You found your forever person! Now, you need to find a great venue to celebrate!
It's so much more than just picking a beautiful space with fantastic food!
From understanding all the costs to insurance requirements, we talk about everything you need to know before you sign that contract and move on to cake tastings!
Why the venue matters? Beyond setting the tone for the day, it's typically 40-50% of your total budget That choice is the perfect place to start!
Join the conversation. We love your questions,comments, and requests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, andvenues contact us!

We offer host read advertisements as well.

Contact us for more information! Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled:New Jersey Wedding Podcast

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Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by @jonathanrusso_guitarist

Andrea Purtell www.forthisjoyousoccasion
@weddingofficiant

Celia Milton
www.njvowsnow
@njvowsnow

We have a great addition to our series of conversations with venues in NJ. We talked with Gabrielle, one of the mastermind and creator of the Tamerlaine Animal Sanctuary and Preserve in north NJ, truly a labor of love!

With rolling hills and meadows, a magnificent little forest, a quaint farmhouse and hundreds of rescued animals, it really is a unique, beautiful setting for your ceremony and reception.

Join the conversation. We love your questions, comments, and requests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues contactus!

We offer host read advertisement as well. Contact us for more information! Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

Listen for free wherever you get your Podcasts.

Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonathanrusso_guitarist⁠⁠⁠⁠

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@weddingofficiant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Celia Milton: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.njvowsnow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Tamerlaine Sanctuary and Preserve

https://tamerlaine.org

S7 E4 We talk trends we love and trends we are seeing, not weird stuff made up to drive you crazy. This year is not about shock value and weird inventions; it's about expressing your personality in an authentic and joyful way.

Join the conversation. We love your questions, comments, and requests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues, contact us!

We offer host read advertisement as well.

Contactus for more information! Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

Listen for free wherever you get your Podcasts.

Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonathanrusso_guitarist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@weddingofficiant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Celia Milton: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.njvowsnow.com @njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

S7 E3 In this episode, Andrea and Celia discuss their latestweddings. They talk about how venues are adapting to the growing micro-wedding trend, offering stunning spaces for smaller, more intimate gatherings as well as how special winter weddings are. Plus, they highlight notable and meaningful wedding dates for 2026!

Join the conversation. We love your questions, comments, and requests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues contact us!

We offer host read advertisement as well.

Contactus for more information! Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

Listen for free wherever you get your Podcasts.

Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonathanrusso_guitarist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@weddingofficiant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Celia Milton: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.njvowsnow.com@njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

When Your Wedding Love Story Helps Others 🐶❤️
What if your wedding gifts could help train service dogs and transform lives? We’re chatting with Douglas Hamilton of Puppies Behind Bars about how couples can support a charity they love as part of their wedding day. It’s generosity, love, and purpose—all wrapped into one celebration. @puppies.behind.bars

Join the conversation. We love your questions, comments, and requests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues contact us!

We offer host read advertisement as well.

Contact us for more information! Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

Listen for free wherever you get your Podcasts.

Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonathanrusso_guitarist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @weddingofficiant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Celia Milton: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.njvowsnow.com @njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Puppies Behind Bars: https://puppiesbehindbars.com

@puppies.behind.bars

New episode alert! 🎉🎧 We're chatting with Josh Mast from DJ Mast Productions, who specializes in creating high-energy dance parties and quality social atmospheres that guests remember for years. Josh and his team bring professionalism, passion, and genuine respect to every celebration. They customize everything—DJ/MC services, music, lighting, and audio—to match YOUR vision perfectly. Ready to learn how to throw an unforgettable party? Tune in~!

Email us at ⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/newjerseyweddingpodcast⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://www.newjerseyweddingpodcast.com⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/NewJerseyWeddingPodcast⁠⁠

Listen for free wherever you get your Podcasts.

Links to this week’s vendors:

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/weddingofficiant⁠⁠

@weddingofficiant

Celia Milton: ⁠⁠www.njvowsnow.com⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/njvowsnow⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠@njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠

DJ Mast https://www.djmast.com/

https://www.instagram.com/djmastproductions/

@djmastproductions

Our intro music is by ⁠⁠@jonathanrusso_guitarist⁠⁠

Thank you, Johnathan, for providing us this beautiful music!

Today we’re exploring how celebrations can extend beyond the couple—and into the community—by choosing charitable giving instead of gifts.

We’re thrilled to welcome Katie Campbell, President and CEO of Red Rover, a national animal welfare nonprofit that helps people and their pets move from crisis to carethrough emergency sheltering, disaster relief, financial assistance, and education.

Join the conversation. We love your questions, comments, and requests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues contact us!

We offer host read advertisement as well.

Contact us for more information!Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media:Facebook, Instagram or website all are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

Listen for free wherever you getyour Podcasts.

Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonathanrusso_guitarist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @weddingofficiant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Celia Milton: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.njvowsnow.com @njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Red Rover: https://redrover.org

@redroverorg

Hannah Roze Founder of Plannerd! The Wedding Planning App for Modern Couples and Wedding Pros!

Say goodbye to wedding planning chaos and hello to@plannerdinc! 💍This week we're sitting down with Hannah Roze, founder of Plannerd — the game-changing app that's transforming how modern couples plantheir big day. No more juggling a million tabs, endless group chats, or spreadsheet stress. Just one beautiful hub that keeps everything organized and actually makes planning fun.

Whether you're newly engaged, in the thick ofplanning, or a wedding pro looking to streamline your process, this episode is packed with insights!

Join the conversation. We love your questions, comments, and requests! We also love guests! Past brides, grooms, vendors, and venues contact us!

We offer host read advertisement as well.

Contact us for more information! Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠andrea@thisjoyous.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Contact us through social media: Facebook, Instagram or websiteall are titled: New Jersey Wedding Podcast

Listen for free wherever you get your Podcasts.

Links to this week’s vendors:

Our intro music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@jonathanrusso_guitarist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Andrea Purtell ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.forthisjoyousoccasion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @weddingofficiant⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Celia Milton: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.njvowsnow.com@njvowsnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Plannerd: @plannerdinc

https://www.instagram.com/plannerdinc/

http://www.plannerd.com

https://www.facebook.com/plannerdinc

https://www.youtube.com/@PlannerdInc