Dessert tables that steal the show and favors your guests actually want to take home; that's the magic of BAM Desserts!! In this episode, we're talking with the Melissa Jenkins, the creative force behind some of the sweetest details in weddings and events today! Custom cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, personalized cookies, macarons, brownies; they do it all. And they can accommodate every guest with their eggless, vegan, and gluten-conscious options for every guest at the table. We dig into how they make building a dessert table (or picking the perfect wedding favor) so effortless, and why their super user-friendly website makes ordering a breeze. Sweet inspiration ahead!

Mark your calendars — Saturday, August 29th — because couples from all over Jersey (and beyond!) are invited to renew their wedding vows in a pre-game ceremony at a Somerset Patriots game. 🥎✨

Link to vow renewal portal in our BIO!

⁠Vow RenewalNight Portal⁠

Somerset Patriots Instagram: ⁠@somersetpatriots⁠

Somerset Patriots Website: ⁠https://www.mlb.com/milb/somerset⁠

BAM Desserts https://www.bamdesserts.com

@BAMdesserts

Our intro music is by @jonathanrusso_guitarist

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠@weddingofficiant⁠⁠

Celia Milton:⁠⁠⁠⁠www.njvowsnow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Join your hosts Andrea and Celia as they have a conversation withLaura of Laura Clare Design. A luxury floral and event design company located in Far Hills NJ.

Join the conversation. We want to hear your wedding story. Shareyour story and your advice! It can be heartwarming, a comedy, a tragedy, a "Oh no she didn't" or “Oh no he didn't" story. Is there something you did that you regret? Is there something you didn't do that you regret? Ask us your questions! We never share your email, just your stories and questions!

Email us at ⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠

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Links to this week’s vendors:

Andrea Purtell www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com

@weddingofficiant

Celia Milton: ⁠https://www.celiamilton.com⁠

www.njvowsnow.com

⁠ @njvowsnow⁠

Laura Clare Design

www.lauraclaredesign.com

@lauraclaredesign

Do you want to include the beach, the mountains, or the gardens in your wedding ceremony? They can become a real character in your love story!

New Jersey has it all! So let's talk about how you can "go natural." This week we're covering nature-inspired readings (Thoreau, Mary Oliver), unity rituals like tossing shells into the shoreline, and even food ( because a Jersey Shore food station counts as bringing nature to the table too, wherever your actual venue happens to be)!

Join the conversation — we love your questions, comments, and requests! We also love guests: past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues, contact us! We offer host-read advertisements as well — contact us for more information.

Email us at andrea@thisjoyous.com

Contact us through social media — Facebook, Instagram, or our website — all titled New Jersey Wedding Podcast.

Listen for free wherever you get your podcasts.

Links to this week's vendors:
Our intro music is by @jonathanrusso_guitarist
Andrea Purtell — www.forthisjoyousoccasion
@weddingofficiant Celia Milton — www.njvowsnow
@njvowsnow

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Play ball... and vows! On this episode, Celia and I chat with Katie Wioland, Account Executive & Graphic Design Manager for the Somerset Patriots, about something we areOBSESSED with: a vow renewal night at the ballpark!

Mark your calendars — Saturday, August 29th — because couples from all over Jersey (and beyond!) are invited torenew their wedding vows in a pre-game ceremony at a Somerset Patriots game. 🥎✨

Whatever inning of marriage you're. in, this is your chance to:
🎉 Celebrate your "I do"
📸 Make brand new memories
🌭 Watch some baseball with a whole crowd of other couples who are just as in love as you are We're so excited about this one —tune in to hear how it all came together and why we think it might be the mostfun way to say "still do.

Link to vow renewal portal in our BIO!

Vow RenewalNight Portal

Somerset Patriots Instagram: @somersetpatriots

Somerset Patriots Website: https://www.mlb.com/milb/somerset

Our intro music is by @jonathanrusso_guitarist

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠@weddingofficiant⁠⁠

Celia Milton:⁠⁠⁠www.njvowsnow.com⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠@njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠

⏰ Couple of months out from your wedding and suddenly the "we have SO much time" energy turned into "wait, we have how much time have left?" 😅

Don't panic! New episode of the NJ Wedding Podcast is your official countdown checklist — the stuff to tackle when you're in that in-between zone. Too far out for wedding-week panic, too close for casual "we'll get to it eventually".

