Project Engaged

In this episode, we welcome our first wedding entertainment guest, Cut a Rug! Aaron Duncan aka Cut a Rug is a one-of-a-kind DJ who caught our attention for his epic dance floors and huge party vibe. He's based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and specialises in weddings, events and other private parties, from Sydney to The Whitsundays, New Zealand and beyond!

If you've seen his Instagram, you'll see that he lives up to the tagline on his website: "Sicker than your average". He's definitely inspired us for our business One More Song and is the perfect offering for couples who want a party DJ for their wedding. There are many things that stand out about Aaron but one that particularly strikes us is the brand advocates he has. You could call them super fans! You'll often see Instagram stories from celebrants and photographers who post a photo of Aaron's set up before the wedding's even started because they're so excited to have him there. The same goes with clients and guests. In this interview, we chat to Aaron about his career and how he's gone about building an incredible amount of support for the Cut a Rug DJ brand! Episode links and takeaways can be found at projectengaged.biz.

In this episode, we chat to Heidi Rayment (Hitched By Heidi), a wedding celebrant, MC and host of the Effortless Weddings podcast.

She's been described by clients as an "epic party wrapped up in your favourite warm blanket". What a description!

Heidi went through a rebrand like we did with our business One More Song last year. After a few years of being a celebrant, 2020 saw Heidi spending most of the year in lockdown and going into some deep soul searching about why her business wasn't delivering the amount of work she really wanted.

What resulted was a big rebrand that transformed her business. In terms of enquiries, Heidi went from the sound of crickets to around 5 enquiries a week and even 5 a day during crazy peak season.

She's also launched a new business Elopement Adventures!

Heidi was just a dream to chat to and we really hope you enjoy this episide as much as we did!

• Heidi mentioned these three expos: One Fine Day, Wedding Expos Australia & Wedding And Bride
• Directories: Heidi's on Ivory Tribe and Wedshed.
• Networking groups: Southside Celebrants (run by Anna Smale).
• Graphic design app for DIY design: Canva.
• Squarespace - Heidi used this content management system (CMS) for her new website.

In this episode we respond to a listener's question about "workflows". (We've been using this word quite a bit apparently in our podcast). One of the major improvements we made to our business One More Song DJs last year was making our process of managing our bookings more efficient. Workflows were a big part of this! What is a workflow, you ask? Put simply, a workflow a list of things to do from inception (enquiry stage), right through to the fulfilment stage (after a wedding is done). Our workflow management is contained in our CRM of choice - Tave. If you are looking into a CRM, definitely check out Tave! You can use this referral link and get a 60 day free trial to see if it's the right CRM for you!

In this episode, we (Eddy and Aleks) talk about the 7 key lessons we've learnt from making mistakes early on in our business. These cover a range of areas including branding, mindset, client communications and more! Your mistakes are what help you grow. Learning from ours has been invaluable. Read the full show notes here.

In our first "Couple insights" episode, Aleks chats to Cait and Andy, whose wedding she DJed in May 2021. Cait and Andy have very particular tastes and were careful in selecting their team of suppliers. In this episode, they share the process they want through in choosing their dream team, how they worked through two postponements and some simple but very important tips for all wedding suppliers operating in these uncertain times! Shout out to suppliers mentioned: She Takes Pictures He Makes Films, Toko Events, Bangin' Hangins, North St Botanical and Mitchelton Wines. Read the full show notes here.