New series alert! We’re breaking down wedding vendor misconceptions in the episodes you’ll find at the end of every month called Get Somebody Else To Do It. We’ll be chatting with a new vendor that will tell us exactly what they won’t do and why. To start, we’re talking about all the things that brides, wedding party…
Your engagement should be one of the happiest moments if your life, but for some, it is also a time of complex feelings due to grief and disappointment. Grief manifests itself in many ways and when you least expect it. The people in your life may hurt your feelings or let you down. How do…
As you get towards the end of your wedding planning journey, you may start thinking about the rehearsal dinner. Listen as we chat with wedding planner Keria Stewart of K. Stewart Events about whether or not you need a rehearsal dinner. We’ll discuss the pros and cons of having a rehearsal dinner, as well as…
We’re back with a new episode and one that might be a little different, but one we know you will appreciate all the same. We are chatting with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford of Therapy for Black Girls about her new book Sisterhood Heals: The Transformative Power of Healing in Community and what that means for…
This episode came together because Ashleigh stumbled across a wedding website that was created in 2001. She reached out to who was the bride-to-be and what became of that was a great hour of conversation with Mrs. Kristea Cancel. We went back in time to revisit her wedding planning and wedding day and had a…
We’re continuing our conversation around bridal shopping and fashion to help you be prepared to go shopping for your gown. The bridal gown shopping experience has evolved since your mom got her dress or even since your friend got married 5 years ago. We brought on two friendors, bridal concierge Candace Darby of The Cocoa…
Bridal stylist Dara Adams breaks down all of the pieces brides are requesting for their wedding wardrobe and where to find them.
Recent DIY bride Markee Williamson DIYed at least 90% of her wedding. She explains to us why and what she’d do differently if she could.
Everything you need to know to begin building your wedding registry, despite your living situation as you plan to get married.
We’ve heard of destination weddings and we’ve heard of Nigerian weddings but what about a Nigerian-Jamaican wedding in Cancun? Danielle’s wedding last year was one that would inspire us all. She tells us how planning was, if she stayed in budget, what she would do differently knowing what she knows now, and a lot more….
We once asked why do all Black weddings look the same and when we said “the same”, we really meant this glam aesthetic. But we wanted to talk about it because it IS the wedding aesthetic that is commonly associated with Black weddings. We wanted to hear from two wedding planners, Christie “Niq” Williams of…
After you’ve booked your venue, planner, and photographer, what are you to do? It can be months before you have to lock in another vendor so let’s help you out and tell you what to do next. We brought back Courtney Jackson, the wedding planner behind The Charming Details (and Ashleigh’s planner), to tell us…
Gina Brown’s love story lets us all know that love, Black love, and marriage is possible for anyone over the age of 50.
Two Black wedding content creators explain what they actually do, what kinds of brides want wedding content creators, and a lot more.