I wanted to love this podcast. As a 2024 bride I was looking for guidance and commiseration through this wild process. But, Fallon just doesn’t deliver that. She has strong opinions and tastes which I get, but they often go against the grain, and she delivers them in a way that makes the listener feel bad if they want or need to do something else. Like her anti-wedding party stance is understandable, but I can hear her role her eyes every time someone brings the topic up. A lot of people want to be supported and surrounded by close friends on their wedding day. That is not crazy. As a host of a big podcast she should be able to respect that. That’s just an example. I had to stop listening because her attitude was stressing me out.

I’ve been a long time listener due to my long engagement. I started listening when Nicole was the host and ADORED her. She was always so helpful. I slowly have stopped listening with Fallon as the host. She constantly says “that part,” is completely out of touch with non-luxury weddings, & laughs at her own jokes. Maybe I’m not the demographic, but I definitely felt like I had a reasonable budget for my wedding and I feel defeated after listening to this podcast. Almost like it’s not enough. Also pet peeve: the host and guest looking at pictures and talking about it when we can’t see it. It’s a podcast. At least describe what you’re looking at.

This podcast has been going downhill for a while, the topics are uninteresting. The latest episode discussing dress codes was especially bad though. Fallon and guest were rating wedding guest dresses that listeners supposedly submitted. The hosts launched into discussing what they liked or disliked about each outfit without even attempting to describe it to the listeners properly. This is a podcast!!

This is my favorite podcast for brides because of its high sound quality and Fallon’s deep expertise. While I appreciate that luxury weddings are Fallon’s speciality, I do wish guests and she offered more suggestions for couples with modest budget so I could finish most episodes feeling excited about things to try.

I’ve listened to this podcast from the very beginning. I’ve had long term partner that knew engagement was on the horizon (even though it was unknowingly years away when I started listening). Fallon sounds like a luxury event planner and it makes me feel like I’m poor even though I feel like I have a healthy budget for my wedding. As an engaged bride now, episodes when they bring on professionals (Zola, Minted, etc.) are less than helpful. I loved the Nicole years of this podcast the most! And this podcast works the best when they have real brides on or bridal influencers answering questions. There are so many microinfluencers sharing bridal content and I would love to hear more about their wedding! I love the lead up, but I also love wedding reviews! Pretty much came here to say: more bride questions and more bride interviews (pre and post wedding).

I took a long time to come here because as a bride, I started from the beginning when I got engaged and have laughed through early planning with the podcast. But I am just not vibing with Fallon as the host, which pains me to say. It seems she has gotten increasingly snarky as time goes on, and as a gal in the thick of planning I’m finding the episode content less helpful. This podcast is at its best when brides are asking and answering real life questions. There is value in having a planner, but at least please give us more interviews with brides like the series you used to do. I’m sad because I do love this podcast! But it no longer brings joy OR helpful tips….

I’m a new-ish listener, but I’ve worked my way through a bunch of old episodes. Yes, this podcast is event detail - heavy…BUT the episode “Make Your Ceremony a Priority” showed so much thoughtful consideration! As a wedding rabbi, it was much appreciated, and I loved the creative answers about all kinds of ceremony questions. Well done!

I love this podcast but was incredibly disappointed to see an entire episode on filler/Botox/plastic surgery. It’s one thing to discuss those things during a beauty episode, but to be a women-owned business and produce and episode sponsored by a brand that literally thrives on women’s insecurities? Yuck. Hope y’all got your check though I guess

This podcast helped me be creative, make decisions and generally feel less alone in the wedding planning process. The current episodes are great and there’s a great catalog of older episodes that are helpful too!

I love Fallon’s takes and she’s always very protective of the brides and what they want. I love and appreciate that! 🤍 keep it up. It’s very validating as a bride that what I want matters!

So cringe when Fallon is not-so-secretly judging her brides’ plans or opinions by saying “hmm!” or “okay!” in a passive aggressive tone.

Maybe I’m not the right demo for this podcast. It seems like they lean towards brides with massive budgets. This is fine but it can be really jarring when you’re working with a more standard budget to hear the woes of people who apparently have no budget (oh, you bravely planned a mini moon and a massive honeymoon because you didn’t want to just go home after the wedding??? This is a non-issue for 99% of people). And I think the budget discrepancy is particularly jarring when they’re talking to budget brides. The episode with a bride who was about 2 years out from her small wedding was bizarre. It felt like the host and the guest really didn’t know what to do with her. But, like a lot of other people, I really lost some respect for the show during the “no ring, no bring” convo. So many people are together for years, have children, buy houses, etc before they get married. And many people choose not to ever get married. It’s so disrespectful to say that their relationships aren’t valid until a ring is on someone’s finger. The host talks about being single a lot, so that whole convo felt just confusing and icky. Appreciate some of the advice I heard here, but I’m going to be finding another podcast that better aligns with my budget and values.

