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Bride to Have Been

In today’s world, trying to get married has become... a hot mess. So, to all the COVID brides to have been, grooms and wedding professionals: you’re not alone. Welcome to Bride To Have Been, a StudioPod original podcast hosted by Emily Lewis, with the purpose of building a community by sharing the reality of this new normal in the wedding industry. Let’s keep inspiring each other and celebrate the thing we treasure the most: love.

In the world that we’re living in, plans need to be fluid! In this episode, Emily sits down with Joanna Reardon, who got engaged to her fiancée in the middle of a pandemic, to chat about her love story, her wedding plans, and the biggest challenges she has faced as a future 2021 bride (fingers crossed!). Brides and grooms all over the world have been forced to see the silver lining in everything, even when surrounded by uncertainty. It is important to highlight that when it comes to weddings, there are no rules anymore, so let’s go with the flow and have fun!

Jump straight into:

(01:03) - San Francisco, the city of love: How Joanna met her fiancée, Sam - “As all great relationships start, we met in a dingy bar.”

(03:56) - On the expected (yet delayed) proposal - “He told me that the ring was delayed, and that I had to be a little bit more patient.”

(09:09) - A big Canadian wedding: Joanna’s vision for her special day - “For us, having that excuse to bring everyone together was going to be pretty cool.”

(13:06) - How to plan a wedding in the middle of a pandemic - “There was a part of us that was like, ‘Are we crazy to even think about planning a wedding? Should we just not even bother and do this in 2021, 2022 or 2023, or God knows when?’”

(24:58) - Weddings and siblings: Pushing dates, giving space and rolling with the punches - “With them getting married in 2021 and then us wanting to get married in 2021, we had to be a little bit sensitive about the timing there.”

(29:45) - The biggest roadblocks brides and grooms will bump into - “The demand is so, so high, that I feel like the power is definitely in the hands of vendors.”

Thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram, don’t forget to use the #COVIDBrideTribe, and feel free to send us your COVID wedding stories.

Bride To Have Been is a podcast brought to you by GiftPod and produced at StudioPod. Edits were made at Nodalab and music was produced by GaryOAKland. Don’t forget to subscribe, rate and share with all of your fellow brides.