Five couples, five decisions that had Ron shaking his head. Charging guests per plate. Asking guests to help cover wedding costs. Bridesmaids held to a height requirement. Prioritizing travel over saving for the wedding. A last-minute dress change that threw off the whole day. Buffalo and WNY couples, you've been warned. Ron's not holding back on this one.

Centerpieces, florals and decor — everyone's doing DIY at their wedding. We rank the most popular DIY projects by what's actually worth your time vs. what ends up costing more in stress, money, or a worse-looking wedding. Buffalo-area vendor perspective on where DIY helps and where it backfires.Host Information:Ron from Buffalo POD - https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloPODhttps://www.instagram.com/buffalopod716/https://www.buffalopod.comMolly from The Planning Touch - https://www.instagram.com/theplanningtouch/https://www.facebook.com/theplanningtouchhttps://www.theplanningtouch.com/Heather from Upstate Indie Weddings -https://www.instagram.com/upstateindieweddings/https://www.facebook.com/upstateindieweddingshttps://www.upstateindieweddings.com

Four hosts, five wedding traditions, no agreement in sight. Bouquet toss, big wedding parties, weekend-long celebrations, who gets a say when they help pay, and whether you have to invite everyone your parents want. Some traditions are worth keeping. Some need to go. We don't land on the same answer twice.Host Information:Ron from Buffalo POD - https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloPODhttps://www.instagram.com/buffalopod716/https://www.buffalopod.comCourtney Broska Photograpy - https://courtneybroskaphotography.com/https://www.facebook.com/courtneybroskaphotographyhttps://www.instagram.com/courtneybroskaphotographyMolly from The Planning Touch - https://www.instagram.com/theplanningtouch/https://www.facebook.com/theplanningtouchhttps://www.theplanningtouch.com/Heather from Upstate Indie Weddings -https://www.instagram.com/upstateindieweddings/https://www.facebook.com/upstateindieweddingshttps://www.upstateindieweddings.com

Matt and Julia skipped the big party on their wedding day. They kept it small, intimate, and exactly what they wanted on a family property surrounded by the people who mattered most. Then, one year later, they threw the reception. We're talking to this Buffalo couple about what it's like to split your wedding into two chapters, why they did it, and whether they'd do it the same way all over again.

Matt & Julia's Story:

https://www.upstateindieweddings.com/post/buffalo-weddings-they-said-i-do-then-threw-a-party-a-year-laterHost Information:

Ron from Buffalo POD - https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloPOD

https://www.instagram.com/buffalopod716/

https://www.buffalopod.com

Molly from The Planning Touch - https://www.instagram.com/theplanningtouch/

https://www.facebook.com/theplanningtouch

https://www.theplanningtouch.com/

Heather from Upstate Indie Weddings -https://www.instagram.com/upstateindieweddings/

https://www.facebook.com/upstateindieweddings

https://www.upstateindieweddings.com

Open bar or cash bar? Seating chart or survival of the fittest? And why is half the room still standing when the bride is already at the altar? Ron has opinions, and he's not keeping them to himself.

Host Information:

Ron from Buffalo POD - https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloPOD

https://www.instagram.com/buffalopod716/

https://www.buffalopod.com

Molly from The Planning Touch - https://www.instagram.com/theplanningtouch/

https://www.facebook.com/theplanningtouch

https://www.theplanningtouch.com/

Heather from Upstate Indie Weddings -https://www.instagram.com/upstateindieweddings/

https://www.facebook.com/upstateindieweddings

https://www.upstateindieweddings.com

Wedding budgets are one of the most stressful parts of planning a wedding, and most couples go into it with no idea where to start, what things actually cost, or where they can afford to cut corners and where they absolutely cannot.In this episode, we are sitting down with Morgan from the Pearl Street Family of Venues and Alexandria from Photos by Alexandra to have an honest conversation about wedding budgets from two of the most important vendor perspectives — the venue and the photographer.

We are getting into what couples should realistically expect to spend, how to prioritize your budget when you cannot do everything, what questions you should be asking vendors before you book, and the mistakes couples make that end up costing them more in the long run.

Two vendors. Two completely different parts of your wedding day. One conversation about the money stuff nobody wants to talk about but everybody needs to hear.

Guest Information:

Events by Pearl Street -

https://eventsbypearlstreet.com/https://www.facebook.com/PearlStreetCatering

https://www.instagram.com/pearlstreetcatering/

Photography by Alexandra - https://photographybyalexandra.com/

https://www.facebook.com/269487797042091

https://www.instagram.com/pbyalexandra/

Host Information:

Ron from Buffalo POD - https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloPOD

https://www.instagram.com/buffalopod716/

https://www.buffalopod.com

Molly from The Planning Touch - https://www.instagram.com/theplanningtouch/

https://www.facebook.com/theplanningtouch

https://www.theplanningtouch.com/

Heather from Upstate Indie Weddings -https://www.instagram.com/upstateindieweddings/

https://www.facebook.com/upstateindieweddings

https://www.upstateindieweddings.com#buffalowedding

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You can have the most beautiful venue, the perfect dress, and a flawless ceremony, and guests will still leave talking about the food.In this episode, we're sitting down with the team from Occasions by Osteria, Western New York's premier catering company, to talk about one of the most important and most underestimated decisions couples make when planning their wedding day

.We're getting into everything, including how to build a wedding menu that actually works for your guest count and budget, the difference between buffet and plated service, bar packages, hors d'oeuvres, and the questions every couple should be asking their caterer before they sign anything.Because at the end of the day, people forget the centerpieces. Nobody forgets the food.

Guest Information:

Occasions Catering and Events -

https://occasionswny.com/

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571998686225

https://www.instagram.com/occasionswny/

Host Information:

Ron from Buffalo POD -

https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloPOD

https://www.instagram.com/buffalopod716/

https://www.buffalopod.com

Molly from The Planning Touch - https://www.instagram.com/theplanningtouch/

https://www.facebook.com/theplanningtouch

https://www.theplanningtouch.com/

Heather from Upstate Indie Weddings -https://www.instagram.com/upstateindieweddings/

https://www.facebook.com/upstateindieweddings

https://www.upstateindieweddings.com#buffalowedding

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Everyone sees the flowers, the dress, the first dance. Nobody sees the 11pm venue walkthrough, the vendor who cancels two weeks out, or the moment the timeline falls apart and someone has to quietly fix it before the couple ever notices.That someone is the wedding planner.In this episode, we're sitting down with Katie from Under the Willow to pull back the curtain on what wedding planning actually looks like from the other side of the table. From the first consultation to the final dance, Katie walks us through what couples get right, what they get completely wrong, and the moments that don't make it into the highlight reel.We're getting into the real conversations — budget reality checks, family dynamics, the vendors you should splurge on and the ones you can skip, and what Katie wishes every couple knew before they started planning.If you're engaged, thinking about getting engaged, or just curious what it actually takes to pull off a wedding — this one's for you.Guest Information:https://underthewillow.net/https://www.facebook.com/UnderTheWillowEventshttps://www.instagram.com/under_the_willow_events/Host Information:Ron from Buffalo POD - https://www.facebook.com/BuffaloPODhttps://www.instagram.com/buffalopod716/https://www.buffalopod.comMolly from The Planning Touch - https://www.instagram.com/theplanningtouch/https://www.facebook.com/theplanningtouchhttps://www.theplanningtouch.com/Heather from Upstate Indie Weddings -https://www.instagram.com/upstateindieweddings/https://www.facebook.com/upstateindieweddingshttps://www.upstateindieweddings.com#buffalowedding #weddingplanner #podcast