Happened to listen to no ring no bring as my first episode of this pod. Will also be my last. How is Fallon the host of this show? Saying relationships are invalid unless you’re married is disgusting. There’s lot of unhappily married people so she has no idea what she’s talking about. BRIDES do not take advice from this lady, you will have no friends and a really bad wedding.

I thought it was strange that every other episode opens with Fallon monologuing about how she’s trying to manifest a boyfriend (like what?? lol), but after that insane No Ring No Bring episode freakout about how an 8 month relationship where the couple lives together isn’t serious enough to merit a +1 because “they’ll probably break up in three months,” it’s clear she’s extremely bitter about being single and it’s bleeding into her professional life. The event inquiry form on Fallon’s website sets $300k as the LOWEST client budget she accepts, which tells you how realistic her advice is for the average couple and why she is so condescending to non-multimillionaires. Also, petty, sorry, but that faux-folksy down home Kamala Harris accent with the constant verbal tics — “that part,” “lock n load, “copy that,” “I was likeee,” — IS SO CREEPY AND MAKES ME WANT TO GOUGE MY EYES OUT WITH A FORK. Still better than the last couple hosts though lmaooooooo 🤡🤡🤡

The host Fallon doesn’t allow any other perspectives besides from her own. Completely steamrolled her guest when he had another perspective on inviting a plus one. And also doesn’t believe that a relationship matters if you’re not married.

Fallon’s opinion of “no ring, no bring” is extremely outdated and off putting. She says anyone without an engagement ring isn’t in a valid relationship which is extremely condescending. This was the first episode I’ve listened to since Fallon took over and can confidently say I will never listen again.

I really liked listening to this podcast every week and of course, everyone is entitled to their opinion. However in the episode from October 16th Fallon’s delivery of her opinion of the friend asking for a plus one was harsh. I totally agreed with Sean, I think if a couple lives together then it is appropriate to invite the both of them together to a wedding. Obviously it’s different if they don’t live together, but Fallon just kept reiterating how their relationship wasn’t “valid” because they aren’t engaged or married. Girl please, it’s 2023, some people choose to never get married! Who are you to decide if someone’s relationship is valid or not? Obviously if the friend is important to the bride and the friend is serious enough with this guy to live with him then just invite him! All this is coming from a 2024 bride who totally understands how difficult it is to make a guest list, I just feel like some things should be done out of common courtesy.

I loved the old episodes with Taylor, Nicole, and Jordana! The episodes were pointed on topics, but I felt that I got something out of most episodes even if it was just entertainment and feeling less alone in the wedding planning process. I initially thought Fallon had a lot of potential as a great host, but I’ve found her to be very judgey and definitive about certain ideas and many are just plain wrong. Additionally, the new format is boring, and most weeks go by where I’m disappointed by yet another week focusing on a topic that has no relevance to me. Bring back the format including a Betches personality, or better yet more than one!

Love the new(ish) format and host. Fallon is fantastic - an expert and great energy. I’d love to learn more about her experience as an entrepreneur too.

Hate this new format and Fallon is so full of herself. I miss the podcast when Nicole was a host and you could really bond with her and her guests. Fallon isn’t the vibe for podcasting

Thank you Fallon for all your fabulous topics. So relatable and helps me manages the many wedding planning stresses.

I love, love, LOVE this podcast. Hearing all the different aspects and topics of wedding planning has helped me feel more confident and more knowledgeable when planning my own wedding.

I like the format of having Real Betches Brides (RBBs), but I also think listeners could benefit from hearing success stories of past brides. For instance I think the theme of the May 22nd on “eloping” was the best example. The RBB is actually having a microwedding — not an elopement. Elopements are typically secret and announced after the fact, but after listening, to the RBB discuss her plans, hers will clearly be a microwedding since it hasn’t taken place yet and she’s planning to host guests. We could’ve benefited from a hearing the success of an actual elopement if that’s the theme that Betches wanted to focus on. Also, it was strange to hear the RBB talk down on wedding planning (and decide to “elope” because of that, despite her clearly not eloping and having a microwedding), since that’s what the podcast focuses on. ——— The new host, Fallon, is a breath of fresh air and brings first-hand knowledge and experience as a wedding planner herself. Despite making the comment about $2K per wedding guest as a previous guest on the pod (hopefully that gets cleared up at some point), I’m optimistic about what Fallon will bring from the first episode alone. She makes it conversational, while also offering helpful advice. She also adds her charm with the new format of interviewing your every day bride (READ: not influencer bride) that are in the process of wedding planning. I couldn’t say the same for the previous host. Fallon is the enthusiasm and knowledge that this podcast was lacking.

