Podcasts about wedding industrial complex

Make art! And make trouble!!! We have some Easter eggs because we recorded the Halloween episode already lmao. And that's all we're gonna say on that! Oh, also. Wedding Industrial Complex we are coming for you. This week, Benny is riding for autumnal flavors and Mary Beth is riding for spray tans.Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Slightly better than averageAkimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 20 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher.You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the podcast at akimbo.link.To submit a question and to see the show notes, please visit akimbo.link and press the appropriate button. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's basically spring - which means wedding season is starting to rev up. And no one does weddings quite like Jennifer Lopez - both on-screen and off. Host Brittany Luse is joined by New York Magazine features writer Rachel Handler to break down J.Lo's wedding planning movies (the Jennifer Lopez Wedding Industrial Complex Canon), how they add to J.Lo's brand, and what they say about our investment in the real-life wedding industrial complex.

Chelsea speaks with writer Philip Ellis about wedding culture, social expectations, and how they're ruining our finances. Click here to check out Philip's new book, Love & Other Scams: https://bit.ly/3JdvLmF MORE FROM TFD Join our membership program, The Society at TFD to get exclusive bonus content + access to tons of other perks like our members-only book club: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPYNpQ2fHv9HJ-q6MIMaPw/join The Financial Diet site: http://www.thefinancialdiet.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefinancialdiet Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFDiet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefinancialdiet/?hl=en

Ah, the long-awaited deep dive is finally here! As someone who got married in a courthouse and in a big, traditional ceremony (to the same person, don't worry), I feel I'm now qualified to do a thorough compare-and-contrast analysis of the two—and share the granular details of how much our ceremony cost. I'm diving into the budget ($25,000), the actual spend (...a lot more than $25,000), who paid, the things that shocked me, and the stuff I thought was worthwhile. I also do a deep-dive into the Wedding Industrial Complex with our guest, Anna Braff, founder of the award-winning vendor service Provenance Rentals. Originally, I wasn't planning on doing any sort of deep dive about my nuptials—but ultimately decided it was incredibly off-brand not to talk about one of the largest expenses a young couple faces. — Follow Along - Watch Money with Katie here: https://www.youtube.com/MoneywithKatie - Read Money with Katie: https://moneywithkatie.com/ Follow Money with Katie! - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneywithkatie/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/moneywithkatie - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moneywithkatie   Subscribe to Morning Brew - Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/morningbrewyt Follow The Brew! - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorningBrew - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew

At last, Having A Night: Wedding Season comes to a close. Ari still isn't married, but at least she has a venue and a date, if not a dress and a jazz trio. This season, the girls dug into the crevices of the Wedding Industrial Complex and somehow emerged unscathed. They parsed first dances and after parties, dessert tables and tiered cakes, fairy lights and candles, placement and free-for-alls. In this final episode, Sophie lays to rest the weddings Ari could have had, and Ari offers the best advice of the season: the whole point is to enjoy the process. Otherwise, why bother? The girls have talked and talked and then talked some more, but we hope the only thing you've really taken away from our judgmental blathering is that there is always room to do things your own way, even though wedding planners, magazines, and your friends' (or celebrity) weddings are telling you otherwise. You're putting on a show, hunnies. Make the most of it. XOXO! See you next season, Ari & Sophie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Weddings are a billion dollar industry in the USA alone and can be stressful to plan. With Leanna recently getting engaged, we wanted to chat about our personal views on weddings and learn some of the history behind certain traditions like white wedding dresses and diamond engagement rings.Enjoy the podcast? Fill out our feedback survey and receive a FREE resource on goal mappingAccess  our private Facebook group for community connection, support & exclusive updatesPurchase our "Forgotten Black women writers & storytellers" PDF here with 100% of proceeds going to our charity of choiceFollow us on InstagramCheck us out on Twitter

