The Save The Date Podcast

Welcome back to The Save The Date Podcast! In today’s episode, Sheridan and Juliette guide you through some of the most common and BIGGEST Wedding Day Regrets! Your wedding day is a once-in-a-lifetime event (well, usually!), so getting it right is essential. With so much pressure surrounding the big day, we're here to help alleviate some of that stress! Here are some of the most common wedding day regrets to help you avoid making the same mistakes! We talk about the importance of hiring professionals, as opposed to someone who's just 'handy with a camera,' and how this can make a huge impact on the memories you have of your big day. Plus, we give you some big tips and mindset shifts when it comes to deciding how much to spend on your vendors. Your wedding day is not just a one-day event, it's also the start of your marriage with your partner, so schedule quality time with them into your timeline, whether it's having a first look, skipping cocktail hour to spend time together, or glueing your hands together all night (lol) make sure you don't look back feeling sad that you barely spoke! The moral of the story is this: if you're on the fence about whether or not to do something, just do it! There's no going back, and the chances are high that if you don't do it, you'll be wishing you did. If you’re curious about how best to spend your cocktail hour, tune in to our dedicated episode here. For the Ultimate Wedding Planning Checklist, tune into our previous episodes here and here for a timeline and checklist of the whole wedding planning process. You can also get the PDF version of our Checklist here. We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com we can’t wait to react to your stories on the podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you.

Welcome back to The Save The Date Podcast! This week, Sheridan and Juliette, answer your burning questions!! We put the mic in your hands and got you to ask us questions over on our Instagram as well as Cullen Jewellery’s Instagram, and here are your answers! Juliette gave us an insight into her dream proposal (the bigger, the better) and Sheridan shared the one BIG thing she would change about her wedding if she had the chance! We gave our best tips for planning a destination wedding, how to be the best Maid of Honour, bridesmaid expectations and shared our opinions on the controversial topic of having kids at your wedding! We dove into wedding bands, how to wear your engagement and wedding rings, what metal colour to choose and when to place your order! For the Ultimate Wedding Planning Checklist, tune into our previous episodes here and here for a timeline and checklist of the whole wedding planning process. You can also get the PDF version of our Checklist here. We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com we can’t wait to react to your stories on the podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you.

In today’s episode, Sheridan and Juliette share 20 things you definitely don’t want to forget about when planning your wedding! We know that planning a wedding can be hard, and unfortunately, it's all too easy to forget about some of the most important elements! We have compiled a list of things that aren't generally included on your typical wedding planning checklist but that are still extremely important to ensure your wedding day runs as smoothly as possible. We cover things like when to get your marriage license, how to pick your witnesses, and ensuring your venue will be suitable for your wedding theme and decorations. As well as the small things that will make a big impact, like reserving seats at your ceremony, remembering to eat throughout the day and organising who is in charge of packing everything up at the end of the night (preferably someone who has a big enough car and is sober!). For the Ultimate Wedding Planning Checklist, tune into our previous episodes here and here for a timeline and checklist of the whole wedding planning process. We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com we can’t wait to react to your stories on the podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you.

In today’s episode, Sheridan and Juliette delve into personality types and how being an introvert can impact the wedding planning process. We explore the distinctions between introverted and extroverted individuals, how to know which you fall under and how understanding these traits can revolutionise your approach to planning your special day! We discuss strategies to navigate your wedding day, acknowledging the potential overwhelm of being the centre of attention. From setting boundaries with well-meaning but possibly overbearing family members to prioritising self-care throughout the planning process. We’ll give you tips on how to curate a guest list that fosters your values for your wedding day and not anyone else's! We have recommendations for every part of the wedding planning process, from how to interact with your vendors, which social events to skip, and tips on finding small moments to re-energise throughout the entirety of your wedding day. The most important takeaway from today's episode is that finding a balance between celebrating your love and honouring who you are and your values is vital to planning your perfect wedding. If you need some extra help writing your wedding vows, tune into our episode ‘The Ultimate Guide to Perfecting Your Wedding Vows’ here! We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com we can’t wait to react to your stories on the podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you.

