Brides Before You

Courtney Blankenship & Megan Garren
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Two best friends, dive into all things weddings on the new podcast Brides Before You. Unlike most wedding podcasts, we're covering more than your typical happily ever after as we share the good, the bad and outrageous tales beyond the alter! Join us each week as we test out new signature cocktails and spill a whole lot of tea!

  1. 05/10/2023

    Richie Rich

    Have our faces started to show up on milk cartons yet?? It's been a wild year to say the least but happy to be back this week recapping all the crazy life updates and most recent celebrity wedding and engagements!! Even after talking about celebs for over an hour we realized we forgot a few - it has been the season of love that's for sure!!! Courtney recaps her friend's wedding she was just a part of and the nerves that went into giving her speech! Megan kicks off the count down to her Italy wedding and talks about her whirlwind of a trip to Cancun for 24 hours!! We appreciate your patience during this very BUSY season of life but as always but we're back this week doing what we do best!  Sofia Cocktail Olivia Culpo Engagment Alex Cooper Engagement Simone Biles Wedding Sofia Richie's Wedding Venue Millie Bobby Brown Engaged Francesca Farago Engaged

    1h 9m

  2. 04/19/2023

    Love is Late!

    After the highly anticipated reunion and the delay that had a nation in a stir, we are recapping the sh*t show that was the Love is Blind finale & reunion! While we originally had other stories to go with our recap, the drama and tik Tok stories beyond the reunion kept coming and coming so we had to dedicate this entire episode to LIB! It's been a whirlwind of a season, and the social media tea that was split this time around was beyond our comprehension! From Netflix completing bombing the reunion, Vanessa's cringey comments, Jackie getting off unscathed, and Zack singing yet again - we're giving you all our thoughts on the season that rocked the nation!  Love Triangle Cocktail Fun Facts

    1h 35m

  3. 04/05/2023

    Bridesmaid for Hire

    Megan is starting us off this week with the recap of her highly anticipated engagement photos!! Based on the behind the scene's they're going to be nothing short of AMAZING! This week we're covering some stories in the news this week and we'll have you laughing, thinking of creating your own professional bridesmaid's company, and definitely crying! Another week another Love is Blind Recap, while not quite as much drama as last week, we still have a lot of thoughts and aren't on the same page about all the couples! Grab a glass and tune on in!  Cocktail Fun Fact Lana Del Rey Engaged Alexis Waters Engaged Wedding Party Attacked by Bat Professional Bridesmaid Wedding for Couple Before Groom's Surgery SYTTD Helps Mom see Daughter in Dress

    1h 2m

  4. 03/30/2023

    58 hour kisses

    We are breaking records this week with our Guinness's World Record Episode! Courtney shares the sweetest 75th anniversary story & Megan almost kills us with a Guinness beer for our signature cocktail. We were shocked at some of the wedding world record titles, like who comes up with these ideas?? There are so many we left out so if you want to know more definitely check out their site! There's many categories left untapped, so what record are you breaking??? We have siamese cats who's wedding included a private jet & rolls Royce, underwater weddings, wedding veils the size of 60+ football fields, a man with over 1,400 best friends, and the last category takes the cake for most creative record, literally!! It's our favorite time of year, Love is Blind is back and we're giving our hot takes!  Fun Fact Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin 75 Anniversary at Chic-fil-a Longest Kiss Most Flowergirls Most Bridesmaids Longest Veil Largest Prison Wedding First Robot Wedding Deepest Underwater Wedding Largest Underwater Wedding Most Expensive Pet Wedding Largest Wearable Wedding Cake Most Times as a Best Man

    1h 9m

  5. 03/22/2023

    Take a picture, it'll last longer!

