The Event Jeannie by C&G

The Wedding Jeannie’s “Favorite Things” Summer Series Continues with LL Bean! 

Order a tote bag from LL Bean, pay no shipping, no monogram fee and your bridal party has bags to carry all their essentials on the wedding day and in the months after.  Now that’s one you probably already knew about; BUT you have NO idea of what else LL Bean can do to jazz up your event and so we chat with Kathy Whitney, Senior Publicist for LL Bean who will prove to you why the company is one of our favorite things this summer and always! 

We will grill her on the best gift ideas for weddings, bridal parties, and favors, the exciting new products that LL Bean has to offer and how you can look not only cool but also practical by ordering from one of the best customer service oriented companies in the world. 

Join Jeannie Uyanik live at noon on Wednesday, July 24 for another show you won’t want to miss!

The Wedding Jeannie's Summer Favorite Things Series Continues with a Downtown Gem, Pearl River Mart! 

 

This week we chat with Wilkie Wong of Pearl River Mart, a store that sells a wide variety of products - from stationery and paper products to ceramics and kitchenware, and everything in between. They also have a seamless ordering process; we've ordered favors, wedding day accessories, and other gifts from them and have yet to be disappointed! If you have not visited their store, you must go - you never know what unique items you will find! 

 

We'll chat with Wilkie about where Pearl River gets their products, some new items that you should know about, how their ordering process works, and much, much more!

 

Join Jeannie Uyanik live at noon on Wednesday, July 17th for another show you won't want to miss!

The Wedding Jeannie’s Summer “Favorite Things” Series Continues; Truffle Talk with Cake Alchemy’s Lauri Ditunno!

 This week we chat with an incredible baker and artist, Lauri Ditunno, owner of the amazing Cake Alchemy. Last time we chatted about her cakes, which are truly delicious works of art, but this time we’ll hear from her about her amazing truffles! We’ve had the pleasure of attending one of her awesome truffle-making classes, but no one can make them quite like she can! She’ll tell us all about the ingredients and the step-by-step process she uses to make them, how you can make them at home, and much, much more!

 Join Jeannie Uyanik live at noon on Wednesday, June 26 for another show you won’t want to miss!

The Wedding Jeannie's "Favorite Things" Summer Series continues on June 19, 2013 at noon with Basia, the infamous but best kept secret on the Upper West Side.  Basia creates magnificent head pieces, veils, combs and the like to match and adorn the rest of the wedding trousseau.  An expert in this field for more decades than would be appropriate to write, Basia has beeen our go to accessory genius since C&G Weddings' inception. Basia will dazzle us with current trends, tell us what she's working on now, how she got started and then maybe we will even tell you how to find this great secret and one of our favorite industry experts!  Join us live at noon on Wednesday.

The Wedding Jeannie’s Summer “Favorite Things” Series kicks off with Founder of AppMyDay, Guy Eldar!

This week we chat with the brains behind some exciting, cutting-edge technology: the mobile app, AppMyDay. The brand is already popular in many countries and is now set to launch in the US - it is sure to be a HUGE hit. The app is fun, practical and very easy to use; once purchased by one person, it is available to an unlimited group of people during your event. After downloading, they can snap pictures all night long and then revisit all the archived pictures after the event. Events really fly by, so it’s a great way to ensure that you don’t miss a moment!

We’ll discuss the specifics of how the app works, how you can access it for your event, and much, much more!

Join Jeannie Uyanik live at noon on Wednesday, June 12 for another show you won’t want to miss!

The Wedding Jeannie has spent the last 6 weeks talking about officiants and how to make your wedding ceremony special.  Tomorrow we wrap up our series summarizing the most salient points and providing direction on those last few things to think about that you might not have had a chance to yet - how to select readings; pricing for officiants; the processional; who to ask to be in your bridal party and all the sundry details that really make the day special when they come together.  Join us for the final episode of the Spring Officiant Series tomorrow, May 29th at noon.

The Wedding Jeannie’s Spring Officiant Series Continues with Interfaith Minister, Reverend Gary Deinstadt!

This week we chat with another incredible interfaith officiant, who happens to also be an Emmy award-winner with an extremely decorated music career. Rev. Gary Deinstadt found his calling from the young age of 13, and since then he remained in the ministry, and went on to become an ordained, seminary-trained minister. He brings a unique perspective to his couples because he merges his love and understanding of music composition with his desire to create a loving, open, and caring atmosphere for his couples.

All of his work is highly personal; it is important to him that each couple’s love be reflected in a unique way. He’s performed all types of ceremonies, from non-religious to interfaith, vow renewals, weddings, and everything in between! He will tell us all about his work, some of his most memorable ceremonies, tips for couples looking to hire officiants, and much, much more!

Join Jeannie Uyanik live at noon on Wednesday, May 22 for another show you won’t want to miss!

The Wedding Jeannie’s Spring Officiant Series Continues with Interfaith Minister, Reverend Laurie Sue Brockway!

This week we chat with another amazing officiant who performs interfaith and non-denominational weddings. Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway has performed ceremonies for all denominations, from Agnostic and Sufi to Native American and Earth-based. She possesses a strong ability to connect to her couples, who truly love her unique, contemporary style and her ability to merge religions and cultures seamlessly. Not only is she an exceptional minister, she’s also a writer and has a very interesting, successful background in journalism.

She will tell us how she customizes her special ceremonies, what to consider when looking for the right officiant, and much, much more!

Join us live at noon on May 7, 2013.

This week we chat with another spectacular officiant who has performed Hindu and interfaith Hindu ceremonies all over the world. In addition to performing wedding ceremonies, Nikhil Trivedi is a scholar, teacher, writer, singer, and artist. He has a wealth of knowledge and experience and is going to share some of it with us!

We'll talk about the cultural and religious elements of a Hindu ceremony, the symbolism and importace of décor and design, how he combines religions to perform interfaith Hindu ceremonies, and much, much more!

Join Jeannie Uyanik live at noon on Wednesday, May 1 for another show you won’t want to miss!

The Wedding Jeannie’s Spring Officiant Series Continues with Interfaith Minister, Reverend Susanna Stefanachi Macomb!This week we chat with another incredible officiant who is driven by the mantra, “Love knows no boundaries of race, religion, culture, or geography”. Rev. Macomb has been an interfaith minister for 22 years and has presided over ceremonies all over the world and across all cultures. There is no ceremony she hasn’t performed – from Iranian Jewish and Christian Chinese, Atheist and Presbyterian, Irish Catholic and Greek Orthodox and every combination in between!In addition to being an author, her work has been featured in The New York Times, on CNN and ABC News, just to name a few! Now she will chat with us about her fascinating work, the art of merging the most opposite of backgrounds, important considerations for your ceremony, and much, much more!Join Jeannie Uyanik live at noon on Wednesday, April 24th for another show you won’t want to miss!