Weddings for Real

Weddings for Real


Latest Episodes

94. What Engaged Couples Want 2.0, Interviews from the Merrimon Wynne House Bridal Showcase
January 29, 2020

Weddings for Real had the opportunity to interview engaged couples at Bridal Showcase, so that vendors could have a better understanding of what couples are looking for. We asked couples: What's the first place you looked to find your wedding...

93: Working Together, Living Together, and Liking Each Other (Most Days), with Steve and Jenn Van Elk
January 15, 2020

Do you work with your wife or husband? Or do you spend so much time with your work wife or work husband that it basically feels like you’re married?  Well, working together for so many hours – and possibly living together too – those people...

92: You Down with SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures)? With Morgan Montgomery!
January 01, 2020

If you’re a solopreneur or you run a small team, and you’re thinking about growing, but you haven’t quite figured out how to clone yourself yet, then I want you to listen to this episode closely, because it’s all about putting your experience...

91: 2019 Year in Review: Wins, Fails, and Goals for 2020
December 18, 2019

How was 2019 for you?  What were your wins and losses?  Did you hit your goals?  What are your plans for 2020?   On today's episode, Megan and Jason Gillikin talk all about chaos, transitions, wins, fails, goals, and more in the...

90: Impactful Gifting Strategies for 2020, with Margaux Fraise
December 11, 2019

Today's guest is Margaux Fraise from Harmony Creative Studio in Los Angeles. Margaux has been planning weddings and events for 8 years. She's also a cancer survivor, which in 2014 knocked her out of running her business for about two years. Through...

89: Shared Values and Different Personalities: Building an A-Team with Aneesa Glines
December 04, 2019

Aneesa Glines can best be described as a force of nature with a huge smile and even bigger laugh, whose kind nature is matched by her business drive and desire to grow professionally.  She's the owner and lead consultant of Harmony Weddings and...

88: A Kick in the Pants from Cindy Novotny, The Radical Mentor
November 27, 2019

Cindy Novotny has been called "The Radical Mentor" for good reason. She is a no-nonsense, call-it-like-it-is, whether-you-want-to-hear-it-or-not speaker and hospitality consultant. Today she comes on the show to talk about her upcoming book, The...

87: The Power of Enneagram: How to Grow Professionally and Personally by Knowing Your Number, with Joanna Kenney
November 20, 2019

If you're anything like Megan, 2019 has been all about personal and professional growth - how to be a better boss, friend, partner, and mom. And one of the most fascinating ways that she has found to analyze how she can improve overall is the...

86: Does Working With a Wedding Planner Make Your Job More Difficult? Danielle Pasternak from the Put A Ring On It Podcast Has Opinions
November 13, 2019

If you’re a member of the Rising Tide Society Facebook Group, you might have seen a post (since deleted) a few months ago from a photographer who said that when a wedding planner is involved, it makes other wedding vendors’ jobs more difficult and...

85: What My Children Have Taught ME About Business, with Single Dad Jose Rolon
November 06, 2019

Jose Rolon is the lead wedding planner at  in New York City.  Jose is a single father of 3 children, a 6 year-old and 5 year-old twins, and today he shares such incredible insight into how his children have helped him grow his business in...