What Does a Wedding Cost? (and Other Burning Questions) with Planner Jacquelyn Aleece
Girls Gotta Eat
Ashley Hesseltine
4.6 • 29.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 September 2025
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
We have Ashley’s wedding planner in the house! Jacquelyn Aleece, founder of The Wedding Plan & Company, joins us to answer all your burning questions about weddings and spill some tea. We discuss money stuff – how much a wedding actually costs, where to save and where to splurge, her #1 budgeting tip, if there really is a “wedding tax” when it comes to vendors, and so much more. We’re also chatting about the biggest mistakes couples make when planning, bands vs. DJs, and how to make your wedding feel more fun/less stuffy. As for the tea – What kind of bride is Ashley? Can Jacquelyn tell if a couple isn’t going to make it? What’s the biggest drama at weddings? – and more. Before she joins us, we’re catching up on Rayna’s houseguests and Ashley’s wedding dress drama. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | First of all, if you want to know if you're marrying or a person, just ask your wedding planner. |
| 0:02.7 | No, I'm sorry. |
| 0:03.7 | I'm dying. |
| 0:04.8 | I'm dead. |
| 0:05.4 | Serious. |
| 0:23.2 | This podcast is a Dear Media production. |
| 0:24.5 | Hi guys. Hi guys. |
| 0:25.2 | Welcome back to another episode of Girls Gotta Eat. |
| 0:27.0 | Welcome back. |
| 0:28.3 | A wedding episode. |
| 0:29.8 | Actually, I'm so excited. |
| 0:31.2 | One month. |
| 0:32.3 | Not even my wedding, but I'm excited. |
| 0:34.3 | Really one month till things pop off. |
| 0:38.0 | So we are pretty much now, I guess, starting technically on the 29th of October. |
| 0:44.5 | Is that Wednesday? |
| 0:45.2 | With like close family that's coming into town. |
| 0:48.1 | And it's not an official event. |
| 0:49.2 | It's not on the itinerary, but people are probably going to come to our house. |
| 0:51.5 | And that is the day that I met him. |
| 0:54.9 | Wait, that's crazy. |
| 0:56.3 | Isn't that crazy? |
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