Vault: We Can't Believe How Much Wedding Planning She's Done In 6 Weeks

Summary

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The Bert Show – Vault: We Can't Believe How Much Wedding Planning She's Done In 6 Weeks

Air Date: March 24, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this lively episode, the cast of The Bert Show sits down with Lindell, a bride-to-be who has accomplished a staggering amount of wedding planning in just six weeks since her engagement. The conversation explores Lindell’s pragmatic approach, how her laid-back attitude contrasts with wedding planning stereotypes, and the unique challenges (and surprises) she’s encountered. The episode blends genuine curiosity, light teasing, and practical discussion, while spotlighting Lindell as the refreshingly stress-free exception to most brides.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Lindell’s Fast-Track Wedding Planning

• Engagement Date & Progress: Lindell got engaged on January 21 and, in just six weeks, has completed about 85% of her wedding planning.
  • Quote (Lindell, 03:34): “I have gotten maybe, like, 85% done.”
• No Pre-Planned Notebooks: Unlike many, Lindell didn’t grow up collecting wedding ideas, choosing instead to take a practical, as-needed approach after engagement.
  • Quote (Lindell, 03:55): “I just never wanted to do that while I was dating. It's kind of like counting your chickens before they hatch.”

2. Attitudes Toward Engagement and Wedding Decisions

• The Word ‘Fiancé’:
  • Both Lindell and her fiancé feel “fiancé” is a “weird word,” often defaulting to “boyfriend/girlfriend” in conversation.
    • Quote (Lindell, 01:35): “That word just is so weird. Like, you can't say boyfriend. And I think fiancé is just a weird word. Kind of pretentious.”
• Shared Approach: Both Lindell and her fiancé approach wedding planning calmly—dividing responsibilities and supporting each other without either one dominating the process.

3. The Religious Move for a Short Engagement

• Mormon Background: The hosts note Lindell’s religious and cultural background as Mormon, referencing traditionally short engagements and abstinence before marriage as likely factors in rapid planning.
  • Quote (Bob Garfield, 02:20): “That's one of the religions that doesn't have long engagements generally... the honeymoon, don’t do it till you’re married.”

4. Stress (or Lack Thereof!)

• Main Source of Stress: The only true stress Lindell feels is from her mom’s anxiety about logistics, not from the planning process itself.
  • Quote (Lindell, 04:55): “My mom is awesome about it, but she’ll call every day or every other day... So that was the only stress I was feeling was her being anxious.”
• Hosts’ Reactions: The team jokes Lindell may have to write a guide for no-stress wedding planning because of how smoothly her process has gone.

5. Wedding Registry Surprises & Challenges

• Not Registering for Enough: Lindell was surprised by how few things she’d registered for, until her friend warned guests would want more options.
  • Quote (Lindell, 07:51): “You only registered for, like, 20 things. You have to register for more.”
• Practical Items Only: She tends to focus on practical kitchen essentials, not expensive or ultra-specific wishlist items.
• Collaborative (But Controlled) Registry Experience: Lindell's fiancé joined in registry tasks, but she admits to commandeering the barcode scanner to prevent him from slipping in “random stuff like video games.”
  • Quote (Lindell, 06:59): “I took control because I didn’t want him registering for, like, random stuff like video games or something.”

6. Navigating Wedding Industry Expectations

• Resisting Trends: Lindell describes sticking to her decisions despite vendors pushing “in season” colors or décor and ignoring suggestions if they don’t match her vision.
  • Quote (Lindell, 10:18): “They’ll be like, yeah, that’s really not in season right now... I’m like, these are my colors and I will be doing them.”
• Hosts’ Commentary: The group gently mocks the wedding industry’s pressure to conform and the sometimes overzealous nature of wedding planners and vendors.

7. The Social Pressure to Stress

• Being Too Relaxed: The hosts repeatedly marvel at Lindell’s chill attitude, joking she should expect hate mail from stressed brides or wedding planners.
  • Quote (Mike Bolough, 11:17): “You should put your email address online. So women who have been planning their wedding for a year and aren’t even close to 80% could call you and hate you.”
• Potential Panic?: Despite peer and vendor expectations, Lindell expresses no current anxiety and feels confident in her approach.

