BGDW21 | Candice Coppola Shares Barbados and 10+ Years of Destination Wedding Planning Advice
On this episode of the Bridefriends' Guide to Destination Weddings Podcast, Candice Coppola of Jubilee Events: Caribbean joins us from Barbados to share her best advice gathered over her 10+ years of experience planning luxurious destination weddings around the world! This interview is chock-full o'destilove and she shares her new book with us too!
*All photos provided courtesy of Candice Coppola & Jubilee Events
Meet Candice Coppola, DestiPro Extraordinaire on Episode 21 of the Bridefriends Podcast!
This Episode's Show Notes | https://www.bridefriends.com/21
In the midst of a huge break - I bring the gift of Candice Coppola!
Candice is THE DEFINITION of a DestiPro - In the destination wedding business for over 10 years, She’s a wedding planner and designer, author, and founder of Jubilee Events and Jubilee Events: Caribbean, renowned event design and planning boutiques.
Clients have hired Candice and her team to design and plan adventures in Paris, Spain, Barbados, Mexico, Costa Rica and throughout the United States.
Her weddings are ridiculously luxurious and drool-worthy...so much that she’s been featured in...well...everything - but to name a few...Martha Stewart Weddings, BRIDES Magazine, Style Me Pretty, PEOPLE, ELLE and ELLE Decor, The New York Times, Glamour, and the list goes on...you name it, Jubilee Events has probably been in it.
AND NOW we can add Bridefriends to her press sheet because Candice was more than happy to become a Bridefriend and share her amazing insights and REAL advice with us, to help us understand what works, and what doesn’t when planning a destination wedding!
In this episode, we discussed:
· How to plan a destination wedding in Barbados
· Tips for multicultural and same-sex couples planning a destination wedding
· Must-haves when choosing your destination wedding planner and vendors
· Important factors to consider when deciding on a destination wedding location
· The best ways to plan a budget-conscious wedding in a luxurious location
· What Candice wishes every client knew about destination weddings BEFORE meeting with her
· The newest destination wedding book out on the market!
· And more!
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Links mentioned:
AppyCouple Wedding Website & App
Co-author BETH LINDSAY CHAPMAN
Key takeaway:
Destination Weddings are like summer camp - for adults!
PURCHASE CANDICE'S NEW BOOK!
The White Dress: Destinations:
The Definitive Guide to Planning the New Destination Wedding
A FEW OF CANDICE'S FAVORITE PHOTOS TO ENJOY...
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· The VIDEO version of my interview with Candice will be be relased soon, so make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the Bridefriends newsletter to be notified when that goes live!
· A downloadable transcript of this interview is underway as well!
TO CANDICE:
Thanks so much for being a Bridefriend and sharing so much advice with us! We wish you much luck and can't wait to read your new book, The White Dress: Destinations!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.”
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UNTIL NEXT TIME...
#ASKADESTI LIVE: Destination Wedding Planning Q+A Ep. 4
ASKADESTI Live Q+A Episode 4: 16 days til Christmas + 16 of MY BEST Destination Wedding Planning Money Tips!
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Ever wondered how to plan a destination wedding? Well wonder no more!
Because we have 16 days until Christmas I'm giving 15 MY BEST Destination Wedding Planning Budgeting/Money Saving Tips + A BONUS!
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💕 My DESTINATION BRIDE tee can be found here in the DESTI shop here
(for reference, I'm wearing a SMALL)
THE PRE-LAUNCH PARTY SALE IS STILL GOING ON, so grab yours and see what else I have for you and your favorite Desti!
*This is a recording of my weekly ASKADESTI LIVE Series - every Saturday @10am EST.
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#ASKADESTI LIVE: Destination Wedding Planning Q+A Ep. 3
ASKADESTI Live Q+A Episode 3: This episode was dedicated to destination wedding guests!
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Ever wondered how to plan a destination wedding? Well wonder no more!
This episode was dedicated to destination wedding guests!
Today I unveiled my wedding dress 6 MONTHS later and answered questions + shared my thoughts on:
💕 Destination Wedding welcome events and gifts
💕 Destination Wedding guest attire
💕 Destination Wedding guest +1's
💕 Adult-Only destination weddings?!? ~ The Unplugged Ceremony [photo-free wedding] + more in live Q+A!
💕 My THIS IS MY DESTINATION WEDDING PLANNING tee can be found here in the DESTI shop here:
THE PRE-LAUNCH PARTY SALE IS STILL GOING ON, so grab yours and see what else I have for you and your favorite Desti!
*This is a recording of my weekly ASKADESTI LIVE Series - every Saturday @10am EST.
If you likey - Share! + Feel free to ask your own questions in the comments and tips! Please don’t be afraid to chime in on discussions to help your other Bridefriends out!
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#ASKADESTI LIVE: Destination Wedding Planning Q+A Ep. 2
ASKADESTI Live Q+A Episode 2 : registries, ohotography, hair, shipping, workouts and more - whew!
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Ever wondered how to plan a destination wedding? Well wonder no more!
Today, In addition to the live Q+A, I answered:
- I love your photos...do you have any Photography tips?
- Do you have a wedding registry for your destination wedding? My fiancé thinks it’s tacky and my mom thinks it’s asking too much.
- How do I choose the right wedding planner?
- Did you ship anything to Mexico? If so, how and if not - how did you get all of your items there? I’m stressed out and terrified of shipping.
- What advice can you offer for hair? I can’t pick a style?
- I see that you have a workout schedule on the BlackDesti blog - by the way Love it! But How did you stick to your workouts? Do you have any advice? And some of the workouts I’ve never heard of - are you going to do any videos?
+ more in live Q+A!
*This is a recording of my weekly ASKADESTI LIVE Series - every Saturday @10am EST.
If you likey - Share! + Feel free to ask your own questions in the comments and tips! Please don’t be afraid to chime in on discussions to help your other Bridefriends out!
Thanks for watching! More videos coming soon!
To be notified of the next live recording, Be sure to follow our FB page and accept the ASKADESTI Live event invite here!
Enjoy!
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#ASKADESTI LIVE: Destination Wedding Planning Q+A Ep.1
ASKADESTI Live Q+A Episode 1 : family, packing, planners, needy guests, welcome boxes and more!
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Today, In addition to the live Q+A, I answered:
- How do you get family on board with your decision to have a destination wedding? We really want it, but my mom has never flown and is giving me a hard time.
- Do I have any packing tips?
- How do I choose the right wedding planner?
- What do I do about needy guests?
- Why did I decide to do Welcome boxes instead of bags? Was it more expensive?
+ more in live Q+A!
If you likey - Share! + Feel free to ask your own questions in the comments and tips! Please don’t be afraid to chime in on discussions to help your other Bridefriends out!
Thanks for watching! More videos coming soon!
To be notified of the next live recording, Be sure to follow our FB page and accept the ASKADESTI Live event invite here!
Enjoy!
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