Best Multicultural Marriage Podcasts (2025)

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Gratitude in the Grind (Gratitude Series: Part 3 of 3) 24:26

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7d ago24:26

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We're in part three of our gratitude series, and this one's about what happens when life is grinding you down. When you're exhausted, burnt out, working different shifts, tag-teaming everything, and somehow your partner ends up last on the list. We've been there. We went through a long stretch where we were both so deep in the grind we almost lost …

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Gratitude Without Guilt (Gratitude Series: Part 2 of 3) 27:50

14d ago27:50

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You can be grateful for what your parents gave you and still need something different for yourself. Both can be true. In this episode, we get real about the weight immigrant and first/second-gen kids carry; the guilt that comes with gratitude when your parents sacrificed everything so you could have more. We talk about obligation versus choice, the…

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Protect the Donkeys 🫏… and the Mistaken Golden Retriever 🐶😜 37:19

16d ago37:19

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, we go through the dark winter — the heavy emotions, the waiting, and the quiet hope for a final “yes.” But between the tears and the overthinking, we also stumble into the lighter bits: the PDA and the French café, Barbie movie, Sam’s first Sinhala New Year, and a few unplanned tangents …

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When Traditions Collide (Gratitude Series Part 1 of 3) 18:08

21d ago18:08

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We're kicking off our 3-part gratitude series this November, and we're starting where it matters most: the dinner table. Thanksgiving hits different when you're first or second-gen. Your parents tried to blend in with turkey and stuffing, but the rice and beans still showed up. The pancit made an appearance. The traditions collided. And honestly? T…

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Breathe, Don’t Die, Look Polite 😅 37:07

23d ago37:07

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, Sam gets a surprise birthday party and Ema takes on the ultimate challenge — meeting the mum-in-law-to-be for the first time… while mid–asthma attack. Between trying to breathe, smile, and make a good impression, things get hilariously out of hand. ✨ If you love intercultural love storie…

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Love Across Cultural Boundaries: When Two Worlds Become One 57:46

1M ago57:46

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In this episode, we get real about what it takes to love someone from a different culture. From navigating family pressure and religious differences to blending traditions and raising multicultural kids; we break it all down. This isn't theory. This is our life. What We Cover: • Why people date within their culture (and why that's changing) • The r…

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Signed a Lease, Got Therapy for Free! 36:31

1M ago36:31

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, we talk about navigating the wild journey of winning parental approval and about Ema's new landlords, who are a cross-cultural couple themselves, with hearts (and ears) of gold who became an integral part of this journey. And how what starts as renting a room turns into free therapy sess…

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The 10% Trap: When Attraction Shows You What's Missing 1:06:23

1M ago1:06:23

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Just because you said I do doesn't mean your eyes stop working. Attraction doesn't end when you get married. It just changes what you do with it. In this episode, we get raw about attraction in marriage. That pull you feel toward someone else. The spark that shows up uninvited. What it's really showing you about yourself and your relationship. You'…

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The Return: Cats, Calm & the House of Proxy Mum 25:50

1M ago25:50

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, Ema’s back in New Zealand — looking for jobs, introducing Sam to her place of peace with “cat disciples” and reconnecting with the one and only Proxy Mum — the secret alliance that would later change everything. ✨ If you’re into intercultural love stories, Sri Lankan–Kiwi chaos, or whole…

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Just a Friend? The Remix on Boundaries and Trust. 58:21

2M ago58:21

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Friendship inside love can be beautiful until it starts to feel blurry. In this episode we talk about what happens when “just a friend” starts sounding different. We unpack boundaries, emotional safety, and how our pasts, cultures, and attachment styles shape what feels threatening or secure in a relationship. From same sex friendships to coworkers…

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Time to Finally Get Out of Sri Lanka 38:13

2M ago38:13

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, we’re wrapping up the Sri Lanka trip — along with friends’ hot takes on proposals, supportive cousins cheering us from the sidelines, and strategically introducing Amma to other cross-cultural couples- we unpack the small, real moments that started changing hearts at home. We also tackle…

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The Bicycle Story 🚲 (You’ll Know When You Know) 33:45

2M ago33:45

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By Emasha & Sam

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After the Storm 48:03

2M ago48:03

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Storms have hit our marriage. Illness. Betrayal. Grief. Money struggles. Parenting crises. We learned the hardest part is not always the storm itself. It is the aftershocks when the dust settles and you are left asking, what now? In this episode of The Love Suite Podcast we open up about the storms we have survived. From our son Caleb’s near fatal …

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The Proposal Part 3: The Tail End 29:32