Weddings are an industry that is supposed to be built on love, joy, happiness, and connection. But the actions being taken within the Wedding Industrial Complex are often anything but. And this isn't about overzealous brides or missed music cues. Photographer Shannon Collins joins Erica and India to discuss the Wedding Industrial Complex and how the industry needs to change to be more inclusive and accessible so it truly celebrates love in all its forms. In this discussion: How industry norms dehumanize service providers and take the love out of the love industry Whose stories get centered by the Wedding Industrial Complex How COVID changed weddings and how Shannon works Connect with Shannon: Shannon Collins Photography Youthphoria Instagram: @ShannonCollinsPhoto Ready to dive deeper? From Implicit To Explicit: Leading Through Your Values Masterclass is a framework to get clear on what matters to you as a human and how it informs the way you show up professionally. Learn more about Pause on the Play® the Community and join to get access to community conversations, monthly workshops and Q&As with India Jackson and Erica Courdae, and on-demand replays of prior workshops and masterclasses. Listen to the Flaunt Your Fire® Podcast where India Jackson and her guests explore visibility and the art of owning your power as you align your brand, have conversations that disrupt industry standards, and defy stale marketing advice.  If you are ready to amplify your influence and create lasting impact, this is the podcast for you!

This week I shared my thoughts on niching beyond private practice and at the end I gave you a small list of niches I think we need more of you to create programs and services around. Keep reading for a summary of what I talked about. Niching beyond private practice is SO different from niching to fill a practice. You CAN fill your traditional private practice without a narrow niche. Once you move into the global online space, you are likely to need a narrow niche. What's a niche? A niche is a problem your person is trying to solve. An identity or community is not a niche, but an identity or community can be a huge ingredient of a niche. Here's why: Even if you came up with a group for 49 year old white cis queer women who are parents by both adoption and birth, live upstairs from their sisters, and are Elton John fans, I would not join until you told me what problem you're helping us solve. (That describes me, if you didn't guess.) That said, identity can be a HUGE part of what goes into your niche. Just look at the amazing work of Dr. JaNae Taylor, who helps Black entrepreneurs create wellness in community in her company: Minding My Black Business. Here are a small number of real niche examples from folks who have been through Rebel Therapist programs: Tia Hackett has a couples workshops for people who need help with communication and may not have access to or time for couples therapy. Monica McClain-Reese helps couples learn to manage their money together. Maureen Cotton helps couples plan unique and powerful ceremonies without succumbing to the Wedding Industrial Complex. Liz Adams helps women with ADHD who have dreams they're not living yet. Kelsi McMartin helps parents of kiddos who have recently come out as nonbinary or trans. Caitlin Olsen helps progressive mormon women figure out their path. Staci Boden has a group coaching program to help recovering type-A change makers and leaders to follow energy instead of pushing and controlling. Valerie DiLuggo has a program helping straight single women create joyful whole lives as they take a break from dating for a reset. Samantha fox has a program helping women who are coming out as lesbian or queer later in life. Katie Nasherson runs a program helping people rebuild their lives after a tragedy or devastating event. Jesse Kaufman helps private practice therapists overcome visibility barriers to authentically market their work with video. I'll be sharing more examples soon. Here's why you should have a narrow enough niche: So you stand out and come to mind in a global online space when that niche is talked about, even if your audience is not huge yet. If you've got a huge audience already, you don't need this advice. Hey Oprah, Brene, and Glennon. What's up?! Some fears may come up for you around niching, and what I want to tell you about each one. Fear: I'll choose the wrong niche. Tell that fear: You are not making a permanent decision. Fear: I'll be bored. Tell that fear: When you go narrow, you get to do some deep work. You'll still be doing a lot of different things with your participants. Fear: There's too much competition. Tell that fear: You can't actually take that niche on all by yourself. Also, some folks would prefer to work with YOU. Fear: Niching doesn't feel like freedom to me. Tell that fear: Try using a vague niche and see how it goes! Choose a narrower niche when you're ready. One possibility for people who hate niching: Start with a broad niche and sell your program based on your reputation with your network. Then narrow your niche so that you can sustain your business over time. Here are some filters to run a niche through to see if it might work: The people with this problem know they have this problem. You're not trying to convince them that this issue is a problem. They have already tried things to solve this problem. Perhaps they've done other programs already, read books, or paid money in some way to solve it. You have talked to actual people who have this problem. It's not based on a made-up avatar. You can easily describe this niche in one sentence. If you need to go on for several paragraphs, you're not there yet! This niche passes the "cousin test." When you tell someone about your niche, a particular person comes to mind, perhaps their cousin or neighbor or friend. You hear "I know who will hire you" rather than "Oh that sounds really cool. I bet everyone needs that." This niche brings you joy, at least some of the time. If working on or talking about this problem causes you pain or harm, move on. You have a LOT to say about this niche. You could sit down and think of 50 topics, tips or ideas to share with the people who deal with this problem. Bonus: If solving this problem is on your person's to-do list, that's even better. Let's look at some fictional Niche Makeovers as examples: vague: I help women through transitions more viable: I help women through breakups vague: I help people who are dealing with difficult problems at home or at work. more viable: I help parents who are struggling with their 5 to 10 year old kid's behavior. vague: I help people use intuition to make better choices. more viable: I help people use intuition to manage their feelings and choices around money. vague: I help women be their best selves. more viable: I help white women stop behaving in racist ways. Your first step in figuring out your niche and turning it into a business: Listen to real people within this niche. You can talk in real time or through surveys, email or by mining your memory bank. If you're thinking about past therapy clients who are within this niche, mine your memory bank instead of directly asking them. That would be unethical. Some of the questions to ask: How would you describe the problem? What do you think the solution looks like? What have you already tried to solve this problem? What happened with those attempts? What (besides price) would make a program a no brainer for you? Listen. All of this listening will help you create your pilot offer and your marketing. Don't half-ass this niche research. It is the most important foundational work for creating a great offer. HOWEVER, don't fall into procrastination or perfectionism. This world needs your ethical micro business. Just a few niches I'm not seeing enough (not even nearly exhaustive): Please create a program around one of these topics! I'm only naming big rough niches here, so there are many specific niches possible within each one. Sex Parents with kids who have specific issues Managers and bosses Blended families Friendship Housemates Business partners Show notes at: http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/164

