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Unbridely - Modern Wedding Planning

Whether you"re newly engaged, right in the thick of wedding planning or just a few days out from your big day, the Unbridely Podcast brings you the support and cheer squad you need to ditch the overwhelm, conquer your never-ending to-do list and enjoy yourself!Unbridely founder, and award-winning Australian marriage celebrant of 1000+ ceremonies, Camille Abbott, shares her experience, tips and shortcuts and invites her wedding vendor mates (photographers, florists, bridal hairstylists, musicians)

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184: Do You Actually Need the Big Group Photo?

Unbridely - Modern Wedding Planning ·

2026/05/18

The big group photo. Your wedding photographer might be quietly dreading it. Your guests have mentally clocked where the bar is. And the chances of everyone having their eyes open at the same time are roughly fifty-fifty at best. So is it actually worth it? By the end of this episode you will know: The recent history of the big group photo and how it changes how you think about itWhy so many photographers have complicated feelings about this shot and what it really costs you on the dayHow the...

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183: 10 Things Your Wedding Guests Hate, But Won't...

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2026/05/11

How can you be sure you’re planning a wedding that your family and friends will actually enjoy? In my job as a celebrant here in Australia this wedding season, I’ve been reminded of some of the basics of wedding planning and how, frequently, it doesn’t matter how big or modest your budget is. These concepts are about making a welcoming and comfortable space for your guests so they want to stay, and in fact, when the lights come on after last drinks have been called: 1) &nbs...

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182: Does a Weekday Wedding Cost Your Guests More...

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2026/05/04

Have you ever received a wedding invitation and felt a ping of disappointment when you saw it was on a Wednesday? The excitement for your friend was real, but so was the mental load that followed. In this episode, we talk about weekday weddings from both the guest and engaged couple’s side of the situation. While the cost savings of a weekday wedding can be significant (like 30-40% off the venue alone), they come with real trade-offs for your guests. Couples who are considering a ...

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181: Engaged Together, Planning Alone; How To Get...

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2026/04/27

You are not the only one deep in research rabbit holes at midnight while your partner sleeps soundly beside you. Wedding planning imbalance is one of the most common (and quietly exhausting) experiences during engagement, and almost nobody talks about it honestly without adding a punchline at the end. In this episode, we get into why one partner so often ends up carrying the bulk of the wedding planning load, what it actually costs you if it goes unaddressed, and the practical strategie...

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34:45

180: Cocktail vs Plated vs Buffet: Which Catering...

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2026/04/20

Most engaged couples pick a wedding catering format the same way they pick a venue: because it just felt right, or someone recommended it. But the format you choose shapes everything from the energy in the room, to how long they stay at your wedding and, maybe most importantly, how much you spend. Josh de Haas from Chopping Board Catering, one of South Australia's most in-demand wedding caterers, breaks down every major catering format/style in plain terms. Shared platters, plated sit-down, c...

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23:14

179: Should You Use AI to Plan Your Wedding? An...

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2026/04/13

Over half of couples planning a wedding right now are using AI, and most of them have no idea where it's quietly leading them astray. In this episode, Camille cuts through the hype for an honest, experience-backed take on AI in wedding planning. She breaks down exactly where AI earns its place in your planning toolkit, why it's structurally designed to tell you what you want to hear rather than what you need to know, and what 18 years of working in the industry has taught her that no AI can r...

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29:59

178: 8 Brilliant Wedding Tweaks From My Smart Couple...

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2026/04/06

What makes a wedding truly unforgettable? HINT: it's rarely the budget. It's the small, intentional decisions that show your guests (and yourselves) that you really care about their experience and comfort. In this episode, I break down 8 specific tweaks that my couple, Tess and Michael, did differently that completely transformed the vibe and energy of their wedding day. Every single idea is practical, doesn’t cost a fortune, is stealable, and available to you right now. Resourc...

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24:27

177: What Nobody Tells You About Your Wedding Bar...

Unbridely - Modern Wedding Planning ·

2026/03/30

More and more couples are choosing to offer a thoughtful non-alcoholic bar menu at their wedding; not as a restriction, but as a genuine upgrade in hospitality. Today Camille breaks down exactly how to design a mocktail menu that stands on its own: how to name it (with 10 options you can steal), how to tie it to your love story, make it visually beautiful, and brief your bar staff so it's actually offered with confidence. She also shares 3 of her favourite mocktail recipes and how to pr...

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26:36

176: 22 Wedding Budget Ideas That Don't Discount Your...

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2026/03/23

Money is almost always a touchy topic in weddings, but in the current economic climate there's definitely an added feeling of pressure and expectations. Making sure you have a wedding budget and are tracking expenses in a way that you are both happy with is crucial to a great wedding for sure, but even more so to the health and longevity of your marriage. So if you're planning the most epic party of your life, but feeling the budget blues, I got you. Because in this episode, I'm gonna give y...

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175: How Can 2 Grooms Ditch Destination Wedding Drama...

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2026/03/16

Have you wondered which traditions you should keep, ditch, or remix when you’re not a hetero-normative pair tying the knot? Jesse from New York reached DMd me on Instagram, asking for some tips on his same-sex destination wedding in Provincetown, Massachusetts. While this episode is tailored to Jesse’s questions, which include dilemmas around mixed gender bridal party titles, suggestions for outfits and styling, pitching the trip to his future in-law’s family (who are questioning the need, an...

