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In today\\u2019s world, trying to get married has become... a hot mess. So, to all the COVID brides to have been, grooms and wedding professionals: you\\u2019re not alone. Welcome to Bride To Have Been, a StudioPod original podcast hosted by Emily Lewis, with the purpose of building a community by sharing the reality of this new normal in the wedding industry. Let\\u2019s keep inspiring each other and celebrate the thing we treasure the most: love.

Like many brides, Rachel thought she wanted a big wedding with all the works. She and her fiance Scott even booked a wedding venue that could accommodate 250 guests just before COVID hit in early 2020. But in the thick of the global pandemic with nine months left before their wedding date, the couple decided to switch up their grand plans for a micro wedding with just six of their family members and have opted to plan for a bigger celebration sometime in the future. Even then, the couple is planning to scale back their plans to around just 80 guests once the pandemic has finally blown over. As Rachel points out to host Emily Lewis, did she really need her mother\\u2019s tennis friends at her wedding? No. 

Jump straight into:

(05:48) - On Rachel expecting a proposal from Scott - \\u201cI put a couple of puzzle pieces together and figured out that today was the day.\\u201d

(08:58) - Rachel realizing she didn\\u2019t need a big wedding after COVID - \\u201cI thought I wanted a big grand wedding so we booked a 250-person wedding in this expensive catering hall, but now that it\'s turned into what it is, I\'m actually much happier.\\u201d

(10:08) - Scaling down the wedding - \\u201cObviously I want my family and my good friends there, but do I need my mom\'s tennis friends? No.\\u201d

(19:25) - Rachel\\u2019s outlook on life in quarantine - \\u201cEverybody got screwed over in one way or another. This is just our way.\\u201d

(20:59) - The chaos of planning a wedding during COVID - \\u201cThe plan changed every day. We\'re done changing it. This is what we\'re doing.\\u201d

(24:54) - Rachel\\u2019s takeaway from the past year - \\u201cI think everybody should take time when they first get engaged to sit down and think about it for real before making any moves.\\u201d

Thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram, don\\u2019t forget to use the #COVIDBrideTribe, and feel free to send us your COVID wedding stories. Bride To Have Been is a podcast brought to you by GiftPod and produced at StudioPod. Edits were made at Nodalab and music was produced by GaryOAKland. Don\\u2019t forget to subscribe, rate and share with all of your fellow brides.