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Mind Over Matrimony
by Julian Leaver
Mind Over Matrimony, hosted by Julian Leaver of Julian Leaver Events, explores the intersection of weddings, mental health, and data. Expect honest conversations, unfiltered truths, and practical insights designed to elevate both your business and your life.
Episodes
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Creative Ways to Honor Loved Ones at Your Wedding
This fall, so many of our couples have been asking the same question: how do we honor the people we love who can’t be with us on our wedding day? In this episode, I share the beautiful ways we’re seeing families do just that, from a memory wall paired with escort cards written on grandma’s…
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Why AI Can’t Build Your Wedding Budget...But Real Data Can
AI keeps coming up in every conversation, so today I’m diving in. I’m sharing how I use it in my business to help couples visualize their ideas, where I think it falls short (hello, wedding budgets), and why every wedding is a one-of-a-kind piece of art no chatbot can price for you. Plus, I’m...
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Your Trickiest Wedding Etiquette Questions, Answered
This week we're answering the etiquette questions we at JLE get asked on repeat: - Child-free weddings - The plus-one dilemma - Who should give a speech (and where) - Who pays - How to handle divorced parents or tricky family dynamics The common thread: have the hard conversations early, bring...
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Where in the World Should You Get Married?
Fall is in full swing, which means two things: we're deep in wedding season at JLE and our couples everywhere are deciding where they'll say "I do" next year. In this episode, I'm walking you through how my team researches destinations and sharing what years of planning around the globe have…
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The Other Four-Letter Word: Corporate Events
Corporate events might be the most whispered-about side of the wedding industry. So many of us do them, but hardly anyone talks about them openly. In this quick "snack" episode, why I see corporate work as an incubator for creativity, a space where I can test new ideas before bringing them to...
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Adapting Communication Styles For Our Clients
*This one is for our couples* On this episode, I dig into how my process has evolved to meet clients where they are, recognizing that every couple communicates, processes decisions, and handles the overwhelming flood of wedding inspiration (hello, Pinterest and Instagram algorithms) in totally...
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How To Keep The Peace With Vendor Relationships
In this episode, we dig into the delicate art of communication with wedding vendors, the fine line between friendship and professional partnership. We break down the difference between vendors you're "married" to (trusted, tested, go-to partners) versus ones you're still "dating" (newer...
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Five Industry Events and a Crash Course in Power
Not our normal title, right? This season I said yes to five industry showcases instead of my usual one or two, and I'm calling it "the year of mistakes" on purpose. In this episode I talk about why testing my new team on high stakes, low budget passion projects has turned into the best kind of...
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The Bridge Episode
Friends we couldn't jump from two heavy mind episodes to talking about the latest in 2027 wedding trends, so consider this your bridge episode. We've been pulling back the curtain and today, it all comes to a head. This episode is different. It's raw, it's messy, and it's the one I've been…
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The Last Secret Never Told
*Content note* this conversation touches on abuse, trauma, and suicidal ideation. The last secret I never told. I spent most of my life trying to make sense of my own story. This is a conversation overheard and I'm finally ready to share it. This week, I said out loud for the first time what I'd...
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10 Years Sober
Every year around my sobriety anniversary, the feelings show up right on schedule and this year hit harder than ever. We're talking about what happens when you numb feelings for years and then have to learn how to actually sit with them: the self-loathing, the grief for roads not taken, the...
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The Do's and Don'ts of Modern Wedding Etiquette
Etiquette used to feel like a rulebook. Now it feels more like a conversation, and that's exactly what this episode is. On today's episode, we talk through how the "rules" of weddings are quietly being rewritten, including: How (and when) things get shared on social media Whether you need to give…
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A Look Back at 10 Years of Julian Leaver Events
In this milestone episode, we reflect on 10 remarkable years of building Julian Leaver Events. We talk about how a journey that began as a destination wedding business grew into a company that's produced over 550 events to date. This anniversary also marks 10 years of my own sobriety, and the two...