2M ago29:32

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi we’re wrapping up the proposal saga while talking more about the societal pressure around marriage expectations, the audacity of “mama’s boys,” and even the revolutionary shift in Sri Lankan media daring to talk about gay relationships tangled up in traditional expectations (finally!). ✨ …

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Money, Marriage, and the Mindset of Legacy 1:07:18

2M ago1:07:18

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In this episode of The Love Suite, Steve and Grace get raw about one of the biggest tests in any relationship. MONEY. From childhood memories of Vienna sausages, rice and ketchup, and balikbayan boxes, to hustling through multiple jobs and checking each other’s bills before marriage, they reveal how money is never just about dollars. It’s about tru…

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The Proposal Part 2: To Serve Tea or Serve Attitude? 35:54

2M ago35:54

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi we’re back with Proposal Part 2 — the story of what actually went down on the day. Emasha shares how she was furious at the whole process, but still went through with it out of love and respect for her parents. ✨ If you’re curious about arranged marriages, intercultural relationships, Sri…

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Intimacy Beyond the Bedroom 1:00:59

3M ago1:00:59

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Everybody thinks intimacy means sex, but we know it is so much more than that. In this episode we are talking about the everyday ways couples stay connected. The looks across the room, the late-night laughs, the small gestures that say we are still us. We open up about the different layers of intimacy, physical, emotional, spiritual, and playful, a…

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The Proposal Part 1: Can he be more misogynistic 33:57

3M ago33:57

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week we get personal — Emasha shares her own experiences of facing Sri Lankan marriage proposals, from the not-so-distant past to the most recent ones (yep, that actually happened! 👀). We unpack the rollercoaster of saying “thanks, but no thanks” to proposals filled with outdated gender roles, misogynistic expectations, and …

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The Fight Isn't the Problem, Not Repairing Is 56:35

3M ago56:35

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We’ve had some real fights. The loud ones. The silent ones. The “why did I even marry you” ones. But the thing that almost broke us wasn’t the fighting. It was what we didn’t come back to repair. In today’s episode, we get honest about how long it took us to learn the difference between conflict and disconnection. We share one of our worst argument…

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Looking for a handsome, virtuous son for a pretty, fair and slim daughter. 31:15

3M ago31:15

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week, we dive into the fascinating (and sometimes jaw-dropping) world of Sri Lankan proposal marriages — yes, they’re still happening, and the criteria some families care about will blow your mind. 🤯 From reading real marriage proposal ads straight out of the newspapers (spoiler: they’re equal parts shocking and hilarious), …

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We Were Burnt, Not Broken 50:41

3M ago50:41

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Back in the day it felt like life was trying to eat us alive. Four kids going in four directions, long shifts, Texas heat, money stress, health scares, no sleep. We were running on empty and drifting from each other without even knowing it. In this episode we get real about those years when survival mode had us snapping, shutting down, and question…

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Welcome to The Love Suite 2:09

3M ago2:09

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🛋️ The Love Suite Marriage isn't just romance, cute photos and matching tees. It’s late-night silence. It’s holding on when life hits hard. It’s looking at the person you chose and asking, “Are we still in this?” In this short welcome, Steve and Grace introduce you to The Love Suite, a sacred, grown-folk space where intimacy, truth, and real love l…

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"I fell in love, but at the same time I am not an idiot"🤷‍♀️ 36:27

3M ago36:27

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! This week, we’re finally talking about the reality of how Emasha's Sri Lanka time was — and to be honest, there’s a lot of nuance to unpack. From the traditions (and tensions) around proposal marriages, to the expectations that come with family and culture, we dive straight into the heart of it all. Amidst it all, Sam shares his …

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"I can have a cold stone heart if I need to...." - Sam 39:51

3M ago39:51

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Kia ora! Ayubowan! We’re finally back after the flu knocked us out harder than a spicy Sri Lankan curry on a Kiwi stomach. 🥵 This week, we introduce the tiny, furry overlord who has taken over our household, and dive into Emasha’s epic return to Sri Lanka — leaving New Zealand (and Sam) behind… maybe forever?! Prepare for: International relationshi…

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#417 Evergreen Advice, Eternal Gratitude 1:00:42

4M ago1:00:42

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What this podcast is all about & why we decided to end it after 8 years For 8 years, The Big Wedding Planning Podcast has been a go-to resource for real, honest, and unfiltered wedding planning advice. With hundreds of episodes and an incredible community of listeners, it’s helped thousands of marriers plan their weddings with clarity, confidence, …

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It Ain’t Easy Being Green 55:46

4M ago55:46

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When that green-eyed feeling hits, do you brush it off… or let it run the whole show? You ever catch a look from across the room and feel your whole vibe change? One second you’re cool, the next you’re in your head like, “What’s she lookin’ at?” In this episode, we get all the way into it from the side glances, the “friendly” convos that feel a lit…

