#8: Assumpta Vitcu on Planning Multicultural Weddings, Being a Black Women in the Wedding Industry, Copying, and Leading Change Through Kindness

The Love My Dress Podcast: Weddings, Business & Life

LOVEMYDRESS.NET // Assumpta Vitcu is founder of Ave Creations, a multi-cultural wedding planning company that creates luxury experiences for couples from diverse backgrounds.
Assumpta is also a writer, a flower enthusiast, a poet, and a talented spoken word artist. She is co-founder of Our Owambe - a blog and podcast created with the goal of redefining Black Love and celebration. She is also the creative talent behind Ave Blooms, a side-endeavour to deliver beautiful bouquets to clients across London and Essex.
As a Black woman making her mark in the UK wedding industry, Assumpta brings a unique perspective and an essential voice that demands to be heard. Through her unwavering commitment to see a more diverse and inclusive wedding industry, Assumpta is helping to revolutionise the way we all perceive and experience weddings. She proudly and fearlessly embraces her identity, using her skills as a compassionate empath to break down barriers and foster an environment where love, joy, and cultural traditions can flourish in harmony.
ASSUMPTA VITCU
avecreations.com
@assumpta_v
@byavecreations
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Nova (Nova Reid) - novareid.com
Our Owambe - instagram.com/ourowambe
Bella Naija - bellanaija.com
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1. Podcast Intro (00:00:00)

2. Guest Intro (00:01:55)

3. From Criminal Law, to Copywriting, to a career in the Wedding Industry (00:04:14)

4. On her parents and their significant influence in her life (00:11:10)

5. Ave Creations - Assumpta's multicultural wedding planning business & why she became a wedding planner (00:14:45)

6. On the unique challenges and nuances involved with planning multicultural weddings (00:20:35)

7. Assumpta's key ingredients for an authentic wedding (00:24:15)

8. Are wedding planners just for the wealthy? (00:26:10)

9. People underestimate how much you should be paying a wedding planner (00:27:51)

10. The difference between a Wedding Planner/Coordinator and a Venue Coordinator (00:30:35)

11. How Assumpta defines a luxury wedding (00:34:28)

12. Copying design in the wedding industry (00:36:40)

13. Assumpta's Two Weddings (which weren't what she had hoped for) (00:41:47)

14. Assumpta's experience as a Black bride planning her own wedding (00:47:02)

15. Assumpta's experience as a Black woman in the wedding industry (00:50:42)

16. How Black brides don't see themselves in mainstream media (00:55:00)

17. How the wedding industry responded to the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 and have things improved since? (00:57:53)

18. The importance of intention and action when trying to make change - and correcting others kindly (01:07:41)

19. Our Owambe - Assumpta's blog and podcast created to help redefine Black Love and celebration (01:10:54)

20. Why Assumpta is pausing her career and the importance of self care (01:17:56)

21. On poetry & writing - and a recitement of Assumpta's poem, 'You Move Move Me' (01:21:42)

22. How Assumpta stays fit and healthy (01:28:55)

23. Assumpta's advice for couples planning a multicultual wedding (01:30:15)

24. Assumpta's 3 dream dinner party guests (01:33:07)

25. Which 3 items would Assumpta take with her if she was stranded on a desert island (01:35:58)

26. Assumpta's advice for her younger self (01:36:59)