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The Unsexy [And Necessary] Things Wedding Planners Do
This week, I'm opening up all the unsexy tabs in my brain - the work you never see on Instagram. On this episode, we cover: - Force majeure clauses - Rain plans A through E - Venue quirks + noise restrictions - I share our technology for guest experience optimization .... and more This is a Media...
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Taylor Swift Got Married... And I Have Thoughts
We are BACK from my first true vacation in 10 years and of course it's right in time to provide you with ample commentary on our Royal Wedding - the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Today's episode is like a two-part episode - my comments pre-wedding and an episode recorded right after…
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RE LISTEN: How Planners Price
Our last Re-Listen episode and then we are back with fresh episodes next week! This episode explores how wedding planners charge for their services and why pricing in the wedding industry can be complex. On this episode we cover 4 types of pricing models for wedding planners: - Flat Rate -...
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RE LISTEN: Planners vs Producers vs Production Houses Defined
We will be back with fresh episodes next week, but until then... This one is for our lovely couples. On today's episode, we define the following terms that you will hear throughout the planning process and their respective roles: - What is a planner's role ? - What's a designer's role ? - What's…
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RE LISTEN: The Budget Transparency Episode
We are on a break so in case you missed it and it's feeling extra timely... Let's talk about budget transparency in weddings. It's one of the least clear and most misunderstood topics in the wedding industry right now, so we are going to handle it directly. In this episode, we break down: - Who...
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RE LISTEN: The Art of Losing
We are on a break so in case you missed it.. ... Surrender to win This episode is absolutely the most vulnerable to date. Mind over Matrimony, right? This one is all mind. On this episode, I share how I am processing when you lose an event - even if it was one that didn't make sense to have - and...
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Rapid Fire Q + A For Our Couples
A very unconventional episode for you. This is a rapid fire Q+A for our couples. We cover: - What to do first when you get engaged - The ONLY job we cannot do for your wedding - Venue Planning - Uncomfortable Family Dynamics - Thoughts on Taylor and Travis Kelce's Wedding ... And so much more Do…
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Planner ESP: What You're Saying Without Saying It
This is a non-tied-up-with-a-bow episode, okay friends? We cover the constant adaptation in communication and planning style when working with our clients. We chat about the importance of couples being open and transparent about how they learn, process information, and make decisions. Here's your...
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Coachella Taught Us Everything We Need to Know About Weddings
Not what you were anticipating from an episode? Lean on in. I shared these thoughts at a recent WIPA Philly Mastermind, so go with me here. If you want punchy and provocative:Sabrina Carpenter gave us chaos. Justin Bieber gave us a campfire. And somehow, both of them just explained the entire...
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What To Do In a Down Year
2026 is a weird year for most of us. With busy season in full swing during a routine sales check-in, I found myself down a spiral. In this episode, we break down why looking at numbers without context is a trap and how analyzing the data can save you a ton of mental gymnastics. Most importantly…
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What does it take to get on our vendor list?
How do vendors get to work with planners? Spoiler: there's no magic bullet. Today I gets honest about trust, personality, and why the best connections always seem to come out of nowhere. This is a Media Socialites Production.
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The Matrimony of AA + Therapy
What do AA and therapy have in common with running a successful events business? More than you'd think. In this deeply personal episode, I opens up about my nearly 10-year journey in sobriety and how the marriage of AA's 12-step principles and therapy has shaped the way I lead my team, serve our...
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Building a Team Structure That Works
Let's talk team structure, shall we friends? On today's episode, I will walk you through how it went from one [me!] to many in order to improve our client's experience. We are going to go step-by-step to discuss: - How and when I knew I needed to grow - How my team is structured today and why…
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When the Planner Becomes the Client
My, my… how the tables have turned. Today, I’m sharing what it felt like to be on the client side after hiring a planner for Francisco’s 40th birthday in Puerto Vallarta—and she absolutely nailed it. This episode dives into what happens when the most controlling person in the room finally lets...
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The LOO Power Origin Story
Generators are loud, expensive, diesel-guzzling machines that break down constantly and somehow the wedding industry just accepted that... .until now. Today I am sharing the origin story of my latest venture - LOO Power - the next-gen battery-powered event system that delivers clean power, wifi,...
