The DIY Wedding Podcast
DIY Wedding Experts - Specialising in Non-Hotel & Outdoor Celebrations, giving you real advice to aid your planning.
Your host is Annabel from Weddings by Annabel which is a Cumbrian based Wedding Consultancy providing Lake District venue management and helps private clients from around the world. The ethos includes focusing on less waste, fantastic atmosphere, ease and flow of the day and brilliant memories made.
In this monthly podcast Annabel, with occasional guest speakers, invites couples to join a DIY or non-hotel wedding focused, but life influenced, chat.
These conversations focus on the 'why's' not just the 'what's' behind planning a wedding, aiming to highlight helpful thoughts and ideas that ease the process of creating a wonderful, memorable celebration.
There is no wrong way to 'wedding' but lets try and make the right decisions in a mindful and enjoyable way.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 15
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
WBA S2 Ep.3 - Traditions Pt.1
In the first part of the Traditions Set Annabel explores the following concepts including where they came from and whether they are useful or used now:
- Cake Cutting
- Rings
- White Dress
- Bouquets
- We…
WBA S2 - Ep.2 - Speeches
Dreaded by some, relished by most! Speeches at weddings come with quite a 'Marmite' reputation. Whether you look forward to them or not, Annabel goes through some key thoughts with the wonderful Ther…
WBA S2 - Ep.1 - Explain Agencies
Series 2 lands with a bang! (Or perhaps a clash of a symbol would be better for the topic!?)
Annabel is joined by music pro Nick Merchant, from Merchant Music, to talk about what a Music Agency does. …
WBA Ep.12 - All things Ceremony
Annabel is joined in this episode by Cumbrian Celebrant Juliet Golding to talk through the options for wedding ceremonies. This includes touching on religious, Registrar and Celebrant services and a …
WBA Ep.11 - Timings
When it comes to deciding on the times for each element of your wedding plan, do you know what's important to think about and why?
Annabel shares some advice and a rough strategy for setting down you…
WBA Ep.10 - Activities
Why do you need to consider activities at your big celebration? Why bother with the spend, the time and effort? Well, let us tell you! Annabel is joined by Jenette from Hardy's Soft Play Hire to chat…
WBA Ep.9 - Entertain Me!
This episode features Annabel and two lovely chaps from the world of event music.
Matt and Joey are the founders of Dirtbag Entertainment and The Hustle, one of the most lively and fun party bands in…
WBA Ep.8 - Wedmin
You can't ignore the fact that weddings come with plenty of admin aka 'wed-min'! Annabel shares her lessons learnt when it comes to not just getting tasks done but keeping a clear mind and stress lev…
WBA Ep.7 - Venues - FAQ
What do you need to think about when choosing a venue? This huge topic will take more than one episode to cover so Annabel and Lindsey start with some of the most frequently asked questions. If you a…
WBA Ep.6 - Wedding Team
Wedding Team... not Party! This episode Annabel chats with Make Up Artist Felicity Ashby (@ashbyartistry) about how important it is to pick the people around you carefully. This isn't just a laugh on…
WBA Ep.5 - Atmosphere
Why is atmosphere important at any event ? What does this consist of?
Annabel delves into this important factor and details what can influence it. This includes the use of colour, light, smell, temper…
WBA Ep.4 - Beginning
WBA Ep.3 - Why Stress?
Why are weddings perceived as stressful? Why does stress build? This episode delves into how to think through those moments of stress in your planning journey. Annabel and Lindsey discuss why wedding…
WBA Ep.2 - Why's not What's
With Lindsey Robinson, we discuss the importance of asking 'why' through the sea of 'should have's' and 'could have's'. While planning a wedding its easy to fall into despair when faced with so many…
WBA Ep.1 - Who is WBA?
Who is WBA? Lets check if we are going to be right for your podcast list! This brief episode is a little introduction to what this is all about and what the ethos and topics will be. Annabel takes a …