We're covering:
📋 The paperwork nobody's excited about (yes, marriage license timing matters)
🤝 Vendor check-ins & confirmations
💍 The couple-facing to-dos (vows, seating charts, fittings and genearl HELP!!!)
👟 The stuff everyone forgets (breaking in those shoes NOW, not the morning of)

You don't have to have it all done this week. You just have to start. 💕

Tap the link in bio to listen — future you will send a thank-you card. 🎧

#NJWeddingPodcast #WeddingCountdown #WeddingPlanningTips #WeddingChecklist #NJVowsNow #WeddingPlanning101 #EngagedLife #WeddingTimeline #NJWeddings #BrideToBe #GroomToBe #WeddingPodcast #SayIDo #WeddingPrep #FromEngagedToMarried

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by @jonathanrusso_guitarist

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠@weddingofficiant⁠⁠

Celia Milton:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.njvowsnow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠

📝 Staring at a blank screen trying to write your vows? We see you. We've been there (well, WE haven't, but we've watched a LOT of couples go through it!

New episode of the NJ Wedding Podcast is all about writing wedding vows that actually sound like you; not AI.

The good news: it doesn't have to be scary. There are 4 ridiculously easy steps to get from "cursor blinking, soul crying" to vows with perfect sentiment, perfect length, and yes; a picture-perfect moment for your photographer to capture.

Whether you're exchanging them privately before the ceremony or in front of all your favorite people, this episode walks you through it.

Bonus tip from the episode: presentation matters too. Ditch the crumpled notebook paper — write them in a pretty vow book, or if you're getting married somewhere with a view (looking at you, destination couples), a tourist postcard from that exact spot makes for the sweetest keepsake.

#NJWeddingPodcast #WeddingVows #VowWriting #WriteYourOwnVows #WeddingVowInspo #NJVowsNow #WeddingPodcast #VowTips #WeddingOfficiant #NJWeddings #EngagedLife #SayIDo #WeddingPlanningTips #VowBook #FromThisDayForward

🌊🚐 Meet the bus that turns "where's the bar?" into the best part of the party.

Ah, the memories! "She rolled up in baby blue with a surfboard up top and an umbrella'd-out lounge corner, ready for a beach wedding that didn't need a single extra prop — just her, a cooler of good vibes, and a guest list ready to toast."

Meet All Tank'd up, mixology on wheels, charcuterie within arm's reach, and a setup so pretty your photographer will love you.

This is what happens when "mobile bar" stops sounding like a logistics problem and starts looking like the moment everyone remembers. 🍹🏖️

Booking weddings, private events, and brand activations up and down the coast (and beyond) — slide in or hit the link in bio. 🚐💛

📍 NY • NJ • AZ & Beyond

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Join the conversation. We love your questions, comments, and requests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues contact us!

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Email us at ⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

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⁠https://www.newjerseyweddingpodcast.com⁠

⁠https://www.facebook.com/NewJerseyWeddingPodcast⁠

Listen for free wherever you get your Podcasts.

Links to this week’s vendors:

Andrea Purtell ⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠

⁠@weddingofficiant⁠

Celia Milton: ⁠www.njvowsnow.com⁠

⁠⁠ @njvowsnow⁠⁠

All Tank'd Up https://alltankdup.com https://alltankdup.com/

@all)_tankd_up

Happy Pride Month

In this episode of the New Jersey Wedding Podcast, Andrea and Celia celebrate Pride Month by exploring how marriage equality has transformed wedding traditions for everyone.

From mixed-gender wedding parties and creative ceremony entrances to personalized vows and non-traditional roles, couples today have more freedom than ever to design a wedding that truly reflects their relationship.

Join us as we discuss how the fight for marriage equality helped pave the way for more inclusive, meaningful, and authentic wedding celebrations centered on love rather than outdated expectations. Whether you're planning a wedding or simply love hearing how traditions evolve, this conversation is a heartfelt tribute to love in all its forms.

Join the conversation. We love your questions, comments, andrequests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues contactus!

We offer host read advertisement as well!! Contact us for moreinformation!

Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or websiteall are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by @jonathanrusso_guitarist

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠@weddingofficiant⁠⁠

Celia Milton:⁠⁠⁠www.njvowsnow.com⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠@njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