The Worst Wedding Disaster I Ever Planned (And 3 Lessons Every Bride Needs to Hear)

After 20+ years in the wedding industry, I thought I’d seen it all… until this wedding. Four hours from home, a venue that went bankrupt days before the big day, vandalized bathrooms filled with concrete, no power, and the only light coming from guests’ car headlights — and that was just the start.

In this episode of The Snagged Podcast, I’m finally sharing the wedding disaster I stayed silent about for years, the lessons it taught me, and how you can protect your wedding from worst-case scenarios.

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