Ask the Planner with Desirée Adams: A Wedding and Event Planning Podcast
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Ask the Planner with Desirée Adams: A Wedding and Event Planning Podcast
With over 225K downloads and over 150 episodes, the Ask the Planner podcast gives sophisticated couples like you expert tips on how to style, plan, and execute a thoughtfully curated wedding. Every week, join your host Desirée Adams as she interviews leading wedding industry experts and discusses th...
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201 | Wedding Timeline Tips to Plan a Seamless Day (With Real Examples)
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If there’s one thing that can make or break your wedding day experience, it’s the timeline. It might not be th...
200 | Don’t Overlook These 5 Mistakes When Booking Your Wedding Venue
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When you’re newly engaged, it’s tempting to dive straight into venue tours and photo-worthy spaces. But your v...
199 | A Guide to Wedding PR and Building Visibility for Your Brand with Harmony Walton
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Today, we’re diving into a rarely discussed but incredibly powerful topic in the wedding industry: public rela...
198 | Designing Colorful Weddings Full of Personality and Bold Design with Jove Meyer
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Bringing bold, joyful color into your wedding design doesn’t have to feel chaotic. In this episode, I’m joined...
197 | Your Ultimate Wedding Flower Guide: How to Choose Your Wedding Flowers with Confidence
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Your wedding flowers are so much more than decoration. They set the tone, tell your story, and turn your recep...
196 | Wedding Planner Fees: What’s the Difference Between Percentage Pricing and Flat Fee Models?
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Hey there, loverves! Welcome to the finale of Season 5 — I can’t believe we’re already here. Whether you’ve be...
195 | What’s In, What’s Out: 2025 Wedding Trends From Both Sides of the Atlantic with Rachel Urban
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Today, we’re diving into the art and strategy behind planning and designing weddings that feel effortlessly be...
194 | 5 Overlooked Wedding Essentials Every Couple Forgets To Plan For
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Today we’re talking about a few wedding day essentials you might not find on a standard checklist — but trust...
193 | Lovely by Design: The New Rules of Wedding Dress Shopping with Erica Smith
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Today we’re diving deep into the wedding gown shopping experience. From timelines and fittings to budgets, emo...
192 | Marriage Licenses, Name Changes, and Wedding Paperwork: What You Need to Know
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Today we’re diving into one of those unglamorous but oh-so-necessary parts of wedding planning that no one rea...
191 | The State of Weddings in 2025 with Brittny Drye: Inclusivity, Trends, and Gen Z
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Inclusivity in weddings goes way beyond using the right language on your invitations. It’s about representatio...
190 | Wedding Planner vs. Venue Coordinator: What’s the Real Difference?
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Today we’re talking about something that comes up all the time when I’m working with couples—and honestly, it’...
189 | The Ultimate Guide to Wedding and Jewelry Insurance: Protect Your Big Day
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Wedding insurance isn’t about expecting the worst—it’s about making sure that if something unexpected happens,...
188 | What’s Trending: Engagement Ring & Wedding Band Styles for 2025
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Engagement rings and bands are something that never go out of style. Yet the styles themselves? They’re always...
187 | 9 Hidden Red Flags to Avoid When Choosing Your Wedding Venue
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Finding your wedding venue should feel exciting, not stressful—but let’s be honest, not every venue is as perf...
186 | Planning a Destination Wedding? Here's What You Need to Know
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There’s something magical about saying “I do” in a breathtaking destination—whether it’s a romantic villa on t...
185 | Cocktail-style Receptions: What You Need to Know Before Skipping the Sit-down Dinner
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Wedding receptions are evolving, and cocktail-style celebrations are having a major moment. They’re chic, mode...
184 | What is This Feeling? Steal These Genius Tips from Broadway's Biggest Hits
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Have you ever watched a Broadway show and wondered how everything comes together so flawlessly? The perfect li...
183 | Your Ultimate Guide to Choosing Your Wedding Flowers
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Picture this: You walk into your wedding reception, and everything is breathtaking—the tables, the candles, th...
