Let’s talk about … The things you need to talk about before tying the knot

There’s nothing wrong with being head over heels when it comes to Tying the Knot. But Big Days can turn out to be Big Mistakes if you don’t make sure you and your partner are completely on the same page before tying the knot.

There are many things to consider, from legal and career matters to family planning matters. In our latest Iris Session, David O’Sullivan unpacked some of these issues with (relatively) newlywed entrepreneur Kirsty Bisset, clinical psychologist Dorianne Weil (also known as Dr. D) and attorney Aleisha Oliver. Watch their interesting conversation below:

About your host and his guests

David O’ Sullivan is no stranger to the South African media-landscape, having worked at Talk Radio 702 for 19 years and 11 years as a sports presenter on SABC2 and SABC3. He is the co-author of two best-selling books: “The Penguin Book of South African Sports Trivia” and “The Extraordinary Book of South African Cricket”. He covered the Oscar Pistorius Trial on the DSTV’s Channel 199 (“Oscar channel”) and co-hosted the M-Net Sunday evening show, Carte Blanche Legal Round Table in 2014. He regularly MCs corporate events.

Kirsty Bisset is a Business Analyst, Social Media Agency Owner, Patron Princess, Twitter Queen, Businesswoman, Blogger, Model, Socialite, Entrepreneur, Presenter, Thinker … She got married to her husband, Barry Tuck, in 2015 and has blogged and Instagrammed extensively about this.

Dorianne Weil, also known as Dr. D, is a clinical and organizational psychologist with over 25 years experience in hospital, private and corporate practice. “DrD” is renowned as South Africa’s leading media psychologist who’s live radio and TV talk shows address the spectrum of life challenging, relationship and self-development topics.

Aleisha Oliver completed her Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Witwatersrand. After her articles with a veteran specialist in family law work,she was admitted to the Bar and obtained her right of appearance in Superior Courts in July 2013. She has experience in various fields of law including child law, domestic violence, divorce and post-divorce litigation, mediation.