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Meet our wedding podcast! We love stories at Polka Dot Wedding. The thrill of telling them is what gets us out of bed every single morning. That’s why, after 15 years of sharing them in written form, we want to go a little deeper. Enter The Feel Good Wedding Podcast, which features the stories of Australian wedding couples from all walks of life. You’ll also from vendors- their advice and tips, and for those in the wedding industry, there's even something for you! trials and tribulations of ...
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#32: Vetting Wedding Vendors with Your Values in Mind – How to Hire Ethical, Affirming Wedding Pros With Dee Wild of Custom Celebrations By Dee
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In this inspiring episode, we welcome the delightful Dee Wild of Custom Celebrations By Dee - a marriage celebrant radiating joy, warmth and inclusivity from every pore. Based in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Dee has been officiating weddings for about five years now after realising she needed a career that allowed her to truly be herself. Fuelled …
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#31: The Essential Marquee Wedding Guide With Julia Vardy of Mewburn Park
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Marquee weddings offer a charming blend of natural landscapes and customisable celebration spaces. Today, we're exploring what you need to know about planning a seamless marquee wedding day as we chat with Julia Vardy from the picturesque Mewburn Park. Nestled 2.5 hours from Melbourne, Mewburn Park marries historical buildings with beautiful countr…
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A wedding day where everything falls magically into place - that's the power of a great wedding planner. In this month's episode of The Feel Good Wedding podcast, Sarah Johnston from Girl Friday Weddings pulls back the curtain on hiring a pro for your big day. With over 15 years of experience, Girl Friday Weddings opened its doors in 2009. This awa…
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#29: What You Need To Know About Posing & Wedding Photography With Dani of Dani Bartlett Photography
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Often, there’s a dilemma when it comes to wedding photos. We all want to have beautiful pictures that contain even just a speck of the emotion of the day—but so many of us feel awkward in front of the camera. Fortunately, this isn’t an impossible problem. This month's guest, Dani Bartlett exemplifies our point that no one is truly “unphotogenic.” A…
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#28: Beyond Petals: Making The Most Of Your Wedding Florals & Styling With Steph Jordan of Nunu Designs
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A wedding’s style isn’t just about aesthetics. Floral and event designer Steph Jordan makes sure that every design detail and flower arrangement reflects the couple accurately. Steph is the Owner and Director of Nunu Designs, award-winning wedding florists passionate about making your event even better than how you imagined. In this chat we discuss…
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#27: Behind The Scenes: The Mental Bandwidth Of Wedding Planning
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People marvel at weddings, but it’s the preparation and hard work that makes it happen in the first place! For this week’s episode, the Polka Dot Wedding team chats about the mental load of wedding planning. The pressure to plan typically falls on the bride, but Ms Polka (Dot), Ms Rose (Mary), and Ms Peacock (Julia) give tips on how to share the wo…
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Music enhances whatever emotion we feel in the moment. That’s why it’s so important to curate your wedding playlist. To help us get started, musician Lucas Evans reveals his favourite songs to play at weddings that really sets the mood. Lucas is the drummer and band leader of Orlando Combo, one of Melbourne’s finest jazz bands. The band regularly p…
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#25: How To Personalise Your Wedding Ceremony With Josh Withers Of Josh Withers Wedding Celebrant
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“The way you get married is how you’re going to be married.” Those wise words came from Josh Withers, wedding celebrant extraordinaire and our guest on Episode #25 of The Feel Good Wedding Podcast. The ceremony kicks off married life, and according to Josh, you want it to be as intentional as possible. Apart from being a wedding celebrant, Josh is …
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Dressing your wedding party can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be if you talk about the important stuff early on. Here with us today is Tessa Hartnett of Bridesmaids Only,, giving us tips on how to coordinate outfits without the stress! Tessa is the owner of Bridesmaids Only, your one-stop shop for wedding party attire. With over 10,000 designs,…
