Episode 187: How to Plan Your Dream Wedding Stress-Free with Event Planner, Michelle Tu

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Emily, Madelyn, Jen

Relationships, Society & Culture, Personal Journals

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2022

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Weddings are joyful, picture-perfect moments that couples will remember for years to come. But the months leading up to the Big Day can be extremely stressful and overwhelming; there are so many decisions to be made about flowers, guest lists, and venues. Today, we’ve brought an expert to help us navigate all your wedding planning questions! How to stay within budget, balance personal wants and needs with familial expectations, and honor cultural traditions on your special day. Our guest, Michelle Tu, has been a wedding planner and consultant for over 10 years. She founded her own event planning and design studio, Somni Events, in 2019 with the mission of producing timeless events that are authentic to every couple. She believes that the wedding planning process should be as enjoyable as the wedding day itself. What do you envision for your own wedding? Or, if you’re married, tell us about a special moment from that day! __________________________________________ Hosts: Melody Cheng, Janet Wang, Helen Wu Editor: Michelle Hsieh __________________________________________ P A R T N E R S • Issuu: Sign up for FREE or get 50% off a premium account with code ASIANBOSSGIRL at issuu.com/podcast • First Republic Bank: Visit firstrepublic.com • Vaccines: Find vaccines and boosters near you at vaccines.gov __________________________________________ C O N N E C T W I T H U S • Subscribe and Follow us @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/YouTube/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook • Listener Survey: Let us know your thoughts on the podcast here • Shoutouts: Give a shoutout on the podcast here • Email: hello@asianbossgirl.com __________________________________________ S U P P O R T U S • Merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com • Donate: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support • More about us at asianbossgirl.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to ABG Asian Boss Girl, a podcast for the monodate Asian American woman. My name is Helen. I'm Mel.
0:06.1	I'm Janet and I'm the show.
0:19.8	September is often a busy month. It's back to school,
0:23.8	Labor Day, the end of summer, and the beginning of fall, and
0:27.6	apparently now also the time to start prepping for Thanksgiving and Christmas. If anyone has been visiting retail stores,
0:33.1	you'll notice they seem to have things out early this year.
0:35.7	September is also the closing of one of my personal favorite times of the year.
0:40.1	Wedding season! I am so excited for today's episode because we get to talk about weddings.
0:46.0	Today we've invited very special guests to guide us through this conversation.
0:49.8	Yes, Michelle has been a wedding planner and consultant for over 10 years in the Southern
0:54.8	California region. She founded her own event planning and design studio, Somni Events,
0:59.7	in 2019, with the mission of producing timeless events that also feel authentic to the couple.
1:04.8	She believes that with proper guidance, planning a wedding shouldn't feel overwhelming and
1:09.2	stressful, and the planning process and experience should be just as enjoyable as the wedding date
1:14.1	itself. She is also my wedding planner, hello. And she is such a joy to work with. Please welcome to
1:21.6	the Asian Boss Girl podcast, Michelle! Thank you so much! Thank you so much for inviting me. I'm so
1:28.2	excited to be here to share any tips, any insight, and just any questions your listeners have regarding
1:34.0	wedding planning. We are so excited to have you on. And for today's episode, we've gathered some
1:38.4	questions from our Instagram community to ask you. We'll break it down into the categories of
1:43.5	guest list, cultural, planning, budget, the wedding itself, challenges that people face, and some
1:52.8	post-wedding questions as well. Sounds great, let's get started. Yes.
1:57.0	All right, well, this is a question I've been having on my list for my imaginary wedding for
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