Lundyn Carter — Changing the Narrative: Experience Over Ownership, Disrupting the Wedding Industrial Complex, Setting Healthy Boundaries, Serving your Community, Slow and Steady . . ., and much more (#010)Lundyn Carter (@lundyncarter) is the CEO and cofounder of Laine London (@lainelondon), a first-of-its-kind tech-enabled startup leveraging the clothing-as-as-service model to help brides-to-be say "yes!" to renting their dream wedding dress. Lundyn holds an MBA in Business Leadership and Strategy from Emory University and Bachelor of Arts degree in both Political Science and Mass Communications from Flagler College.Established in 2018 and based in Atlanta, Laine London's mission is to provide brides-to-be with convenient and cost-efficient access to wedding dresses without the financial, emotional or social burdens of ownership.There are many benefits of a sharing economy and Laine London encourages women to take advantage of these—by renting rather than purchasing their wedding gowns. Laine London was recently named one of the recipients of both the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund and American Express' 100 for 100 program.For more about this episode, visit: https://www.foundedbywomen.com/podcast/lundyn-carter. ***Connect with Lundyn CarterLinkedInLaine London:Website | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook***If you have a moment, please consider leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It helps us to get more amazing guests on the show and grow the podcast. Thank you so much!***For more interviews with inspirational women building inspirational things, visit: https://www.foundedbywomen.com. Connect with Founded By Women host, Margie Chuang: LinkedIn | Twitter | InstagramFollow the Founded By Women journey: Website | Twitter | Instagram

Welcome back for Season 2 of Beyond the Venue Podcast! I wanted to kick off this newest season with a woman who has been a constant resource and inspiration for me since the moment she and I were introduced. Elisabeth “Beth" Kramer is a wedding planner in Portland, Oregon, who's fighting the Wedding Industrial Complex. She's the co-founder of Altared, an event for wedding vendors who want to change the wedding industry, and she is also the host of her own podcast The Teardown, a podcast for wedding vendors who've had enough. In this episode, we learn about how Beth combined her background in journalism with her current role as a wedding planner to consistently report on the legality of weddings in Oregon since May 2020. We even had to reschedule our original recording date, as the day before our recording she would learn that the Governor of Oregon would be announcing new mandates at the exact same time when we were scheduled to record. She has compiled countless resources for couples planning weddings during this pandemic, including a Covid Safety Worksheet. “It is not sexy to talk about covid and your wedding, but it's so important.”As an entrepreneur, you don't have traditional co-workers and so it's up to you to create your own community. Beth realized that if she really wanted to affect change within the wedding industry, she would need to connect with vendors who felt the same way. Beth refers to the “nasty-isms” that are all very present within the wedding industry (Racism, ageism, homophobia). Both the Teardown and Altared bring together wedding vendors who love their jobs but recognize the deep problematic issues within the industry. It combines finding community with continuing to learn how to make others feel safe.Additional Topics Include:Our Mutual Love and Respect for Jordan Maney and the Work that She doesThe Why of WeddingsThe Importance of Holding Space for Joy Prioritizing Safety and Joy, not only for her clients, but also for other wedding vendors and more importantly for herselfVaccine BoundariesPodcasts are a LOT of work!About Elisabeth:Elisabeth "Beth" Kramer (she/her) is a wedding planner in Portland, Oregon, who's fighting the Wedding Industrial Complex. She's also the co-founder of Altared, an event for wedding vendors who want to change the wedding industry. Learn more about her work at elisabethkramer.com.Connect with Elisabeth on Instagram and Linkedin.Connect with MG on Instagram and Facebook, too!Follow BTV on Instagram and Facebook for all updates and releases.A byVesta Production.CW:  Language

as the infamous summer wedding season comes to a close, it is so fitting that we talk a little bit about the chokehold the supposed "fairytale" wedding has over us. if you are anything like us, it seems like everyone on your instagram timeline was getting married (not that we are complaining, we do love a good aesthetic shot). however, when we look a little closer, it is much deeper of an "institution" than it seems. this week, join feli and annabelle as they talk about marriage as a sexist institution, settling down, and the rush of it all. our instagram @pourmeaglasspod dm's are open for your thoughts! join us every thursday for more thoughts you've been ghosting --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pourmeaglasspod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pourmeaglasspod/support

As a wrap-up to season 2, today's episode is all about ditching the pressure of following established traditions and trends, and starting your own. We've discussed all sorts of awesome trends this season, one's we certainly are in favor of keeping if they align with you and your partner, but we are also really interested in what it looks like to reimagine the wedding industry. Caroline Creidenberg, Founder of Wedfuly joins us to breakdown the Wedding Industrial Complex, and discover how we can rewrite weddings for today's couples! This week's episode is sponsored by https://thebudgetsavvybride.com/ShutterflyExclusive (Shutterfly) Visit the https://thebudgetsavvybride.com/ (Budget Savvy Bride) Join our Private Wedding Planning https://thebudgetsavvybride.com/community (Community)! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1623159857/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1513699981&sr=8-1&keywords=budget+savvy+wedding&linkCode=sl1&tag=thebudsavbri-20&linkId=f1ce5b3a407599a09eda7cc59a7bc1e5 (The Budget Savvy Wedding Planner and Organizer) BSB Wedding https://thebudgetsavvybride.com/deals/ (Deals) Instagram: https://instagram.com/budgetsavvybride (https://instagram.com/budgetsavvybride) Email: podcast@thebudgetsavvybride.com

As a wrap-up to season 2, today's episode is all about ditching the pressure of following established traditions and trends, and starting your own. We've discussed all sorts of awesome trends this season, one's we certainly are in favor of keeping if they align with you and your partner, but we are also really interested in what it looks like to reimagine the wedding industry. Caroline Creidenberg, Founder of Wedfuly joins us to breakdown the Wedding Industrial Complex, and discover how we can rewrite weddings for today's couples! This week's episode is sponsored by Shutterfly Visit the Budget Savvy Bride Join our Private Wedding Planning Community! The Budget Savvy Wedding Planner and Organizer BSB Wedding Deals Instagram: https://instagram.com/budgetsavvybride Email: podcast@thebudgetsavvybride.com

Ally's Graduating. Mark Wahlberg's Diet. Social Media No Worse Than TV? Morons in the News. Down the Rabbit Hole. I Wish I Didn't Know. Everyone Needs a Laugh. Talkback Callers. So Many Graduations. Can You Believe This S***? Reasons People Want to Go Back to the Office. The Wedding Industrial Complex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Sarah and Kaley celebrate the tenth anniversary of Bridesmaids, the 2011 comedy that electrified audiences and showed chauvinist pigs that women could be freaking hilarious when given the chance! The co-hosts will discuss how this film launched a thousand Think Pieces about The Wedding-Industrial Complex, and why it remains relevant to this day. Chat with us! Twitter: @sarahsahagian @kaleyames Instagram: @theholdup_pod @kaleyames Clubhouse: @kaleyames @sarahsahagian

