Project Engaged

Real couple alert! On this episode of Project Engaged, we chat to our gorgeous clients, Pia and Suny, who got hitched at Glasshaus Outside and Inside in Cremorne in November of 2022 (with Aleks as their DJ!).

If you want inspiration for your non-traditional wedding, this is IT.

Their A-list vendor team included:

• Ceremony and reception venue and florals: Glasshaus Design
• Reception DJ: Aleks from One More Song!
• Celebrant and MC: Precious Celebrations
• Photography and videography: Be Here Be Now
• Coordination: Events by Emma Currie
• Catering: Moroccan Soup Bar
• Cakes: Pandy Bakeshop
• Drinks: Liquid Infusion
• Hair and make up artist: The Distinctive Dame
• Dresses: Duchess Boutique
• Suit: The Suit Concierge.

We LOVED this episode and we hope you do too!

After hours of research, you've found your dream team of wedding vendors and are ready to start booking them in. How do you make sure you can secure these legends, and also get the most out of their expertise and experience throughout the planning process and of course, on the big day itself?

On this episode, we (Eddy and Aleks) share our tips for getting the most out of your wedding vendors from initial enquiry right through to post-wedding.

We've been reflecting on the last year or so of weddings we've played (almost 150 of them!) and wanted to share with you 5 common mistakes we see. They're not make or break, but they will have a material impact on your big day (especially if combined - yikes!). Avoid these mistakes and you'll thank us later!

As always, thank you so much for listening to our poddy and we hope you enjoy!

On this episode of Project Engaged, Aleks and Eddy chat about their favourite all-in-one, inner-city Melbourne venues!

We are so spoiled for choice here in our beautiful city. For those couples that are on the look out for a venue (or perhaps even doing a little research for friends and family) in the inner city, this episode is FOR YOU! :)

Venues mentioned in this ep are:

• Brunswick Mess Hall
• Panama Dining Room
• Rupert on Rupert
• Glasshaus (Inside, Outside and Brucke)
• Studley Grounds
• Noisy Ritual
• Half Acre
• Post Office Hotel

Also, shout out to Champagne Electric, Killer Queen Creative and Caity and Duncan and Weddings by Alex who were mentioned in this podcast.

Enjoy this episode!

In this episode we chat to one of our past couples, Kalise and Jack, who got hitched on the 19th of March 2022 at Churchill Events (with Eddy as their DJ).

Jack and Kalise's wedding brief was "Bridgerton on vacation", and we think they nailed it!

On the podcast we talk through their planning process, how they decided on their venue and vendors, their favourite moments on the day and what they would have done differently. We uncover so many gems of wisdom about doing things your way (and forgetting about stuffy traditions and succumbing to family expectations).

Jack also happens to be a new wedding photographer, so we also ask him a few questions about his time in the industry!

Their awesome vendors included:

Venue: Churchill, Taradale

Photographer: Bianca Virtue

Celebrant: Love Leah

Florist: Prunella

Cake: Beurre

Dress: Emma Hauser

DJ/MC: Eddy Mac

We really hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!

In this episode of Project Engaged, we (Eddy and Aleks) discuss how we organise their music for a wedding! This ep was inspired by a recent Instagram reel Ed put together, talking about this very subject.

We run through our questionnaire (aka our "party brief") where we ask music-related questions and gather our couples' favourite artists and songs, what we do with any Spotify playlists that couples provide and our overall process of getting all the music together in our library, ready for a wedding.

We hope this gives a little more insight into the work us wedding DJs do in the lead up!

Enjoy!

In this episode we are so excited to be chatting to Judith from Toko Events!

Judith is a wedding planner who provides a whole range of services, whether you're looking for someone to take care of literally everything or styling only.

We've worked with Judith on lots of very fun, non-traditional weddings for stylish couples and can tell you, she's a very valuable vendor to have in your corner!

Here's some of what we chatted about in the podcast:

• How Judith started Toko Events and what her services are.
• The situations where she'd recommend that couples hire a wedding planner, coordinator (or both!).
• Pure styling and when couples should think about hiring someone for styling services only.
• What's involved in a typical wedding.
• Some tips for couples wanting to create a fun, party vibe for their entire day.
• How Judith goes about sourcing vendors for her clients.
• Upcoming wedding trends to look out for.

Judith also hints at some details on her upcoming workshop that empowers couples to plan their own weddings (you heard it here first!).

We hope you enjoy this episode us much as we did!

If you're planning your wedding, you might be overwhelmed with articulating what music you do and do not like as a couple.

In that light, we've created 8 playlists organised by musical "vibe". We came up with these by reflecting on the types of clients that we attract and the best parties we've played to date. This resulted in a handful of playlists that represent the very best of the songs that make our weddings awesome.

Your music tastes may fall into more than one category but the main thing about these playlists is they transcend genres, decades and artists. They're grouped according to their overall "vibe"! We've uploaded samples of each of these to our Spotify, which you can listen to below!

Real couple alert! On Episode 8 of our wedding planning podcast, Project Engaged, we chat to our gorgeous clients, Simon and Tom, who got hitched at Rupert on Rupert in Collingwood in June 2022! Tom and Simon's wedding was such a huge party! There were bubble guns, glowsticks, our photo booth, percussionist (joining our DJ Aleks Mac), hangover kits, a cannoli cart - this wedding had everything you need for an epic party. On this episode, we talk all things wedding planning and Simon and Tom provide their hot tips for organising a non-traditional wedding that is authentically YOU! Their epic suppliers: Ceremony and reception venue: Rupert on Rupert Celebrant: Precious Fawcett Photography: Elsa Campbell Florist: Wildbloom Florists Hair: Boys – Kings Domain Barbers. Girls – Kylie Jane Artistry Make-up: Making Pretty and Sara Morrison Shoes: McCloud Shoes and Oscar Hunt Rings: Tiffany and Co Suits & ties: Oscar Hunt Cake / Cake topper: Sallycakes Acoustic trio for ceremony: Paper Hearts Reception DJ, percussionist and photobooth: One More Song (Aleks and Eddy) Transport: Yarra Trams Honeymoon: The W Hotel Bali