Welcome to a 2 part series allll about Wedding Planning! We're pulling back the curtains on the planning process to discuss what it really entails in 2026.

Everyone has an opinion about your wedding — your mom, your aunties, Instagram, and your bank account. In Part 1 of the Wedding Tales series, Akuba is pulling back the curtains on wedding planning and diving into the numbers. She deep dives into what a wedding actually costs in 2026, where the money really goes, and how to build a budget that works for YOUR wedding — not for the social media highlight reel. If you're dating, engaged, or just want to understand the financial side of one of life's biggest events, this one is for you.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• How wedding costs have crept up because of social media pressure

• The difference between spending “for the memory” vs. “for the algorithm”

• • How to talk to parents about wedding budget expectations with cultural implications
  • The average costs of weddings in the U.S. and where the majority of the budget spend goes during wedding planning

• Some signs that your budget is being driven by social media, and not what you truly value.

  
  

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In this Season 1 Finale, I get real about something we don’t talk about enough—taking ownership at work. It’s easy to point fingers when things go left, but what happens when you pause and ask, “Where did I contribute to this?”

I break down some common issues that happen among colleagues, coupled with my own experiences where I had to confront the uncomfortable truth about my role in certain outcomes. We dive into why people may be reacting to you in ways you don’t understand—and how your tone, habits, boundaries, and even silence can shape those reactions more than you realize.

This isn’t about blaming yourself, it's about about self-awareness. Self awareness allows you to take control of your narrative, and improve on intrapersonal relationships. I share practical ways to reflect, adjust, and move differently so you can improve your work relationships, protect your reputation, and grow into a stronger, more intentional person, outside of work and on the job.

Workplace sabotage is real—and it’s more common than people like to admit. In this episode, I share my personal experience where I realized that someone at work was actively working against me behind the scenes for months.

I share the moment I recognized what was happening, the emotional and professional impact it had, and the strategies I used to navigate through it without losing my integrity. If you’ve ever felt blindsided by office politics, backdoor conversations, or someone quietly trying to derail your progress, this episode will resonate with you.