123 episodes

Welcome to The Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast! This podcast is for brides, grooms and anyone else who doesn't feel represented in mainstream wedding media. Haven't been dreaming of your big day since you were six? Don't care about chair covers or personalized napkins? Thinking about eloping, nixing the wedding party or only spending $5000? You're in the right place! From engagement to honeymoon and everything in between, join me as we plan weddings that are about what we really want - not what Instagram tells us we should want.
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The Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast Ashley C

    • Society & Culture

Welcome to The Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast! This podcast is for brides, grooms and anyone else who doesn't feel represented in mainstream wedding media. Haven't been dreaming of your big day since you were six? Don't care about chair covers or personalized napkins? Thinking about eloping, nixing the wedding party or only spending $5000? You're in the right place! From engagement to honeymoon and everything in between, join me as we plan weddings that are about what we really want - not what Instagram tells us we should want.
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    How to Plan a Semi Destination Wedding

    How to Plan a Semi Destination Wedding

    In this week's episode of the Unconventional Wedding Planning Podcast we're talking about semi or half destination weddings. So this would be a wedding where half or most of your guests are flying in, but it's local to you, or your guests are local, but you're flying into the destination. Most of the advice online for destination weddings imagine you and your guests all flying off to the Caribbean or Italy for a week. But what if it's just half your guests going from New Hampshire to Seattle?
    Tune in as I discuss how to make life easy for your out of town guests (and yourselves!), some important things to consider when planning a semi-destination wedding and how to hold your boundaries when planning solo. And shout out to the listeners who requested this topic - thank you!
    Have a wedding planning question or episode idea? Let me know what you want to hear! Fill out this quick form with your feedback and/or episode suggestions: https://forms.gle/ANxD6B9M4xzoReZ77

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    • 42 min
    Creating a Wedding Ceremony That’s Actually Meaningful to You

    Creating a Wedding Ceremony That’s Actually Meaningful to You

    REBROADCAST: So many people want to fast forward the wedding ceremony so they can just get to the party. But if you throw out the traditions (no, you don't have to be given away by your father!) or religion and start from scratch, what would it look like to create a wedding ceremony that is actually personal and meaningful to you?
    Listen in as I explain why the ceremony is actually the most important part of the wedding and why it deserves your attention. 
    Have a wedding planning question or episode idea? Let me know what you want to hear! Fill out this quick form with your feedback and/or episode suggestions: https://forms.gle/ANxD6B9M4xzoReZ77

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    • 22 min
    How to Not Feel Lonely While Planning Your Wedding

    How to Not Feel Lonely While Planning Your Wedding

    In the movies wedding planning always looks like so much fun. It's trying on outfits, tasting cakes or arranging flowers with your best friends. But in real life, wedding planning can feel kind of lonely.
    Turns out, your friends and family don't always want to help plan your wedding - after all, it is your wedding and not theirs. And especially if you're the first or last in your friend group to get married, the whole process can feel kind of isolating.
    In this week's episodes, I'm sharing my tips for how to deal with the loneliness and isolation of wedding planning. Where can you find other brides/grooms to connect with, how do you involve your friends and why is being the first/last to get married actually a good thing?
    Have a wedding planning question or episode idea? Let me know what you want to hear! Fill out this quick form with your feedback and/or episode suggestions: https://forms.gle/ANxD6B9M4xzoReZ77


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    • 24 min
    Why You Don't Need a Wedding Party

    Why You Don't Need a Wedding Party

    REBROADCAST: Do you really need to have a wedding party? Maybe not. Imagine avoiding all of the wedding party drama, saving some money and saving your relationships!
    Tune in to hear my reasons for not having a wedding party - no bridesmaids, no groomsmen, no attendants - and why I think the role of wedding party member has gone from honor to JOB! We talk valuing relationships, cutting down on drama, not feeling like we should control our friends' budgets and how to have a version of the wedding party that makes sense for you. 

    Have a wedding planning question or episode idea? Let me know what you want to hear! Fill out this quick form with your feedback and/or episode suggestions: https://forms.gle/ANxD6B9M4xzoReZ77

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    • 20 min
    Help, My Maid of Honor Is a Flake!

    Help, My Maid of Honor Is a Flake!

    Dealing with wedding party drama? This episode is for you!
    We hear a lot in wedding planning communities that someone's maid of honor is flaking on their responsibilities, a wedding party member is being difficult about an outfit, a best man isn't responding to texts or an attendant isn't supporting the couple like they should be.
    So what can you do about? Tune is as I address a listener question all about an MOH who has changed since she got a boyfriend plus my general tips for how to deal with a wedding party who is letting you down. Warning, there's about to be some tough love coming at you!
    Have a wedding planning question or episode idea? Let me know what you want to hear! Fill out this quick form with your feedback and/or episode suggestions: https://forms.gle/ANxD6B9M4xzoReZ77

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    • 31 min
    How to Talk to Your Parents About Your Wedding Budget

    How to Talk to Your Parents About Your Wedding Budget

    REBROADCAST: So your parents are contributing to your wedding, right? But how much money are they giving you? Or are they actually giving you any money at all?
    Before you begin wedding planning, you need to talk to your parents (or whoever might be contributing to your wedding) about what those numbers look like for your wedding budget and what strings are attached to that money.
    Tune in as I share what you need to do beforehand, when you should have this talk, the questions you need to ask and exactly what to say to your parents instead of, "Money, please!" 
    Have a wedding planning question or episode idea? Let me know what you want to hear! Fill out this quick form with your feedback and/or episode suggestions: https://forms.gle/ANxD6B9M4xzoReZ77

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    • 35 min

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