Project Engaged

On this episode we chat all about Aleks' new celebrancy gig!

Some of the questions Ed asks her are:

• Why did you decide to become a celebrant?

• How would you describe your celebrant style?

• What are the different packages you offer?

• How does it work practically when you're marrying a couple and then DJing for them?

• What's the process in the lead up for a couple who book you as their celebrant?

We also spill the deets on our annual wedding livestream on Mixcloud (scheduled for the 14th of July 2023 at 7.30pm)!

In this episode we chat about planning your wedding in today's tough economy.

Planning a wedding on a budget can be challenging, but it's definitely possible to save money without sacrificing the things that are important to the couple.

In this episode we chat through some tips to help you save money on your wedding while still prioritizing what matters to you.

We hope you enjoy this episode and get something out of it (even if it's a small thing!).

On this episode of Project Engaged we are talking about a topic that we haven't yet covered in our three seasons, so we're really excited to learn more!

For this episode, we are chatting with Brit Stevens, who is behind the State of Reverie brand.

State of Reverie provides designer wedding invitations, stationery and signage. And even wedding websites!

Here's a review from a happy client: "Brit was an absolute legend and a pleasure to work with creating our custom website. She was patient, thorough and attended to changes quickly and efficiently. We have had so many compliments on the finished product from our guests and can't wait to see the remainder of our wedding stationery in person."

We love when a couple puts their own stamp on their day and this is exactly what we'll be chatting to Brit about.

We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it!

BONUS EPISODE ALERT!

We have a sneaky mini podcast episode for your ear holes where we chat to Judith from Toko Events, one of the masterminds behind the amazing idea that is the Elopement Extravaganza at Rupert on the 20th of August this year!

If you've wanted to get married at Rupert with a top notch group of suppliers, but haven't had the budget or been able to secure a date, this is for you!

What you get:

• Elopement / micro wedding package for the couple plus 10 guests (you can add more guests if you like). Champagne for guests upon arrival
• Customised ceremony
• Styled venue
• Florals inc buttonhole / bouquet, custom signage
• Photographer and videographer to capture the mems
• 1.5hours of canapés and drinks post ceremony
• ...and a wedding cake!

You also get wedding planner guidance throughout to make the process easssssyyyyy and fun and ensure they can tailor the day to reflect YOU!

If you're a couple who are up for a bit of fun, but still want a luxe experience and to feel supremely special on their day, this is perfect for you!

To apply or if you have any questions, simply hit up the @tokoevents Insta account or email [email protected].

Check out the amazing suppliers that are involved:

• Planner/Stylist - @tokoevents
• Videographer - @mamaweddingfilms
• Venue - @rupertonrupert
• Photographer - @briarsatlas
• Florist - @ravenandtherose
• Bangin Hangins - @banginhangins
• Celebrant - @preciouscelebrations
• DJ - @onemoresongdjs
• Cake - @torte_by_mirjana
• Graphics / Stationary - @steviewintercreates.

On this episode, we chat to real couple Dean and Pip, who got married at Noisy Ritual in Brunswick East in April 2023. Their initial enquiry said it all: "We're real keen for wall to wall boogie for our wedding. Absolutely key. Planning on ripping the speech bandaid off and then relentless dance floor times."

The couple were so excitable from their very first meeting with their DJ Aleks. It was clear they're big music lovers and their music brief was epic: lots of Indie, funk, Motown / soul, disco and a sprinkle of RnB. And the guests were on board, with dancing starting straight after the ceremony!

We also put in our first audio guest book (you can hear a few of the hilarious messages in this ep) and our signature party lights, which (if we do say so ourselves), really elevate the dance floor!

It was an all star line up of vendors, which included:

* Venue and catering: Noisy Ritual * Celebrant: Nat Sproal * Photos: Elsa Campbell * Florals: Wild One Flowers * Provided by us, BTS content: Jack Thomas

Other peeps mentioned on this episode:

* Video guest book business Mr and Mrs Social (check these guys out for a fun cocktail addition to your wedding!) * Wedding venue owners Claire and Andrew from Butterfly Red Hill (legends) * DJ Argonaut, who we saw in Bali!

Shameless plug podcast episode alert!!

We chat about all the fun extras that you're able to add to our DJ services! If you're thinking of adding something extra to us, you can check out our Services page.

We have extras like sax, percussion, party lights, audio guestbooks and our photobooth (to name a few!).

Venues and peeps that we mentioned on this podcast include:

• Higher Ground
• Craft & Co.
• Rupert on Rupert
• Post Office Hotel
• Our legendary sax players Kenny and Anton and our amazing percussionist Hugo.
• Tim and Emily Gracie, who are superstar DJs who also play the sax!

Did you also know Ed can spin real vinyl at your wedding? Learn more here.

On this episode of the podcast, we share some ideas to make your wedding unique (sourced from real weddings we've seen or been a part of).

Most of our couples are party-lovers and want their wedding to be a super fun affair.

But beyond that, they also want to make sure their wedding really reflects them with personal touches that makes it unique and not a cookie cutter wedding.

Today we're going to share some really cool ideas from our real clients to hopefully give you some inspiration for your own wedding planning!

We covered a lot of these in an Instagram Live last year but have some new ideas so worth a listen anyway!

There is SO MUCH good music around and so many factors to consider when hand-picking tunes for a function. Often you have a mixed demographic with different ages, backgrounds and music tastes. Some people love to dance and some need a little more encouragement. How do Eddy and Aleks go about selecting what to play?

In this podcast, we shgare an insight into how she chooses music, including pre-gig and of course, throughout the night!

On this epusode, we chat to a trio of Victorian based celebrants who are leading the way in the wedding community! We were so excited to be joined on the podcast by not one, but THREE industry legends: Megan Watson, Matt Finch and Zena Lythgo.

We chat to Megan, Matt and Zena about changes to the wedding industry over the last few years, how the concept of CoC (Community over competition) started and why couples benefit from positive relationships between wedding vendors. We also share some hot tips and trend predictions for weddings and recount the fun and mayhem that is the annual CoC party!

We absolutely LOVED chatting to these legends! We hope you enjoy listening to our chat!

On this episode we talk all things live music for your wedding with Wendy from Wendybird Music!

We've had the pleasure of seeing Wendy live and she has an incredible voice and is clearly very passionate about music. Wendybird Music offers highly customisable live music options where Wendy and her musician buddies can perform as a duo, trio, quartet and five piece.

Although we are DJs, we absolutely LOVE live acoustic music for pre-ceremony arrival, ceremony key moments and cocktail hour. What a vibe!

On this episode, we chat to Wendy about how she works with couples in the lead up, hot tips for briefing your acoustic artist and choosing ceremony songs, and an insider look into how Wendy and her musicians work (we were fascinated to learn that they "read the crowd" just like us DJs do!).