as they talk about creative ways to plan an ethical wedding. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Bridechilla podcast, you’ll hear from Bridechilla Claire who planned a wedding for 400 people for only $15,000. She shares some tips and tricks for saving money and offers encouragement for how you can have a great wedding even on a limited budget. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Creating DIY details that don't cost the bank and are memorable can be challenging but this episode's guest, Marie Kubin from Rent My Wedding shares her tips on creating Pinterest-worthy weddings possible on any budget. We talk about how to create atmosphere with lighting, finding the best wedding rentals and how to DIY without it taking over your life. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you consider yourself to be a Rock n Roll Bride? Or would you like to be a Rock n Roll Bride? Then this episode of the Bridechilla podcast is for you. Kat Williams, author and creator of the Rock n Roll Bride blog, joins the podcast to discuss her new book, what it means to plan an alternative wedding and how the wedding industry is being reshaped by Rock n Roll Brides. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A value-packed episode of Bridechilla, no matter what your skin-type, gender, and budget, you will learn more how we can look after our skin and we will bust some of the biggest bullshit skincare myths that we are fed each day! This episode's guest is Sarah Brown who is the founder of Pai Skincare, she's an entrepreneur, mum and sensitive-skinned soul who had a vision and a fire in her belly to right some of the wrongs of the skincare industry. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are planning to make a speech at your wedding, hire an MC (or ask a friend or family member to host)or you just want to become more confident at public speaking and making presentations at work, this episode of Bridechilla is wonderful for you! Aleisha chats to her friend Julia Zemiro and MC Samantha Savoia. I know you'll find value and laughs in this episode and feel like jumping up on stage with a microphone by the end! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working with your Bridal Party and Bridesmaids, in particular, should be fun. They're good friends that you have asked to join you to celebrate your wedding day! Being a bridesmaid, a Maidchilla has evolved over recent years with a lot of extra tasks and commitments being added to the to-do list (and added financial obligations). In this episode of Bridechilla, I share my best tips for smooth Bridal Party communication, so you can get on with having an awesome time and ditch any potential stress! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The last thing you want to think about when you’re engaged is your marriage going south. Unfortunately, statistics around divorce are frightening with about half of all couples relationships, not going the distance. In this episode of Bridechilla, I am joined by co-creator of The Marriage Mindset Masterclass, Kristen Rocco. We share strategies and tools to help you grow in your relationship, habits to break and ways to improve communication, so you can thrive (especially during potential times of stress). Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part 2 of Bridechilla Best money Saving Tips, Aleisha shares some of the Bridechilla Community's most successful ways to think laterally when it comes to getting bargains and using their budget in the most productive and best way possible (and your guests will never notice the difference). You don’t have to spend loads of money to have the wedding of your dreams. So tune in to hear some creative and practical ideas for saving money while planning your wedding. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you ready for some money-saving tips? Wedding planning can be expensive. It’s easy to burn through your budget and overspend without even realizing it. But the Bridechilla podcast is here to help. In this episode, Aleisha shares money-saving tips from here on extensive experience as well as from you, the listeners. You don’t have to spend loads of money to have the wedding of your dreams. So tune in to hear some creative and practical ideas for saving money while planning your wedding. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wedding Photographer Cavin Elizabeth returns to the Bridechilla Podcast to share her best tips for being comfortable in front of the camera on your wedding day. How to make sure that you are posed in the most flattering angles for their bodies and become more at ease in front of the camera! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s Bridechilla is a special episode of wedding planning Q&A with you, the listeners. Bridechilla is all about the community. Even though the medium of a podcast, we are able to come together to support, encourage, and learn from one another. Sometimes it’s nice to just hand the show over to you and let you ask those pressing wedding planning questions that you want to be answered. And I promise to do my best to answer them. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Bridechilla, Meghan Ely, owner of OFD consulting joins the Bridechilla podcast to discuss navigating family drama. During this conversation, Meghan helps to analyze the upcoming royal wedding. She also highlights some wedding-planning lessons that can be learned from the Royal Family and the similarities with our own weddings. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Considering proper wedding etiquette is an essential part of planning your wedding experience. You want to be careful to treat your wedding party and guests like you want to be treated. Yet there are so many examples, particularly on the internet, of people who have thrown all etiquette rules out the window. With that in mind, it is time for Bridechilla to revisit a previous conversation about etiquette with guest Cheryl Seidel. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Regardless of whether you’re trying to lose weight, gain weight, stay the same weight or simply not lose your mind, stress plays a massive role in how you look and feel. In this week’s episode of the Bridechilla Podcast, Gemma Clark, a clinical nutritionist long-time listener (and current Chilla planning her own wedding) shares how to recognize the symptoms of stress and how to deal with it! A must listen Chillas. