#346 How To Crowdfund Your Wedding
Most couples DON’T have the money for a luxury, high-budget wedding. In fact, many of you would prefer it if your guests would contribute financially to the wedding and/or honeymoon instead of buying you a gift. In this episode, Michelle interviews Sara Margulis, co-founder of Honeyfund and dives deep into the tactful way to ask your guests for (dare we say it??) money! Click HERE to BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER and unlock all of this wedding planning amazingness: Ad-free, full-length episodes. Over 345 of them! Our Wedding Planning Resource Center with free tools to plan your wedding Monthly Wedding Planning Happy Hours via Zoom with Michelle Bonus Episodes Topics We Covered What is crowdfunding and how to use it for your wedding The best way to introduce this concept to your wedding guests Is it tacky or bad etiquette to ask for money? Pitfalls to avoid when asking guests for money instead of gifts How to get started even if you’ve already started planning Creative ideas of things you can use a Honeyfund for Links We Referenced https://www.honeyfund.com/ Honeyfund on Shark Tank About Our Guest Sara Margulis is an enthusiastic champion of love and travel. As co-founder and CEO of the popular honeymoon registry Honeyfund, she is focused on a singular mission: helping all couples make their honeymoon happen. That’s because couples who travel together stay together. According to research, couples who start their marriage with a honeymoon and continue to travel are more likely to be happily married 11+ years later. Sara's winning appearance on Shark Tank in 2014 propelled her into regional, national and international speakerships and media. She’s sought as an expert on a variety of topics including weddings, honeymoons, personal finance and empowerment, marketing and entrepreneurship, and women in business. Honeyfund has been around for 16 years The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez Edited by Veronica Gruba Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. Easy to get in touch with. Email us at hello@thebigweddingplanningpodcast.com or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices