OUR STORY
DESTI®
Guide to Destination Weddings is a top-rated destination wedding podcast, YouTube channel, brand, and community brought to life by the best
Bridefriend you never knew you needed, Omi Allen.
"THINK OF OMI AS YOUR VIRTUAL BRIDEFRIEND WHO IS THERE TO LISTEN, SHARE, AND LEARN RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU."
💕 DESTI®is short for “destination”…get it? 😘
Hailed by DESTI﹒NATION as "THE Podcast for Destination Weddings," DESTI Guide to Destination Weddings brings listeners of all colors together — across platforms — to relate, connect, and support each other along their destination wedding planning journey. Think of Omi as your virtual bridefriend who is there to listen, share and learn right along with you, She’s been there, done that and learned the hard way so you don’t have to.
The combo podcast + video show delves into ALL THINGS destination wedding planning themes such as vendors, venues, beauty, budgets, travel, fashion, self-development, and so much more. Omi is known for creating real, raw, and hilarious moments during her weekly interviews with fascinating guests - she lovingly calls her Bridefriends. In each episode, they provide the audience with actionable “aha!” moments and highly relatable stories.
With over 50,000 downloads, DESTI has reached people in more than 100 countries. #DESTIBRIDENATION is a community of inspiring, enthusiastic, and loyal couples who connect through live virtual events that have attracted more than 4,000 attendees.
DESTI has also partnered with brands such as AppyCouple, Minted, HitchSwitch, Target, the CDC Center for Disease Control, Leopard USA and more. And this is only the beginning...
LIBERATING BRIDES ONE DAY AT A TIME
taurus. tequila lover. liberator
OMI
Omi Allen is a destination wedding
influencer and the creator of DESTI®.
DESTI allows her to change crowns
from blogger, podcaster, vlogger, designer,
coach, consultant and travel journalist
as often as her heart desires.
#1 search result in ApplePodcasts for "destination wedding" #1 Google search result for "black destination bride"
as of 10.01.2021
“Omi’s podcasts, FB Lives, and YouTube videos ooze with flavor, integrity and substance. I am sooo excited about planning my wedding and I owe it all to Omi.”
DESTIBRIDE INEZ
"even though I’m in Chicago and Omi is in Pittsburgh, I feel like she is right by my side."
DESTIBRIDE INEZ
"it was so helpful in the planning of my own wedding to be able to hear real stories from past brides and even utilize some of their tips and tricks to make my own day flow easier."
DESTIBRIDE @TREYMONET
"Omi is such a gem and this show is truly filling a void in the podcast industry! Even though my wedding has come and gone I still enjoy tuning in every Friday!"
DESTIBRIDE @TREYMONET
"man oh man how lucky am I to have stumbled on this podcast! As a bride who is planning a destination wedding and brown woman podcaster myself, I was ecstatic."
DESTIBRIDE @BECOMESHE
"amazing information, conversation and HELPFUL tips. Must listen if you are planning a destination wedding!"
DESTIBRIDE @BECOMESHE
I listened with you the few months before my destination wedding in Puerto Rico. There was so much that you were right about and so much I learned through the process.
DESTIBRIDE MRS. B KEARNEY
"can’t thank you enough for inspiring selections and leaving my stress at home because by the time I had arrived in PR the week before the wedding it was “pencils down.”
DESTIBRIDE MRS. B KEARNEY
Where it all began…
BLACK DESTINATION BRIDE
EST. 2017
200-DAY JOURNAL
What started as a 200-day destination wedding countdown, has blossomed into what we now know as DESTI BRIDEFRIEND NATION! Created out of her own need for information and to fill the massive gap in destination wedding diversity, Omi blogged for 200 days in a row detailing her DESTI journey as a woman of color to highlight and pave the way for thousands more! To this day she is still known as BlackDesti — and loves every second of it!