Wedding Planning Decisions, This vs That with Kelly McWilliams – Détails, épisodes et analyse

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Ever dreamt of a budget-friendly, sustainable, and no-hassle solution for your wedding flowers? Meet our guest Lauren, the co-founder and CEO of Something Borrowed Blooms, a game-changer in the wedding industry. They've brought the revolutionary concept of renting wedding flowers to life, saving couples up to 70% on their floral arrangements. 

This concept is a GAME CHANGER for our industry and such a budget-friendly way to have a gorgeous day. And so great for your other wedding celebrations too (Really! It's not just about weddings, their service can be utilized for rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, engagement parties and more). 

Something Borrowed Blooms has already been a part of over 25,000 weddings. From bridal bouquets to corsages, centerpieces and decor, they offer an assortment of over 17 different collections, all delivered to your doorstep three days before the event. Plus, with prepaid shipping labels, all you need to do is pack it back in the box and ship it back after your big day.

Special series season in partnership with Coded Agency

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Something Borrowed Blooms was founded in 2015 with a mission to revolutionize the wedding flower industry. Recently married, we knew how expensive and complicated the fresh flower market could be. Since then, we’ve been dedicated to providing the highest quality and on-trend floral designs and decor to couples from coast to coast . With our rent-and-return system, you’re guaranteed to have the flowers you love without the high price tag of traditional wedding flowers. Our constantly expanding rental options include bouquets, boutonnieres, garlands, flower combs and crowns, centerpieces, aisle markers, and so much more for your special day.

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Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

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Are you ready to discover the insider secrets of romance travel? This exciting episode features Pamela from Wedaways, a luxury travel agency that specializes in crafting unique travel experiences for couples seeking something beyond the traditional honeymoon. She peels back the curtain to reveal what truly defines 'romance travel' and walks us through the meticulous process of planning a honeymoon with a travel agency. If you're dreaming about a post-wedding escape that's perfectly tailored to your desires, Pamela's insights are a must-hear!

Ever wondered how a professional travel advisor could level up your travel experience? Well, Pamela demystifies it all! From firsthand knowledge of global destinations to personalizing your journey, she highlights the multitude of benefits that come with working with an expert. Worried about breaking the bank? She unpacks the commission and fees, reassuring you that premium service doesn't always mean extravagant costs. 

Lastly, get ready for a deep dive into planning budget-friendly safaris and honeymoons without skimping on the luxury. Pamela serves up some invaluable tips and tricks, emphasizing the importance of maintaining an open budget when planning your honeymoon. She generously shares her wealth of knowledge to ensure your journey is nothing short of a dream. So, tune in to uncover the hidden gems of the travel industry and embark on the perfect path to your dream honeymoon!

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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Get ready to transform the way you view wedding artistry! Picture your favorite wedding moment captured on canvas, or your guests immortalized in personalized illustrations. Our guest, Brittany Branson, an accomplished live wedding painter, takes us behind-the-scenes, unfolding the unique world of live wedding painting and guest illustrations. She dives into the rich details of these two distinct styles, guiding us on the nuances and drawing comparisons between the two. Brittany illuminates how couples can select the best option to suit their preferences, considering elements such as canvas size, choice of an artist, and the entertainment value each brings.

Brittany's expertise and personal experiences offer an enlightening perspective on the intricate process of live wedding painting. She sheds light on how she collaborates with couples to decide on the wedding moment to eternalize on canvas. We also delve into the varying sizes of canvases available, and how to choose the right artist to meet your needs. Brittany underscores the benefits of having a live painter at your wedding, turning precious moments into lasting memories.

Providing memorable and unique experiences for your wedding guests is the icing on the cake, and Brittany's invaluable advice on this will leave you inspired. She offers tips on how to find the perfect live wedding painter, what to keep an eye out for, and how to create a personalized and efficient experience for couples with a large number of guests. Whether your heart desires a large-scale canvas painting or smaller guest illustrations, Brittany's insights will undoubtedly pave your way towards a memorable wedding that speaks volumes of artistry.