This week Sheridan and Juliette are joined by Gareth from Solasta Wedding Films to chat all things wedding videography. Gareth is an incredibly talented videographer dedicated to preserving the precious moments of your wedding day. He'll be right there on the dance floor, mingling with your loved ones and acting as your honorary fourth bridesmaid, ensuring he captures you as your most authentic and beautiful selves. Gareth talks us through his process of filming your special day from planning through to editing, giving us a huge insight into what makes wedding films exceptional and how he ensures all of his films are just that. You can find Gareth here: solastaweddings.com Instagram: @solastaweddingfilms We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com we can’t wait to react to your stories on the podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

This week, Sheridan and Juliette are joined by Chloe from Chloe Abotomey Photography to chat about film photography and its significance in wedding photography. With a wealth of knowledge and experience in the wedding industry, Chloe blends film and digital photographs to capture the story of your wedding day with all its authenticity and emotion. Chloe gives us an in-depth look at how film photography works, from choosing the right film to how those photos are then brought to life in the dark room, or dark box in this case! We look at the key differences between film and digital photography, what makes film photographs so special and why it’s so important for your film photographer actually to know what they’re doing. Chloe even gives us some sneaky tips on how to make your own film photos even better when using a disposable or affordable film camera (FLASH ON PEOPLE!!!). You can find Chloe here: chloeabotomey.com Instagram: @chloeabotomey_photography We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com we can’t wait to react to your stories on the podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

So… what even is Cocktail Hour?? Let’s talk about it!! Cocktail hour is what we call the time between your wedding ceremony and your reception. Generally, this is when you and your partner will go and get your portraits done, and your guests will enjoy a drink, a chat, and some appetisers - but there’s a little more to it than that! For you and your partner: Your wedding day is a super intense celebration, and if you’ve spent the whole morning getting ready, the day is just go-go-go with not much time for recovery! So… your cocktail hour is perfect to take a moment to relax and embrace the feeling of being newly married! You’ll likely still have a lot to do with your photographer and videographer, but we recommend organising your timeline to include at least 10-15 minutes of just *YOU* time. Of course, there’s the option to join your cocktail hour, you just need to think about when you’re going to get your portraits taken and how you can still incorporate some time alone. This is where the first look comes in! If you don’t mind seeing each other before the ceremony, there is the option to do a first look and take your portraits before the ceremony. This allows you to join cocktail hour, chat with your guests, and enjoy a drink and some food before the more structured reception begins! For your guests: If you are feeling worried about what your guests are going to do during cocktail hour, don’t fret! All you need to do is make sure your guests have something to do, something to eat and drink, and something to watch! I promise it’s simple! Your guests are likely going to want to catch up with each other, so already there’s something for them to do. If you throw in some lawn games, leave your guest book out, and even have a photo booth set up, you're done! Make sure you have enough food and beverages, no one wants hangry guests at their wedding! Something to watch is the trickier one during your cocktail hour, but it’s not as important as the last two points, the easiest way to do this is if you have a live band, your guests will naturally gravitate towards them, but if you don’t just make sure you have some music playing throughout! We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com we can’t wait to react to your stories on the podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

In today's episode, Sheridan and Juliette share some wedding and engagement HORROR stories! We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com we can’t wait to react to your stories on the podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week! Link to this week's stories: I Ruined My Coworkers Proposal My Fiance Cancelled The Vegan Options At Our Wedding I Fake Proposed To My Girlfriend My Fiance Wants His Ex In The Wedding Party My Self Love Picnic Was In The Way Of Someones Proposal Should I Tell My Friend Her BF Is Proposing? + Update

In today’s episode, Sheridan and Juliette provide their practical tips for creating a memorable wedding weekend or multi-day wedding. We give you insight into how to start the planning process, what to have in your itinerary and how to make sure your guests have the time of their lives as well. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. We would love to hear from you! Email us your proposal stories, questions, horror stories and advice at info@thesavethedatepodcast.com See you next week!

