In episode 35 of The One Fab Day Wedding Podcast, we're talking about planning a wedding when two become three! The further we move away from traditional marriages, the more brides find themselves in the position of wedding planning while pregnant. Obviously, if your due date is around the time of your wedding, you may have to postpone it, but if you're going to be pregnant on the day, or you'll have a small baby in tow, there are a lot more options. Our guest today is You Magazine fashion editor and expecting Mum Grace Cahill, who will be tying the knot with her other half, Adam, in 2020, when their new arrival will be eight months old. It's a very workable timeline, but it also means that Grace has been pregnant for a huge chunk of planning, which isn't without its challenges! Her advice on wedding planning while pregnant covers essential topics such as navigating wedding dress shopping and simplifying the budget, so let's dive in!

Episode Breakdown: How a Pregnant Fashion Editor Planned her Wedding

Wedding tip: Celina's tip this week is to make a plan for the night before the wedding. This could be anything from an intimate dinner with family, to a trad session in a local pub, to a quiet night of pampering with your bridesmaids. Whatever your preference, it’s good to have something in the calendar before all your relatives arrive at the venue, and demand you spend the evening in the bar with them!

Main topic: Today's episode is all about wedding planning while pregnant, something our lovely guest knows all about! As well as being a stylist, journalist, and fashion editor of The Irish Daily Mail’s You Magazine, Grace Cahill is an expecting Mum, who will be tying the knot with her other half, Adam, in 2020. Our chat covers everything from wedding dress shopping with a bump, to incorporating a newborn into your wedding plans, to catering for pregnant guests, to managing your budget when you've got two major life events on the horizon!

Wedding dilemma: A listener writes, “I absolutely love smoke bomb pictures and really want to incorporate into my wedding shots but does the reality live up to the dream?! And also will they stain my dress? Even if you just stand in the smoke and get someone else to light/hold it?” Our advice is, of course, to use smoke bombs if you really want to, but we're also mulling over some of the challenges associated with these popular photographic props. For example, they're unpredictable, potentially time-consuming, and yes, it is possible that they'll stain your wedding dress! 

Something to do when you're not planning your wedding: In this episode, Celina's recommending an open online course, like the ones offered by Masterclass, Coursera, and Udemy. There are lots of short, low-commitment options available, and you can learn everything from how to train your dog, to how to sing like Christina Aguilera (sort of!)

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