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Weddings are usually multi-venue affairs, but there are definitely perks to having the ceremony and reception all in one place. With a venue like Zonzo Estate, which houses a farm, restaurant, and winery, you’ll want for nothing more. Rod Micallef, the director of Zonzo Estate, is here to talk about their humble beginnings as a restaurant and how t…
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Stories are at the heart of what we do at Polka Dot Wedding. And we’ve got room for all kinds of them! As a blog and an online membership for vendors in our directory, we want everyone to feel represented and included in the weddings we feature. Today in a very special episode, two of the Polka Dot Wedding team sit down to chat about why we’re so p…
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What’s better than one wedding? TWO weddings, of course! Polka Dot You Bride Racquela Hill talks about her own nupitals and how she made the best of them despite all the things that didn’t go as planned! In this chat we discuss: How Racquela and Michael met Racquela & Michael’s intimate first wedding Their second wedding at Kantara House Choosing w…
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#20: Invitation Inspiration: Making Sense Of Wedding Stationery With Natalie Reidy of A Tactile Perception
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You know what they say, "First impressions last." This is why wedding stationery should never be overlooked. Invitations provide a glimpse of what your special day will be like. On a practical level, they also contain important information for your guests. To help us make sense of wedding stationery, Natalie Reidy of A Tactile Perception shares her…
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#19: Eco-Friendly Wedding Flowers: Your How To Guide With Kris McKee Of Kris McKee Floral Design
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Like most industries, there is a growing trend from florists, wedding planners, and couples looking to make their weddings more sustainable. The big question is, where do you start? According to Kris McKee of Kris McKee Floral Design, to go down the sustainable route, you need to make ethical choices in the flowers and construction techniques you u…
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Aside from the favours, the only things you can really take home from a wedding are the memories and photos. Choosing the right photographer is crucial so that your special day is remembered the way you want it to. As an expert himself, Leo Farrell of Leo Farrell Photography knows that a photographer’s skills, style, and personality can make or bre…
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“Why are you having a wedding?” might be an unusual question to ask engaged couples, but Kat Wray believes this is the starting point for intentional wedding planning. Kat is an elopement and small wedding photographer at Red Eclectic. She is also the editor of Less Stuff - More Meaning, an eco-ethical wedding blog. Kat is passionate about mindful …
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Running a wedding business is a handful, but Zee Scott runs three AND makes it look like a cakewalk! Zee’s love for sweets and performing led her to become a baker, MC, and marriage celebrant. Admittedly, she doesn’t get to sleep much¾not because of work, but because she can’t contain her excitement for life! In this chat we discuss: What it’s like…
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Engagement season is upon us! In honour of that, we’ve put together this engagement ring guide with Melbourne jeweller Jasmine Fraser . She’s been in the biz for 16 years, carefully handcrafting custom jewellery for special occasions. Her grandfather owned a jewellery store, so Jasmine’s love for gems and trinkets started at an early age. In fact, …
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#14 Nailing Your Wedding Entertainment With Serge Olivieri Of DJ:Plus! Entertainment
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The dancefloor is not the only place where the music matters. Award-winning DJ and MC, Serge Olivieri of DJ:Plus! Entertainment, would definitely agree. Although Serge found himself servicing weddings by accident, he has grown so fond of them that couples make up the bulk of his clientele. He’s been doing this for over 40 years now, and seeing such…
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#13 A Colourful & Handmade Wedding With Amy Franks
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When it comes to DIY weddings, we aim for a celebration where we get to decorate the space based on who we are. Years on from her big day and with plenty of golden advice to share, Amy Frank joins today’s episode to dive into her DIY wedding and how she and Malen transformed an old warehouse into a beautifully colourful and handmade day that was de…
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Catering is one of those subtle things that can make or break your wedding. It’s a given that the food and drinks should be amazing; but when it’s not, it can leave a negative impression. This is why we have Lauren Davie with us today, to help us steer clear of catering disasters. Lauren is the sales and marketing manager at The Farm Café, the excl…
