#10: Lucy White of Wiskow & White on Planning Luxury Italian Weddings, Trusting Her Intuition, Living With Colitis & Cardiomyopathy and Setting Boundaries Without Apology

The Love My Dress Podcast: Weddings, Business & Life

LOVEMYDRESS.NET // Lucy White is co-founder of Wiskow & White, an Italian wedding planning company based in the UK and Italy. Wiskow & White have also recently co-founded La Lista, a membership community catering to couples planning Italian weddings.
Lucy is a passionate creative entrepreneur, obsessed with beautiful design and impeccable customer service. Lucy and her team have worked hard to transform and redefine the landscape of Italian wedding planning, with a philosophy that seeks to truly understand couples and foster authentic relationships. Lucy's dedication, expertise, and love for Italy has led to the creation of hundreds of uniquely beautiful weddings that showcase their passion for people and creativity, respect for their breathtaking natural surroundings, and that are regularly documented by some of the world’s best wedding photographers.
Lucy is a wife to Ben and mum to her little boy Ziggy. She authors a deeply personal blog, through which she candidly discusses her experiences living with Colitis and Cardiomyopathy.
Lucy is also a vocal advocate for the significance of busy entrepreneurs prioritising their mental well-being by setting firm boundaries, embracing rest and learning when to step back - all without apology or explanation. She champions regular self-care practices and passionately promotes the value of counselling, recognising it as a powerful tool in fostering resilience and sustaining mental wellness.
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Capíttulos

1. Podcast Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Guest Introduction (00:01:56)

3. How it all started & meeting her business partner, Danielle (00:04:03)

4. The early days of Wiskow & White (00:08:12)

5. Wiskow & White values (00:10:29)

6. La Lista (00:13:05)

7. Advice for couples planning an Italian wedding or who are considering marrying in Italy (00:17:10)

8. The efforts Wiskow & White are making to reduce their carbon footprint and address sustainability (00:20:06)

9. How Covid was transformational for Wiskow & White and for Lucy personally (00:24:36)

10. On authenticity and what makes Wiskow & White weddings authentic (00:29:35)

11. The Wiskow & White team (00:32:37)

12. On the reality of being an entrepreneur and the importance of rest and stepping back (00:35:25)

13. The benefits of receving professional counselling and coaching (00:39:45)

14. Being unapologetic (00:43:55)

15. What is success in Lucy's view? (00:46:00)

16. The Importance of Sleep (00:51:25)

17. Living as a family in the UK and Italy (00:55:15)

18. On creativity (00:58:20)

19. Living with Colitis & Cardiomyopathy (00:59:41)

20. How Lucy stays fit and healthy in body and mind & working with a business coach (01:06:00)

21. What does Lucy love most about what she does (01:14:18)

22. Lucy's advice for aspiring creative business owners (01:16:48)

23. Lucy's dream dinner party guests (01:18:10)

24. What 3 items would Lucy take with her to a dessert island (01:19:54)

25. Lucy's best advice to her younger self (01:21:12)