    We officially have fomo & can't stop talking about all things eras tour! Not sure how or when but ya girls will definitely be making an appearance at one of the West Coast shows! Speaking of Taylor Swift, Courtney discusses a wedding that happened at one of the concerts, imagine being able to say Taylor Swift played at your wedding reception! We discuss the upcoming season of love is blind & can't wait to recap it with you guys! This week is allll about the photos! Megan is in full fledged wedding planning mode, so she is giving her tips and tricks on booking, finding photographers that fit your vibe & making sure you get the most out of your choice! If you are on the market for a wedding or engagement photographer, this one's for you! We wrap up this week with a couple of stories, and apparently being a photographer has become a dangerous career, with multiple hijacking incidents during photo shoots! Say Cheese!  Signature Cocktail Fun Fact Questions for your Wedding Photographer Photographer Attacked during Session AITA for not Photographing a Wedding I didn't know about? Bride Cancels Photographer week of Wedding

    1h 5m

  6. 03/07/2023

    Don't hate the planner, hate the game

    After planning, booking, traveling and being sick we are finally back this week! Megan has been preparing for engagement photos & Courtney wrapped up the second bachelorette party she was planning in the past 6 months, you can say life has been a lot lately! Megan shares the top 7 wedding planners and their jaw drawing price rates & Courtney shares her favorite woman on tik Tok! We've been wanting to discuss Mindy Weiss in depth for a while so this episode has been a long one in the making! From how she started, to her first celebrity wedding, we wanted to know it all! Mindy went from designing wedding invitations to creating schemes to throw off the paparazzi! But like every great hero, it isn't all roses, we found a couple who was not so thrilled with Mindy's services, so we're covering all sides to the story this week! Lastly, we are finally getting to discuss our thoughts on Netflix' Perfect Match, and we have A LOTTTTT!! Now when are we getting more love is blind???  Signature Cocktail Fun Fact Behind the Scenes with Mindy Weiss Mindy's Top 3 Tips for the Perfect Wedding How I Became a Celebrity Wedding Planner: Mindy Weiss Q&A with Mindy Weiss 5 Must Know Wedding Planning Tips from Mindy Weiss Mindy's First Celeb Wedding Mindy Weiss Lawsuit

    1h 8m

  7. 02/14/2023

    Say yes to (cutting) the dress??

    It's a week of love & Megan has come with a Valentine's quiz! Courtney fails miserably but we learned a lot along the way lol! Perfect Match airs this week and we can't wait to have a new show to recap! This week we're discussing cultures around the world but we couldn't go without incorporating some reddit stories as well! From wearing flat bread on your shoulders, groom's serenading their bride's the night before their wedding & a groom adamant about a family tradition to cut the bride's dress after the wedding - things get wild! We hope you all are feeling the love this week, XOXO!!  Signature Cocktail Fun Fact Trivia Cultural Fun Facts AITA for wanting to wear traditional clothes to my wedding AITA for not wanting my FMIL to wear cultural dress AITA for not wanting to participate in fiancé's family's traditions

    53 min

  8. 02/08/2023

    You're cordially invited!

    Megan is sharing the stress that comes with creating a guest list & Courtney is excited to join back in on the signature cocktail! Megan gives us tips and tricks on invitations & there were so many celebrity engagements and weddings this week we try to cover them all! We're discussing a topic we've never formally covered, invitations! Who do you invite? How do you invite? and what happens if you want to uninvited?? From a wedding guest who is upset their name is misspelled to a bride asking a $400 venue fee from each of her guests, there are definitely some guest lists you don't want to be on! In the words of Mary Kate & Ashley, "if it's up to me, you'll R S V P"....and tune in to this week's episode! Cheers!!  Signature Cocktail Fun Fact Vanessa Hudgens Engaged Beckham Wedding Drama Hailie Engaged Shane Dawson Married Marc Anthony Married Emailed Wedding Invites Bride doesn't invite all of her sister's kids Bride doesn't want to invite father's friend's widow Ex Friend sends invoice with invite Misspelled name on invite

    1h 4m
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Two best friends, dive into all things weddings on the new podcast Brides Before You. Unlike most wedding podcasts, we're covering more than your typical happily ever after as we share the good, the bad and outrageous tales beyond the alter! Join us each week as we test out new signature cocktails and spill a whole lot of tea!

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  • Creator
    Courtney Blankenship & Megan Garren
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    77
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Brides Before You
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