Wish you could ask other couples what they learned from their wedding planning experiences?
Would you like to pick the brains of experts in the wedding industry?
Or…do you simply need more hours in the day to research wedding planning ideas?
If any of these scenarios apply to you, podcasts could be a great resource to add to your planning tools.
Wedding-planning podcasts introduce you to a wide range of perspectives, from everyday couples to nationally known wedding industry experts. Their insights can help you with the many decisions in your future, from picking the right dress to creating your wedding dinner menu. And you can listen while you’re walking your dog or commuting to work.
Podcasts have their limitations, especially if you prefer to take in information visually or would rather have the details you gather in writing, but they can offer inspiration, solutions, and at times, a much-needed laugh or two.
Here’s a list of some of the many wedding podcasts available to you.
1. The Bouquet Toss
This podcast explores the history behind wedding traditions and trends and shares resources to help couples decide what to keep and what “to toss.”
Episodes also share practical planning advice.
Recent topics include “Time and Money Hacks for Wedding Planning and Beyond” and “Why You Should’t ‘Toss” Pre-Marital Counseling.”
2. The Stars Inside: The Wedding Podcast
This podcast shares real wedding stories, planning tips, and advice for working successfully with wedding vendors. Recent topics include budgeting, adding meaningful touches to a bridal outfit, and budgets.
3. Every Day I’m Bustlin’: A Wedding Planning Podcast
Husband-wife team Ryan and Samie Rogers, co-founders of online wedding-planning service, Bustld, guide couples through “all things wedding planning.” Recent episodes include “Planning Your Wedding Day Timeline” and “Combining Finances as a Couple with Guest Alli Williams.”
4. His and Hers Foto
During this Houston-based wedding podcast, a husband-and-wife team talk about photography, weddings, and life. One of their episodes, “Things we have learned on the road,” covers “things to avoid or to be ready for, things that go wrong and vendors that fix them.”
5. Hue I Do
Two brides, Ashleigh Coffie & Toniah Paryo Gray, who each was the other’s maid of honor, talk weddings with other brides, couples, and vendors. Recent topics: “Inviting Kids to the Wedding” and “Dissecting Imposter Bridal & Wedding Syndrome.”
Indian Wedding Podcast
This show describes itself as an effort to introduce brides, grooms, and their families to exceptional people in the Indian wedding industry. The podcast shares insider tips on photography, planning, catering, jewelry, catering, wardrobe, and more.
7. Planet Wedding
Hear tips, tricks, and advice from a professional wedding photographer. Recent podcast topics include “Should You Have an Unplugged Wedding Ceremony,” “How Many Wedding Photos Should You Get,” and “5 Tips for Planning Your Dream Wedding.”
8. So You’re Engaged, Now What?
This podcast is a production by wedding services company, Live Picture Studios. During each weekly episode, hosts Jean and Natasha interview guests about budgeting, planning, selecting vendors, and couples’ wedding-planning experiences.
9. The Big Wedding Planning Podcast
Launched by wedding planner Michelle Martinez in 2016, this podcast emphasizes “heart, humor, and honesty,” and is for anyone involved in planning a wedding. Recent topics explore print materials, bromance among grooms and their friends, and destination weddings.
10. The Itty Bitty Wedding Committee
Your hosts for this broadcast are friends and longtime wedding industry professionals, Kate Reavey and Alyson Thompson. The Wedding Chicks blog describes this program as “the NSFW (not safe for work) wedding podcast the world didn't know it needed.” The podcast, rich in humor, tackles a different wedding planning topic every week.
11. The Jewish Wedding Podcast
The videographers at Creative Image Productions, which has been filming Jewish weddings and events for a decade, bring in former clients and wedding professionals to share stories, answer questions, and enjoy a few laughs.
12. The Tea on Weddings
Hosted by Mark and Emily Photography, this wedding-planning podcast features guest interviews with brides, vendors, and other wedding experts. Recent episodes include “Next Steps After Getting Engaged,” “Wedding Horror Stories,” and “Choosing Your Ceremony Music.”
13. The Wedding Biz - Behind the Scenes of the Wedding Business
Andy Kushner, the founder of The Wedding Biz Network, brings other industry pros to the podcast to share behind-the-scenes insights and planning advice. Recent interviewees have ranged from Anna Price Olson, editorial director of Brides magazine, to Tom Kehoe, CEO of event design and decor company, Kehoe Designs.
14. The Woman Getting Married Podcast
Lindsay Jones, the founder and editor of WomanGettingMarried.com, and her husband, Cory, take on tricky wedding-planning questions. Recent episodes include “How to Make Wedding Guests Feel Welcome” and “Wedding Q&A: Bachelorette Party Etiquette, Black Tie & Pizza, and Choosing Which Kids to Invite.”
15. This vs That, Wedding Decisions with Kelly McWilliams
Host Kelly McWilliams, a wedding planner and designer, helps engaged couples work their way through the many choices in their path. Should they have toasts and speeches at their wedding? Do they want flowers or greenery? Should they hire a band or a DJ? McWilliams tries to provide the information couples will need to make informed decisions.
16. Wedding Confessionals - For Brides, Grooms & More
Hosts Pam and Brooke chat with guests about their “crazy, intense, and ridiculous wedding experiences;” share anonymous confessionals from listeners; and offer advice intended to ease wedding-planning tension.
17. Wedding Planning Collective
Host Kate McClellan, in her podcast description, says her program is for anyone with questions about planning their wedding, from making menu choices to selecting the right venue. “Each week I'll be sharing my planning tips, inspiration, and sanity savers to keep you from losing your mind while planning your wedding,” she writes.
18. Wedding Planning Podcast
This series promotes itself as a new way to thrive throughout engagement by “embracing who you are, prioritizing what you value, and ultimately designing an unforgettable wedding celebration.” Recent episodes range from “Wedding Contract Essentials” to “Zero Stress Wedding Dress Shopping.”
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