182 | Stamp, Seal, Deliver: The Surprising Wedding Invitation Details Most Couples Overlook with Cotton & Bow
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When it comes to wedding planning, your invitations are more than just a piece of paper—they’re the first glim...
181 | Super Bowl Strategies for Wedding Planning Success: Building a Winning Team for the Big Day
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The Super Bowl may be over, but I’m still thinking about the strategy, teamwork, and high-stakes execution tha...
180 | The Art of Writing Meaningful Wedding Vows and Speeches - Do’s and Dont’s from a Professional Speechwriter with Brian Franklin
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Today's episode is all about one of the most personal—and sometimes nerve-wracking—parts of a wedding: the vow...
179 | Don’t Book the Wrong Wedding Venue! 5 Mistakes Couples Always Make
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Choosing the perfect wedding venue is one of the biggest decisions in the planning process, and yet, so many c...
178 | Should I Get a Prenup? Everything You Didn’t Know You Needed To Ask with Julia Rodgers of Hello Prenup
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When planning a wedding, most couples focus on the fun and exciting details—choosing the perfect venue, design...
177 | Why Rebranding Was the Best Decision for our Business (+ Tips for How to Prepare for a Rebrand)
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Hey loverves! If you’ve been following along for a while, you might’ve noticed something a little different ab...
176 | 25 Years of Celebrity Weddings: The Secrets to Stunning Wedding Photography with Gigi de Manio
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Today, we’re diving into the fascinating world of wedding photography—but not just any wedding photography. We...
175 | You've Booked Your Vendors, Now What? A Step-by-Step Checklist For What's Next
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Today, we're going to explore that "what's next" feeling you might be having after you've booked your "main" w...
174 | Ask Me Anything: Unfiltered Secrets of a Wedding Planner
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In this episode, I’m answering your questions in an Ask Me Anything session. I’ll share how I got started as a...
173 | Eco-Chic Weddings: How to Plan a Sustainably Catered Wedding with Sebastian Lysen
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Today, we're diving into a topic that's incredibly important, especially for anyone planning a wedding or even...
172 | Winter Weddings: What You Need to Know From Color Palettes to Cold Weather Hacks
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Today, we’re chatting about the magic of winter weddings. They might seem tricky to plan, but with the right a...
171 | Making Weddings Pop with Color and Personality in 2025 with Jove Meyer
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If you're someone who loves the idea of incorporating color into your event or design but aren't sure where to...
170 | Wedding Timeline Tips: How to Create A Schedule (with REAL Examples!)
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Today, we’re diving into one of the most important parts of planning a wedding—the wedding day timeline. I kno...
169 | Wedding PR Secrets Revealed: How to Make Your Wedding Stand Out with Harmony Walton
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In this episode of Ask the Planner, we’re diving deep into the world of wedding PR and influencer marketing wi...
168 | The Final Walkthrough: Behind the Scenes on Event Setup & Post-Event Details
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We’re pulling back the curtain on some of the often-overlooked parts of wedding day execution. I’ll be coverin...
167 | Are You Getting Your Wedding Signage WRONG? What You Need to Know About The Pretty Details You See On Instagram with Alane of Write Pretty For Me
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Welcome back to another episode of the Ask the Planner podcast, where we get into the essential details that m...
166 | Wedding Horror Stories: Real-Life Nightmares and How to Avoid Them
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Welcome back to another spine-chilling episode of the Ask the Planner podcast! In the spirit of Halloween, I’m...
165 | Mastering the Wedding Speech: Dos and Don'ts for a Memorable Toast
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Welcome back loverves, If you're tuning in, there's a good chance you're getting ready to step up to the mic a...
164 | The Biggest 2025 Wedding Trends (+ What We Hope Will Go Away)
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Fresh off an incredible wedding season, my head is buzzing with all the 2025 wedding trends popping up! Today,...
163 | Week of Wedding Checklist For Brides (+ Welcome Back to Season 5!)
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I cannot believe we’re here kicking off Season Five of the Ask the Planner Podcast. Seriously, where has the t...
162 | Breaking Down the Wedding Vendor Booking Process: Who to Hire When
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Today, we’re diving into one of the most critical aspects of wedding planning: timelines. In this episode, we’...