Aisle Seat

On this show Alison welcomes back Sara Margulis co-founder and CEO of Honeyfund. Sara started her company 20 years ago in 2005 and the inspiration came from her own wedding when friends and family came together to help make her dream honeymoon a reality. On this episode, Sara shares some hot destinations couples are travelling to for honeymoons in 2025 (hello, Iceland!), up and coming spots she thinks are perfect for romantic travel, and why travelling together and specifically a honeymoon are vital for a happy marriage. Sara also chats about the etiquette surrounding wedding gifting and the one thing you should never, ever expect from your guests.

Weddings are no longer just events, they are experiences full of personal touches and meaningful moments for both the couple and their guests. On this week's show host Alison chats with Alexandra Clement McNamara, creative director and founder of Clement & Co. Events in Toronto about how couples are making their celebrations authentic and uniquely in 2025. Alexandra also shares an insider look at what's we can expect to see trending for 2026 weddings which she and her team are well into working on with clients. Expect to see more intimate weddings and classical European influence when it comes to venues, decor and wedding fashion.

On this week's show, we have a returning guest who was actually the very first person Alison welcomed on Aisle Seat. Angel Spendlove is the co-owner and creative director of Canadian bridal brand & For Love, a label loved for it's cool bride vibes and which was one of the first in the wedding space to offer paired back, modern styles with easy and effortless silhouettes and innovative fabrics like linen and micro sequins. & For Love's latest collection "The Lovers," Angel leaned into her formative years as a ballerina for inspiration and on this show, she talks about the brand's latest lineup of dream dresses, talks a few of her favourite trends and gives us a little teaser of what we can expect for her brand's 2026 collection.

This week Alison has a sparkling chat with Mercedes Smith owner and designer at Alexis Gallery, a custom jewelry design studio in Toronto who create the most gorgeous pieces. We love to talk about diamonds, bling trends and engagement rings here and Mercedes and Alison became fast friends on this show because they speak the same love language when it comes to fine jewelry. Mercedes gets into what she's loving when it comes to engagement rings, how the average carat size for a centre diamond is on the rise (thank you lab diamonds!), how she and the team at Alexis Gallery work to create dream engagement rings for couples and more. If an engagement this summer is something you are planning for this glittery episode is for you.

This week's episode is such a great one with returning guest Sydney Stanback, global trends and insights lead for Pinterest, and we chat all about Pinterest's just released 2025 Wedding Report. With over 3.8 billion wedding related searches and more than 13.4 billion wedding ideas saved globally in one year on Pinterest, the trend authority most certainly is in the know about what couples want for their dream party. This year's report puts the focus firmly on Gen Z and how they are shifting the wedding landscape with celebrations that are big and bold, full of hyper-personal touches and a colourful, modern aesthetics. Sydney and Alison chat all the latest trends you can expect to see in weddings in the coming months to put you in the loop of what's haute if you're in wedding planning mode, or attending a wedding this year.

In 2025, weddings are all about keeping the moments authentic, the fun factor high, and the fashion ultra-chic. On this show, Alison chat's with recent bride Camille Katona who is the co-founder of the amazing Canadian indie beauty brand 19/99. Camille married her husband Tim last summer and their party was quite simply the coolest. The bride wore Wiederhoeft. They got married at her parent's Toronto home, then drove themselves to their reception which they held in a cool studio space which was re-imagined to feel like a restaurant. On this episode Camille takes us inside her wedding and we also talk a lot about bridal beauty and makeup. Camille did her own for the day using products from 19/99 and she has many insider tips and tricks to keep in mind to create an impactful and personal wedding look.

If you are obsessed with accessories, you will love this week's episode featuring a joyful chat with Canadian designer Blair Nadeau. Host Alison McGill has known Blair since she started her career designing bridal adornments in 2009; Blair changed the game with her fashion-forward vision for bridal accessories that are anything but expected. Blair designs everything but the dress and the ring: veils, earrings, necklaces, and hair pieces. Her exquisite, jeweled crowns are beyond breathtaking. This week Blair and Alison talk 2025 weddings, trends, the launch of her new Blair's new collection happening early next year, why she's SO obsessed with veils—they are the moment!