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The Wedding Industry's Transparency Problem, Unpacked
This one is a bit of a rant, friends. You saw it on Instagram. It looked doable. Then you get the quote and it feels like a giant disconnect. This week, we are pulling back the curtain on one of the wedding industry's most persistent problems — the gap between what you see online and what things...
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How I Built This: Legos & Royal Obsessions That Shaped My Planner Brain
Today we are unpacking the childhood obsessions with control, order [shocker!], and storytelling that secretly became the blueprint for a career as a wedding planner. Buckle up, it's a mind episode friends. This is a Media Socialites production.
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The Questions You Didn't Know to Ask Your Wedding Planner
What questions should you actually bring to your first meeting with a wedding planner? We break down four questions every couple should be asking. From how decisions get made to how Team JLE says no without actually saying no, this episode pulls back the curtain on the process behind the...
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Behind the Scenes of Destination Weddings
At JLE we do a lot of destinations.. it's one of our favorites. Today we cover off on why we do destination weddings, how we build the trust both with our clients and vendor partners and several crazy stories.. just wait till the end! Through it all, we discuss the importance of calm in the face…
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How Wedding Planners Price
This episode explores how wedding planners charge for their services and why pricing in the wedding industry can be complex. On this episode we cover 4 types of pricing models for wedding planners: - Flat Rate - Percentage Only - Flat Rate Plus Percentage - Flat Rate Plus Commission Ultimately,...
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The Art of Losing
... Surrender to win This episode is absolutely the most vulnerable to date. Mind over Matrimony, right? This one is all mind. On this episode, I share how I am processing when you lose an event - even if it was one that didn't make sense to have - and how to do so gracefully, but also honestly....
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How To Buy Back Time With Your Committee
What if your biggest growth move this year isn’t doing more—but instead making every move with intention? In this episode, we discuss how building a trusted committee over time can buy back your most valuable resource: time. From personal support to professional advisors, we cover: - Who and how…
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Planners, Designers + Production Houses Defined
Hello friends, this one is for our lovely couples. On today's episode, we define the following terms that you will hear throughout the planning process and their respective roles: - What is a planner's role ? - What's a designer's role ? - What's a florist responsible for vs a production house?...
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How to Navigate Change In Your Business
It's storytime friends. I was asked recently asked about what inflection points have transpired in my career that led me to both growth and change -- a very charged question indeed. Today I share a little history lesson on my career journey with you in hopes that you can take my experience and...
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The Budget Transparency Episode
Let's talk about budget transparency in weddings. It's one of the least clear and most misunderstood topics in the wedding industry right now, so we are going to handle it directly. In this episode, we break down: - Who really controls the process - How budgets actually work at the luxury and...
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What to expect when you are wedding planning
The wedding planning process a la Julian Leaver Events - step-by-step. This episode is for couples and future couples to understand and feel prepared for what is to come. We will cover: - A breakdown of our process from start to finish - Wedding budgets - Protocol vs. etiquette in weddings - The...
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Let's Talk About Data 101
Data, data, data. I told you we were going to do the work together friends! On today's episode, we go into the details about 101. I walk you through the specifics as to what to pay attention to in regards to: - Google Analytics - How to track inquiries - How to track the sources and what…
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Episode 1: Welcome to Mind Over Matrimony
Hello friends! This show has been in the making for quite some time. I am excited to connect with you all to dive into my 3 favorite topics: weddings (obviously), mental health and - perhaps surprising to some of you - data. Join me each week as we have honest conversations about the things often...
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Mind Over Matrimony, hosted by Julian Leaver of Julian Leaver Events, explores the intersection of weddings, mental health, and data. Expect honest conversations, unfiltered truths, and practical insights designed to elevate both your business and your life.
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Mind Over Matrimony, hosted by Julian Leaver of Julian Leaver Events, explores the intersection of weddings, mental health, and data. Expect honest conversations, unfiltered truths, and practical insights designed to elevate both your business and your life.
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