Christine and Steve met in college; Steve was hooked right away, but Christine thought he was a little "much". Fast forward to after graduation when they moved to LA to anchor on a popular news network, got engaged in a surprising way, and started a family. This episode is part one of this hilarious couples' story.
Read MoreWhen you’re a loud laugher and you get married in the mountains, it echos. When you marry into a boisterous family, your wedding can be heard around the world.
Liz and Shaun got married in Lake Tahoe, CA.
Fun fact: Liz is the producer of my other podcast, Laughing with Gingers — and we’re joined on this episode of The Wedding Dish by my co-host on Laughing with Gingers, who happens to be Liz’s sister-in-law, Kristina!
Read MorePlanning a wedding can bring up a lot of emotions — for everyone.
Getting the support you need in order to engage with your engagement, manage expectations (yours and others), and move forward with excitement!
Planning your wedding - and your marriage! - should feel fun, not frustrating. Sara is joined by Jacquelyn Burt, the woman behind First Looks.
Jacquelyn is a coach, educator, and award-winning wedding makeup artist.
She combines her experience as a wedding industry pro with training in education and counseling to offer both on-site makeup services and personalized emotional support coaching. Her work is to bring ease, clarity, and joy into your wedding planning and celebration!
Read MoreHave you ever thought about how lighting, the height of the centerpieces, combining live music with a DJ, and captioning your music might enhance your guest experience (and yours)?
What about scheduled a 45-minute nap into your wedding day? Outside the box thinking can make your wedding day more enjoyable than you ever imagined!
In this episode of The Wedding Dish, we dive into a whole bunch of ways that weddings can be accessible and super fun!
From having interpreters to transcripts to captioning the music and displaying it, Keri and Andrew made sure everyone was included in their wedding day. And, we love it!
Read MoreHow do we learn about different cultures and customs? Ask!
Millen, a wedding and event planner in the Washington DC area, shares her experience growing up as an Eritrean woman in the United States and the importance of culture and tradition in wedding celebrations.
In this episode of The Wedding Dish, we dive into Ethiopian, Sierra Leone, and Eritrean wedding traditions.
Read MoreAn elegant Star Wars wedding might seem hard to pull off. Now, imagine incorporating Filipino wedding traditions — and it came together PERFECTLY. When Chad took Johanna to Comicon for their first date, she knew what she was in for — and she was all in. And when their guests received their save the dates, they knew they were in for a real treat. And, you won't believe what they did for their first dance! Truly a first!
Read MoreYour friends and family are wildly invested in your wedding day, but they may not know the best way to support you.
Kara O'Brien Ghassabeh, the woman behind Kara Maureen Bridal Coaching, joins us to dish about how to handle stress and anxiety during the wedding planning process without burning bridges.
Weddings are amazing celebrations of love and happiness. But, that doesn't mean there isn't a whole bunch of drama or even just minor anxieties that can happen during the wedding planning journey.
Read MoreYour friends and family are wildly invested in your wedding day, but they may not know the best way to support you.
Kara O'Brien Ghassabeh, the woman behind Kara Maureen Bridal Coaching, joins us to dish about how to handle stress and anxiety during the wedding planning process without burning bridges.
Weddings are amazing celebrations of love and happiness. But, that doesn't mean there isn't a whole bunch of drama or even just minor anxieties that can happen during the wedding planning journey.
Read MoreWe’re joined by Taylor de la Fuente (Griffith) once again — but this time, her husband is here, too! Taylor and David share their experience planning a destination wedding during the pandemic. The guest list dropped down to 11 (with one unexpected visitor), but their day was amazing!
Read MoreSetting unrealistic expectations and crazy dieting should be a thing of the past. With the body positivity movement, you'd think it's old news. But, it's still very much the case for most people. Katelyn Parsons is on a mission to change that.
Sara is joined by guest co-host Taylor de la Fuente of Lemon Tree Editorial.
Read MoreEngaged and Entrepreneurial
A few years after founding Asaadi Graphics, Neela Asaadi got engaged, moved down the east coast of the United States, and helped her fiancée embark on his own entrepreneurial journey.
From her unique perspective, she realized that everyone who is planning a wedding needs additional support. So, what did she do? Neela launched The Wedding Collective!
Read MoreThe neighbors called the police the night Lexie and CJ swiped right because they were laughing so hard. You can’t make this sh*t up. And, it just gets better from there!
Read MoreOn this week's episode, we dish with a #CoronaWedding couple; after their destination wedding in the groom's hometown was cancelled in May 2020, this couple decided to head to the courthouse with their newly adopted senior (super cute!) puggle and elope. And, the photos are fantastic!
Read MoreHi guys! This week on the pod we had DC married couple Brittany and Tim. Tim is a pilot and Brittany is a live wedding painter. How cool is that job title? We talk about how they met, their funny proposal at the Tidal Basin and how they cope with Tim’s schedule. They are completely adorable and we talk about how Brittany already won her real life bachelor Pilot Tim!
Read MoreJonathan Mervis and his wife Marni lived on opposite sides of Meridian Hill Park until they met on a cloud.
Read MoreToday was such a special podcast where we sat down with Sara’s parents. Not to spoil the podcast but these two cuties met on a plane, where Kris Jenner 1.0 played in a part in their meeting! For anyone who wants to hear a couple still smitten after 43 years-tune in! <3
Read MoreLauren and London Hitchman are too cute. Tune in to hear about their fun wedding in Falmouth, MA and how Lauren’s lactose intolerance inspired her husband to create Sommer Street Pizza, a lactose free pizza biz in DC.
Read MoreSara + Steph talk with bride-to-be Taylor Griffith. Engaged wedding copywriter Taylor Griffith, CEO of Lemon Tree Editorial in DC, joins us to talk about planning her wedding and starting her own business
Read MoreSara Alepin @districtblissevents and Steph Norton @minus510 talk with Rick Yarborough, NBC producer, and his husband Joe Winter who were married in Washington, DC. They are now known as The Winterboroughs (the Game of Thrones nerd in me immediately thought of Winterfell ha ha.) Topics on the podcast: discussion about challenges they faced as a gay couple — Rick being from the south, Joe being in the military, laws, and more — and how they overcame these obstacles. We discuss Pride Weekend in DC, how Dolly Parton took part in their wedding, and their wedding planner that had three costume changes —not for them, for himself! — and how their families were able to celebrate their union with them.
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