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"The equivalent of Bella in the second Twilight Movie" 34:21

4M ago34:21

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This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi ... we're heading gradually but surely toward Emasha's return home to Sri Lanka to her family and new job, after leaving her maybe-special-dude Sam behind in Kiwiland. WARNING: This podcast may contain Christchurch crusades, airport security gummy bears, Friends Trivia nights, toxic comments sections, techn…

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Ex Marks the Spot 57:07

4M ago57:07

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Some exes are just a memory. Others? Certified clowns who still deserve a side‑eye. In this episode of We Said It with Steve & Grace, we spill the tea on the exes who talked too much, showed up uninvited, kept tabs like the FBI, tried to train us like a personal project, or straight‑up said the wildest, most disrespectful stuff (looking at you, “Yo…

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"Pause on the economic crisis, a new urban fantasy book has released, and he is here in the studio now! 28:33

4M ago28:33

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This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi ... we’re taking a break from our love story because Sam—the Kiwi in question—has just published A School so Gorgeous and Fatal, the first book in his new Counterpart Academy series! 🎉 Channelling my old TV hosting days, I put on my best interviewer voice and asked him all about his Shadow World ✨. We dive …

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Pilot: Would You Still Choose Me? 44:42

4M ago44:42

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We’ve been married for over 20 years through trauma, joy, betrayal, reconnection, parenting four kids, and learning how to love each other (and ourselves) in every version. This is our origin story: how we met, why we stayed, and what it means to choose your person after everything changes. We talk about love, intuition, heartache, growth, heart at…

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Welcome to We Said It (Kind of....) 1:08

4M ago1:08

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We tried to record a serious podcast intro… But instead, this happened. Before we drop the real first episode, here’s a little glimpse behind the scenes - the laughs, the stumbles, and a whole lot of “Wait, what are we saying again?” This podcast is about real love, real marriage, and real mess-ups so it only makes sense we start with one. 🎙️ We Sa…

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'I will die but it would be an act of love' 32:13

4M ago32:13

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This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, we delve into the final chapter of 'How to Win a Sri Lankan Girl in 30 Days—Sam Version,' full of chaos, feelings, heartfelt moments, and one (un)forgettable airport goodbye. 💔✈️🥹 It is time for the final moments of The Love Story before it gets really real as the distance kicks in. 🛫🥹…

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"Nobody has ever reversed a breakup that quickly" 25:27

4M ago25:27

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This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, Ema nearly calls it quits over a bubble tea 🧋💔—all thanks to an early emotional ambush from Amma. But Sam, unknowingly heroic, derails the breakup with some perfectly timed laughs 😂. We’re also diving into the wedding plus-one dilemma 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️💐: Would Ema really brave attending a friend’s wedding with Sam …

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"Wooh man, why’re ya so fussy, mate? Just calm on down — gettin’ all kangaroo up here!" — Aussie Barber 32:44

5M ago32:44

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This week on Episode 6 of Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, Emasha grills Sam about the beard blunder heard across the outback. We're talking Aussie barbers, toilet penguins, hypothermia disasters, and Sam’s adventurous attempt at saying “I love you” in Sinhala. Did he nail it—or just butcher the beard and the language? 🇱🇰❤️🇦🇺…

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"So, you've never dated a brown girl, have you?" 27:56

5M ago27:56

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This week on Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, Emasha sits Sam down for the talk! We're talking culture shock, expectations, and an honest yet high-stakes talk from the motherland. Did Sam survive his first official brown reality check? Tune in to find out if this Kiwi boy passed the test—or just passed out. 🇱🇰❤️🇳🇿…

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"You Are NOT Going to Introduce Me to Your Parents" 20:45

5M ago20:45

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Did Sam plan a date with plants in the audience? In this soul-searching, parent-dodging episode of ‘Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi’, we’re diving into a chapter of the Samasha saga filled with accidental milestones, intentional avoidance and accidental hour long meditations. It’s Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi—and things are getting spiritually complic…

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"On a Scale of 10, How Bold Would It Be If I Kissed You Right Now?" 34:27

6M ago34:27

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In this sizzling episode of Sorry Amma, I Married a Kiwi, we rewind to a time of high stakes and higher nerves: Sam and Emasha’s first and second dates. Will it work out, or be over before it began? Spoilers. There’s drama, there’s charm, there’s one of the more awkward lines in dating history to try and secure a first kiss. So grab your EGB, your …

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Embracing Difference 20:02

6M ago20:02

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Welcome back to our podcast, SORRY AMMA! I MARRIED A KIWI. In today's episode we chat about how we came about the podcast and how our journey began towards embracing differences and raising banners, Game of Throne style!By Emasha & Sam

