The Event Jeannie by C&G

As we have been discussing over the past few weeks in our Summer Music Series, if you can think it, they can play it - musicians from all walks have been talking to us about what they can do to personalize your event and tomorrow's discussion with David Glukh takes it up a notch.  Join us live at noon on Wednesday July 11, 2012 as David tells us all about his brass quintet, his piccolo trumpet, his Klezmer Ensemble and everything else he can do that we can't.

interview with Sari Kessler.

Join us live at noon, tomorrow June 20th, as we continue our Summer Music Series with special guest Jessica Meyer founder of the uber amazing Venus Ensembles which specializes in both classical and jazz music for everything from wedding ceremonies to parties of hundreds.  Jessica will impart her wisdom with us on how to select everything from instruments to music for the ceremony and cocktail at your wedding plus provide tips and to do’s in making your final selections.

As we move into the second episode of our Summer Music Series, we are joined by an industry giant, Harlan Ellis of Hank Lane. Representing a company that has been in business since 1978, Harlan will explain the nuances, benefits and process of working with an company acting as an agent to help couples and families select their musical line up from start to finish. Having bands at his fingertips that can play everything from Motown to Rock and Reggae to Top 40’s, Harlan will give us his most important tips for choosing music to ensure a smash hit event.

After a brief memorial day weekend hiatus, we are back with a musical bang!  Starting this Wednesday at noon on June 6th, we begin our summer music series which has been designed to help you navigate all the choices you have in selecting music for your event.  We will start the series with an introduction to all the possibilities that exist for your event or wedding and over the next 2 and a half months, introduce you, in depth, to each!  Join us live at noon and start picking your musical line up!

C&G’s whole ethos in planning events is about being able to sleep well at night, knowing that we did the right thing all day long.  Its why we don’t take commissions, its why our clients love us and its why I am so proud to be interviewing Adam Roberts, President of The $10 Club, Wednesday May 16th at noon. Tying this in to the event planning industry directly, this is a great way to make donations in lieu of favors, but the real reason I think that you should listen to this week’s show is because we can all use a little more time giving, especially as some of you start new lives together.  We at C&G believe in karma and what better way to build yours than give $10 a month to an organization that seeks out the neediest people in the world to give them food, shoes, water, eye glasses, x-ray machines, $10 at a time.  Join us for the one episode that you really can’t miss because if you are lucky enough to be celebrating, organizing or planning a big event, you probably have $10 to spare.

You created your guest list, you picked a venue and now your families and out of town guests want to know where they should stay.  Are hotel group blocks a thing of the past or still a necessity?  Should you pick one hotel or ten?  When you pick a hotel, should it be close to the rehearsal or the wedding, the couples’ apartment or the brunch location?  Live at noon tomorrow, May 9th, Jeannie & Krista of C&G Weddings will be sharing all these not so secret answers and providing you with easy to follow guidelines on how to advise guests on the hotels you have chosen and how to make sure that you choose the best ones.

Last week we had to cancel our regular show to attend a tasting for a wonderful client! It seemed only fitting that we would share just what we were doing when we should have been on air instead. Join us live tomorrow at noon as we walk you through what a tasting is really all about, what you should be trying to accomplish, what’s important to consider and most importantly, what questions to answer as you plan your menu.  Tastings are a wonderful time for you to truly appreciate what’s going to happen the night of your wedding, not just with the food, but also with the coordination of the team!  Be better prepared after you tune in to this show!

On the heels of our series on destination weddings abroad we received so many calls about NYC as a destination wedding location we decided we had to devote a show to it! Looking at New York City as the place to get married and you don't live here, then this is the episode for you! Everyone from out of town loves central park, but can you really get married there? How do we plan a wedding from so far away? Is the marriage legal in other countries? All this and more will be addressed at noon, Wednesday April 18, 2012!

Join us live at noon today, April 11th, as we continue discussing international wedding destinations and what to consider when planning them! We will talk about currency risk, hotel blocks, travel arrangements before and after the wedding and your destination checklist.