In this episode, Sheridan and Juliette discuss the common experience of post-wedding blues and provide their insights and coping strategies for listeners. We offer actionable steps on how to reduce the impact of these feelings before the wedding and how to manage them after the wedding. Guiding you to living your best married life, because a good wedding is one thing, but a good marriage is life-changing! Please note that we are not qualified healthcare professionals, and everything mentioned in this episode is based on our own experiences and research. If you do need professional support or mental health help, please see the below resources: Helplines My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor, Ph.D. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

In this episode, Sheridan and Juliette provide a concise guide to wedding planning, giving you a 6-month countdown to your wedding! Remember that every wedding planning timeline will look a little different, so take this all with a grain of salt! By this stage of the wedding planning process, you should already have all of your big vendors and purchases confirmed, and now is the time when you can start to have some fun and see everything come together! You’ll start ordering and sending out your invitations, purchasing any additional outfits for the day, having your hair and makeup trials and having menu tastings with your caterer. Now is also the time to finalise your seating charts, have any final meetings with your vendors and send through music choices to your band or DJ. Give yourself more than enough time to write your vows, if you need some help, you can tune into our episode 'The Ultimate Guide to Perfecting Your Wedding Vows' here. In the final weeks before the wedding, clean your rings, write any thank you notes and pack all of your overnight bags to ensure you don't forget anything important. Most importantly, ENJOY the process, and remember that an amazing wedding is about the experience and that includes the planning process!If you missed it, tune into PART 1, where we counted you down from your engagement to 6 months before the wedding! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

In this episode, Sheridan and Juliette provide a concise guide to wedding planning, counting you down from your engagement to 6 months before the wedding! Remember that every wedding planning timeline will look a little different, so take this all with a grain of salt! We may sound like a broken record, but the very first thing you need to do is set your budget! Think big picture about what you want your wedding to look like, and be realistic about how much money you really want to spend. This will mean hashing out your non-negotiables and thinking about what you’d be happy to pass up if it doesn’t align with your budget. Throughout this first half of your wedding planning process, you’ll also want to lock in all of your big wedding vendors, think venue, celebrant, photographer, videographer, band/DJ, florist, and hair and makeup artists! Now is also the time to get wedding dress shopping!! Wedding dresses can have a manufacturing timeline of up to 8-10 months, so make sure you allow more than enough time to account for any alterations as well. Send out your save the dates, and start the process of planning and booking your honeymoon! The earlier you get the big things out of the way, the easier and breezier it will be in the months just before your wedding day. Check out Part 2 here for our 6-month countdown to your wedding! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

In today’s episode, Sheridan and Juliette guide you through the art of crafting the perfect wedding vows. A lot of pressure is put on making your vows super special, which can often become overwhelming. But at the end of the day, writing your vows should be the easy part of wedding planning! Did you know that you don’t actually have to write personalised vows?? You can also say them privately before or after the ceremony! We recommend briefly discussing your vows with your partner to help remove some of that pressure. Go through the kind of things you want to say, the vibe you want your vows to be and if you have anything that you definitely DON’T want them saying! We give you our easy 4-step formula for writing your vows, and top it off with a bunch of tips to make sure you can execute them perfectly on the day. Start writing your vows early, and allow yourself the time to simmer on what you’ve written, it’s super normal that your first draft won’t be final. So give yourself the grace to change them as much as you need. And once you’re done, practice, practice, practice! Say them aloud multiple times, this will help to ensure you don’t stumble over as many words and gives you the opportunity to take out any potential tongue twisters! At the end of the day, if you don’t say them perfectly during the ceremony - it’s not the end of the world! Let the tears fall if you feel them coming, and embrace the feeling of speaking your feelings to your partner. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

