In this episode of The Collective Questions: a wedding show, McKenzi talks to Lydia about the difference between hiring professional wedding vendors vs hiring friends and family and the challenges you might face with that.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:40 Lydia's Background

04:10 How yo know if you are hiring the right fit

08:30 Wedding associations and vendor qualifications

13:00 What's the one vendor couples usually get wrong

15:40 recap

Cactus Collective Weddings deliver ceremony essential wedding packages for adventurous couples wanting a stress-free planning experience.

Our offbeat wedding venues range from desertscapes in Nevada to sun-soaked beaches in California.

Each venue in our portfolio has its own character and charm, but most importantly they’re perfect for small, intimate ceremonies.

So whether you’re local, coming across states or traveling from overseas, if you’re searching for an incredible experience for both you and your guests, we’ve got you covered.

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In this episode, McKenzi is talking with Ricardo Gudino, the owner of Caked Las Vegas, about wedding cakes. His shop offers a vast selection of wedding cakes, including vegan, gluten-free and keto options, and creates custom order cakes for any occasion.

They mostly discuss cake tasting for couples in this episode.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:00 Process of tasting  

05:00 when to start the tasting process 

07:00 final words

EPISODE SUMMARY:

Process of tasting Tasting is an important part of the experience, so it’s being done differently at Caked Las Vegas. 

They send their clients a menu of cake flavors, fillings, and toppings, so that they can create their own cake.  

“My favorite part is the tasting: Being able to create those different flavor combinations for them and seeing their reactions.”  

You can find them here: 

website: https://cakedlv.com/

Instagram: @cakedlasvegas

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Baby skin, natural makeup, big eyes—beauty standards change with your ethnicity, nationality, and culture. All of our standards of beauty are entirely different. Amelia Cooper is back with us to share her thoughts about beauty standards and what’s beautiful to her. Amelia has served as a makeup artist in over 10 thousand weddings. She has worked as a makeup artist since 2004 and opened her makeup agency in 2011.  

What you’ll learn from this episode: 

01:50 An ideal standard of beauty 

05:24 Natural bridal makeup 

07:49 Using vibrant or bright colors for your makeup 

09:41 What is natural makeup for a makeup artist  

EPISODE SUMMARY:  

● When we assume that our way is the only way of approaching something, we run into issues.  

● Problem happens when everybody thinks that we’re all watching the same thing. And what we don’t realize is that one girl’s drag makeup is another girl’s natural makeup. 

● It goes a long way to understanding that there isn’t a necessary standard of beauty.  

● When it comes to looking at hair and makeup every day, you need to be willing to communicate in layman’s terms and not just make assumptions that this is the one way for us to look. 

● Just because some people use brown in their makeup, it doesn’t become natural. 

● One of the gifts that we can all give ourselves as women is recognizing that there’s no one right way to do beauty.  

USEFUL LINKS:  

Amelia C & Co LLC:  

● Website: https://www.amelia-c.com/contact  

● Instagram: https://instagram.com/ameliacandco  

● Facebook: https://facebook.com/ameliacandco  

● Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/ameliacandco   

Cactus collective:   

Website: https://www.cactus-collective.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/_created/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrqTx7kP06SofnnsU3cj4A

Timestamps:

02:10 Working with a wedding designer

07:45 the inspiration exercise 

12:00 How to find the 

16:40 Who needs a wedding designer

23:45 Budgeting

28:00 Customisation vs Personalisation 

USEFUL LINKS:

Renee's website: https://www.urbansoireeboston.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urban_soiree/

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Website: https://www.cactus-collective.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/_created/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrqTx7kP06SofnnsU3cj4A

In this episode of The Collective Questions: a wedding show, McKenzi talks to Josh Crooks about Live music in wedding and ceremonies.

