#8 A Romantic Blush Farm Wedding With Sian & Gavin Clark
09/07/22 • 47 min
We all know how planning a wedding can be such a stressful affair. But when the bride is in a wheelchair, that's a whole different level of stress - from choosing and fitting the gown, to finding a wheelchair-accessible wedding venue with adapted restrooms, to needing an expansive dance floor for the wheelchair dance. Throw in the pandemic, and the complexity goes a level higher. But yes, some couples do manage to pull it off. And our guests for this week's episode are one of those couples.
Sian and Gavin's love story is the stuff of dreams. Not only did they get married on Gav's grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary, but they also pulled off a seemingly impossible wedding midway through the pandemic.
In this chat, we discuss:
- How Gavin and Sian first met
- Gavin and Sian's engagement story and how Gavin made the proposal as unique as possible
- How Gavin & Sian decided on the details and vendors for their beautifully romantic wedding day
- Wedding venue accessibility checklist
- Tips on how to find the perfect gown, especially if you're in a wheelchair
- The benefits of asking questions when planning a wedding
- How to successfully host an accessible wedding
- Do's and don'ts for an accessible wedding
We hope you enjoyed and found this episode helpful! We’d love for you to share on your socials and tag @polkadotwedding and help us grow our listening community.
Links & vendors mentioned:
Sian & Gavin’s Romantic Blush Farm Wedding
Top Tips For Making Sure Your Wedding Is Accessible (From Those Who Know!)
Planning A Wedding With A Wheelchair
How To Make Your Beach Wedding Accessible For All Your Loved Ones
Find Sian & Gavin:
On Instagram:
Gavin @gclark91
Sian @sianyc23
Find Dorothy & the Polka Dot Wedding team:
On Instagram: @polkadotwedding
On the website: polkadotwedding.com
For full transcript and show notes visit: polkadotwedding.com/podcast
Wedding pro? Join our membership here.
The Polka Dot Wedding team is honoured to conduct our work on the land of the BoonWurrung, WoiWorung, Eora and Kuring-gai people. We honour the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past & present.
We all know how planning a wedding can be such a stressful affair. But when the bride is in a wheelchair, that's a whole different level of stress - from choosing and fitting the gown, to finding a wheelchair-accessible wedding venue with adapted restrooms, to needing an expansive dance floor for the wheelchair dance. Throw in the pandemic, and the complexity goes a level higher. But yes, some couples do manage to pull it off. And our guests for this week's episode are one of those couples.
Sian and Gavin's love story is the stuff of dreams. Not only did they get married on Gav's grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary, but they also pulled off a seemingly impossible wedding midway through the pandemic.
In this chat, we discuss:
- How Gavin and Sian first met
- Gavin and Sian's engagement story and how Gavin made the proposal as unique as possible
- How Gavin & Sian decided on the details and vendors for their beautifully romantic wedding day
- Wedding venue accessibility checklist
- Tips on how to find the perfect gown, especially if you're in a wheelchair
- The benefits of asking questions when planning a wedding
- How to successfully host an accessible wedding
- Do's and don'ts for an accessible wedding
We hope you enjoyed and found this episode helpful! We’d love for you to share on your socials and tag @polkadotwedding and help us grow our listening community.
Links & vendors mentioned:
Sian & Gavin’s Romantic Blush Farm Wedding
Top Tips For Making Sure Your Wedding Is Accessible (From Those Who Know!)
Planning A Wedding With A Wheelchair
How To Make Your Beach Wedding Accessible For All Your Loved Ones
Find Sian & Gavin:
On Instagram:
Gavin @gclark91
Sian @sianyc23
Find Dorothy & the Polka Dot Wedding team:
On Instagram: @polkadotwedding
On the website: polkadotwedding.com
For full transcript and show notes visit: polkadotwedding.com/podcast
Wedding pro? Join our membership here.
The Polka Dot Wedding team is honoured to conduct our work on the land of the BoonWurrung, WoiWorung, Eora and Kuring-gai people. We honour the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past & present.