In today's episode, Sheridan and Juliette share their top tips for planning the ULTIMATE honeymoon. We know that planning a holiday while in the midst of wedding planning is less than ideal, so here is our comprehensive guide to streamline your honeymoon planning process!! It may seem like a shock, but we highly recommend starting to consider your honeymoon when you start budgeting for your wedding. This will allow you to plan your budget around ALL of your plans and ensure that you won’t fall short by planning your honeymoon only a few months out. The next thing you need to consider is what kind of honeymoon you and your partner actually want! This is going to effect your budget, as well as the timing of your honeymoon and potentially your wedding. For example, if you are wanting to head to Europe for a beautiful summer vacation, but your wedding is in October in Australia, the timelines don’t quite match up. So you may need to adjust your expectations, take your honeymoon at a different time or head somewhere else! We highly recommend that all newly married couples take at least a few days after the wedding before heading off on their honeymoon. This will give you time to get all of your affairs in order, ensure you have your passports (if required) ready, and gives you time to recover after the craziness of your wedding day! To save money, start looking at flights and accommodation early and look into potentially going to see a travel agent! They will be able to do all of the heavy lifting (much like a wedding planner), so you can enjoy more of the fun stuff and plan the honeymoon of your dreams. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

In this week's episode, Sheridan and Juliette give you their best tips for planning a sustainable wedding that is not only everything you’ve ever dreamed of but is kind to the environment, too. At Cullen Jewellery, sustainability lies at the core of our values. We specialise in lab grown diamonds, certified as carbon-neutral by Clear Neutral. Our gemstones are exclusively lab grown, eliminating the need for mining. Additionally, we exclusively utilise recycled gold and proudly collaborate with One Tree Planted, ensuring the planting of one tree for every ring sold. We give you all of our best tips, from choosing your perfect wedding venue to how to save the environment when buying your invitations and stationary; we even give you some ideas on what wedding favours your guests will not only love but will actually use (or enjoy). We also remind you that you do not have to buy everything brand new for your wedding day! Buying things second-hand will be a more sustainable approach and save you money in the long run! If you can’t find the perfect decor second-hand, buy things that can be reused in your home after the wedding, or plan to sell them to the next bride! A little bit goes a long way to hosting a more sustainable wedding! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a 5-star review. Make sure you follow us on our socials @thesavethedatepodcast and join our Facebook Community, we would love to have you. See you next week!

In today’s episode, Sheridan and Juliette reflect back on the amazing year that was 2023. They discuss the iconic weddings of Sophia Ritchie and Barbara Palvin, as well as the chaos of the week-long event wedding of Madelaine Brockway. They touch on the 2023 wedding trends that they loved to see and dove deep into their predictions for what is to come in 2024! And did someone say Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting engaged?? You’ll have to listen to find out!

Planning your dream wedding is kind of a big deal, and it can often come with even bigger expenses. In today’s episode, Sheridan and Juliette discuss the importance of setting your budget early and provide expert guidance on planning your wedding without breaking the bank, filled with tips and tricks to stay on the right side of your budget. From creating your guest list to decorating your dream venue, Sheridan and Juliette discuss it all.

Seeing your favourite people start the next stage of their life together is so special. But when it’s your wedding – making the day go how you want it to can be stressful. In this episode of the Save the Date podcast, Juliette and Sheridan talk about the ten things you need to know before your wedding. Coming from years of experience in the wedding business, they offer tried and tested planning tips that will make your wedding day smooth sailing, as well as advice on making the most of the unforgettable moments with your partner, family, and friends.

Join Juliette and Sheridan as they discuss everything wedding flowers. We want you to feel empowered to create the wedding day florals you've been pinning about, and this comprehensive guide will provide clarity and peace of mind as you journey from inspiration to colourful execution. The girls will give you the tools you need to craft those oh-so-perfect petals as they look at trends, ideas, and where to find them in your wedding season!

Planning your dream wedding can be an exciting adventure, but it can also come with unexpected surprises. In this insightful episode, Juliette and Sheridan uncover those hidden costs that often catch couples off guard and share their expert tips on how to maximise your bridal budget without sacrificing your vision. Whether you're in the early stages of wedding planning or already knee-deep in decisions, Juliette and Sheridan provide practical advice that will save you time, money, and stress.