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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This week we (SW Florida) took a direct hit from Hurricane Ian.  Let me say that it was the scariest day of my life. But we made it.  Our local wedding community is strong and we will rebuild.  I had to wait to get internet back in order to be able to drop this episode and the next few will most likely be delayed.  Please stick with me though because we have so many good episodes to come.
Are you at the point where you are determining what formality of wedding you'll be having? By formality I mean, White Tie, Black Tie, Black Tie invited or optional, Formal, Cocktail, Resort or Beach Casual, or Casual? In this episode Kristy and I will be explaining the differences in maximalist and minimalist black tie.  This topic is intriguing is because day in and day out couples steer away from Black Tie because they're concerned it will be too stuffy or over the top when in actuality it can be the exact opposite.
KRISTY’S WORK, LIKE HER PERSONALITY, is at times difficult to pin down. Her brushstrokes can ebb and flow from highly detailed and meticulous to free-flowing and boundless, all the while remaining captivating and unmistakable. For the last 19 years, Kristy’s obsession with paint and paper has evolved into the innovative and wildly recognized brand, Momental Designs.  Kristy has transformed event stationery into a persuasive and compelling medium that garners global attention from media, celebrities and some of the world’s most creative individuals. Widely regarded as an industry tastemaker, Kristy’s styling, painting and stationery innovations have been featured in creative editorials and installations in some of the world’s most famed publications.  Kristy’s work has been credited in People Magazine, Good Morning America, New York Live, The Knot, Inside Weddings and Brides Magazines, Vanity Fair, Martha Stewart Weddings. She is also a 9-time author.

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Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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You're definitely having a wedding ceremony so that means you have a few decisions to make while planning this part of your wedding day.  Once you've decided who's going to take part in the ceremony, you'll have to decide how you'll have them walk into your ceremony (the processional), where you'll want everyone to stand or sit.  Some wedding ceremonies will have traditions and protocols depending on culture, religion or venue (church or synagogue), but these days there are so many options you could consider and far less rules.  I hope that you love this episode and that it gives you some thought into making your wedding ceremony one that feels best to you.
Brandee Gaar is a luxury Event Planner, Thought Leader, Educational Speaker and Host of The Wedding Pro CEO Podcast.  As a lifelong lover of all things events, Brandee spent 7 years as a corporate event planner with the prestigious Gaylord Hotels brand before opening her own event consulting firm.  Blush by Brandee Gaar and Eleven Events by Blush have quickly become known for their over the top events and high touch standard of customer service.

Brandee is passionate about teaching wedding industry entrepreneurs her exact strategies in growing two 6-figure event businesses (while still being a present mom and wife!).  She provides expert tools for those who are ready to ditch the overwhelm and build the profitable business they’ve always dreamed of!

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com

Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams @thisvsthatweddingpodcast

Lance's Site & Insta: https://www.mydfwdj.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/mydfwdj/

About Kelly:
Hundreds of weddings and 21 years in the industry, Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. She creates  from scratch & believes every moment counts and every decision plays a part in what makes your event magnificent

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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Get out your tissues because this one is going to have tears rolling down your face.  In this ceremony planning episode,  Greg and I discuss honoring the long standing tradition of the father of the bride giving his daughter to the groom versus presenting her to him.  Once we discussed why or why not, Greg offered the actual script he did for his daughters weddings that were, oh my gosh, beyond heartfelt.  I was BALLING! Oh but it gets better.  Greg also wrote a song for their father daughter dance as a surprise.  You'll get to hear it at the end of the episode. You can swipe Gregs script and browse the rest of the website for the full story and officiants script. You can listen to the song here.  Absolutely let us know if you plan on incorporating either - we'd love to know!
Greg Stielstra is a husband, father of three, author of two business books, behavioral scientist, marketing guy, Packers fan, songwriter, and Nashville's worst guitarist. He worked as a wedding reception DJ for 27 years and has personally entertained at 1200 wedding receptions. He's also someone who believes fathers should NOT give their daughters away on their wedding day but should "present them for marriage" instead.
Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com

Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams @thisvsthatweddingpodcast

Lance's Site & Insta: https://www.mydfwdj.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/mydfwdj/

About Kelly:
Hundreds of weddings and 21 years in the industry, Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. She creates  from scratch & believes every moment counts and every decision plays a part in what makes your event magnifi

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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You and your fiance know that you need help on your wedding day and you've decided you do not want your family or friends to have to work at your wedding.  They are there to see you get married and you want them to enjoy your celebration .  Not all, but most wedding planning companies offer several types of services including day-of coordination (sometimes called Event Management) or full service planning with or without design.  In this episode we guide you through the tasks and responsibilities a coordinator is limited to versus the full scope of guidance and advocacy that a full service planner provides.
 
About todays co-host : Kehrin Hassan is an international planner-designer who founded Jet Set Wed, a Wedding and Event Design company based in South West Florida’s Gulf Coast.  As a multi published designer, her extensive experience is not inhibited by her effortless understated and organic designs that last the test of time. Her talents lie in discovering a clients style and recreating it in a celebratory space in a way that is absolutely their own. In her over 15 years of event experience she has designed large scale International corporate events for a Fortune 500 company, assisted in executing celebrity weddings abroad as well as designed over 600 weddings and events from coast to coast.  She works closely with her equally talented husband, Jason Teeters of Jet Set State who builds entrepreneurs from the ground up and is the mom to her toddlers Marra & Kesh, named after the location in Morocco the two were married.