8. Practical Wedding Advice and Commentary

• Registering Right: The conversation delves into tips, like registering at stores with a range of price points (e.g., both Target and Tiffany), bulk registering for dinnerware, and covering practical household needs.
• Dealing with Makeup: Lindell, who doesn’t typically wear makeup, anticipates this will be her only real wedding day anxiety, as she’s told she “can’t not wear it” for the event.
  • Quote (Lindell, 09:33): “Probably makeup. Cause I don’t wear makeup. And I’ve been told I can’t not wear it on the wedding day.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Wedding Planning Efficiency:
  • (Lindell, 03:34): “I have gotten maybe, like, 85% done.”
• On “Fiancé” as a word:
  • (Lindell, 01:35): “Fiancé is just a weird word. Kind of pretentious.”
• On Parental Pressure:
  • (Lindell, 04:55): “It was just my parents... my mom’s very anxious and she has anxiety towards it, so I understand where she’s coming from, but that was the only stress...”
• On Registry Oddities:
  • (Lindell, 07:35): “[A friend] registered for Reese’s puff cereal because they were registering at Target and they were like… ‘I’m hungry right now.’”
• On Vendor Style Advice:
  • (Lindell, 10:18): “I'm like, you're supposed to be selling me your items. Don't try and sell me something else.”
• Host’s Teasing Advice:
  • (Mike Bolough, 11:17): “You should put your email address online. So women... could call you and hate you.”
  • (Bob Garfield, 11:30): “That's your ticket—you're going to be the best-selling wedding author.”
• On Not Cooking:
  • (Bob Garfield, 09:18): “I haven't been in the kitchen in four years.”

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Timeline of Important Segments

• [01:35] – Lindell discusses discomfort with the word “fiancé.”
• [02:20] – Hosts discuss cultural/religious reasons for short engagement.
• [03:34] – Lindell reveals she’s 85% done with planning after just six weeks.
• [04:55] – Lindell connects parental pressure to her main source of stress.
• [06:59] – Lindell talks about taking control of the registry scanner.
• [07:35] – Humorous story about a friend registering for cereal.
• [09:33] – Lindell anticipates wedding makeup as her biggest stress.
• [10:18] – Vendors push back on Lindell’s choices; she stands firm.
• [11:17] – Hosts jokingly suggest Lindell write a no-stress wedding guide.

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Tone & Style Reflection

The episode is conversational, lighthearted, and peppered with teasing, banter, and practical insights. Lindell’s no-nonsense, calm demeanor delights and baffles the hosts, while providing reassurance and perspective for listeners overwhelmed by traditional wedding planning stress.

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Final Takeaway

Lindell’s story breaks the bridal-stress mold, showing that with a level-headed approach and firm boundaries, wedding planning—even on a short timeline—can actually be enjoyable and relatively painless. Amid wedding industry pressures and social expectations, she is an accidental role model for minimalism, decisiveness, and letting go of the angst so often associated with “the big day.”

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Transcript

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[Bob Garfield]

Tracy's about to give birth to her first child. And then we got to squeeze out a kid.

[Mike Bolough]

Lindell squeeze out an orange. And then Lindell has decided that she really likes her boyfriend and is going to marry him.

[Bob Garfield]

I think that's awesome. You're just so not romantic. Lindell is in love, and her and her boyfriend are now going to her matrimony and spend the rest of their life happily ever after.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

It's now her and her fiance.

[Bob Garfield]

Her fiance.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

That word just is so weird. Like, you can't say boyfriend. And I think fiance is just a weird word. Kind of pretentious.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Have you ever introduced him as that?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

No. I'm like, oh, yeah, my boyfriend.

[Bob Garfield]

Has he introduced you as his fiance?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

No. Both of us think it's a weird word, so.

[Mike Bolough]

So you're just not gonna use it?