Updating my review to say I think the pod has taken criticism from the audience and I’m loving it! I love hearing from different kinds of brides and experts. And Fallon! She is incredible! I think the pod has finally gotten it’s groove back! I’m really liking Fallon, but I wish she would talk to brides with more realistic weddings. I feel like I have a significant budget for my wedding and I’m still dumbfounded by some of these brides. 3 bachelorette trips??? The average bride isn’t doing these things. Not to mention Over The Moon has a $15,000 minimum budget for working with them. Seems a bit far fetched for the average bride.

Longtime listener (engaged 2021 and getting married in July 2023) and have listened to most episodes, and find the content helpful, and the hosts and guests usually make me feel more sane, since wedding planning feels like a non-stop frenzy. Fallon is extremely knowledgeable and I love having a wedding planner guide the discussions and talk to RBBs. Hearing an expert navigate questions from real brides provides helpful, relatable advice every week, and it’s a welcome change from influencers and super luxury designers. Ie, a recent episode with the bride from Maine - so great!! I also love that Fallon has a perspective. Most brides WANT the input of experts, and it’s so helpful when Fallon has tactful but strong advice for wavering brides. I’m happy Samantha‘s hosting was short lived because of all the things previous reviewers have outlined, and while I really did enjoy Nicole & Jordana and miss them, I’m happy they concluded their era now that their weddings are over, and have handed the mic to Fallon. I hope she stays for a while! I never write reviews but this podcast has been with me for a long time through the wedding planning process and I just have to voice my appreciation. Cheers to the Fallon era, and thank you!

I love the bride guide. As much as I liked hearing from a real bride, getting the advice on how to actually plan is so refreshing. I love how candid Fallon is.

I’ve been listening for almost 2 years now (long engagement!) and while I really like the new host Fallon, I do prefer the old format. I like hearing from a real bride every now and then but I miss the listener questions, the little games at the end, and how the hosts/guests would just talk about 1 or 2 topics in depth rather than about one wedding for the whole episode. Also, Cinco de Mayo is not Costa Rican. That was painful to listen to haha.

Not only a great host and interviewer, but also very knowledgeable. I wish I could hire her as my planner! Also i am LIVING for Fallon being an unmistakably Black woman hosting this show and sharing her insight as an expert in this industry. This provides me with relatable perspective that I haven’t seen anywhere else.

I love the new host, but I’m not totally sold on the new format. I like hearing from real brides but I wish it was a bit less of that and more of industry experts. Sometimes it just gets a bit rambly and stressful as a future bride. I prefer the advice. Still I’m so glad this podcast is back! Nicole was great before and I miss her, but I’m loving the new guest. Last note, I’ll keep it short, the Costa Rica/Cinco de Mayo episode: my culture is not your costume, at least celebrate in Mexico. This episode borders on cultural appropriation.

I am LOVING the new format! Fallon is so well-spoken and I love hearing her interact with real brides and giving her professional advice instead of only speaking to influencers. I feel like I get more value out of the episodes chatting with the pros instead of the host only talking about her wedding and talking down on other brides choices. I also overall appreciate the pod working to be more inclusive with the guests they speak to. 🫶🏼

Love the new host and format. I like hearing from the RBBs, Fallon’s advice and then getting an expert on. Feels more grounding and helpful than just an interview with someone in the industry.

I like Fallon as the new host! I also like hearing from individual brides as they prepare for their wedding day. I do miss the letter reading, and rapid fire advice of the Jordana and Nicole era. I would also love to see LGBT representation on the show since I am a queer bride and sometimes feel like my voice isn’t heard or I can’t relate to wedding planning for a hetero couple.

I’ve really tried to give this new format a try but I miss the old format. I loved listener questions with a variety of different topics and really digging in on the questions. This new format is more of the hosts getting to know the bride- not helpful. I also really miss the personal dynamics and stories of Jordana and Nicole. Now it’s just so generic. I wish they would do listener mail rapid fire.

I unsubscribed from this podcast awhile back and checked in to be pleasantly surprised that they changed hosts, and she’s amazing and so much more informative! I’m excited to start catching up. Great refresh to this pod.

Loving the new episodes with Fallon, reminds me of the good old days with Taylor. Fallon is super knowledgeable and I’m learning so many tips for my own wedding. Keep it up!

Love the new host and format of the podcast! Fallon does a great job interacting with the guests and experts. Also love the diversity of guests and topics that have been addressed.

