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Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride podcast, I got to chat all about music with Jenny Boorum of Elegance Quartet Entertainment!! I’ve had the pleasure of working with Jenny and other members of EQE at multiple weddings in my career, both as a string quartet during ceremony/cocktail hour and as a reception DJ! We had such a fun conversation about the importance of music as both a backdrop AND a key element of your wedding day - I cannot wait for you to listen. Enjoy! More About Jenny & Elegance Quartet Entertainment 🎻 Jenny Boorum is Managing Partner of Elegance Quartet Entertainment, where she plays viola as a core member of the company’s flagship ensemble, leads the team as its resident DJ, and collaborates closely with couples to design music experiences that are deeply personal and unforgettable. With a passion for blending the elegance of live strings with the energy of a great party, Jenny helps bring Elegance Quartet Entertainment’s signature mix of live music, DJ services, and thoughtful planning to weddings of all shapes and sizes. Connect with Elegance Quartet Entertainment 👇🏼 Website: https://elegancequartet.com/ Instagram: @elegancequartet YouTube: @elegancequartet Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Interested in expanding your wedding day into a wedding weekend to be less hurried and more intentional about your time? Download my Wedding Weekend Template with exact timelines to design your wedding, your way. 🥂

Hello and happy Wednesday!! It’s September, it’s the height of the busy fall wedding season (even though it doesn’t feel like fall lol) and I’m coming to you solo to today to talk about what’s been “in” and what’s been “out” so far in the 2026 weddings I've photographed. Lets get into it! Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Interested in expanding your wedding day into a wedding weekend to be less hurried and more intentional about your time? Download my Wedding Weekend Template with exact timelines to design your wedding, your way. 🥂

Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride Podcast, I sat down with Gina Stopkey to chat about her incredible spring wedding at Terrain Gardens at Devon Yard in May 2025. We talked about choosing to do a first touch (not a first look), the perfect movie-moment weather pattern during their ceremony and their adorable guest of honor 🐶 I can’t wait for you to hear all about this super fun wedding day!! See Gina & Matt’s wedding!! Gina’s Wedding Vendor Shoutouts 🫶🏼 Venue - Terrain Gardens at Devon Yard HMU (& getting ready space!) - Something You Beauty Florals - Design by Terrain DJ - Center Stage Entertainment (DJ Johnny B) Dog Handler - Philly Unleashed Not shouted out but still incredible & worth checking out: Suit - Jos. A Bank Dress - The Wedding Factor | Justin Alexander Cake - Bredenbeck’s Bakery Live Music - Main Line Duo Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Wanna be intentional about how you spend your time around your wedding? Download The Wedding Weekend Timeline Template for an exact outline of how to spend quality time with your spouse, VIPs and guests without cramming it all into just 8 hours ✨

Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride podcast, I'm coming to you solo to chat wedding dress bustles. There's different types of bustles for different types of wedding dress materials ... and some typically fare better on the dance floor than others. We'll cover that and my thoughts on reception party dresses in this episode - let's get into it! Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Interested in expanding your wedding day into a wedding weekend to be less hurried and more intentional about your time? Download my Wedding Weekend Template with exact timelines to design your wedding, your way. 🥂

Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride Podcast, I had the honor of chatting with Ruth and Elizabeth from Kati Mac Floral Designs, a wedding and retail floral design business in West Chester that also serves as a nonprofit and employs individuals with intellectual disabilities. We chatted about what inspires us as artists working on behalf of a couple on their wedding day, some temperamental flowers that could actually kill other flowers in proximity (crazy!) and the many ways their employees help around the shop! This episode is guaranteed to fill you with joy. 💛 I can’t wait for you to listen!! More about Kati Mac Floral Designs 🌻 At Kati Mac, our purpose is delivering gorgeous wedding/event flowers every single time. But our purpose has a mission. And we are just as passionate about the mission as we are flowers! As a non-profit, Kati Mac provides meaningful employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities. As we prepare and design for weddings/events, we get to share our passion with some of the most wonderful people. It’s a beautiful marriage and keeps us focused on perfecting your beautiful day! Connect with Kati Mac Floral Designs & their awesome team 🤗 Website: https://katimacfloraldesigns.com/  Instagram: @katimacfloraldesigns & @katimacweddings Facebook: Kati Mac Floral Designs Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Interested in expanding your wedding day into a wedding weekend to be less hurried and more intentional about your time? Download my Wedding Weekend Template with exact timelines to design your wedding, your way. 🥂

Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride Podcast, I sat down with Rachel Louis to chat about her fun summer wedding at Renault Winery in July 2025. We talked about what it was like to have a 2 year engagement, changing into a party dress for reception and how Rachel changed her hairstyle 2 weeks before her wedding! I can’t wait for you to hear all about this awesome day!! See Rachel & Nick’s wedding! Rachel’s Wedding Vendor Shoutouts 🫶🏼 Venue - Renault Winery HMU - Blush Brides Dress - Free Love Bridal Not shouted out but still incredible & worth checking out: Suit - Men’s Wearhouse Florals - Flower Box By Kate DJ - Center Stage Entertainment Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Wanna be intentional about how you spend your time around your wedding? Download The Wedding Weekend Timeline Template for an exact outline of how to spend quality time with your spouse, VIPs and guests without cramming it all into just 8 hours ✨

Hello and happy Wednesday!! Today on The Busy Bride Podcast, we're talking wedding WEEKENDS. Because if there's one thing there never seems to be enough of at weddings, it's time. I break down two different ways to style a wedding weekend in order to be intentional about spending time with your spouse, your VIPs and your guests without feeling hurried from one thing to the next. (PLUS - I created a wedding weekend template for you to copy my exact timeline I would use, for free! Link below!!) 👉🏼 THE WEDDING WEEKEND TEMPLATE Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Wanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!

We! Are! MARRIED!!!! 🥰 Hello and happy Wednesday!! On today's special edition of the podcast, I am joined by my HUSBAND, Josh, as we recap the best day of our lives!!! In reflecting on our wedding day, the things that really stood out to us as allowing us to be fully present and enjoy each other AND our guests throughout the day are as follows: doing a first look & private vows, investing in top notch vendors for the things we valued, and fully trusting those vendors to run the day so we could be in the moment all day long. Shoutout to our rockstar "Avengers" wedding team!!!! Venue: Wildflower on Watts Coordinator: We Do Events Photography: Hayley Zumkeller Photography Second Photographer: Richel Diaz Photography Videography: Karmapants Music: Pat & Sean Kelly Food: Bar Jawn and Cheese Jawn Dessert: Pretty Tasty Cupcakes Florals: Sterling Stems HMU: Earth Tones Artistry Rentals: Chippy White Table Bartenders: Pour Dress: Anthropologie Weddings Suit: Men's Wearhouse Accommodations: Lakelyn Lodge Transportation: J&J Transportation See our wedding in photos & videos: Photo Recap Part 1 Photo Recap Part 2 Mrs. Video Teaser Mr. Video Teaser Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Wanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!

Hello and happy Wednesday!! Today on The Busy Bride Podcast, I have the honor of chatting with Lovell, a designer in NYC who specializes in bringing heirloom wedding dresses back to life (spoiler alert - there are lots of cool ways to do that!)!! I photographed a reconstructed wedding gown at a gorgeous wedding last fall, so it was awesome to chat with Lovell and to hear the behind the scenes behind her incredible work. I can’t wait for you to listen!!! More about Lovellfaye ✄ Lovellfaye started as a bespoke designer for all areas of the wedding industry, including brides, mothers, guests, and flower girls. The business has grown tremendously since discovering an untapped market in the bridal industry – reconstructing heirloom wedding dresses to fit the modern-day bride. It is an honor to be a part of each bride’s wedding by bringing their heirloom dress dreams to life.  Over the past five years working in the bridal industry, I’ve worked with hundreds of wedding dresses spanning six decades in age. I’ve seen so many beautiful styles of wedding dresses across generations. I’ve worked with clients from Los Angeles to Miami, and I spent 2023 building a robust clientele in New York City.  My work with reconstructed wedding gowns has been featured in top local and national publications like Good Morning America, The Knot, D Weddings, Southern Bride, Carats & Cake and more. Connect with Lovellfaye ✄ Website: www.lovellfaye.com  Instagram: @lovellfaye Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamariedavies TikTok: @gabriellamariedavies Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Wanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!

Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride Podcast, I sat down with Laura Donnelly to chat about her winter wonderland wedding in December 2025. This wedding day was intimate, warm and fuzzy despite the icy temps outside! I can’t wait for you to hear all about this beautiful wedding!! See Laura & Q’s wedding Laura’s Wedding Vendor Shoutouts 🫶🏼 Venue - Terrain at Styer’s Getting Ready - Fairville Inn Dress - Sabrina Ann Venue Coordinator - Aubrey Keperling Not shouted out but still incredible & worth checking out: Suit - Men’s Wearhouse Florals - Design by Terrain DJ - Elegance Quartet Entertainment Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamarieaudi TikTok: @gabriellamarieaudi Pinterest: Gabriella Marie PhotographyWanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!

Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride podcast, I had the honor of chatting with Kiersten from True Beauty Marks hair and makeup. We talked all about pre-wedding consultations, wedding day touch up kits and styling curly hair! Kiersten is so kind and this conversation was incredibly informative - I can't wait for you to listen!! 🤗 More about Kiersten and True Beauty Marks 💄 Kiersten, a Master Artist with True Beauty Marks, is a bridal hair and makeup professional serving the Tri-State Area. She specializes in soft, "lit from within" glam that enhances her bride's natural beauty while creating an intimate and personalized wedding experience. Her passion is fueled by a collaborative and supportive environment that sets Kiersten apart in her industry. Her ultimate goal is for every bride to walk down the aisle feeling like the most radiant version of herself! Connect with Peachtree Catering (& their venues) 🍑 Website: www.truebeautymarks.com/contact Kiersten’s Instagram: @k.j.artisty True Beauty Marks’ Instagram: @truebeautymarks Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamarieaudi TikTok: @gabriellamarieaudi Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Wanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!

Hello and happy Wednesday!! Today on The Busy Bride podcast, I'm coming to you solo to talk all things seating charts!! I actually just created the seating chart for my very own wedding yesterday lol, so this is top of mind for me! I walk you through the most common AND the most creative seating charts I've seen as a wedding photographer. And if you're taking the time to read this, I'll tell you which seating chart I chose to do 🤭 It's actually not included in this episode because I saw the idea after recording this!! I will be getting a painting that matches the wildflower, outdoorsy vibe of our wedding and then will be taping each table's names onto it! I'm excited to see how it turns out 😆 Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamarieaudi TikTok: @gabriellamarieaudi Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Wanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!

Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride Podcast, I sat down with Kristen Melnick to chat about her fairytale garden wedding in July 2025. This wedding day was the perfect blend of intentionality, emotion and crazy fun energy! I can’t wait for you to hear all about this incredible wedding!! See Kristen & Austin’s wedding Kristen’s Wedding Vendor Shoutouts 🫶🏼 Venue - Pomme by Peachtree Catering Florals - Colleen Hansbury Designs Dress - La Bella Moda Not shouted out but still incredible & worth checking out: Suit - The Black Tux HMU - Athena Beauty Cake - The Master’s Baker DJ - Eclipse Entertainment Videographer - Tag Visual Venue Coordinator - Stephanie with Peachtree (listen to her podcast interview here!) Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamarieaudi TikTok: @gabriellamarieaudi Pinterest: Gabriella Marie PhotographyWanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!

Hello and happy Wednesday!!! Today on The Busy Bride Podcast, I have the honor of chatting with Stephanie from Peachtree Catering!!! Peachtree runs four gorgeous venues - Parque, Pomme, Portico and The Willows - and also caters offsite weddings! Stephanie speaks about what it's like to work with Peachtree couples to bring their dream wedding day to life. It's such a great conversation and I can't wait for you to listen!! Let's get into it :) More about Stephanie 📋 I am a wedding professional who believes celebrations should be a reflection of each couples unique love story. Not only do I have a strong creative eye and a love of thoughtful details, but my speciality is blending all of that with seamless execution. I’ve found my place at Peachtree, where big ideas are encouraged, resulting in personal, polished, and anything but cookie-cutter events. Connect with Peachtree Catering (& their venues) 🍑 Website: www.peachtreecatering.com  Instagram: @peachtreecatering Venues: Parque Ridley Creek Pomme Radnor The Willows Villanova Portico Awbury Arboretum Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamarieaudi TikTok: @gabriellamarieaudi Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Wanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!

Hello and happy Wednesday!! Happy APRIL!!!!! There's no fooling with this episode - just helpful info for the busy bride planning her first wedding :) Anywhos, this episode is for both the bride who hasn't decided what size wedding to have yet AND for the bride who is already fully immersed in wedding planning to have a better idea for what to expect when her day rolls around. I hope this is helpful - enjoy!! 🫶🏼 Connect with Gabriella 🌞 Website: www.gabriellamariephotography.com Instagram: @gabriellamarieaudi TikTok: @gabriellamarieaudi Pinterest: Gabriella Marie Photography Wanna be intentional about your season of engagement? Download this free PDF of guided journaling prompts for you & your fiancé’s next date night in!!