This week Heaven talks about the multi billion dollar industry that is all about weddings. Heaven delves into how weddings and marriage in general plays into sexist tropes as Capitalism wipes out the purity of declaring your love and eternal devotion to another person. She also expresses how much she hates weddings.Patreon if you feel like throwing a couple of bucks my way: http://patreon.com/HWRpod

In this week's episode, Kate and Kim recap the big #CrazyJewishWedding some more and Kate tells everyone her uterus is empty so stop asking when the grandspawn are coming! Plus, rants about the wedding industrial complex, the virtues of the Dollar Tree, and more. Tune in every Sunday at @5PM ET for our live podcast recording/advice sessions, and ask us YOUR questions live on the @AskMomAndSpawn Instagram or DM us your anonymous questions. Also, make sure to leave us a 5-star review if you're enjoying.

GONNA GET MA-A-A-RRIED.Today on the show, we're talking all things weddings! How much does the average Aussie spend on a wedding? Why is the cost of weddings on the rise? What can we do to keep them down?This is our final episode of season one, friends! Thank you for this incredible journey - growing this community of money-savvy women has been so heartening and rewarding. We have loved every minute!Do you love the podcast SICK and want more SOTM? Of course you do! Join our Facebook page to share your money wins and money confessions, follow us on Insta for daily inspo to keep you on track and DEFINITELY subscribe to our newsletter, the written recap of the pod’s key takeaways,including some bonus bits you won’t want to miss…In a money mess and need help untangling the muddle? We’ve got you sorted – simply record your qualm and send it through to us at podcast@shesonthemoney.com.au and you may end up on the podcast!The advice shared on She’s on The Money is general in nature and does not consider your individual circumstances. She’s on The Money exists purely for educational purposes only and should not be relied upon to make an investment or financial decision. Victoria Devine is an Authorised Representative of Consultum Financial Advisers Proprietary Limited ABN 65 006 373 995 I AFSL 230323.

On this episode of the pod, Erin and Jen discuss the frustrations of wedding dress shopping, and how Instagram/the Wedding Industrial Complex can make trusting your gut difficult. Jen mulls cosmetic acupuncture, and Erin talks about becoming a new aunt (teta)!

(slightly better than average)Akimbo is a weekly podcast created by Seth Godin. He's the bestselling author of 19 books and a long-time entrepreneur, freelancer and teacher.You can find out more about Seth by reading his daily blog at seths.blog and about the workshops at akimbo.com.To submit a question and to see the show notes, please visit akimbo.link and press the appropriate button. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 162: “Hey Little Sister, What Have You Done?” This week, Host Dave Bledsoe pops the question to his beloved only to discover the bartender is already married. On the show this week we are SO ready for Wedding Season after the Royal Wedding coverage! (So ready for this crap to be over!) Join us as we walk down the aisle on the Wedding Industrial Complex and weddings in America. (We will need a $1,200 deposit to hold the space before we can even begin the show.) Along the way we tally the costs, financial, emotional and physical of a wedding today. (You will want Podcast Planner to guide you through the show, we have some recommendations.) We tackle the important questions you should ask before deciding on your ceremony. (Open Bar, always Open Bar). We address the elephant in every room: where to seat your registered sex offender family members in the reception hall. (Legally, 200 yards from the children's table.) Finally, we offer some alternatives to traditional weddings. (We urge you to consider the Lesbian Boat Wedding Package.) Our Sponsor this week is Fast Eddie's Fast Wedding, when you need your nuptials NOW, call Fast Eddies Fast Wedding. We open the show with pre-marital discord and close close with the Burbillies telling us we can always start again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qlnJDSBTFw Show Music: https://www.jamendo.com/track/421668/prelude-to-common-sense The Show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHell_Podcast The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/ The Show on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/david-bledsoe-4 www.whatthehellpodcast.com Give us your money on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast The Show Line: 347 687 9601 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wedding Scam Exposed! Do you even know why you're going all Bridezilla? Our hosts, Nathan Edmondson, Erin Marie Bette Davis Jr, and David Monster blow the lid off of The Wedding Industrial Complex and American Wedding Traditions. Spoiler Alert: Bitches be trippin'! Nothing is as it seems. Topics include: - Rival Podcast Apocalypse Now and the new #SocialSuperstar movement in Science! - Vertigo sucks! - Prince Harry and Meghan McMarkle and The Royal Wedding! - Anthrax. - Nathan's new gig as co-Best Man to THE Ben Edmondson - Scientology Weddings and Betrayals! - Why Beyonce is NOT allowed at Nathan & Erin's wedding. - NOT the Yanny vs Laurel controversy! Next week's topic is teased. The three hosts have had their head's examined, and the intimate facts they don't want you to know will be revealed. They blow the lid off themselves! And so much more! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the most downloaded podcast in the world! The Unimaginary Friendcast! The Unimaginary Friendcast is hosted by David Monster, Erin Marie Bette Davis Jr. and Nathan Edmondson. https://unimaginaryfriend.com/podcast/ And find us on Facebook!

