This podcast was recommended to me by a friend after she used it to plan her wedding. Michelle has been so incredibly helpful throughout the planning process! The podcast answers everything you’d ever need to know about planning and the monthly premium subscriber happy hours give you a chance to ask Michelle anything you want! Truly a life saver. Thank you Michelle!
I have been meaning to write a review for the Big Wedding Planning podcast for a while now. The skills, guides, and recommendations Michelle provides have been invaluable to me in my wedding planning journey. While Michelle has a great free feed that documents her and Christy’s earlier episodes, being a premium subscriber has given me more access to the tools Michelle personally uses in wedding planning, wedding planning happy hours, AND more opportunities to communicate with her personally (she truly cares and makes time to check in personally with members of her community)! Here is what sets this podcast apart from other wedding planning podcasts to me: Budget-conscious: While Michelle doesn’t shy away from how expensive the wedding industry is, she provides helpful tips to set realistic expectations based on a wide array of budgets by understanding the budget you have and setting your personal priorities to move forward effectively. Inclusive: Many other podcasts are incredibly heteronormative and bride-centric. I appreciate that Michelle shows some love and support queer and nonbinary vendors and couples and to grooms. Warm Entertainment: Michelle talks about tough decisions, issues, complexity, and challenges in the wedding planning process in a way that makes it fun, funny, and takes the weight off of to provide support in what can present a lot of anxiety and sadness. I can write full pages of all of the things I have learned from this podcast. As a groom one week out from his wedding, outside of the normal amount of stress and anxiety I carry given this moment, I have been able to move forward with ease and comfort. Can not recommend this podcast any more to anyone planning a wedding!
As a bride-to-be, I stumbled upon the Big Wedding Planning Podcast hosted by the incredible Michelle Martinez, and it truly became a lifeline throughout my wedding planning journey. From the very beginning, Michelle became my mentor, guiding me through the complex world of wedding planning and making the process more manageable and enjoyable.
One of the key selling points of this podcast is Michelle's wealth of experience and knowledge as a seasoned wedding planner. Even though I didn't hire a wedding planner or coordinator for my own wedding, I felt like I had the next best thing by subscribing to this podcast. Michelle's expertise shines through in every episode, and her genuine passion for helping couples plan their dream weddings is evident in her every word.
What truly sets the Big Wedding Planning Podcast apart is the practical support it provides. The spreadsheet templates that Michelle offers are nothing short of incredible. They made the logistics of planning my wedding so much easier to handle, ensuring that I didn't overlook any essential details. These templates were like a gift from the wedding planning gods, and I can't thank the podcast enough for providing them.
The community that the Big Wedding Planning Podcast has created is also worth its weight in gold. The monthly wedding happy hours fostered a sense of camaraderie among listeners, allowing us to share our experiences, get advice, and celebrate our milestones. It's incredible how a virtual gathering can make wedding planning feel more joyful than stressful.
The PLAN-IT! LIVE Wedding Planning Bootcamp Day was another standout feature. Having the opportunity to attend an event like this in person and learn from the best in the business was an invaluable experience. It added a whole new dimension to my wedding planning journey and gave me confidence in my decision-making process.
In conclusion, Michelle Martinez and the Big Wedding Planning Podcast have created a wedding planning resource that is indispensable for anyone embarking on this journey. The podcast combines expert advice, practical tools, and a vibrant community to ensure that planning your big day is not just doable but enjoyable. I can't recommend this podcast highly enough. It's worth every single cent and more, and it made my wedding planning experience truly memorable.
This podcast is the only wedding podcast you need!! You will truly learn something and be entertained. I’m a July 2023 bride who started listening in June 2022 right before getting engaged. I used so many of the tips I learned from this podcast while planning my wedding, including the timeline (!!!), conversations/coordinations with bridesmaids and family members, tips for vendors, order of events for the day, transportation, and so much more! This podcast was also such a great outlet for consuming and enjoying wedding content during this bridal phase of life. It’s a great substitute for feeling like you’re annoying your friends and only talking about weddings all the time. I binged all the episodes and am so thankful for this podcast!
This review is long overdue but I couldn’t be happier to write it. I have been listening to Michelle since the fall, and she was my frequent listen on my long commute to work. Listening to her podcasts made me excited for my big day and helped me learn so many helpful things. Do yourself a favor and become a subscriber, it is more than worth it to hear the full episodes and have access to her resources. She is incredibly kind and helpful to her subscribers and is there when you need a professional opinion! Love you and love the show Michelle!
Recently engaged, I started out listening to the free feed in late 2022. After just a few episodes, I knew I HAD to join the premium feed. Of all the things you will spend money on for your wedding - this will have the greatest payoff! I've listened to SO many episodes and have learned so much. I truly wonder where I'd be in the planning process without this podcast as a resource. Even more importantly, the monthly zoom happy hours have given me a supportive community of marry-ers; lovely people who understand the joys and stresses of wedding planning. I recommend this podcast to ANYONE involved in planning a wedding!
If you’re reading this review and contemplating “is it worth it?” “Do I really even neeeed this?” All I can say is that it is ABSOFREAKINGLUTELY WORTH IT PLUS SOME! All the great reviews are true and I have never witnessed someone so dedicated to their listeners! You feel like are you catching up on all the wedding details with your girlfriend and the best thing is MICHELLE IS ACTUALLY THERE FOR YOU!🤯 I even have a full planner and would still recommend this podcast to people who have one!! It makes you feel confident that you know every angle in planning your wedding to make it feel uniquely yours. Famous TBWPP quote “you don’t know, what you don’t know” and that’s exactly what your learn from them. Things you wouldn’t even know to ask or think of! With all that being said! Thank you so much Michelle AND Christy! You girls really changed the game for couples planning their wedding and we all can’t thank you enough! I am so excited to continue to see you grow and making your dreams come to life!! Keep killing it girl!!😘
Xoxo Michelle R
Give this to anyone who is recently engaged! It’s way more useful than what you were planning to send, and no one can drink that much champagne. It’s like a wedding planner and a support group for $99 bucks. They’ll be indebted to you through the wedding planning process and beyond!
Honestly it was a bit of a hard pill to swallow when my favorite podcast became subscriber only. But after a month of giving it up I simply decided to give it a shot, because I thoroughly missed Michelle. I’m glad I did! I’m fast approaching my wedding date and soaking in as much info as possible. When you become a subscriber you not only get the regular bulk of episodes but a bunch of bonus ones too. Plus other resources. It helps release a lot of wedding planning tension so if you need that I highly recommend just spending some extra cash for your own sanity throughout planning!
I had been binge-listening to the Big Wedding Planning Podcast for a few months when Michelle switched to a subscription model and, like many, I was surprised and hesitant to pay for it. There’s so much free content available and it can be hard to justify what feels like an “extra” expense when you’re on a (wedding-related) budget. But I ended up caving and I have zero regrets. Her episodes since then are just as useful as always, but I’ve also gotten incredible value from the happy hours and extra resources she provides with the subscription. The happy hours are really fun and provide a sense of community as well as an opportunity to get questions answered by her live. After the first one I now put them on my calendar as soon as she announces them and plan around them! And the resources she provides include her wedding day schedule template (which is like nothing else I’ve seen on the internet, SO helpful) as well as many other things I wish I’d had at the start of my wedding planning. If you’re questioning whether you should pay for it, just do it - I’ve listened to several other wedding planning podcasts and nothing else provides this quantity and quality of information.