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com

Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams @thisvsthatweddingpodcast

Lance's Site & Insta: https://www.mydfwdj.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/mydfwdj/

About Kelly:
Hundreds of weddings and 21 years in the industry, Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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I would LOVE a text from you!

Every decision you make for your wedding you'll have the opportunity to decide if you want to have a professionals help or if you want to tackle the task on your own. DIY you're potentially giving up guidance & advocacy with a service or the quality build of a product. However this doesn't mean that it can't or shouldn't be done. In this episode  Chanda & I discuss a litany of things you could do DIY or hire a pro for with the pros & cons and a few great stories.

RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE NATION’S LEADING LGBTQ+ WEDDING EXPERTS, Chanda Daniels Planning + Design and founder of A Monique Affair, a leading event planning company in the San Francisco Bay area. A natural at designing and planning events, her years of design experience have established her as an expert in her field.  Combining her skills with her passion for creating events, she founded A Monique Affair and in 2018 founded Chanda Daniels, Planning + Design which focuses on refined fine art wedding weekends.
Chanda believes in celebrating milestone events with class, style, and richness. Her weddings have been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, Munaluchi Bride, The Knot, and Today’s Bride, and named Top Wedding Planner by Harper’s Bazaar, Martha Stewart Weddings & BRIDES.

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com

Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams @thisvsthatweddingpodcast

Lance's Site & Insta: https://www.mydfwdj.com/ / https://www.instagram.com/mydfwdj/

About Kelly:
21 years in the industry, Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. She creates  from scratch & believes every moment counts and every decision plays a part in what makes your event magnificent. She believes in making events beautiful AND fun.  Published & nationally recognized  including as a 

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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I would LOVE a text from you!

Did you go shopping for your wedding dress yet?  If you're in the process of going to find the dress of your dreams, this episode will hopefully help you to decide on whether you'd like to shop solo or with your bestie or all of your gang.   With great stories and tips from Kennedy, you're going to get the inside scoop on the pros and cons of shopping with your friends and family.
About today's co-host: Kennedy, better known as Gown Eyed Girl, is a bridal influencer in her native city, Los Angeles. She started Gown Eyed Girl as a way to spotlight the diversity of the bridal industry as well as up and coming indie designers. She spends her days creating fun content like "Wedding Dresses inspired by Abba Songs" or "Wedding Dresses She'd Wear in a Period Piece" and other videos breaking down celebrity weddings and bridal history. You can find Kennedy on instagram and Tik Tok as @GownEyedGirl.

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Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com

Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams @thisvsthatweddingpodcast

Lance's Website: https://www.mydfwdj.com/

Lance's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mydfwdj/

Listen to all the previous episodes: https://thisvsthatweddingpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

About Kelly:
21 years in the industry, Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. She creates  from scratch & believes every moment counts and every decision plays a part in what makes your event magnificent. She believes in making events beautiful AND fun.  Published & nationally recognized  including as a 

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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I would LOVE a text from you!

Who is going to do all the talking at your wedding? Default seems to most often be your wedding DJ or Band Leader.  Another option we see sometimes is a friend or family member who's "good on the mic". But did you know that you could also have a Professional Emcee? Artem and I talk about the pros and cons to the decision that you make here.  Let me tell you - there are some considerable notes that come up during this episode that I didn't even think of with 20 years of weddings behind me.  My eyes are wide open after this episode.
Find Artem here
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Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com

Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams @thisvsthatweddingpodcast

Lance's Website: https://www.mydfwdj.com/

Lance's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mydfwdj/

Listen to all the previous episodes: https://thisvsthatweddingpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

About Kelly:
A vet of the industry, Kelly knows how incredible a wedding can be. She creates  from scratch and believes every moment counts and every decision plays a part in what makes your event magnificent. She believes in making events beautiful AND fun.  Published & recognized locally, nationally and globally including Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner, Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast. Home is in SWFL with husband Kelly J , mom to Maddy & Emily and dogs Reau & Olive.

Places to go - People to see:

Kelly's Site: http://www.kellymcwilliams.com
Kelly's Blog: https://www.kellymcwilliams.com/blog
Instagram: @kellyamcwilliams

About Kelly:
Kelly knows how incredible a well planned wedding can be. Every moment counts and every decision plays a part. Wedding planning should be fun and as easy to do as possible. Besides planning weddings, Kelly travels the globe as an industry speaker. Kelly is a Martha Stewart Top Wedding Planner & this podcast won Brides magazine and WeddingWire's best podcast.

Need a little help planning your wedding?

The Getting Ready Room List (ON SALE NOW)

Wedding Song Ideas: Spotify Playlist Included! (ON SALE NOW)

Download the Wedding Spending Plan

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