A Wee Wedding Blether

In today's episode, Laura has a wee blether with the vision that is Andrew D Scott Celebrant.  

Head to his website and you’ll find all you need to know about him:

TALL (6'6' to be exact) BEARDY(gives me gravitas) KILTED (or suited & booted) USUALLY HUNGRY ALWAYS DESPERATE FOR A CUPPA

Andrew shares a little about his background in the hospitality sector and how he started working as a kitchen porter at the tender age of 13 before moving into hotel management.

He also shares the moment he knew he would become a celebrant and all that that means to him and how his role as a celebrant aligns to his core values in life. 

He’s has the height, he has the charm and he brings all the banter.

I hope you enjoy this one! 

In today's episode, Laura has a wee blether with the extremely talented and gorgeous Charlotte Sager Harpist.  

She shares how following her classical training at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), she found her real passion was playing at weddings where it’s all about enjoying the good times.

She likes to challenge the stereotypes of what people think a harpist is all about and loves nothing more than arranging a piece of music for the harp – be that from any genre, including 90s trance! 

I learnt so much about what life is like in Charlotte's world, from the logistics of transporting her harp to what she thinks would make life a little better when it comes to working in the industry. 

I hope you enjoy this one! 

In today's episode, Laura has a wee blether with Oskar Gilchrist-Grodnicki. A man of many talents – he’s a multi award winning Wedding Planner, Humanist Celebrant and also provides Consultancy for wedding businesses too!

Today we focus on wedding planning and talk about how he started out in the industry and how he quickly progressed to operating in the luxury market.

His passion and commitment to provide the highest level of service is clear and trust me when I say his attention to detail is second to none!

I hope you enjoy this one!

In today’s episode, Laura has a wee blether with the phenomenal, Kelly Mortimer – described as the UKs #1 wedding industry speaker & trainer.

She talks about how she fell into weddings almost by accident and how that led to working all around the world, as well as for some of the UKs most prestigious hotels – including planning events for the Queen!

All this was before setting up her own wedding industry programme – The Next Level.

I never fail to be motivated by her no fluff, straight-talking approach and her desire to share her knowledge and experience in order to help wedding businesses all across the globe to be the best they can, is really inspiring.

I hope you enjoy this one!

In today’s episode, Laura has a wee blether with the wonderfully talented hairstylist and educator, Heather Robertson. 

She shares how she got her first job in a salon at a very young age and how it shaped her career in the hair industry. She talks about going live online at the start of the pandemic and her top tips and advice for anyone wanting to get into Bridal Hairstyling.

Heather is always so encouraging of everyone and loves nothing more than helping others whether that’s in the hair world or just life in general! 

You’re going to enjoy this one - happy listening!  

In today's episode, Laura talks to TJ Thomson Celebrant. 

TJ shares what her journey to becoming a Celebrant was like and her top tips for anyone else thinking about entering into this career. 

We chat about TJ finding her own style and attracting the couples aligned to her authentic self, why talking about mental health is important and how there is always more we can do to educate ourselves and ensure we are inclusive at all times. 

TJ is a genuine ray of positivity whilst keeping it real and I know you're going to love hearing all she has to say! 

Happy listening :-) 

Welcome to the first ever episode with a real life guest - whoop! 

Today, Laura has a wee blether with George who owns and runs the Edinburgh Wedding Directory. 

Listen as he shares his journey into the wedding industry and how his passion and experience from his HR degree crosses into what he does now. 

He explains how no two days are the same and what frustrates him about the lack of marketing misses by industry peers in realtion to Inclusion & Diversity... 

You're in for a treat :-) 

Happy listening!

Hello & a huge welcome to A Wee Wedding Blether! 

In this first season, Scottish based hair & makeup artist, Laura Fairley chats to fellow industry pros about a myriad of topics relating to what life is really like working in the wedding industry! 

There are lots of great guests lined up and if you would love to be a guest get in touch via the Instagram page. 

Enjoy & thanks for listening!