64. The River House Hawkes Bay Wedding with Bride Claudia Ryan

The lovely Claudia Ryan joins us on the podcast today. She and Quinn recently married in Hawkes Bay and she shares all her experience and wisdom. A few things we cover: How they met through social media and both having relatable experiences on reality TV. A bit of their story, having their beautiful daughter, and getting engaged. Feeling a bit disconnected with finding “the one” while dress shopping, and how it is worth persisting until you feel your absolute best in the right dress. Prioritising fun on their day and how this helped them choose their vendors, decide on a big bridal party, good music, alcohol and an afterparty. How the whole day went down and some of the highlights. The process of navigating the budget, how it kept increasing and how they managed it by spreading payments out during the lead-up. Some great advice on prioritising a wedding planner/coordinator and not rushing into making decisions. Losing sleep with so much on her mind while wedding planning. A honeymoon in the USA. Married life and how nothing much has changed but adjusting to her new last name. ...and so much more! Below you can find the handles for all C & Q's vendors. Be sure to check out some of their photos on IG at @thekiwiweddingpodcast + give us a follow. Vendors: @theriverhouse_hb @jacksonbrightweddings @flatrocfilms @botanical.lane @shonajoy @rubytakessnaps @micki_makeupetc @hoskins6452 @debbiepearcehair @felicitysbridalnz @madewithlovebridal @saint_valentine_jewellery @flockevents @harloau @goldmansax_ @lucyseventhire @socialhirenz @blackbarnnz @justmytype_nz @pjyama_co @ortonshawkesbay @milkbooks