Fallon is an amazing host and I love the variety of the recent episode topics

As a recent bride-to-be and avid podcast listener and Betches fan, I’m disappointed in this particular podcast. Recent hosts don’t seem to match the Betches brand, so I went back to the archives (pre pandemic which is more relevant to the wedding scene in 2023/2024), and the only host I’ve consistently enjoyed is Taylor Strecker. Though I’m glad Betches Brides has created more diversity for this podcast, the podcast episodes have become increasingly boring. I’d recommend going back to the archived episodes and redoing them one by one for today’s post pandemic relevancy with a different host full of charisma and energy.

i recently got into podcasts once engaged & this one has been the most fun & exciting especially since i’ve been a betches fan since they began w. their website posts circa 2012. i’ve found taylor, nicole & jordana the most relatable & exciting to listen to because they bring relatable perspectives i can connect to. i also love when the podcast has a mix of personal experience from hosts, guests, professionals & games ! i’m currently at the point where i only have a few left of the nicole/ jordana era. tbh, if i were to only start listening recently, my review stars would not be as good. real talk, i’m so afraid to listen and be done w. my fave hosts forever before my wedding date. LOL we need some real “betches!”

Used to love listening to this (and listened for ideas before I got engaged!) but Fallon’s episode where she estimated the average price of a wedding to be $2k/person totally lost me. That’s totally unrelatable to me, and I’d assume a vast majority of the listeners…

Fallon saved this podcast! Thanks to Betches Brides for making the decision to have an actual wedding planner host a podcast about…wedding planning😬 It’s been so helpful!

I’ve been a pod listener since I got engaged In 2021 (Nicole and Jordan’s days)so I’ve seen the pod go through host and structural changes. While every host has had their own flair, I do think Fallon has been the best of the bunch. She seems professional, knowledgeable, charismatic and the episodes are captivating. I have found the episodes to be different and very helpful at providing both the personal view from the bride and the professional point of view. I did deduct a star because I do agree that some of the content on the pod seems out of touch financially (I doubt brides that can afford a $200k wedding listen to a podcast about how to do things for your wedding when you’ve probably hired someone to take care of those things) but I live in a larger city and know betches is based out of NYC, where a 100k wedding is the norm. I don’t expect this luxury wedding designer to relate necessarily to someone planning a lower budget wedding like most of us listening likely are, but I appreciate the ideas offered. I think if things are worded less as “musts” but rather as options, there may be more buy-in from the audience.

Updating my review because I love Fallon. The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars is because I feel like I’m he podcast has become out of touch and very luxury and consumerist-centered.

Loving Fallon as new host! She brings a lot of energy and presence on each show. It’s great to hear from a wedding planner herself and loving her assertive recommendations!

Here’s the solve to Fallon’s formal / out of touch vibe that’s being cited in the reviews - add Sean Kilby as cohost. As 2023 bride whose wedding is quickly approaching, I think I speak for a huge chunk of the audience when I say we really want to get back to PRACTICAL and RELATABLE wedding advice / tips / tricks from cohosts with a fun dynamic.

Fallon has a TON of wedding planning knowledge and ideas, it’s just hard to implement them on my budget. I would just love to hear about (and from) more brides with a more DIY budget. And of course some of the guests should be talking about luxury weddings because that’s a reality for some people. Just saying, us commoners need help too!

I love Fallon and she has so many great tips, but the new format of conversations with brides is hard to listen to. A lot of the brides sound self-absorbed and whiney and make me cringe. Also, episode titles will be about a topic I want to hear about, but I have to listen to thirty minutes of chit chat about a random person’s wedding planning before that topic is covered for five minutes. Planning my wedding is stressful enough without hearing others complain about theirs.

Update: While I think Fallon is a good podcast host and great at her job as a planner, this Podcast has lost its sense of the Betches brand/charm. It feels like a very scripted Q&A. Just not as fun to listen to as with previous hosts (Nicole/Jordana/Taylor) Original Post: Fallon is the real deal! I love that Betches not only picked a new host but is switching up the format and incorporating real brides. Really excited to get back into listening every week!

Enough with the destination weddings in Italy. Used to be really helpful and resourceful but now seems out of touch and completely unrealistic for the average bride. More recent episodes have been stressing me out more than providing insight.

I absolutely LOVE this podcast with Fallon as the host and their format of talking to a real bride and an expert every episode. This pod used to be very hit or miss for me because of the prior hosts but now I literally count down the days until Monday for a new episode. It’s genuinely so helpful and I appreciate how polished Fallon is as the host. Thank you for making this change, Betches team!!!