REBROADCAST: After months (or years!) of wedding planning, you've finally made it. Today is your wedding day!

If today is your wedding day, start the day off with this 12 minute episode that will get you in the perfect mindset for your big day ahead. Deep breath. You've made it. And you only have one job today: get married. As long as you do that, your day was a success! With this episode, I want you to be as present as possible for every moment of your big day. Happy wedding day!

PS: Even if you're not getting married today, give this episode a listen! It will remind you what your wedding day should feel like and help you make the right decisions in your wedding planning.

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Should you host a family-friendly wedding with kids invited? Or should you go for an adults-only event with no kids allowed? In this episode, I'm breaking down why you would want to invite kids to your wedding and why you wouldn't, compromises if you want some kids there for some of the time, and what it actually means to say yes or no, including how to share the news with your guest list and deal with any pushback. Plus, what we did about kids at our own wedding!

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REBROADCAST: On today's episode I'm sharing 10 things I wish I had known before my wedding day. And now that you know these things before your wedding day, you can learn from my mistakes and have an even more amazing day! Happy wedding planning to all of the engaged folks, brides and grooms to be, out there!

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PS: This is a rebroadcast of an episode I originally aired and recorded in November 2021.

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It's one thing to want your guests to have a good time at your wedding. It's another thing to actually design a wedding around your guests, that involves them in the day and proves to them how much you value them as part of your wedding day and part of your life.

In this episode, I'm following up last week's with more ideas on how to engage your guests on your wedding day, connect with them and make them feel like participants on the day, rather than just bystanders. Last week we went over ideas for your pre-wedding and ceremony and this week we'll tackle cocktail hour, reception and post-wedding.

This isn't about spending more money or more time trying to impress your guests. This is about making your loved ones feel loved and like you actually wanted them at your wedding!

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We all want our guests to have a good time at our wedding, to feel connected by our love story and like they really matter on the big day. But how do you actually make that happen? How do you get your guests involved in your wedding so they feel like part of it, rather than just witnesses to what's happening? How do you take them from a bored audience watching a show to engaged loved ones you actually get to spend time with? And how do you do it all without blowing your budget or adding a million things to your wedding to-do list?

In this week's episode, I'm diving into what connecting with your wedding guests really means and how you can start designing a connective wedding from the early planning stages. I'll share tips for how to involve your guests in your pre-wedding events and your ceremony, then come back in the next episode with tips for the rest of your wedding day.

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REBROADCAST: I'm breaking down my actual wedding budget using the real numbers from my 2021 wedding!

I'm sharing what I originally budgeted, how much I ended up spending, what I splurged on and where I saved, plus how my numbers measure up to what wedding media tells us we "should" be spending. Whether you're planning a low budget wedding or something more luxurious, hearing the real numbers always helps. I think you'll find lots of money saving and money savvy tips in this episode!

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If there's one wedding tradition I stand by, it's wedding thank you cards. Yes, they're an old school wedding tradition, but they're also a really thoughtful and polite way to thank your guests not only for their gifts, but for the time, effort and love they put into your wedding.

In today's episode, I'm breaking down all of the wedding thank you card do's and don'ts. I'll tell you who gets a card, when to send them, what to do if someone didn't give you a gift and how to actually get all of your cards written on time in a (hopefully) fun way. Plus, I'll share a step-by-step template you can follow to write your own thank you cards!

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REBROADCAST: The wedding comparison game: A fun little game all engaged couples play when they compare their wedding to every wedding they attend or see on social media in the months leading up to their big day.

Toxic thoughts include: "Why didn't we get the 3-foot high centerpieces? They look so good", "Thank god we went for the chicken instead of this awful fish" and "A sparkler exit? Now I want one!"

Whether your wedding "wins" or "loses" when you compare, it doesn't feel great. You're inviting in toxic thoughts and it's an ugly place to be leading up to your own wedding. Stop comparing your wedding to everyone else's with the six tips in today's episode!

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