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EPISODE 1 NAVIGATING THE CURRENT WEDDING CLIMATE
THE WEDDING DIGEST, BY WEDBOOKER
NAVIGATING THE CURRENT WEDDING
CLIMATE
SO.. you’re engaged! Congratulations! This is truly the most magical time!
The Wedding Digest is here to help prepare you for your big day.
In our very first episode of The Wedding Digest podcast we couldn’t ignore
the fact that COVID19 had pushed the pause button on weddings and
threw a spanner in the works for many engaged couples.
wedBooker Head Wedding Planner Ally Molineaux was inundated with
questions from couples she works with, so why not share her knowledge
and expertise with all brides and grooms!
We know it’s been a difficult time for couples who’ve made the
heartbreaking decision to postpone their wedding, and newly engaged
couples who had been looking forward to a big year of wedding planning
and may now be clouded by uncertainty.
We want to remind you, when your big day arrives (and it will!), it is going
to be as dreamy as ever, we promise!
Wedding suppliers and venues are working with couples to postpone their
Wedding Day, as well as locking in dates for the newly engaged, 2021 is
shaping up to be a blockbuster year for weddings!
We hope you enjoy this episode.
Much love, The wedBooker team xo
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SO, YOU’VE HAD TO POSTPONE YOUR
WEDDING. WHAT NOW?
You and your fiancé have made the decision to
postpone your vows, the best news is, the
decision has been made, and the weight is off
your shoulders.
A new date is locked in and you and your guests
now have more time to look forward to it! ASK ALLY
A great idea is to celebrate your ‘would-be- “Should I book
wedding’ day with your loved one. Mark this day transport to and
by popping a nice bottle of champagne, sharing from the reception
it with your bride tribe or family (if restrictions
for our guests?”
permit) or just celebrate the two of you!
UNSURE WHETHER TO POSTPONE YOUR The short answer, yes. It’s a
big ask for your guests to
BIG DAY? drive or organise their own
way between the ceremony
While restrictions are easing around the country and reception, especially if
we still don’t know exactly when life will go back you have a large wedding. A
bus is the easiest and most
to ‘normal’. affordable option, you can
book a bus from around $80
The good news is, suppliers are very flexible for 50-60 people or up to
$150 for top end buses. By
right now. organising transport your
guests move swiftly between
If your wedding is in August or beyond, sit tight, the two locations, arriving on
see what happens over the next couple of time to your reception, we
love keeping to a schedule!
months as restrictions are eased. Plus, a bus works out cheaper
than asking guests to book
Continue to keep the lines of communication Ubers or taxi’s themselves
open with your suppliers and let them know you which may arrive late and at
different times.
want to hold onto your original date if possible, If you really can’t budget for
most will be willing to work with you, they’ll give transport, nominate a few
a new deadline and even push your deposit good friends and family
members to be bus captains
back. and ask them to organise mini
buses for small groups, it will
The biggest consideration is your venue as they work out cheaper for your
may have longer cancellation periods, again, the guests around $5-$10 per
person and ensure a smooth
best advice is to communicate with them. Most and seamless transition
venues will even let you put a second date on between the two locations.
hold in case you do need to postpone.
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IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME TO START YOUR
WEDDING PLANNING?
With engaged couples spending more time at home
together than ever before, now is the perfect
opportunity to begin planning and booking your
ASK ALLY dream day.
You can plan your wedding from the comfort of your
“Pampas grass is a couch, build your budget, research what your dream
wedding looks like and request quotes from
wedding trend on suppliers and venues
Pinterest! However,
the obnoxious weed Take advantage of platforms like wedBooker, an
is illegal in some online wedding planning and booking platform
enabling couples to budget, design and book their
states, what is the dream day, all via one handy hub. wedBooker
next best thing?” provides couples direct access to over 400
professional and amazing suppliers and venues all
Pampas grass is the over Australia making is easy to request and compare
wedding trend you’re quotes.
seeing all over influencer
weddings, it’s the tall fluffy Venues and suppliers also have more time on their
white grass, think boho or hands to answer any questions you might have. Some
Byron Bay weddings. suppliers are even offering discounts if you book
However, many florists now, so start those conversations and see if you can
won’t source it for you as take advantage of the deals.
the noxious weed is illegal If you’re not ready to book and pay now, then at least
in some states, including
narrow down your chosen suppliers and have those
NSW! Ally loved the look of
Pampas for her own quotes ready to go for when you are.
wedding, and found the
perfect alternative, If you find your dream venue ask them to hold a
Phragmites Grass! It’s wedding date for you, they will hold it without taking
slightly darker than Pampas a deposit until someone else enquires about that
but if you ask your florist same date, but they will always come to you and let
for the lightest colour you you know if there has been interest in your date.
won’t be able to tell the
difference! Unsure where to start? Ally is available for couples
who would like some professional and affordable
support. Ally has over a decade of industry
experience curating weddings for couples from
intimate bespoke gatherings to extravagant events
for over 400 guests.
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FOR ALLY?
Submit your wedding question via Instagram Direct Message
and Ally will answer it in next week’s episode.
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