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to alcohol and weddings, there are lots of decisions to be made. If you are self-catering (or can provide your own alcohol) how much do you buy? What if your guests aren't big drinkers? What if you don't like wine? Can you return alcohol that isn't used? I am joined by the lady with all of the answers in this Bridechilla wedding alcohol Q&A episode, Jacki Strum, founder of thirstynest.com, first wine & spirits registry for the modern couple. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Planning a wedding is a bit like participating in an election. Some people self-fund their campaigns and go it alone, while others have well-endowed donors who generously contribute to their cause. Wedding Donors contribute financially to the wedding budget. This episode shares tips for working out money logistics whilst maintaining control and chill. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I’m excited to welcome Kristy Rice of Momental Designs, a boutique stationery company that specializes in hand-painted invitations. By the time couples get to work with Kristy, they are drowning in wedding day details, general plans, timelines, and Pinterest boards. They can’t even find the f*ck it bucket if they tried. It's easy to get caught up on the little details but in this episode, Kristy shares her tips for how to make sure that doesn’t happen. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many vendors should you contact initially, what happens when you think your Grandfather's girlfriend is a B!tch and you've rather not invite her and what do you do when you find out your groomsman's fiance is a homophobic racist? They are just some of the wedding planning questions that we tackle on Bridechilla this week. Rich and I share our insights, ask the 'magic 8 ball' and attempt to solve some of your most challenging wedding planning conundrums on the Bridechilla Podcast. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A reboot of two classic Bridechilla Podcast episodes (154+155) where I asked The Bridechilla Community to share their best wedding planning hacks, tips, and shortcuts. I was amazed at your ingenuity, money-saving ideas and open-mindedness when it came to this request. As well as including some of your best tips, in this episode, I share with you some fabulous suggestions, hacks, timesavers and clever ideas that will help you save time, money and sanity when it comes to planning your big day. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may never again encounter a project that involves as many details as your wedding. Attendants, family, guests, vendors – there are layers upon layers of people needing direction and answers, not to mention all of the decisions you have to make! If you feel like the process is simply too much for a Bridechilla to handle, you should seriously consider listening to this episode of the Bridechilla Podcast and booking an all-inclusive wedding package. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a lover of all things wedding and a fierce cheerleader for marriage equality, Brittny Drye, Founder and Editor in Chief of Love Inc decided to marry her two passions and create a resource where all couples—gay, straight and lesbian—can be equally represented. In this episode of Bridechilla, Brittny shares her best tips for finding vendors that you click with, which will turn your 'dreams' into reality and will share your ethos of weddings and marriage. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Becoming a team means getting your sh*t in order when it comes to money which is why I invited financial Coach Dan Hinz from adultingwithmoney.com back to the show to answer your couple finance questions. We cover lots in their episode, money guilt- when one partner is earning more than the other, debt suit, goals post wedding and also when you should unite your finances in a joint account. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a thrill and a pleasure to record my very first Bridechilla live Podcast in front of a fabulous audience in Chicago recently Brideside, in their aptly named 'babe cave'. In this episode, I chat with Brideside founders Nicole and Sonali about friendship, body image and avoiding confrontation (or just going head-on into it!). A HUGE thanks to all who attended. We're super keen to organize more live events and hope to come to a venue near you soon! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can never have too much good guidance and help when it comes to wedding planning, which is why I am delighted to welcome Christy and Michelle from The Big Wedding Planning Podcast to join me on a crossover show. I am a featured guest on their podcast this week too. Michelle and Christy are seasoned, sassy wedding planners who share advice from a planners' perspective and like Bridechilla, keep it real! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many couples, their honeymoon is possibly the first big trip that you take together and often it goes way too quickly and you are back to reality before you can say boo. But what if you could extend your honeymoon and go on a long adventure together? Today's guests did just that! In this episode of Bridechilla Podcast, I speak with Christian and Annabelle who has just returned from a 13-month extended honeymoon, traveling across 30 states and visiting over 20 national parks. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What aspects of your wedding do you place the most value upon when it comes to financial investment? This episode, I welcome back planner Leah Weinberg from Color Pop Events to explore how you and your partner can approach the budgeting process of your wedding in a more logical way so that you’re ultimately spending money on what’s important to you and saving money on what matters less. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's guest, 'Instagram's' Sarah Powell is a Bridechilla, Celebrant and fellow podcaster. We share a wonderful half hour together talking about 'knowing when you know', the power of choice and the relief that can come from taking the leap and locking things in. The only thing Sarah hasn't found for her November wedding is the dress. A super enjoyable chat and I know you'll adore Sarah just as much as I do! