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When a bride accepts a proposal, they’re not expecting to say yes to distress. But wedding planning can be the most stressful time in any relationship — families collide, personalities clash, and wallets empty even before your mother-in-law adds her entire bridge club to the invite list. Good thing Betches’ bride guide is in the house. Each week, Fallon Carter — one of the nation’s top wedding planners — guides a real Betches Bride in need of advice, empathy, and laughter through their nuptial nerves, and invites expert friends on the podcast to dig deeper into our brides’ biggest problem areas.
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Getting “Glass Skin” For Your Wedding
Aesthetician Brittany Blancato is back on the podcast to give your skin the bridal bootcamp it didn't even know it needed. She explains the different treatments brides can get, including back and (yes, really) butt facials, and when to cutoff each in anticipation of your wedding. She also shares the products everyone needs in their at-home routine before getting into listener questions with Fallon. The duo answer whether or not skincare trials are a thing, what to do if you're the bride on her period, and the process for finding an aesthetician for your groom.
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Dress Codes And Pinterest Boards
Maddy Paul, Senior Content Manager of Lifestyle at Betches, joins Fallon this week to debrief dress codes. From the difference between black and white tie to why dressy casual should be illegal, Maddy and Fallon discuss them all — including what to wear to each. They also discuss why “come as you are” on your wedding invitation is asking for trouble. (Just make the Pinterest board.) Then, they play a game of “Can I Wear This?” with real dress submissions from our listeners and a quick round of Unpopular Opinions.
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Bride Guide: Mail Bag Edition
This month's Bride Guide is dedicated to you and your questions. Fallon kicks the episode off with a DM she received from a bride wanting to know how early she can send out invitations to her destination wedding. Is there such a thing as *too* early? Then, she addresses a bride’s anxiety over working with a couple as her photographers, in the event of a fight or break-up, and another bride’s debacle of whether or not to include her dad’s partner in her bridal suite the morning of her wedding.
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The Etiquette Of Wedding Invitations And Invitees
Betches' own Maria Del Russo is back on the podcast just four months away from her wedding. She phones a friend (aka Fallon) about the etiquette of sending out formal invitations to those she already knows won't be able to attend. Can she save on postage? Then, she and Fallon get into your listener emails about a MIL throwing an engagement party as an excuse to invite her friends, an adopted bride wanting to honor all of her family members at her wedding, and another bride beefing with her mom over not inviting her sister's "boyfriend." They end with a game of Invite or Ignore.
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Should I Invest In A Wedding Content Creator?
Lauren Ladouceur, aka Plan With Laur, joins Fallon this week to answer all your burning questions about wedding content creators. She shares how she turned a favor for a friend into a full-time gig and what exactly her job is, and what it isn't, including what makes her different from a wedding photographer or videographer. In addition to standard pricing and scheduling, she explains why wedding content creators should be considered a service — like any other vendor — to enrich your wedding.
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2024 Is The Year Of Color
Sarah Schreiber, the Associate Editorial Director at Brides, is back on the podcast this week to cover everything trending in 2024. From themes like Bohemian Western, Retro, and Celestial to trends like neon and primary colors, Sarah describes how brides can incorporate them into their own weddings. She and Fallon also get into an email from a listener deciding between making her wedding trendy or timeless before playing a game of Down The Aisle or Out The Door.
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Customer Reviews
Bride to Be with Mixed Feelings
This is my favorite podcast for brides because of its high sound quality and Fallon’s deep expertise. While I appreciate that luxury weddings are Fallon’s speciality, I do wish guests and she offered more suggestions for couples with modest budget so I could finish most episodes feeling excited about things to try.
Host doesn’t understand podcast format
This podcast has been going downhill for a while, the topics are uninteresting. The latest episode discussing dress codes was especially bad though. Fallon and guest were rating wedding guest dresses that listeners supposedly submitted. The hosts launched into discussing what they liked or disliked about each outfit without even attempting to describe it to the listeners properly. This is a podcast!!
Preaching positivity but….
I love this podcast but was incredibly disappointed to see an entire episode on filler/Botox/plastic surgery. It’s one thing to discuss those things during a beauty episode, but to be a women-owned business and produce and episode sponsored by a brand that literally thrives on women’s insecurities? Yuck. Hope y’all got your check though I guess