Your Individual Wedding

Your Individual Wedding

Join Ross from Ross Willsher Photography and Heidi from Glorious by Heidi for fortnightly wedding-related chat and laughter. Each episode features advice that will help you plan a wedding that is perfectly 'you' as well as look at the lighter side of weddings. Subscribe and listen to Ross, Heidi and some wonderful guests share all the wedding related banter you need.

Episodes

April 19, 2023 49 mins

Heidi met the wonderful Betti and Afnan when they were modelling on a styled weding shoot she was part of.  When Heidi chatted with them and found out about their wedding plans and spiritual journey she knew they would make brilliant podcast guests. 

In this deeply insightful epsiode, Betti and Afnan discuss sprituality, manifesting their relationship and plans for their Bali wedding with their head Shaman. 

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This week Ross is joined by Kathryn Palmer-Skilling, a Humanist celebrant who is passionate about making weddings more acessible.

Kathryn chats about her own experience of planning a wedding as a bride with additional access requirements, and shares tips on how couples, businesses and the wedding industry as a whole can create more accessible weddings that welcome and celebrate all abilities. 

You can find out more about Kathy...

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March 21, 2023 57 mins

One thing we don't see celebrated enough, are second and third-time around weddings. These can be just as beautiful and meaningful as first time weddings, so we thought it high time we address this topic. 

In today's episode, we chat with Ellie & Eddie who very openly and honestly talk about planning their wedding day with their belnded family of 5 children clearly at the forefront. It's a conversation filled with both laughte...

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March 1, 2023 53 mins

City weddings are nothing new, but rarely do we hear tips and adivce tailored specifically to couples planning a wedding in an urban setting. 

There are endless reasons why city weddings are a great idea but also quite a few considerations to bear in mind before planning your favourite city. 

In this episode we chat with Keely & Bryony about their Manchester wedding and their advice is invaluable! 

Ross Willsher Phot...

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February 15, 2023 67 mins

We often chat with couples who have really struggled to find inclusive suppliers to help them on their wedding planning journey. However, we know that there are lots of wonderful wedding professionals working hard to make all couples feel celebrated and seen. 

In this epoisde we share examples of great inclusive practice in the wedding industry and discuss ways of ensuring all you wonderful couples have the weding experience y...

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February 1, 2023 42 mins

We chatted to wedding celebrant Juliette (@Juliettebythesea) on the last series of the podcast, when she shared her frustrations at planning her wedding as an older bride-to-be. She's now tied the knot and so we wanted to invite her back to ask how it went and to see if  - and how - she overcame some of the obstacles she encoutered as a bride-to-be in her 50s. 

 

Over the course of the conversation, Juliette and Ross...

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January 18, 2023 46 mins

In this week's episode Heidi and Ross chat to Mercedes who runs an eco-friendly wedding styling business. As a plus-size, bisexual black women, Mercedes has struggled to see herself represented in blogs and on Pinterest. She is now modelling for styled shoots and her mum has opened a plus size bridal boutique, in order to be the change they want to see in the industry.

In this insightful epsiode, Mercedes talks openly about her sex...

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January 4, 2023 60 mins

If you're sick of being bombarded with images of wedding couples who are no larger than a size 8, and want to see more reepreatation for bigger bride and grooms then this is the podcast episode for you. 

We chat with the fabulous Lily Screen-Gear (https://www.instagram.com/lilyscreen) who talks candidly about her experiences of being a larger woman, her journey towards self-acceptance and how she made sure she had the wedding ...

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December 21, 2022 36 mins

Our first guest this series is the wonderful Rachel Bull. Rachel has been in the wedding industry for many years and has recently setup a platform to provide advice, guidance and recommended suppliers for couples who are neurodivergent. 

Rachel shares lots of tips for both wedding suppliers and couples themselves, and offers ways in which we can create a more open and welcoming environment to discuss any additional measures th...