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just as it takes people to start traditions, it takes people to end them. You are those people. You are tradition trailblazers, pioneers of new, non-hokey wedding customs! Historically the world of weddings is choc a block with old-timey superstitious from yesteryear. When we delve deeper into their beginnings, it’s puzzling to see why we have clung on to them for so long…today’s show features some suggestions from Aleisha about wedding traditions that you can ditch or make your own! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am delighted to welcome a special co-host to join me to answer you Bridechilla wedding planning questions, Bridechilla Directory member, wedding planner and podcaster, Cindy Savage from, an Aisle Less Travelled. We talk the values of the metric system, sewing and of course answer your wedding planning questions which this episode are all based on bridal party drama and managing expectations. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Etiquette is a tricky subject that in Bridechilla land is an evolving subject. In this episode of Bridechilla, I invite invitation designer Tifany Wunschl, founder of Gourmet Invitations to share her insights on all of the etiquette surrounding invitations and gifting, the ‘proper way’ to say things and avoid tricky situations and making sure you give all the right info to get you and your guests to the church…or casino on time (we promise that will make a lot more sense when you listen!). Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fuck it bucket is back, this time I asked our Bridechilla Directory members to share what they recommend their clients to put in the fuck it bucket. This episode is a great follow up to the original and will give you lots more to think about when it comes to what is important to you! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our Bridechilla money series. This episode I am joined by Dan Hinz. Dan is a financial coach and helps engaged couples and newlyweds chill out when it comes to money. He teaches them to focus on honest communication and what’s actually important to each of them. We talk about counseling and getting on the same page and working as a team when it comes to creating your new money story as a couple. A worthy listen for all...even if you think you've got all this financial stuff in check! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am joined by our very own Meghan, from OFD consulting who is a HUGE fan of all things royal (and throughout this episode puts up with my nonchalance and royal shade!). What’s particularly interesting about this celebration is that it’s the first to really push the envelope with modern elements. While the wedding will still be heavily sprinkled with tradition, there are some extremely useful lessons for Bridechillas here, so start taking notes. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Designer Kasey Kyprianou from Revelry and Heart joins the Bridechilla Podcast to talk about invitation etiquette and the design process. SHe shares insights into working with a designer vs DIY your stationery. Kasey shares her top invitation etiquette, big no-nos and obvious things that are often forgotten. We also go through the most common mistakes that couples make with wording and ways to ditch the stuffiness and let your personalities shine. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are we always being told that it takes 12- 24 months to plan a wedding? What if you want to get hitched in the next 6 months? When Author Karley Kiker announced that after getting engaged in March and was to be married by July (four months later) she realized that there were precious few guides to help her out, so she 'winged it' and after planning her own wedding in a hurry, she wrote a book, 'hitched in a Hurry' and created a website to help couples plan shorter engagements, ashortengagement.com. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Bridechilla Q&A- a longer episode because there is just so damn much to cover. Some rather excellent voice messages from Bridechillas about body image and disability, Bridechilla Becky is after self-catering wedding advice (for 70 people) and Bridechilla Katie has just watched a documentary on Netflix ‘The True Cost’ that looks at manufacturing and fast fashion, which has changed her perspective on what she is buying (and where she is buying it from) for her. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Planner, Leah Weinberg from Color Pop Events shares her tips for keeping calm and focused while planning. With a little forward-thinking, some quality time together, and a sprinkle of wedding planner fairy dust, the planning process can be more fun than not. Leah is a former attorney and she means business! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am stoked to welcome Shawn and Erica Miller from Young Hip and Married back on the Bridechilla podcast to share more valuable advice and inspiration for keeping your relationship healthy and moving in the right direction. We talk about the concept of love given without attachment, realizing that a successful relationship is all about giving and taking and that weathering the seasons of life and working together is all part of the deal and something we should all prepare for. Put the aesthetics of the wedding planning process aside for 30 minutes and take some time for you and your fellow weirdo. This is a must-listen! Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by a very popular thread in the Bridechilla Facebook community, today’s episode features some of the most bizarre and hilarious opinions that have been shared with our fellow Bridechillas from family and friends during their wedding planning process. l will guarantee you that hearing other people’s stories of opinions, will help you expel some frustration and relief that your family may be just as cray as everyone else’s. Be on your way to wedding Planning Zen with the Bridechilla Guides! Visit the Bridechilla Store and use the Codeword LISTEN for 10% off your order! Join the Bridechilla Community on Facebook. The best Wedding Planning community around. It's bullshit-free, jerk-free and a nice place to be! Keep up to date with the Bridechilla Blog, read podcast show notes and be inspired by real Bridechilla Weddings Join Bridechilla founder, Aleisha on Instagram, for wedding inspiration and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices