You Only Wear It Once #YOWO

Episode 9: My Mom

Our ninth episode and season 1 finale is with My Mom! 65 years (ish) ago Mary Ross (my mom) put on her wedding gown to marry my dad. Through our amazing seamstress, Christina Cocchiara [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/christina-cocchiara-492107] (who is a magician at reconstructing wedding gowns for all situations. Not to mention just making you feel like a superstar along the way), we (well I did nothing but take photos) get her back in the gown. Mary takes us through her wedding day which started really early, tells us how she feels being back in the gown, along with some spicy stories about my Dad, and drops the tea on my Nana not knowing about the wedding till....... let's say later. Just two gals hanging out in their wedding gowns, laughing, crying, and taking a bubbles break. Mary Ross, is a mother of 4 (1 son and 3 daughters) and grandmother of 4 (2 grandsons and 2 granddaughters). Avid pickle ball player, rocks her online yoga class, sings in her church choir and will knit you afghan blanket when you get married or have a baby. We are still waiting on ours! The rock in our family, bakes a mean banana bread, you don't forget meeting Mary Ross. .  Music by James A Rota [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3205348/] Created and produced by Dan Goodman [https://www.instagram.com/getdangoodman/?hl=en] & Joanna Ross [https://www.instagram.com/joanna33ross/?hl=en]

Ep8: Ophira Eisenberg (Green Card Marriage)

Our eighth episode is with Ophira Eisenberg, [https://www.ophiraeisenberg.com/] standup comedian, writer, and host. We jump right into Ophira's story of her green card marriage. It has plot twists and turns, mocking mosaic hats, Anthropology, DSW, Target, NYC subway DRAMA, and a very excited guest "witness" to their wedding. Does it get any more New York than that? Ophira with her story telling expertise takes us through this wild ride.   Ophira Eisenberg is a Canadian-born standup comedian, writer, and host. She hosted NPR’s comedy trivia show Ask Me Another for 9-years. She has appeared on Comedy Central, This Week at The Comedy Cellar, Kevin Hart’s LOL Network, HBO’s Girls, Gotham Live, The Late Late Show, The Today Show, and VH-1. Ophira is a regular host and teller with The Moth. Author of Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamy. Has 3 comedy albums Plant-Based Jokes, Bangs and As is along with a comedy special Inside Joke. Music by James A Rota [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3205348/] Created and produced by Dan Goodman [https://www.instagram.com/getdangoodman/?hl=en] & Joanna Ross [https://www.instagram.com/joanna33ross/?hl=en]

Ep7 Marjorie (The Almost Proposal)

In our 7th episode we interview photographer Marjorie Salvaterra. Just having celebrated 23 years of marriage Marjorie takes us back to dating her now husband, her amazing therapist, 2 almost proposals, best friends always being there for you and how they made their wedding their own. We all have a journey and this one is a must listen. Also make sure you have talented friends to play at your wedding. Marjorie Salvaterra [https://www.marjoriesalvaterra.com/] was named One Of LensCultures Top 50 Emerging Artist Of 2014, Marjorie Salvaterra’s Images Reveal “A Fine Line Between Sanity And Insanity,” According To Virginia Heckart, Associate Curator Of Photography At The Getty Center. In her stunning collection of photographs, HER: Meditations on Being Female, she explores and challenges the depiction of women's experiences as daughters, mothers, partners, and agents of their own destinies. Salvaterra’s Exhibitions Include: Making Pictures Of People: The Nelson-Atkins Museum / Flak Photo; Nuit De Images: Musee D’Elysee; Solo Exhibits At The Griffin Museum Of Photography; Ralph Pucci Los Angeles, NYC & Miami; JDC Fine Art, San Diego; Clark-Oshin Gallery, Los Angeles; Month Of Photography Los Angeles. Her Work Was Included In The George Eastman House Museum Auction At Sotheby’s, New York, PDN’s Emerging Photographers, Black And White Magazine UK And She Was Runner-Up For The 2009 And The 2010 Berenice Abbott Prize For Emerging Photographers And A Finalist For Critical Mass. Marjorie's great achievement is as a wife and mother of two. Music by James A Rota [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3205348/] Created and produced by Dan Goodman [https://www.instagram.com/getdangoodman/?hl=en] & Joanna Ross [https://www.instagram.com/joanna33ross/?hl=en]

Ep6: Plus Size and the Short King

Our sixth episode is with Marcy Guevara-Prete [https://www.instagram.com/themarcyminute/reels/?hl=en], a plus size style expert. JoAnna and Marcy have so much to talk about starting with her dress and Marcy's thought process behind budget and what is most important to the couple getting married. Budget dress and steak for dinner? Does she regret her choices? To the wedding industry at large and the way brides are treated once they walk threw the door. Is the wedding industry dated? Why do they ask you how much weight you are going to lose like we have a magic ball. Marcy and JoAnna get to the bottom of it. If you are thinking of getting married EVER listen, learn and laugh. Marcy Guevara-Prete [http://www.marcyguevara.com/] is a force and from the moment you meet her you are in. She is a host, and plus-size style expert helping people of all sizes feel amazing in the skin they're in. You may have seen Marcy as a featured expert on shows like Rachael Ray, The Dr. Oz Show, Hallmark Home and Family, The Real and on Oprah.com. She is also a producer on shows like OMG Fashun with Julia Fox, Top Chef, Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry, and Wahl St on HBO Max. Marcy is the owner of LA's premiere destination for plus size fashion, The Plus Bus Boutique. [https://www.theplusbus.com/] Music by James A Rota [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3205348/] Created and produced by Dan Goodman [https://www.instagram.com/getdangoodman/?hl=en] & Joanna Ross [https://www.instagram.com/joanna33ross/?hl=en]

Ep 5: Minday Raf (Queer Jewish Hacienda Wedding)

Our fifth episode is with quadruple threat Mindy Raf. [https://www.mindyraf.com/] JoAnna and Mindy are kindred spirits when it comes to trying on wedding gowns so buckle up. We talk about Mindy having to turn everything into a "thing" with her Wed Wed Wednesday Instagram, finding her gown at a sample sale, costume changes, sequins, religion, writing her vows with hidden poly vows, and so much more. If you are thinking of getting married, EVER listen, learn and laugh.   Mindy Raf is a comedian, actress, writer, musician and published author based in Brooklyn, New York. Mindy has a young adult novel THE SYMPTOMS OF MY INSANITY out with Penguin-Random House. She has been invited to perform at the Women in Comedy Festival, SketchFestNYC, NY Funny Songs Fest, SOLOCOM Festvial, and the Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Her critically acclaimed solo comedy show NOT THE ONE: a love story was named an "LBGT Best Bet" by Time Out New York, “hilariously quirky” by Theatre Is Easy, "Barrier Breaking" by The Edinburgh Reporter, and "cheeky and infectious" by Ed Fest Magazine. Mindy co-produces a monthly comedy show, Golden Spiral Comedy, the last Thursday of the month in the East Village, NYC. Music by James A Rota [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3205348/] Created and produced by Dan Goodman [https://www.instagram.com/getdangoodman/?hl=en] & Joanna Ross [https://www.instagram.com/joanna33ross/?hl=en]