‘Say Yes to the Dress’ Star Goes Beyond Gowns (ep. 278)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
4.9 • 672 Ratings
🗓️ 6 August 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Lori Allen is one of the world's foremost experts on bridal couture and the central figure of TLC's longstanding reality show Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta.
Today, Lori shares about owning Bridals by Lori for four decades, overcoming breast cancer and why she thinks marriages during the COVID-19 pandemic are among the strongest she’s ever seen.
SHOW NOTES:
- Growing up, Lori parents instilled strength, selflessness and self-sufficiency which created security.
- God's grace and Elmer's glue: In their 4 decades together, Lori and her husband Eddie have become a better team by dealing with life's challenges.
- Bridals by Lori: Inspired by her Aunt June, Lori has grown her own bridal shop by having an open mind + always looking to improve.
- "When you sit still, you fad away."
- "We gotta start loving ourselves." Lori shares the importance of taking care + living ourselves both internally + externally.
- As an empty nester, Lori has learned the importance of rediscovering what your personal passions are + reconnecting with your partner to fully enjoy the later years of life.
- In the 4 decades of working with brides, Lori feels fulfilled by giving brides a sliver of hope + joy, no matter their circumstances.
- "These are some of the most strong marriages I've ever seen." - Lori referring the weddings during a global pandemic
- Get a copy of Lori Allen's book Say Yes to What's Next.
LORI ALLEN'S LIVE INSPIRED 7
1. What is the best book you’ve ever read? Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.
2. What is a characteristic or trait that you possessed as a child that you wish you still exhibited today? I was more fearless. I'm a bit more reserved today.
3. Your house is on fire, all living things and people are out. You have the opportunity to run in and grab one item. What would it be? My wedding pictures.
4. You are sitting on a bench overlooking a gorgeous beach. You have the opportunity to have a long conversation with anyone living or dead. Who would it be? God. And I have a lot of questions!
5. What is the best advice you’ve ever received? My dad: You got this.
6. What advice would you give your 20-year-old self? Be a little kinder to yourself + relax a little bit more.
7. It’s been said that all great people can have their lives summed up in one sentence. How do you want yours to read? She loved her life. She never gave up. She did her best.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. |
| 0:07.0 | John is the number one national bestselling author of the book On Fire. |
| 0:11.3 | He's a world-class inspirational speaker and he's the host of the Live-inspired podcast. |
| 0:16.4 | John interviews extraordinary individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living |
| 0:23.0 | and more fully live your life story. Here's your host, John O'Leary. Well, hello, my friends, |
| 0:30.5 | and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. Got an awesome guest to share with you today. |
| 0:37.6 | And you probably heard of this person as I start ringing and rattling off some of the |
| 0:41.3 | accomplishments within her life. |
| 0:43.3 | Let me begin with this. |
| 0:44.8 | With more than four decades in the bridal business, Lori Allen is one of the world's |
| 0:51.4 | foremost experts on bridal culture. |
| 0:55.0 | As the central figure for TLC's long-standing reality show, say yes to the dress, Atlanta. |
| 1:02.4 | Lori is an influencer not only around Atlanta where her store began, |
| 1:08.5 | but around more than 100 countries that tune in to learn more, |
| 1:13.1 | not only about brides or dresses. |
| 1:16.6 | I'm going to use a big fancy word here. |
| 1:18.5 | Trains, that's right, that kind of stuff over on the wedding, but around love and acceptance |
| 1:23.7 | and forgiveness and grieving and falling for today. |
| 1:29.3 | Lori's going to share a little bit about her experience running a business for more than four decades. She's going to talk a bit |
| 1:34.1 | about overcoming breast cancer. She's going to talk about why she thinks marriages during COVID-19 |
| 1:39.7 | are among the strongest that she's ever seen. I thought what she shared around this was really impressive. |
| 1:46.8 | She's going to share a little bit around what she thinks is going to lead to a long-term |
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