Episodes

  • The Wedding Industry Is A Scam!

    The Wedding Industry Is A Scam!
    Jun 29 2023
    We're back! & spicy as ever, & coming at you from a brief hiatus as we adjust to Counsel Kelsey's exciting announcement. But today's topic is for you. All of you who firmly believe the wedding industry is a scam. That anything above $10k is an asinine amount of money to spend on a wedding. That just by putting 'wedding' in front of everything, that means everything costs 3X more. That people in the industry are gouging with prices to fill their own pockets. We hope you find solidarity......but you sure as hell won't find it here!
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Unedited: The Hangover

    Unedited: The Hangover
    Jun 1 2023
    That's right, Hangover edition. As a public service and to show the effects of an event hangover, the girlies are recording hot on the heels of a very intense wedding weekend. Both of us had challenging weekends from which we needed to recover, and naturally felt this was the perfect opportunity to cover the phenomenon known as 'event hangover' or 'wedding hangover'.With minimal editing to maintain the integrity of the struggle, this episode is a funny insight into what it's like to try and function day 2 following a wedding. Tune in!Rachel Willis: @rachelwilliseventswww.rachelwillisevents.comKelsey Williams: @kelseywilliamsweddings
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    1 hr
  • 60 Minutes With Jesse Gonzalez

    60 Minutes With Jesse Gonzalez
    May 18 2023
    In this casual and joyful conversation with DFW's Industry PGOM, Jesse Gonzalez, we're chatting through some of our funniest experiences since joining the wedding world. It's casual, it's fun, and it's an amazing insight into some of the wild stories you know you wanted to hear.Jesse is a 1o-year industry veteran that comes to us from the amazing Pop Parties team. He is a bright light to all he meets, and his personal approach to wedding planning shines through his ability to connect with people in a truly genuine way. Follow Jesse on Instagram at @eventswithjesseCounsel: Rachel Willis @rachelwillisevents & Kelsey Williams @kelseywilliamsweddings
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Ya Basic! & It's Okay

    Ya Basic! & It's Okay
    May 4 2023

    Your counsel is chatting on the exhaustive ways of social media perpetuating a need for couples trying to do unique things for the sake of being unique. We want everyone to know that they should absolutely customize their weddings! But not everything has to be a unique idea... sometimes, a thing is just a thing! Once it hits the internet, it's no longer a singular and unique thing. Plus, a bonus & crazy story from Counsel, Rachel, that literally can't be made up...
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • The Great Guest Grievance Episode

    The Great Guest Grievance Episode
    Apr 20 2023
    We're officially indicting all wedding guests, and calling them to the stand to answer for their crimes! We're discussing all grievances we've experienced with wedding guests over the years, and really it's just the beginning. This is an episode worth sharing with any and every one who is, was, and will be a wedding guest. The infractions on weddings must end, and this hilarious episode is our way of shedding some light on the errors of the general public's ways. Happy listening!
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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Toxic Perfectionism: A Dive Into Mental Health In The Wedding Industry

    Toxic Perfectionism: A Dive Into Mental Health In The Wedding Industry
    Apr 6 2023
    In what is going to be one of our more sincere episodes, your counsel members have a one on one and candid discussion about what it means to be a wedding industry professional. We hope everyone can find something useful from this episode as we talk about our personal experiences in balancing life & work, as well as offer solidarity for those that are struggling to set those boundaries and expectations. We also hope for our couples listening, that this offers a look into the lives of your wedding team through a new and more vulnerable lens.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Is It Right To Price? Tackling Wedding Pro Websites

    Is It Right To Price? Tackling Wedding Pro Websites
    Mar 23 2023

    On this episode of Cordially Indicted, your counsel hosts website design guru, Emily Jane Lee to talk all things pricing on websites for industry creatives and vendors. Emily is the owner of By Emily Jane, a website design studio, who focuses on helping wedding industry pros stand out among the crowd. It's the great debate: to list your pricing, or not to list your pricing. If you are a vendor that has debated whether to put your pricing on your website, this episode is for you! If you're a couple that wonders why pricing is so hard to find online, you could also benefit from listening in on these details. This hot topic is the epitome of why this podcast was started- to mediate and give everyone the tools to decide and understand what is best for them. Tune in for all the details!By Emily Jane: https://www.byemilyjane.com/ @byemilyjaneRachel Willis Events: https://www.rachelwillisevents.com/ @rachelwilliseventsKelsey Williams Weddings: @kelseywilliamsweddings
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Consider The Cushion.... Because Eggs!

    Consider The Cushion.... Because Eggs!
    Mar 9 2023

    In this episode of Cordially Indicted, we are calling our first witness to the stand, Corinne Sullivan, owner of Social Graces Dallas! In a particularly unhinged session, we lament on how quickly things like pricing seem to change in the industry.... because if eggs are going up, everything is going up! We call upon our fellow vendors to help not only their clients, but their planners keep up with policy and pricing changes. We also talk all things tents with our first Listener Question! Trust us when we say, you do not want to miss this one!

    Social Graces Dallas: https://socialgracesdallas.com/ @socialgracesdallas

    Rachel Willis Events: https://www.rachelwillisevents.com/ @rachelwillisevents

    Kelsey Williams Weddings: @kelseywilliamsweddings
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    1 hr and 18 mins