What to Know About Wedding Design in the time of Corona
Today’s show highlights the artistry of wedding floral design in the time of COVID. Like every other aspect of the wedding industry, floral designers have had to make considerable adjustments to their normal way of doing things. My guest is rolling with the punches to continue providing beautiful floral creations to accentuate that all-important wedding day.
Kiana Underwood is the founder of Tulipina. She’s the most amazing, artistic floral designer who lends her design artistry to luxury weddings around the world. Before emigrating to the US, Kiana endured war and revolution as a girl in her native Iran. She says none of those difficulties compares to her hardest task, which is raising her three teenagers to be good humans in today’s world.
Show Highlights:
- The difference between being a floral designer and wedding planner
- The wedding elements that fall under Kiana’s domain include the overall environment, candles, table settings, furniture, and more!
- How Kiana got started in floral design after her college training to be a diplomat
- How Kiana found visibility in the floral design field through social media
- Why Kiana remains committed to being unique and innovative in her floral creations
- Where Kiana finds inspiration for her designs
- How Kiana is navigating the time of COVID with her brides
- Why the bright side of the pandemic is that weddings can be smaller, more intimate, and more meaningful for the bride and groom
- How Kiana is dealing with calendar issues and rescheduling wedding dates
- What to look for in contract negotiations regarding COVID clauses
- How wedding industry components have been hugely affected by COVID
- How Kiana’s 2021 calendar is shaping up (Hint: it’s almost full!)
- Why Kiana says the silver lining to 2020 is that she’s traveled less and had more time at home with her kids
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Find out more about Kiana’s work: www.tulipina.com
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50: Wedding Photography in the Time of Corona
Join us for this informative episode about wedding photography. You’ll learn why choosing your wedding photographer might be THE most important aspect of your big day, what it’s like to handle the nuances of celebrity weddings, and how smaller weddings due to COVID-19 restrictions give you the freedom to make your wedding day exactly what you want it to be.
KT Merry is a luxury destination wedding and editorial photographer. She’s a passionate conservationist and educator who does truly beautiful and inspiring work that tells wedding stories with artful excellence and purpose.
Show Highlights:
- How KT started out in the photography business
- How KT took blended her knowledge and experience to begin specializing in weddings
- How KT deals with the intense physical demands of wedding photography
- Career highlights for KT include a 2014 wedding in the Maldives that was the first Asian real wedding on the cover of Martha Stewart Weddings and a great Ireland wedding
- The unique challenges of celebrity weddings with logistics, timing, and expectations
- How KT’s style of wedding photography tells the story with a refined, editorial approach combined with real, raw moments
- The most important considerations for brides in choosing a wedding photographer
- The importance of the right fit, common vibe, and alignment between the couple and their wedding photographer
- How COVID changed things for KT and her business and how she’s planning for 2021
- What to look for and ask for in a photography contract
- How mask-wearing has affected KT’s work in 2020
- Why smaller weddings can be more intimate, intentional, and thoughtful
- What’s next for KT in photography, conservation work, and helping to educate other photographers
- Parting words from KT: “It’s a hard time to be an engaged couple. 2020 has shown us that now is the perfect time to do what you really want in your wedding, whether that’s very traditional or not. You have the freedom to do what suits you and your fiancé.”
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49: How One Bride Had Her Dream Wedding in the Middle of the Pandemic
This year has brought a lot of uncertainty, but also a lot of opportunity to highlight special moments. Today’s guest, Willi, was originally planning on having a wedding this May, when COVID hit its peak. This transpired into changing plans multiple times, until a more intimate and magical wedding took place. Willi shares what her experience was like trying to navigate through COVID, as well as how Julie’s expertise helped her through the process. Join Julie in this episode to hear more about Willi’s enchanting wedding.
Show Highlights:
- What Willi’s original wedding plan was
- What encouraged Willi to make the decision to postpone
- How planning a wedding during COVID went
- Why a “micro wedding” doesn’t work for everyone
- What Willi’s wedding ended up looking like
- How to navigate vendors during COVID
- Why Willi wanted to honor current circumstances and create an intimate atmosphere
- Why having a smaller wedding prompted Willi to have more traditional moments
- The importance of focusing on special moments
- Getting over the guilt during difficult times
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48: Planning a Wedding During the Pandemic (Covid 19)
Wedding planning takes a lot of time, energy, and focus. During this time of uncertainty, there’s a lot more obstacles to overcome in that process. Today’s guests, Alison from Alison Events and her client, McKenna, share their experience of planning and having a wedding during COVID. Despite all of the drastic shifts and last minute changes that had to be made, Alison shares how she curated a beautiful and intimate experience for McKenna’s wedding. This episode is full of amazing advice on how to navigate COVID weddings and to create a very unique, deep experience in the process.
Show Highlights:
- What the original plan for McKenna’s wedding was
- Why McKenna made the decision to postpone the wedding
- How the new wedding location was decided
- What made the resort wedding such a positive experience
- The emotional experience that happens when creating different wedding plans
- How having less projects made Mckenna’s wedding more intentional
- How Alison officiated the wedding and prepared to make it a personal experience
- What inspired Alison to get ordained
- Why having a relationship with clients based on trust and honesty will curate the best experience
- Finding the perfect dress with the professional guidance
- What finding a dress for each different experience was like
- How McKenna found freedom in being a COVID bride
- Why intimate wedding is better terminology than a micro wedding
- Why McKenna tried to focus more on how she felt instead of everyone else
- What the final wedding event looked like
- Thursday night surprise during the wedding week
- Advice for wedding planning from McKenna and Alison
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47: Wedding Dress Shopping During the Pandemic (COVID 19)
Wedding dress shopping is one of the most eventful and exciting lead ups to your big day. While COVID may have changed the process, it’s still equally as fun and momentous.
In this episode, Julie Sabatino discusses the changes that wedding dress boutiques are implementing post-COVID and how to navigate them. She shares 5 shopping tips to help you prepare for your exciting day. Join Julie in this episode for more on what to expect from the shopping experience.
Show Highlights:
- How wedding dress shopping has changed after COVID
- Why you should start shopping a year in advance
- How to prioritize and minimize how many stores you go to
- The importance of pre-appointment Zoom calls and communication
- Choose your guest list dress shopping wisely
- Why you should always take pictures
- Bring your own accessories and celebration things
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46: Planning a Wedding During the Pandemic (COVID 19)
This year has been a whirlwind for all of us, especially brides. Planning a wedding can already be an overwhelming and intimidating process and COVID has shaken up a lot of brides. This season of the podcast Julie Sabatino is focusing on helping brides navigate this difficult time. Planning your wedding SHOULD be exciting, and it still can be.
Join Julie in season 2 of the Stylish Bride for more advice and tips on how you can have your dream wedding during this confusing time.
Show Highlights:
- Julie shares how COVID inspired her to launch season 2
- Figuring out when and how to have a wedding during COVID
- How this season is going to cover the emotions brides and vendors are currently experiencing
- Why confidence and energy is the most important element of your wedding day
- Navigating being engaged through this difficult time
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