98 episodes

Join Love Stories TV founder and CEO Rachel Jo Silver as she talks to everyone from wedding industry execs to influencer soonlyweds about wedding trends and advice. Do YOU have a wedding question? DM @lovestoriestv on Instagram and maybe we'll answer it live!

Love Stories Radio: A Podcast on Your Wedding Questions Love Stories TV

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 41 Ratings

Join Love Stories TV founder and CEO Rachel Jo Silver as she talks to everyone from wedding industry execs to influencer soonlyweds about wedding trends and advice. Do YOU have a wedding question? DM @lovestoriestv on Instagram and maybe we'll answer it live!

    #101: This married videographer duo has half a million TikTok followers! Featuring Alex and Jon of Madison Grey Media

    #101: This married videographer duo has half a million TikTok followers! Featuring Alex and Jon of Madison Grey Media

    On today’s episode, Rachel talks to a dynamic duo—husband and wife team, Alex and Jon of Madison Grey Media. This videography team is known not only for their beautiful wedding films (check them out on lovestoriestv.com) but, more recently, for their viral status on TikTok. Alex and Jon have gained a loyal following of over a half a million TikTok followers! Because of their success on TikTok, they decided to start a podcast, Give It To Me Straight, which gives their followers even more of this straightforward, funny couple. In this episode, Rachel chatted the two about how they met (Tinder—it does work!), how they got started on TikTok, why it’s important to hire wedding professionals not just for their work and their advice for other couples and wedding pros. 
    Watch Madison Grey Media’s wedding films and book them for your wedding on http://lovestoriestv.com, check out their TikTok @alexandramadison_ and their podcast, Give It To Me Straight.
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    • 34 min
    #100: The biggest wedding dress trends of 2022, plus an exciting launch! Featuring Katie Kortebein of Love Stories TV

    #100: The biggest wedding dress trends of 2022, plus an exciting launch! Featuring Katie Kortebein of Love Stories TV

    It’s our 100th episode of the podcast, which is just so crazy! To celebrate, Rachel interviewed our very own Katie Kortebein, Head of Editorial at Love Stories TV. If you find yourself crying whenever you catch our videos on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube—you have Katie to thank. Last week, Katie was busy running around New York City attending Bridal Fashion Week and, on this episode, she shares what she saw at both the virtual and in-person presentations. Plus, we’ll share our newest project—bridalfashionmonth.com, a destination where YOU can see all of the latest wedding day fashions and find retailers who carry them. This is the first destination where soonlyweds can get the same access to the latest bridal styles that buyers and editors get at New York Bridal Fashion Week. It's the easiest and most fun way to shop for your wedding day look. Make sure you’re following @lovestoriestv everywhere and visit bridalfashionmonth.com to browse and find retailers for all of the newest wedding looks and styles.

    • 26 min
    #99: Is a micro wedding right for you? Featuring Featuring Carly Ragosta of BloomBar

    #99: Is a micro wedding right for you? Featuring Featuring Carly Ragosta of BloomBar

    On today’s episode, Rachel chats with her friend, Carly Ragosta of BloomBar Floral & Event Design, a boutique floral and event design studio based in New York City. Carly is one of the very first wedding pros she met and befriended when starting Love Stories TV. Honestly? Everyone should get to work with Carly on their wedding! Carly and Rachel talk about the benefits of having a small wedding (even if it wasn’t your original plan), the difference between a floral designer, a florist and an event designer—p.s. you need to know this when hiring your wedding team!—and so much more. See real wedding videos that feature Carly’s work and contact her about your upcoming event on lovestoriestv.com.

    • 28 min
    #98: The right way to think about your wedding budget. Featuring Shane McMurray, founder of The Wedding Report

    #98: The right way to think about your wedding budget. Featuring Shane McMurray, founder of The Wedding Report

    On this episode, Rachel interviews Shane McMurray, founder of The Wedding Report, a research company that collects and forecasts wedding statistics for the wedding industry. Since 2005, they've collected over 600,000 survey samples and hundreds of thousands of other facts about the wedding industry. They help couples better understand how the decisions they make impact how much they spend. They've also helped tens of thousands of businesses and researchers all over the world gain a better understanding of the wedding industry. Listen to hear Shane’s super smart advice for couples about how to REALLY think about wedding costs and trends and how the media so often gets it wrong. He also has predictions about how COVID will and won't continue to impact events and the wedding industry. 
    Do you have a wedding question you want answered on a future episode or have someone you want us to interview? Are YOU a soonlywed or newlywed with an interesting wedding journey and advice to share? DM us on Instagram @lovestoriestv!

    • 27 min
    #97: You NEED to hear this advice about dress alterations & shopping, featuring Beth Chapman of The White Dress By the Shore

    #97: You NEED to hear this advice about dress alterations & shopping, featuring Beth Chapman of The White Dress By the Shore

    On today’s episode, Rachel chats with longtime friend of Love Stories TV, Beth Chapman. Beth is the founder of The White Dress Society (a professional organization for bridal salon owners), a veteran of the fashion industry and is known for her work as a bridal boutique owner, stylist mentor, author and wedding fashion consultant. In this episode, they get into the nitty gritty of how Covid has and still is impacting bridal salons in terms of staff, inventory and appointments. Beth discusses some things even Rachel didn’t know about wedding styling and dress alterations and has some of the best advice yet about shopping for your wedding dress. If you’re looking now or about to start, you’re going to want to listen!
     
    Do you have a wedding question you want answered on a future episode or have someone you want us to interview? Are YOU a soonlywed or newlywed with an interesting wedding journey and advice to share? DM us on Instagram @lovestoriestv!

    • 31 min
    #96: This influencer's wedding was almost ruined—TWICE! Featuring Sarah Merrill Hall, aka @BigKidProblems

    #96: This influencer's wedding was almost ruined—TWICE! Featuring Sarah Merrill Hall, aka @BigKidProblems

    On today’s episode, Rachel interviews Sarah Merrill Hall—the comedian, content creator, and personality behind the @BigKidProblems Instagram and podcast—and it’s one of our favorite and funniest episodes to-date. Sarah and her husband, Brandon, were recently married at ONEHOPE’s winery in Napa (Brandon is the co-founder and chief brand officer of ONEHOPE Wine). Sarah’s wedding journey is one that a lot of you will be able to relate to...first, it was disrupted by Covid and then by weather! Listen to hear how Sarah and Brandon made the decision to postpone their wedding and then alter their venue at the last minute. Plus, she has some really smart—and surprising—advice for those of you still planning right now.
    Do you have a wedding question you want answered on a future episode or have someone you want us to interview? Are YOU a soonlywed or newlywed with an interesting wedding journey and advice to share? DM us on Instagram @lovestoriestv!

    • 26 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
41 Ratings

41 Ratings

lnm326 ,

The best wedding industry info!

If you love all things weddings, you must listen!

GiannaMangino ,

Amazing Content

This podcast is PERFECT for helping newly engaged couples pick and choose their wedding details! So lighthearted & fun. Love that you can listen wherever you go! Highly recommend 👏

insanely bad game ,

Really useful information

So interesting to hear from different guests and really gives new perspectives on how to plan a wedding and things you might not have thought about. Worth listening to. Glad they’re doing more podcasts!

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