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

It's a weird word, but you only are allowed to use it for a short time. So go for it.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Yeah, but it's just strange people. I don't know. I'll say it to just so they understand the, you know, relationship.

[Mike Bolough]

But, well, Lindell is, I think, understand

[Bob Garfield]

the relationship, meaning he is mine.

[Mike Bolough]

Yeah. Get away from her.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Hands off.

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[Mike Bolough]

And I think part of this with Lindell is religious because Lindell's Mormon, so they're having. And her boyfriend is too fiance, rather is too. So I think that is one of the religions that doesn't have long engagements generally. But I also think Lindell's.

[Bob Garfield]

Well, there's a Reason why? Yeah, because, you know, the honeymoon, don't

[Mike Bolough]

do it till you're married.

[Bob Garfield]

Right. So once you green light the fact that you're about to, then why would you have a long engagement?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

How did that fly?

[Mike Bolough]

The second part of that is I just think Lindell takes care of business. I think that's just the way she operates. I think even if it wasn't a religious thing, I think Lindell would just be like, we're engaged now. Okay, let's get this marriage out of the way. Go.

[Bob Garfield]

Now, Linda. What I find fascinating is because I'm assuming we're gonna talk about how the plans are going for your wedding. And I want to keep this. Capture this and have this audio. And then the day before your wedding or the day of your wedding, I want to talk to you again. Well, you may not be here the day of your wedding, but you know what I'm saying? Like, closer to time, see if I panic just to see if it's going as smoothly as it's going to sound like it's going right now.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Yeah, it actually is going really, really smoothly. I think the most stress I've had is my parents stressing me out more just by, like, getting an event facility, getting catering, and they're more stressed out about it not being all set up. But I didn't have any problem finding where I wanted to the reception, getting a catering company.

[Mike Bolough]

And this is going to make women hate you, but. What day did you get engaged?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

January 21st.

[Mike Bolough]

So six weeks ago?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Pretty much, yeah.

[Mike Bolough]

Percentage wise, how much done are you with wedding planning?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

I have gotten maybe, like, 85% done.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Now, are you one of the girls that has always known exactly what you wanted? So as soon as you were proposed to, you just had ABCD in line, like, already you knew what you wanted? No, because I think that's the biggest thing for most women is in the decision making of what they want.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Exactly. I have tons of girlfriends that have, like, little notebooks or folders or lists of, like, this is what I want for my wedding. And I just never wanted to do that while I was dating. It's kind of like counting your chickens before they hatch. Like, just, what's the point?

[Mike Bolough]

So I would almost think that would be bad luck. Yeah. Jinx.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

So I never did that. And I. Over the past couple of years, all most of my friends have gotten married. So it was a good experience for me to see what I didn't or did like about their weddings and kind of make a mental note. And so when it's come time for me to do stuff, it's just been a lot easier.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

It doesn't seem like you would agonize over decisions. Like, if somebody presented to you, caterer said, you can have A, B or C, you would just look at it and be like, eh, I like B. Done.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

I'm very like.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

You're not gonna be overly dramatic of whether the chicken is rosemary or not, or whether it's, you know, grilled or fried or what? You're gonna be like, yeah, that sounds good.

[Bob Garfield]

You may end up being the person to write the ultimate wedding guide, you know, because everything is cool. She's not stressed out.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

You're so laid back about the whole

[Bob Garfield]

thing, but I am curious about what it is that your parents have done that has caused stress in your life.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

It's just them. My mom is awesome about it, but she'll call every day or every other day. When I didn't have a reception site yet. She's like, you need to find one. You need to find one. And I was like, okay, okay, I'll find one. So every day I would look, but if I hadn't gotten a couple of lists down for it wasn't good enough or whatever. So everyone else is just like, are you okay with everything? Totally fine. But it was just my parents. My mom's very anxious and she has anxiety towards it, so I understand where she's coming from, but that was the only stress that I was feeling was her being anxious.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Are you the only girl?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

I'm the oldest daughter.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Okay. So this is the best and the first to get married. Okay.