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Weddings are a celebration of love. It only seems fair that couples get to decide how it’s done! For Molly and Malcolm, they had a “no compromises” kind of mindset when it came to wedding planning. From the ceremony, venue, music, down to the attire, Molly and Malcolm’s wedding was 100% their own. In this chat, they shared all the intimate details …
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There's a misconception that country weddings are more difficult to plan due to the lack of vendors and venues. in celebration of The Country Issue, country wedding photographer Kirsten Cunningham is here with us today to dispel this myth! Kirsten (she/her) is a full-time wedding photographer based in Orange, New South Wales. She's had five years o…
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#9 Talking Business: Creating Healthy Relationships With Your Clients, Yourself & Your Work With Wedding Photographer Joel Mailo
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The pandemic has not been kind to the wedding industry. Businesses were hit hard. Dorothy (she/her) sat down with Joel Mailo (he/him) of Sydney photography studio Ava Me Photography, to talk about his career as a wedding photographer, his reflections during the pandemic, and his secret to building good rapport with clients. Joel is a seasoned weddi…
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We all know how planning a wedding can be such a stressful affair. But when the bride is in a wheelchair, that's a whole different level of stress - from choosing and fitting the gown, to finding a wheelchair-accessible wedding venue with adapted restrooms, to needing an expansive dance floor for the wheelchair dance. Throw in the pandemic, and the…
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#7 How To Reflect Your Own Personal Style In Your Wedding Attire With Robin McGowan of InStitchu
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Wedding gowns tend to be the centrepiece outfit but at Polka Dot Wedding, we think suits also deserve the spotlight! Suits shouldn’t be an afterthought, and they never are at InStitchu. Today, Mary (she/her) is joined by Robin McGowan (he/him) who is one of the co-founders of InStitchu. Robin started InStitchu with James Wakefield in 2012. At that …
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#6 Talking Business: Building Back Emotionally, Mentally & Leaderfully After COVID With Ami Summers of Craft Coaching & Development
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We’re back talking business! Today’s episode features a discussion with Ami Summers (she/her) and Dorothy (she/her) about an important topic that’s not talked about enough with wedding vendors: burnout. Ami is the director and lead coach at Craft Coaching & Development. Her practice is focused on helping individuals adopt a purpose-led business mod…
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In our next ‘Inspired Weddings’ episode of The Feel Good Wedding Podcast, Dorothy (she/her) is joined by Ava Chand (she/her), to share the behind the scenes of planning her and Ash’s four day Hindu wedding extravaganza. Ava is a lawyer who works in financial services and probably the epitome of a corporate millennial, she shares that ‘millennial wo…
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You know we love all the fun, shiny parts of wedding planning but we also admire what it takes to bring a wedding together and often that is the not-so-fun & shiny parts. In this case, the power and importance of an accurate wedding run sheet! As part of this podcast we want to bring you helpful conversations from our vendors that will help demysti…
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TALKING BUSINESS As well as sharing wonderful weddings we also want to drop in a few chats about the business of weddings, so for our third episode Dorothy (she/her) is joined by Celebrant Robyn Pattison to talk business Robyn is a Celebrant, MC, Wedding Pixie and all-round sparkle-spreader. She’s been in the industry for about 13 years (eek) and s…
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For our second episode of The Feel Good Wedding Podcast by Polka Dot Wedding, Dorothy has handed over the hosting reigns to Mary aka Ms Rose (she/her) for a fun conversation chatting about the art & science of scents with marine scientist and science communicator, Peta Morton aka Peta Marine on Tiktok (she/her). Peta also has a huge passion for per…
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In our very first episode of The Feel Good Wedding Podcast by Polka Dot Wedding, Dorothy (she/her) is joined by Will Burton (he/him), to share the story of his & John’s unique Sydney wedding. Will is 27, originally from the UK. He’s been in Australia for three years and works in marketing. Will and John fell in love with Australia while travelling …
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