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#416 All About Alterations and Tailoring 53:47

10M ago53:47

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In this episode, we dive straight into the essentials of wedding attire alterations with Cora Mercer from Tailored in White. Discover actionable tips on how to save money on tailoring while ensuring your attire fits like a glove on the day of. Cora explains the intricacies behind alteration costs, gives advice on handling size changes, and shares t…

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#415 Curating Your Wedding Wardrobe 1:24:17

11M ago1:24:17

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This episode is packed with actionable advice on ensuring your wedding attire perfectly captures your unique style and story, aligning beautifully with your overall wedding aesthetic. Join hosts Michelle and Shaun as they chat with wardrobe stylist Risa Kostis, who shares expert insights on personalizing your wedding look, coordinating your wedding…

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#414 Finding the Right Wedding Planner 58:58

12M ago58:58

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If you're investing in a wedding planner, it's crucial to ensure they're truly experts. But how can you tell? In this episode, we unpack everything you need to know to make an informed decision. From identifying genuine expertise to understanding the nuances of what makes a planner right for you, we cover it all. Whether you're looking locally or b…

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#413 You Ask, We Answer - 77 1:09:31

12M ago1:09:31

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We're kicking off this YAWA episode with a major announcement! Joining Michelle as the new co-host of The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is none other than Shaun Gray, a stellar wedding planner who's here to stay! 🎉🕺🔊And, as always in true YAWA style, we dive deep into your wedding planning questions. Get ready to pick up some invaluable tips and tri…

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#412 All About Wedding Insurance 49:38

1y ago49:38

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In this episode, we are unraveling the often-overlooked aspect of wedding planning—insurance. What’s the difference between liability and cancellation insurance? Why is insurance crucial even if you don't foresee any issues? Do my vendors need liability policies? Our guest is David Berke, founder of eWed Insurance. David's expert insights will guid…

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#411 Five Unique Ideas to Elevate Your Wedding 52:40

1y ago52:40

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From creative favors to unforgettable experiential events, this episode showcases 5 innovative small businesses that elevate wedding celebrations with unique offerings. Whether you're planning an intimate gathering or a lavish celebration, these businesses provide exciting alternatives like DIY book bars, sophisticated mobile cigar lounges, and per…

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Introducing the Kodi-Bloods 20:48

1y ago20:48

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Welcome to our first episode of SORRY AMMA! I MARRIED A KIWI where we introduce ourselves and our origin stories and what this podcast is gonna look like! It will change your life! But seriously, thank you for listening. We hope you enjoy it and join us on this journey! Love you, Emasha and Sam xoxoBy Emasha & Sam

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#410 Multicultural Etiquette & Female Empowerment 1:09:58

1+ y ago1:09:58

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Are you planning a wedding that blends cultures or strives for inclusivity? In this episode, we dive into the colorful world of multicultural weddings and female empowerment in wedding planning with international etiquette expert, Jamila Mousaiva. Jamila brings her unique perspective on blending traditions and modern etiquette to help you navigate …

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#409 You Ask, We Answer - 76 1:05:02

1+ y ago1:05:02

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Michelle hosted a Wedding Planning Happy Hour last year for a large group, primarily brides, and answered numerous wedding planning questions from all stages of the process. Listen in to learn a great deal from this episode and hear about others' experiences with planning their weddings. Want to listen Ad-free? Click HERE to become a premium subscr…

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#408 Is This a Red Flag? Photographer Edition 🚩📷 39:05

1+ y ago39:05

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How do you know if a photographer is right for you, and what are the red flags to watch out for? 🚩📷 Join Michelle as we dive into the world of wedding photography with our listener Emily. She brought us along on her two-month journey to find the perfect photographer for her wedding. It was a wild ride! With the help of photographer Raven Shutley, w…

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#407 Tying the Knot Without Tying Up Friendships: Tips from a Friendship Coach 51:05

1+ y ago51:05

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Enhance your wedding planning experience and strengthen your personal connections. In this episode, we explore the intricate dynamics of relationships during wedding planning with friendship coach and educator, Danielle Bayard Jackson. This conversation sheds light on the emotional complexities that come with preparing for a wedding. Danielle delve…

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S2-06: Ads Are Temporary — but the Internet Is Forever 14:06

1+ y ago14:06

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Culture Jumpers discusses a Chilean ad campaign that went viral on Twitter in March 2024 after originally airing over twenty years ago. Considered genius by many, the controversial ads caused a beef with George Lucas almost as big as the one between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Episode Transcript Timestamps: (00:00:00) - Prologue (00:00:40) - Most Mem…