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Are you planning a wedding, or simply wedding obsessed? You are my people! I’m Alison, a magazine editor, writer and wedding expert sharing my years of big day expertise with you via fun and fabulous guest chats with acclaimed wedding industry experts—planners, floral artists, photographers, designers—some stylish celebrity friends, as well as some real-life just marrieds. Tune in every Thursday to hear from epic guests like India Hicks, Trinny Woodall, acclaimed fashion designers Kate Halfpenny,

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39:20

💎 Why Custom Engagement Rings Are The Most Precious...

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2025/09/11

The custom engagement ring is having a mega-moment thanks to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. So too are romantic old mine cuts and elongated shapes, and on this show we get into all of these Taylor-centric trends with Cathy Shen, a Vancouver-based jewelry designer and owner of Ma Folie. Creating bespoke engagement rings is the foundation of Cathy’s Vancouver-based business and she is passionate about pieces stacked with meaning, and personalization. “If you want something very intentional you go to

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42:12

📱Why Everyone Needs a Wedding Content Creator with...

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2025/08/21

Wedding content creators have become a star wedding vendor which are essential for every modern wedding. On this show I chat with Jana Janevska, founder of Calgary-based Wedding Day Bestie, about the evolving role of the wedding content creator and how she has seen her business explode since she booked her first wedding back in 2023. Jana recently made headlines as the wedding content creator for the wedding of TikTok mega star Madeleine White who had her dream day in Santorini this past July, a

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34:50

👰‍ Why Vintage Vibes Are Ruling Modern Bridal Style...

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2025/07/11

On this week’s show, we have a returning guest who was actually the very first person Alison welcomed on Aisle Seat. Angel Spendlove is the co-owner and creative director of Canadian bridal brand & For Love, a label loved for it’s cool bride vibes and one of the first in the wedding space to offer paired back, modern styles with easy and effortless silhouettes and innovative fabrics like linen and micro sequins. & For Love’s latest collection “The Lovers” Angle leaned into her formative years as a

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38:56

🌴 Why A Tropical Destination Wedding Is The Ultimate...

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2025/06/26

If you are considering a wedding on location in a tropical paradise, this show is for you. Our guest this week is a destination wedding expert Karolina Fernandes owner of Diamonds Destination Weddings who is a specialist in planning dreamy celebrations in the Caribbean and Mexico. As we chatted about a few episodes back with Sydney Stanback from Pinterest, the tropical destination wedding is one of the biggest wedding trends of 2025. People are looking to check out and relax for their party in a

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42:25

💍 The Best Engagement Ring Trends of 2025 With...

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2025/06/05

This week Alison has a sparkling chat with Mercedes Smith owner and designer at Alexis Gallery, a custom jewelry design studio in Toronto who create the most gorgeous pieces. We love to talk about diamonds, bling trends and engagement rings here and Mercedes and Alison became fast friends on this show because they speak the same love language when it comes to fine jewelry. Mercedes gets into what she’s loving when it comes to engagement rings, how the average carat size for a centre diamond is on

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41:24

📍Unpacking The 2025 Pinterest Wedding Report with...

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2025/05/08

This week’s episode is such a great one with returning guest Sydney Stanback, global trends and insights lead for Pinterest, and we chat all about Pinterest’s just released 2025 Wedding Report. With over 3.8 billion wedding related searches and more than 13.4 billion wedding ideas saved globally in one year on Pinterest, the trend authority most certainly is in the know about what couples want for their dream party. This year’s report puts the focus firmly on Gen Z and how they are shifting the

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37:03

💄 All About Modern Wedding Makeup With 19/99 Beauty...

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2025/04/17

In 2025, weddings are all about keeping the moments authentic, the fun factor high, and the fashion ultra-chic. On this show, Alison chat’s with recent bride Camille Katona who is the co-founder of the amazing Canadian indie beauty brand 19/99. Camille married her husband Tim last summer and their party was quite simply the coolest. The bride wore Wiederhoeft. They got married at her parent's Toronto home, then drove themselves to their reception which they held in a cool studio space which was

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29:13

🇨🇦 Inside Weddings At The JW Marriott Parq Vancouver...

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2024/11/28

This week on the show, we’re talking weddings at one of Canada’s top luxury hotels in one of my favourite cities. The JW Marriott Parq Vancouver is located between the city’s vibrant Yaletown and Gastown neighbourhoods, the service and luxury vibes at this property are everything. Joining host Alison for this episode are two of the all-stars who bring weddings to life at the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver: Makayla Blaisdell, the director of event operations and food services, and Chef Kunal Dighe, dual

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50:11

🪄The Wedding Style Fairy Godmother with The Rescue...

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2024/10/31

This week we catch up with stylist Risa Kostis and we have a brilliant chat about modern wedding style, the wild popularity of vintage fashion for brides today, and the story behind her company The Rescue Kit Company and emergency supply fashion kit which is something every bride definitely needs to have for the big day. Risa has always been clothing obsessed and started her style career as a hair and makeup artist. This was her first introduction to the wedding space, and she quickly realized this

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49:04

👰‍ The Bridal Style Experts With Silk & Maple Owners...

