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🎧Listen to learn:

• How wedding planners adapt big design ideas to fit small or limited venues
• Creative ways planners use lighting, layout and production strategy to maximize impact
• Why problem-solving is one of the most valuable skills a wedding planner brings
• How to create and hold boundaries with your vendor team
• What couples should know about flexible, experience-driven wedding design

In this episode of the Wedding Day Podcast, host Sonja Babich and co-host Chelsea Gibson sit down with Dominique Mattessino, Executive Planner and Founder of Arizona-based wedding planning company Soul Agave.

Recorded onsite in Arizona during the production of Arizona Bride’s Best Of event, the conversation offers a behind-the-scenes look at how professional wedding planners problem-solve when space, logistics or budgets present real-world limitations. Dominique shares real examples of adapting design when physical installations aren’t possible, leaning into lighting, layout and production strategy to create high-impact experiences without overcrowding the venue.

Throughout the episode, Dominique explains how experience-driven planning allows couples to achieve meaningful, elevated design without forcing ideas that don’t fit their space or guest count. The discussion highlights why hiring a planner early can help couples navigate constraints with confidence, creativity and clarity — ultimately leading to weddings that feel intentional, cohesive and true to who they are.

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