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Podcast: "The Wedding Venue Checklist"

Podcast: "The Wedding Venue Checklist"


Nikita Thorne Updated:
8th of March 2023

In this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, Nikita and Amelia are joined by the wonderful Sam Wordie-Gilchrist. Together, they discuss everything you need to do, know and consider when searching for and booking your wedding venue.

This episode is available now. You can listen on a wide variety of podcast streaming platforms.

Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast, episode 4: The Wedding Venue Checklist

What’s covered in this podcast episode?

Finding and booking your wedding venue is the most important task in your initial planning stages. A lot of your future wedding decisions and supplier bookings will rely on you securing your venue and subsequently, confirming the wedding date. Nikita, Amelia and Sam discuss the process of booking your wedding venue and everything you need to do and think about during the process.

As always, this episode is filled with lots of detail, so, to help you with your venue search, we have created a downloadable checklist to help you ensure you don’t miss something important. 

Download the Wedding Venue Checklist

By the end of this episode, you will be ready to find your dream wedding venue. You will know what you’ll need to research and consider before you start your venue search, how to shortlist your favourites and the general process of booking the venue.

Listen now on a wide variety of popular podcast platforms.

Thanks so much to Sam for being such a brilliant guest on this episode of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast. You can follow Sam’s wedding planning instagram (@theweddingplanninghub) and learn more about the McArthur Group Venues below:

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Nikita Thorne

Nikita is a wedding planning expert and newlywed having tied the knot in 2023. She is the host of Guides for Brides - The Wedding Podcast and regularly speaks at wedding industry conferences and national wedding shows to inform and inspire couples who are planning their big days. She keeps on top of the latest wedding trends in design and fashion and loves to see the new innovative ideas from wedding professionals across the country. If you need practical planning advice, Nikita has been through the entire wedding planning process, so is your best contact!

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