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21:58

174: 5 Expert Tips For Including Your Dog in Your...

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2026/03/09

Do you want to include your dog (or dogs) at your wedding, but maybe bypass the chaos, the chewed bouquets or your dad picking up giant poos in his very best suit? Today we’re talking about how to include your fur-baby in your day in a way that’s truly calm, safe and, honestly, ridiculously cute. With an added secret advantage of actually making your guests relax and laugh more too. You’ll hear how Emily, a vet nurse and founder of I Do Paws, turned her very own “menace at the ceremony” into ...

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173: Cost of Living Crisis: 4 Levers To Cut Your...

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2026/03/02

Engaged couples everywhere, like literally all over the world, are grappling with the harsh reality of wedding planning amid the ongoing cost of living crisis, and it's causing some people to make the decision to elope or cut back and in some cases even postpone their wedding until a time when they feel, I don't know, more confident about their financial situation. According to the results of the 2026 EasyWedding Industry Report the average cost now for a venue, a wedding venue is $17,500AUD....

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172: How to Give an Amazing Wedding Speech (even if...

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2026/02/23

Did you realise that the success, or dismal failure, of your wedding speeches can throw your reception timeline, energy and atmosphere into total chaos? Poorly planned, badly timed, rambling, or offensive speeches can affect everyone from your caterers, to your friends, your videographer to your DJ. We’re throwing it back to one of your all‑time favourite and value-packed episodes of the Unbridely Podcast: Episode #34 with multi‑Emmy award‑winning comedy writer and founder of Authentically Fu...

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171: These Wedding Mistakes Are Breaking My Heart...

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2026/02/16

These 5 wedding mistakes are breaking my heart this wedding season. And on the planning and lead-up side to your wedding, you might dismiss them. They may not seem as important as other things, or that they’ll have much of an impact on your day. But on the other side of your wedding, I see people genuinely upset, disappointed and sometimes angry too that they didn’t give themselves the best chance of success. And perhaps the worst part is that these 5 heartbreaks come from real couples who ha...

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170: 5 Genius Ways for Grooms to Step Up Their...

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2026/02/09

Joe Karso from Do Better Weddings is on a mission to help men seriously lift their groom game. He shares some eye‑opening mindset shifts and super practical ideas that make it easier for grooms to stop being passengers and actually show up as real partners in the planning, on the day and beyond. We talk about what it looks like when a groom is genuinely present and supportive, how tiny, thoughtful actions can completely shift how supported a bride feels, and why “I don’t care, do whatever you...

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169: What a Love Party Really Is (And How to Plan One...

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2026/02/02

Can you guess what a space disco in a Texas ghost town, and a punk rock concert with a merchandise table, have in common with a traditional wedding? In today’s episode, I’m chatting with New York–based founder, author and self-confessed “anti-wedding planner” Amy Shack Egan, the woman behind Modern Rebel, the Love Party movement, and the day-of coordination marketplace, Cheersy. We dive into what a Love Party actually is, how to design a wedding that feels like “you” without forgetting ...

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168: How Expectations of Mother of the Bride/Groom...

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2026/01/26

This is a topic I've actually had on my list to talk about for about four months now. Recently, the story about Brooklyn Beckham and his mum, Victoria Beckham, hit the headlines, and the internet just went wild. Brooklyn said in an interview that he and his wife, Nicola, felt uncomfortable and embarrassed by some of his mum's behaviour at their wedding three years ago. And then, chaos. It wasn't just a gossip moment. It tapped into something deeply familiar. Because these sorts of tensions ha...

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167: Band vs DJ Debate Over? Discover the Hybrid That...

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2026/01/19

Have you had the band vs DJ chat with your fiancé? You know, the one where one of you imagines a soulful jazz quartet playing your old-school first dance song, while the other wants a DJ who can read the room, and keep the dance floor absolutely packed all night? What if the whole “band vs DJ” debate has been the wrong question all along, and the real secret to unforgettable wedding entertainment is choosing both? In this episode, you’ll hear from New York–based founder of DLE Event Group, Da...

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166: 7 Tested and Practical Ways To Make Your Wedding...

Unbridely - Modern Wedding Planning ·

2026/01/12

Do you want a wedding ceremony that’s a total vibe? Of course you do. But…what the hell does that actually mean? What most modern couples are really aiming for is an energetic, fun, relevant ceremony that isn’t too long, but still has meaning and feels. So what really makes guests remember your ceremony? What leaves them happy, valued, and, dare I say, impressed? The biggest impact that you can make is with your intentions. Because it's the thoughtful touches that say "we see you," and keepin...

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165: Are Wedding Photography Agencies Just One Big...

Unbridely - Modern Wedding Planning ·

2025/12/08

If you and your fiancé have been bombarded with targeted ads on socials from faceless wedding photography and/or videography agencies promising huge limited-time discounts and “handpicked creatives,” or if you’ve heard stories about engaged couples not receiving their photos from agencies or being unable to contact anyone in person, I think you’ll find this episode very interesting. Today I’m chatting with Adelaide-based sweary firestarter, Josh Huggett, who helps to unpack what’s really goin...

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