Previous Episode
#7 How To Reflect Your Own Personal Style In Your Wedding Attire With Robin McGowan of InStitchu
Wedding gowns tend to be the centrepiece outfit but at Polka Dot Wedding, we think suits also deserve the spotlight! Suits shouldn’t be an afterthought, and they never are at InStitchu. Today, Mary (she/her) is joined by Robin McGowan (he/him) who is one of the co-founders of InStitchu.
Robin started InStitchu with James Wakefield in 2012. At that time, they were looking to build their wardrobe of suits for their corporate jobs. It was rather difficult to find a good-fitting suit that was within their budget. From that experience, InStitchu was born to fulfil the need to provide affordable custom-tailored suits.
In this chat we discuss:
- Finding your own personal style
- How to personalize your wedding attire
- Suiting up for hot and cold climate
- Memorable custom outfits by Institchu clients
- Alternative suiting options
- Institchu’s Perfect Fit Guarantee
- Planning a cohesive dress code for wedding parties and guests
- Tips for a comfortable wedding day
We hope you enjoyed this episode! We’d love for you to share on your socials and tag @polkadotwedding and help us grow our listening community.
Find InStitchu:
On Polka Dot Wedding: InStitchu
On Instagram: @InStitchu
Find Dorothy & the Polka Dot Wedding team:
On Instagram: @polkadotwedding
On the website: polkadotwedding.com
For full transcript and show notes visit: polkadotwedding.com/podcast
Wedding pro? Join our membership here.
The Polka Dot Wedding team is honoured to conduct our work on the land of the BoonWurrung, WoiWorung, Eora and Kuring-gai people. We honour the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past & present.
Next Episode
#9 Talking Business: Creating Healthy Relationships With Your Clients, Yourself & Your Work With Wedding Photographer Joel Mailo
The pandemic has not been kind to the wedding industry. Businesses were hit hard. Dorothy (she/her) sat down with Joel Mailo (he/him) of Sydney photography studio Ava Me Photography, to talk about his career as a wedding photographer, his reflections during the pandemic, and his secret to building good rapport with clients.
Joel is a seasoned wedding photographer at Ava Me Photography for seven years now. His interest in photography began when his first child, Ava, was born. On Facebook, people complimented pictures of his daughter. From then on, he started learning how to work the camera, eventually finding his niche in wedding photography.
In this chat we discuss:
- Joel’s start in wedding photography
- Building and managing client relationships
- How to capture candid moments
- Wedding day tips for photographers
- Business reflections during COVID-19
- Advice for wedding vendors & businesses
Joel’s photos always turn out amazing because he’s able to build strong bonds with couples. How does he do it? He shares, “During my meetings, there's no pressure tactics or anything. It's just this nice casual chat about their wedding day. And that's how we start.
Besides continuing the conversation, you're always trying to touch base with clients. And if they do touch base with you, just to give them as much information as possible. Then there's other things such as pre-wedding shoots that you do. And they're probably the most important ones, because the pre-wedding should really help couples see how you work, get to know you a bit more, and just see that dynamic of a couple photographer and how it's going to work on their wedding day.”
Links Mentioned & Find Joel:
Ava Me Photography on Polka Dot Wedding
Find Dorothy & the Polka Dot Wedding team:
On Instagram: @polkadotwedding
On the website: polkadotwedding.com
For full transcript and show notes visit: polkadotwedding.com/podcast
Wedding pro? Join our membership here.
The Polka Dot Wedding team is honoured to conduct our work on the land of the BoonWurrung, WoiWorung, Eora and Kuring-gai people. We honour the traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders custodians of the land and pay our respects to Elders past & present.
The Feel Good Wedding Podcast by Polka Dot Wedding - #8 A Romantic Blush Farm Wedding With Sian & Gavin Clark
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Dorothy:
Hello and welcome. You're listening to The Feel Good Wedding Podcast by Polka Dot Wedding. My name is Dorothy otherwise known as Miss Polka Dot, and I'm the founder and editor. We believe in seeking out content that is inclusive and diverse so that everyone can see themselves in the stories that we tell. We've done this for 15 years news through the written word, and now we want to have those chats in voice through a podcast. I can't wait for you to
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