[Mike Bolough]

And what about your fiance? Who's more stressed, you or him?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Neither of us are. Both of us. Like, he's taken care of. Like, he's got assigned things to do, and I've got things that I'm taking care of. So it's just very laid back. It's very different. Lyndall's very down to business decision maker. Oh, yeah. Pretty good.

[Mike Bolough]

So the thing that I wanted to ask you about because I was looking at the notes from one of our meetings. When did you realize that you have not registered for enough? That seems like something you can't really go back on. Like, once it's done, it's done, right. Can you go?

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

You can add to it.

[Mike Bolough]

Is that cool to do, though?

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

A lot of people have to.

[Bob Garfield]

Well, I think that it is. What's uncool is if you only register for things that people can't afford. Like, I think that if you assume all of your guests are going to be able, especially now, to afford the fine china and the fine, you know, silverware, everything, then I think that. That's what I think is rude. If you register at one nice place and then one, you know, everyday place, then I think that way you're covering everybody.

[Mike Bolough]

Like a Tiffany and a Target.

[Bob Garfield]

Yes.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

And I think you also have to register for things just in, like, the bulk. Like, I think if you register for plates and bowls and cups and all that stuff, you have to register for them outside of just a place setting.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Yeah.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Because if somebody can't afford your whole place setting, say it's an expensive place setting, like, they could at least get you a portion of that. But you have to register for it in a different way in order to do that.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

I didn't realize how difficult registering was. And Mike has been. My fiance has been so good about coming and going and doing stuff. About first time, about, like, registering for stuff. And he was like, you know, I really want to be there. And both of us can pick out everything.

[Mike Bolough]

Well, he just wants to use that cool little gun.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Oh, yeah. Except I used it. I took control because I didn't want him registering for, like, random stuff like video games or something.

[Mike Bolough]

Don't. Oh, my God.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

That's hilarious.

[Mike Bolough]

That's a gadgetry part.

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That's very Lindell move.

[Mike Bolough]

That would actually be.

[Bob Garfield]

Oh, that'd be awesome if GameStop was

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

one of the places you registered.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

There's a lot of places I'd like to register at, but I don't think they'll let you.

[Mike Bolough]

That would be. That might be worth. I think everybody's calling for Miley now, but that would be a good one to write down for later. What were you surprised to find on your registry?

[Bob Garfield]

That's funny.

[Mike Bolough]

Like, you go online and look at it, all of a sudden you're like a plasma television from Best Buy. I didn't register for that. And then it dawns on you, are you kidding me?

[Bob Garfield]

Yeah.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

I actually had a friend who registered for Reese's puff cereal because they were registering at Target and they were like, but I'm hungry right now. I want some cereal. So as a joke, we bought them the Reese's puff cereal because it was on the registry. So what's funny?

[Bob Garfield]

That's funny. That's awesome. And they were stoned.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Oh, they totally would.

[Mike Bolough]

So at what point do you decide, I need more stuff?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

My best friend told me. She asked how everything was going and asked if we'd registered, and I said yes. And she went and looked at the registry and was like, lyndall, you only registered for, like, 20 things. You have to register for more. And for me, I was like, but this is all I think I need. And it's. Nothing's, like, super extravagantly priced. It's like, maybe the most expensive thing was, like, 50 bucks. But she was like, lindell, people will be mad when they try and go buy you a gift, and they can't because you only have registered for 20 things.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Yeah, it's true. Because they want to get you what you want, and they want to know, like, you know, from the registry, like, what your colors are and stuff like that. So if you don't have enough on there, they're gonna be disappointed.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Yeah. And so it's been. I've struggled with going back and, like, registering for. Maybe I need napkins or, you know, just stuff that I don't think of. And she's like, you'll need, like, a tablecloth eventually. You'll need, like, nice linen napkins or something.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Or fun stuff like a waffle maker or a food processor or something.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

It's just stuff that I don't think about. And I definitely don't have the whole. Like, I register for mostly kitchen stuff because I don't have, like, you know, a whisk. The normal things, like mixing stuff, a whisk, measuring cup.

