498 - Make Your Wedding Less Ordinary: Unique Ideas with An Event Less Ordinary

Bridechilla - Wedding Planning Podcast

Evergreen Podcasts

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 625 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Leah is joined by Amy Nolan and Carolyn Johnson, owners and senior event producers of An Event Less Ordinary, for a fun, candid, and refreshingly honest conversation about designing a wedding that actually feels like you. With backgrounds in theater, Amy and Carolyn approach weddings like live productions, focusing on flow, timing, room flips, and collaboration with vendors as a true creative team. Throughout the episode, they deliver plenty of spicy hot takes and wedding planning PSAs, sharing what couples should care about, what they can stop stressing over, and where thoughtful planning truly makes a difference. They break down how to find inspiration beyond trends, incorporate out of the ordinary ideas without going overboard, and plan logistics in a way that supports the guest experience instead of creating chaos. The conversation also highlights why Chicago is such an incredible place to get married and how couples can fully lean into its energy and character. If you want expert advice, real talk, and a wedding that feels less ordinary and a lot more intentional, this episode is for you. Our sponsored segment today is with Dustin Lemick, founder and CEO of BriteCo! Leah and Dustin cover the importance of having wedding insurance, and the two main types: wedding liability insurance and wedding cancellation insurance. Dustin highlights how wedding liability insurance protects couples from potential damages or injuries that may occur during the event, while cancellation insurance covers unforeseen circumstances that may force a couple to postpone or cancel their wedding. The conversation also touches on real-life examples of how wedding insurance has saved couples from financial distress, particularly in cases of vendor no-shows or venue bankruptcies. 📲Follow An Event Less Ordinary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aneventlessordinary/ Today’s episode is sponsored by Sandals! Sandals Resorts offers some of the best adults-only all-inclusive resorts that bring guests closer to the vibrancy, authenticity and spirit of the Caribbean. Start planning your dream wedding at http://sandals.com/. This episode is sponsored by BriteCo! Get 5% off wedding insurance by visiting https://insurance.brite.co/planner/BRID3 Find Bridechilla online: - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebridechilla - Instagram: https://instagram.com/bridechilla - Website: http://thebridechilla.com Bridechilla is a production of Evergreen Podcasts. TAKE OUR SHOW SURVEY HERE! ⁠https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FCT5DRM⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored by Sandals Resorts and Bright Co-insurance.
0:11.0	Let's get this party started and embrace your inner bride chilla.
0:16.1	What's up, Chillas?
0:17.3	Today we're going to be talking about how a wedding really is so much like a live
0:21.2	theater production and also why you should consider Chicago for your wedding destination. And
0:27.5	talking about all these fun things is Amy Nolan and Carolyn Johnson, who are the owners of an
0:32.4	event less ordinary based in Chicago, Illinois, here in the U.S. And your origin story is so fun to me.
0:41.1	Tell us how you met and how that led to you to create this awesome company.
0:46.7	Oh, thank you so much for having us, Leah.
0:48.3	This is so exciting.
0:50.0	We met in 2008 when we were both performing in a production of Greece, the musical.
0:56.4	We were both pink ladies.
0:58.3	I was Rizzo and she was Marty.
1:00.1	And so we were forced to be friends forever, obviously.
1:03.5	And one day decided, hey, do you want to start a business?
1:07.2	And kind of just like that, it happened and unfolded from there.
1:12.7	Yeah, when you told me this, I was excited because i at background right here in musical theater and so um yeah i just i love that
1:19.8	connection that you guys have and how theater brought you two together yeah we really like
1:24.4	the acting thing i don't know if you know this, it's hard.
1:33.4	So we were both just kind of like wondering where career, we were both office managers,
1:36.1	wondering where our careers were going and what we were doing.
1:40.5	And so we, yeah, we were just like, what if this?
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