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The Candid Planner

The Candid Planner

Hosted by Kenzie Carlson

Episodes

26

Latest episode

Apr 2025

Language

EN

About the show

Shooting shit and spilling the tea - all about the wedding industry and all the drama that comes with wedding planning

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January 26, 2024Episode 129 min

1.1 - Intro

In this episode, Kenzie introduces The Candid Planner Podcast and explains the purpose - to talk candidly about wedding planning topics. She gives some of her own biography and how she became a wedding planner in Knoxville, Tennessee. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com

February 14, 2024Episode 11 hr 3 min

1.2 - Outside Looking In

Kenzie is joined by her boyfriend, Michael, who had a unique perspective on the wedding industry. Having worked in the industry, but now holding a full-time job that has nothing to do with weddings, Michael knows both sides of the coin. And even though he is not working weddings, he is still surrounded by them. Kenzie and Michael also reminisce on how they met... at a wedding. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com

February 23, 2024Episode 31 hr 28 min

1.3 - Being a Bride vs Working with a Bride

Some people start working in the wedding industry once they have had their own wedding, but some of us start our wedding careers before tying the knot. This week, Kenzie sits down with Chandler to talk about the biggest differences between being the bride yourself and working with brides on a day-to-day basis. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com

March 1, 2024Episode 41 hr 29 min

1.4 - Overzealous Families

Kenzie is joined by her photographer friend, Stephanie, to talk about family members and friends that get a little too... invested on wedding days. Also reminiscing about - you guessed it - a horror story: a FOB who the ultimate reason we added a harassment clause to our contract. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com . @stephaniewilsoncreative stephaniewilsoncreative.com

March 8, 2024Episode 51 hr 34 min

1.5 - Help Us Help You

As wedding planners, we are here to make your life easier, so when you trust us to do what we do best, your wedding is going to go off with only one hitch - between you and your hunny. Kenzie talks with Jess about timelines, expectations from a planner, and some more wedding industry hot takes. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com . @sayyeswithjessweddings sayyeswithjessweddings.com

March 15, 2024Episode 657 min

1.6A - Weddings + Beyond

Part One - Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life, right? Well, yes and no. Matt and Kenzie talk about the challenges of keeping a work-life balance, while continuing to grind all day, every day at our dream jobs. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com . @echelonflorist echelonflorist.com

March 22, 2024Episode 758 min

1.6B - Don't be an Asshole

Part Two - Our favorite thing to talk about on this pod, our industry icks! The conversation continues as Matt and Kenzie talk about his icks from his many years of working as a florist and in the wedding industry. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com . @echelonflorist echelonflorist.com

March 29, 2024Episode 759 min

1.7A - An Arm and a Leg

Part One - Every vendor sees it in a Facebook group and cringes. "Looking for a vendor that doesn't charge an arm and a leg." Jana joins Kenzie to talk about budgeting and the misconceptions while wedding planning and the vendor's perspective on managing a budget. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com . @roseandringevents roseandringevents.com

April 5, 2024Episode 957 min

1.7B - What We DON'T Do

Part Two - Continuing the conversation, Jana and Kenzie talk more about aligning couples' budget and expectations that should come with that budget. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com . @roseandringevents roseandringevents.com

April 12, 202457 min

1.8A - Pivot! PIVOT!

Part One - When you're in business for a long time, sometimes there's something that causes you to change the trajectory of your business. Devon joins Kenzie to talk about how she has *cue Ross voice* PIVOTed her business and the ups and downs with that. . @thecandidplanner.podcast thecandidplannerpodcast@gmail.com . @devon__adrianne

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