ZOMBIES ARE REAL! RUN! We're not joking, folks. As is their signature style, our hosts Erin Marie Bette Davis Jr., Nathan Edmondson, and David Monster blow the lid off of the impending American Zombie threat. Wait 'til you hear the facts they've uncovered. The hosts also are forced to eat crow when faced with evidence of why The Whoredashians are't that bad. They also discuss Prince Harry, Megan Markle, and why David very easily could have become the Princess of England, instead.Also, two of our three hosts announce their engagement. They're getting married, y'all! Guess which ones. OR, could it just be a shameless tease for an up-coming episode where they blow the lid off of the oppressive Wedding Industrial Complex? So sit back, relax, and enjoy the most downloaded podcast in the world! The Unimaginary Friendcast! Coincidentally, this episode is sponsored by Jim Dattilo's Zombie Exodus. Check it out, before it's too late. The Unimaginary Friendcast is hosted by David Monster, Erin Marie Bette Davis Jr. and Nathan Edmondson. https://unimaginaryfriend.com/podcast/ And find us on Facebook!

    Listen Here! Welcome to the show, friends! Listen as Liz, a soon-to-be-married woman, and her friend Teagan, a never-to-be-weddinged woman, chat about the insidious ways the Wedding Industrial Complex can get inside your head. First up, Proposals! Notes! Here’s some sources, some interesting reads, and some illuminating histories! “Why Do Guys Kneel To…

It's summer and In Theory brings you some shorts that we've recorded over the past few months that are just a little bit shorter and little bit sweeter! Perfect for between quick dips in the water at the beach. CELEBRITIES: First we get why we love to talk about celebrities, and how celeb gossip can matter in our lives (even if we never meet Snooki or the Hemsworths ourselves). NOORAIN’S WEDDING: Following up on Episode 5’s discussion of the Wedding Industrial Complex, Noorain talks us through some of the pressures she felt and decisions she made when planning her own South Asian-American wedding. NEWS: Maria and Noorain quickly share how they keep up on the news every day: their favorite sources, apps, and thoughts on social media’s role in informing us today. VACATION: Noorain and Maria bring each other up to speed on their summer travels, with detours to talk about amusement parks old and new, the importance of taking (and planning!) vacations, and unlimited soda. Come on in, the water is fine!

Going to the chapel of love? Time to talk about the billion-dollar wedding industry! We take you through the stats and checklists of wedding planning, and give the low-down on the capitalist origins of some major Big Day traditions. Get ready to rethink white dresses, diamond engagement rings, celebrity weddings, and where taste comes from. Appearances by Disney princess culture, Scottish kilts, promposals, Eliza Dolittle, and more!

In this episode Cullen, Kevin and Susan discuss the intricacies of hipster weddings. The boys plan their dream weddings and settle the dilema of how to fight wedding mania (Marriage Mania?) when you're not quite ready to take the leap. Through the most destructive means they tackle the Wedding Industrial Complex, crashing wedding, and the peak of destruction: The end of the world. Send your questions in to Marryme.annual@gmail.com