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December 7, 2022 37 mins

After a (more than) brief hiatus, Ross and Heidi are back sharing stories from unseen and underrepresented couples to promote inclusion in the wedding industry. We have some fantastic guests lined up covering topics such as body positivity, neurodiversity and ageism in the industry. 

In this first episode

  • Heidi teases Ross' "Hi"
  • We have a ...
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April 13, 2022 76 mins
This series has been one that we are super proud. That is thanks to our wonderful guests who opened up their hearts, and shared some deeply personal experiences of planning a wedding as a marginalised or underrepresented group. 

If you're new to the show, this epsiode will give you a small insight into what we are about and why we are passionate about promoting diveristy within the wedding industry. 

If you're a regular l...

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March 2, 2022 34 mins

Sustainability is - rightly - a topic at the forefront of many conversations at the moment. 

In this episode we chat to Charlotte, who planned her own sustainable wedding last year  and shares her tips and wisdom on how to create a day that is kinder to the planet. 

Like Charlotte says, it's not about trying to be perfect, but instead making little changes that reduce the impact your day has on the environment. 

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In this episode Ross chats with the fabulous Martin Fox-Roberts, a wedding celebrant who incorporates his skills as both a drag artist and as a British Sign Language intepretor to make you day extra special. 

We chat about how the wedding industry can do more to support the deaf community and Martin shares his rather awesome hashtags and drag name! 

We loved chatting with Martin and you can find him by searching for @prou...

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February 2, 2022 48 mins

We all have issues with self-esteem and body confidence from time to time. Planning a wedding when you feel less than self-assured can be especially daunting.

In this episode, Ross and Heidi share their own experiences with body confidence and provide some advice to help you feel good about yourself on your wedding day. 

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December 8, 2021 46 mins

Continuing our theme of hearing the wedding planning experiences of those who are planning a wedding deemed a little 'outside of the norm' by the wedding industry, today we talk to celebrant Juliette (Juliettebytheseacelebrant.co.uk).

Juliette is currently planning her wedding at the age of 56 and here, in a very funny and frank interview she shares her experiences and frustrations at planning a wedding a little later in life. What...

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November 24, 2021 58 mins

Ewan and Greg's wedding had it all...⁠

🌟 Nods to Ewan's Scottish heritage 🌟⁠

🌟 Traditions honouring Greg's Jewish Faith 🌟⁠

🌟 Decor and seating plans based on their Long distance relationship between New York & London 🌟⁠

🌟 Drag Queens 🌟⁠

🌟 A Ceilidh Band 🌟⁠

🌟 A best man falling i the canal 🌟

How did they plan it all and make it their own? What were their experiences of being an LGBTQ couple planning a wedding...

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November 10, 2021 62 mins

Mussara married her husband Roy just over 5 years ago in Essex, and Ross had the absolute pleasure of capturing the day.

Here, Mussara talks candidly about how they both met, her family's reaction to her marrying a non-Muslim man, and which British wedding traditions they were relieved not have incorporated in their day. 

A truly inspiring listen. 

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Lisa Vine works with schools, businesses and charities across Leicestershire and the UK for all their LGBT+ training and advocacy needs. 

This alone makes her a perfect interviewee for the podcast, but add-in the fact the Lisa is also planning her her own special day to her wedding videographer girlfriend, and we just knew we had to have her join us for a chat. 

Insightful, informative and full of wonderful wisdom for bot...

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Earlier this year we had the absolute pleasure of interviewing James and Heidi about what it was like planning one of the first weddings that took place after the lifting of some of the Covid restrictions. 

James and Heidi are a wonderfully positive couple, so obviously in love and a great example of how having the right outlook helps you to navigate through life's unexpected moments. 

They also happen to have Downs Syndr...

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September 29, 2021 29 mins

After a longer than planned hiatus, Ross and Heidi are back discussing all things weddings. This season we're taking a much deeper look at weddings for people who are underrepresented in the wedding industry; be that due to their age, race, sexuality, faith or ability. 

In each of the upcoming episodes we chat to couples who have previously, or who are currently planning their wedding, and have had to overcome extra hurdles du...

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