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2024/10/10

This week on Aisle Seat, we chat with two amazing women who are bridal industry style insiders based in the UK. Tegan Patmore and Roberta Lambert are the owners of Silk & Maple bridal boutique in Sudbury, Suffolk, England and have a dream business partnership having come together from two different areas of the wedding industry. Tegan began her career as a wedding florist, while Robert has a background in wedding planning. The friends opened their boutique in 2021 and their award-winning store

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36:40

👗The Artful Bridalwear Designer With Nadia Manjarrez...

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2024/08/01

Nadia Manjarrez is an incredible bridal wear designer who made a huge impact on wedding style since releasing her first collection just a few years ago. Nadia trained for her career in fashion in her native Mexico before moving to New York in 2011 for a design internship and went on to work luxury eveningwear brands including Badgley Mischka and Marchesa. Nadia moved back to Mexico in 2020 and unofficially started her business in her parent’s home when several of her friends commissioned her to

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36:55

💍 All About Antique Diamonds & Engagement Ring Trends...

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2024/07/18

Anne Sportun is iconic Toronto-based fine jewelry brand started in 1987 by artist and designer Anne. Renowned for pieces that are statement, modern, and organic in feeling inspired by natural and organic forms, engagement rings have always been a particular passion of the brand and never more so than now with Anne’s daughter Haley Woodbury who’s a co-owner of the business focusing her custom jewelry expertise on all things wedding bling. On this show, host Alison and Haley chat about what’s trending

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49:52

💖 Cheerlebrity, Influencer and Wedding Content...

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2024/07/11

This week on the show Alison chats with real bride Becca Webster—a five-time World Cheerleading Champion and star of the Netflix show Cheer Squad—who just married her longtime love, Dee Guertin. The brides’ big day had the most stunning details—a dreamy wedding venue, a romantic-modern aesthetic, and incredible fashion for the brides and their squads. Becca has a huge social following and has been documenting every moment of her wedding planning since she and Dee were engaged in 2022; their party

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41:24

✨ The Cultural Wedding Visionary With Luxury Event...

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2024/07/04

This week we have an inspiring chat with luxury wedding planner Raj Grewal founder and principal of LUX Affairs in Vancouver. Raj has an amazing energy and her passion for the wedding industry; she’s an innovator and a visionary who makes major magic happen for couples to ensure their celebration is unforgettable. Raj’s background is actually in finance, and she started planning weddings as a side hustle; she made events her full-time passion when she founded her company 10 years ago. With a

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44:48

💎 Everything You Needs To Know About Lab Diamonds...

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2024/06/13

You no doubt know about lab diamonds. You probably know a little on the subject, but on this week’s episode—just in time for summer engagement season—you’ll learn a lot about them thanks to our guest Virginie Roy, owner of Montreal-based Proud Diamond. Virginie credits her lifelong love and passion for jewelry to her grandpa who who worked in the diaamond and gold industry. Lab diamonds are something Virginie is incredibly passionate about and are the heart of her business. On this show, Virginie

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39:28

🎩 Men Are Having a Major Wedding Style Moment With...

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2024/05/02

Our chat for this episode is dedicated to groom style and what’s trending for men this wedding season. My guest is Canadian designer, stylist and fashion creative Cynthia Florek who’s an expert in all things style, but particularly men’s style. Cynthia is currently the creative director at Tip Top where she collaborates on seasonal creative direction for the men’s fashion line. On this show, Cynthia shares how grooms are taking their fashion game up in 2024, what’s new in suiting and accessories for

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42:39

💖 Inside The Bespoke Wedding World of Bridal Designer...

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2024/03/28

Philadelphia-based designer Madison Chamberlain brings a joyful energy, and a fun and whimsical aesthetic to her wedding styles. Madison is passionate about inclusivity and diversity in the wedding space and her brand represents the freedom of being who you want to be; she designs looks for individuals who want dress for themselves on the big day. On this show, Alison and Madison chat about her creative inspiration, her latest collection, and how she has made wedding accessories a speciality of her

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44:54

💥 Breaking Bridal Style Boundaries With Daughters of...

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2024/02/29

Daughters of Simone is a California-based bridal wear line that launched over a decade ago and has been a disruptor in the wedding style space since day one and on this show, host Alison chat with co-founder and designer Brittany Castaños. Of the beginnings of her brand, Brit says: “I wanted Daughters of Simone to represent someone who had been overlooked by the industry at large.” Brit shares the story of the Daughters of Simone on this episode. The inspiration behind its cool, It Bride bohemian

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32:56

Making Wedding Style Magic With Halfpenny London...

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2021/10/14

On this show, host Alison McGill welcomes the incredible bridal wear designer Kate Halfpenny founder and designer the British luxury bridalwear brand Halfpenny London. After fashion design school, Kate started her career as a celebrity stylist dressing everyone from Rihanna to Cate Blanchette and Emilia Fox. She launched Halfpenny London in 2005 and her designs are renowned for their incredible fabrics, detailing, and silhouettes. Listen to this episode to hear Kate reveal what makes her creatively

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28:22

In Praise of The Great Wedding Menu With Bianca Osborne

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2021/10/07

On this show, host Alison McGill chats with chef, television personality, and On My Plate podcast host Bianca Osborne. Bianca is passionate about food and smart eating—living your best life starts with what you eat and she believes your food choices should always be interesting and inspired, especially when it comes to life’s big events like a wedding day. Listen to this episode to hear Bianca’s thoughts on what makes for a creative and delicious wedding menu, why she picks burgers and fries over

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