They talk about a lot of ideas that you can incorporate in your own wedding ceremony, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 

00:50 Josh's Background 

02:00 Why it's Important to have a live musician at your wedding

04:30 Difference between a live musician and a Bluetooth device

09:45 Parts of the wedding where you could have a musician 

15:30 Requesting songs from a live musician

20:45 Can you afford a live musician

24:00 How to get in touch with josh

USEFUL LINKS:

Josh Crooks:

website: https://sixstringweddings.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sixstringweddings/?hl=en

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sixstringweddings/

Cactus collective:

Website: https://www.cactus-collective.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/_created/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrqTx7kP06SofnnsU3cj4A

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

02:15 Mary and Kurt Engagement story

03:15 Large Wedding vs Small Destination wedding

05:20 The process of planning the wedding 

09:00 Organizing the experience for the guests

11:20 Going through the wedding day

13:30 Getting married in the neon museum 

16:10 Splitting the time during the day

19:45 Issues that have happened during and after the wedding

27:55 One thing the would have changed about this expirience

31:20 Final Thoughts 

Find Us at:

Website: https://www.cactus-collective.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/_created/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrqTx7kP06SofnnsU3cj4A

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

00:53 Lynne's Background

02:00 What's an Unplugged Ceremony

04:00 What are the benefits of an unplugged ceremony

10:15 Cons of an Unplugged Ceremony 

12:10 How to make sure everyone is on the same page

15:20 How does this apply to micro weddings

20:10 Lynne's details

Links and ressources:

Guide on how to have an unplugged wedding: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XOKaYj3qoI5BHu7tkhb1ObM5yzFdWM8F/view?usp=sharing

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynnereznickphoto/

Find Us at:

Website: https://www.cactus-collective.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/_created/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrqTx7kP06SofnnsU3cj4A

In this episode of The Collective Questions: a wedding show, McKenzi talks with Vanessa Naumann. Venessa is the owner and lead planner of Storybook Planning and Design.

In this episode, we deep dive into the budgeting side of the wedding and what are the

Tune in now!

SEGMENTED TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

01:15 What goes into planning a budget for a wedding

03:45 Average cost for typical wedding

06:45 How should you distribute your budget

12:35 Who you probably should not invite to your wedding

14:30 How to limit the numbers

23:40 Summary

USEFUL LINKS:

Storybook Events

● Website: https://www.storybookevents.com/

● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storybookeventslv/

Cactus collective:

Website: https://www.cactus-collective.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/ 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/_created/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrqTx7kP06SofnnsU3cj4A

McKenzi is talking with Leah Weinberg, the owner of Color Pop Events. It's a wedding planning company based in NY.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – 04:15 – Pantone Color of the Year 2022

04:10 – 12:33 How to design a whole wedding around a color

1. Pantone Color of the Year 2022

Since 2000, Pantone’s color experts at the Pantone Color Institute has been choosing the Pantone Color of the Year. For the Year 2022, it’s a color called Very Peri, which is described as light purple. They created this brand-new color for 2022, because we all needed something exciting and fresh.

You can find Leah here:

website: https://www.colorpopevents.com/about

Instagram: @colorpopevents

Facebook: @colorpopevents

Twitter: @colorpopevents

Pinterest: @colorpopevents

Find Us at: 

Website: https://www.cactus-collective.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/ 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/cactuscollectiveweddings/_created/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrqTx7kP06SofnnsU3cj4A

In this episode, McKenzi is talking with Penny from Tipsy Tin. A mobile bartending company and they are talking about the experiences she’s had managing several trailer bars.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 – 02:50 Beginnings of Penny’s career

02:50 – 10:41 How she started the mobile bar

10:41 – 16:55 Recent trends of mobile bars

16:55 – 25:31 Running a mobile bar and liquor laws

25:31 – 30:17 Her most memorable wedding moments

EPISODE SUMMARY:

1. Mobile bars trends

Mobile bars are still a relatively a new thing. Bars are custom made, so every mobile bar has something specific. As one of the recent trends, balloons should be mentioned.

Each client means different ideas and new experiences.

“Whatever your theme is for your wedding, it seems like you can find somebody to help you, and they can be themed any way you want.”

2. What’s it like running a mobile bar

There is no guidebook on how mobile bars are supposed to be run. But one thing’s for sure, it requires more than just owning a horse trailer. It can cost a lot of money. Also, a person running a mobile bar should not be just some bartender in the corner, but should actually be present and become a part of that story.

You can find Penny and Tipsy Tin here:

Instagram: @tipsytin

Facebook: @tipsytinchattanooga

Website: https://www.tipsytinchattanooga.com/