[Mike Bolough]

Well, my shopping's done. Congratulations on your wedding. Here, beat some eggs.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

So I registered for practical things and

[Bob Garfield]

try to verify if it was.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

I don't have one.

[Bob Garfield]

I don't know what.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

I don't. I don't bake.

[Bob Garfield]

I don't cook.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

And everyone's like, you're just getting married. You need to have stuff. Oh, yeah. So just stuff like that, that everyone should have registered for, that I didn't. But me and Melissa just don't know what it was.

[Bob Garfield]

I don't know. I haven't been in the kitchen in four years.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

I'm just curious. With your whole wedding process, do you think you'll stress about anything? Like, if you can predict something that would make you anxious or stressed out about, is it gonna be your hair, makeup, what you're wearing?

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Probably makeup. Cause I don't wear makeup. And I've been told I can't not wear it on the wedding day. But I was like, I don't even know how to put on makeup, so.

[Mike Bolough]

But you don't. Right. Like, somebody comes in on your wedding day and does your hair makeup. Exactly.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

But still, that whole process, I don't even know, like, what I'd Want to look like, you know, just stuff that I don't even take into consideration everyday. Don't you get like a consultation beforehand? Like, they do it beforehand to see if you like it and then you can play with the colors and stuff.

[Mike Bolough]

What if you realize. What if this whole thing happens and you realize during this conversation that you've been planning your wedding completely wrong?

[Bob Garfield]

Or are people getting on your nerves about how like, well, you're. Are you cool? I mean, because instead of it being okay for you to be cool, everybody, well, okay, wait a second. You're gonna freak out before this is over with. You know that. And you're thinking, no, really, so not.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

It's odd that she's not at all.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

As you asked that question. The only thing I've realized is as I go to different stores looking for, you know, ties for groomsmen or just checking out invitations, talking to the owners of those stores or the people working there. As I explain to them what I want, they'll be like, yeah, that, you know, that's really not in season right now. That's probably not in vogue. You shouldn't do it. I'm like, these are my colors and I will be doing them. Or they'll be like, yeah, you know what? That's probably not the best color. I'm like, well, see this piece of fabric I'm holding up? This is the bridesmaid's dress. And the ties will match it. I think it's funny that you go in with something and I'm like, you're supposed to be selling me your items. Don't try and sell me something else. And they think that they know best about somebody else's wedding.

[Mike Bolough]

Well, they're trying to help. Cause of, you know, whatever, it's in season or in style or whatever.

[Bob Garfield]

So it's a little of both. They're trying to help, but they're also trying to push and trying to help themselves.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Here's my new not on sale. Yeah, so that's the only frustrating part.

[Mike Bolough]

Well, good luck for.

[Bob Garfield]

Yeah, well, congratulations on things being almost 80% complete and you're not stressing out. So good for you.

[Mike Bolough]

You should put your email address online. So women who have been planning their wedding for a year and aren't Even close to 80% could call you and hate you.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Nice.

[Mike Bolough]

You should know it actually be a good, like a no stress wedding guideline. Plan your wedding in 30 days or less. And Lyndall, you should write it.

[Bob Garfield]

That's what I'm saying. That's your ticket you're going to be the best selling wedding author.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Most people can't do it though.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Yeah, most people.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

There's too many decisions. Yeah, there's too many decisions to make and they stress over every little tiny decision. Rather than like you who can just.

[Mike Bolough]

Yeah, there might be people.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Don't look back.

[Mike Bolough]

There might be people now stressed out over your wedding going, I can't believe she hasn't had her hair and makeup consultation. Like, there are probably like wedding planner type people who are anxious going, oh my God, the whole day is going to be ruined. Lindell. I need to get a hold of Lindo.

[Bob Garfield]

And people who are stressed out, they don't have a whisk.

[Lindell (Bride-to-be)]

Well, now I'm.

[Female Wedding Planner/Commentator]

Now there's too many. If I should get one, I'll buy

[Mike Bolough]

everybody a whisk next week. Hey, the Bird Show.

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