The Wedding Session

Here we are! With part 2 of our chat with Young Hip & Married and how they're so awesome at celebrating love. This time, we chat with Jackie-Deane Cowell, who is the first point of contact when you inquire with YHM. She breaks down all the processes on what you can expect when you inquire, and how each step on the booking process is curated to you as a couple.

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Young Hip & Married
Ep 71: Part I with Shawn Miller of YHM
Ep: 55 All about Vibes!

We are so excited to welcome our friend, Shawn Miller, of Young Hip & Married  as we chat about why they love LOVE, and why it's so important to frickin' love the person your marrying.

Young Hip and Married exists for two reasons: to help couples get married and stay married.  Beginning in 2004, Shawn and his wife Erica started YHM in Vancouver, and have since grown to over eight locations in Canada and the USA.

We dive into why he started YHM, what the difference between a Commissioner and an Officiant is, and why he's asks a super important question at the beginning of his consults!

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Young Hip & Married website
Young Hip & Married on Insta

Welcome back, and we're joined by our friend, JM Brown of iDJ Services where we talk about MC duties and why you should consider hiring someone instead of wrangling a family member to do it. We discuss his journey to becoming a DJ, and how that naturally included filling the MC role at a wedding, and many other nuggets of inspiration!

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iDJ Services

So you've decided to do a first look - where you see your person for the first time, before the ceremony - but now, you're wondering HOW do you do it. What do I do with my hands!? Where am I looking!? Ack! 

Todays episode breaks down a few different ways you and your person can have a first look. Some are cuter, some are romantic, all of them are meaningful in their own way. 

While there are many different ways you can do it, here are the ones we touch on:

• The funny ones
• The back to back
• The Tap the Shoulder
• The Read each other Vows
• The 1st Touch
• The Use a Prop
• The First Look with a Family Member

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Ep: 52 - First Look versus Ceremony Reveal
Kiana + Garrett 1st Look
Demi + Wayne
Mike + Clare
Jana + Ryan
Tracey + Adam
Erika + Michael
Sam + Tom
Kelly + Riel

Tis the Season!! For, wedding shows.

It's the new year, many of you are newly engaged and looking for guidance, inspiration and a fun Sunday out with the gal pals. And we all love a good wedding show! In this episode we talk about what a wedding show, why they're great for the beginning stages of planning, but also why they might not be the best source of information.

Here are just some of the Positives!
The convenience of Everyone In One Place!!!!
You can meet them, and see if you've got a vibe with them.
You can see their work, and ask questions right away
You can get a TON of inspiration
You can get an idea of pricing and see the range of vendors

And now, for the Negatives:
It's a range of Vendors (some are new and building their client base, some are not the best vendors in their field but can pay the show fee, etc.)
Some are only here for the sale. Where's the Love :(
Some of the vendors don't pertain to you + some are just random additions

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SAY Events at ADIW 2019 Lounge + Harvest Table
SAY Events at ADIW 2019 (aka The Mafia Table!!)
SAY Events at ADIW 2020
Episode 55 - Vibes!
Whiskey Six

I think we can agree, sustainability is a trend...that is here to stay. And we're super ok with this! Especially since events contribute to a lot of waste. In this episode, we break down what a sustainable wedding is, and ways you can incorporate sustainable practises to your wedding. 

Here are two of the bigger elements of sustainability:

1. less waste
2. stay local 

And some tips to help you in your planning process:

• What to do with your florals 
• examples of centrepeices
• water station!
• rent/reuse over buying (see below for a link to our chat with Alex of Past Pieces Vintage Rentals)
• ethical jewellery 
• consignment 

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Episode 38 - How a Lounge Area can enhance your Wedding

Happy New Year + Welcome Back everyone! We've missed you all!

On today's episode, we're breaking down some tips and suggestions on how to get started on planning your 2022 wedding. I think we can agree, everything kind of comes to a halt during the holidays, we're here to share how to re-inspire yourself and get excited to plan!

Tip #1 - Make a List
Tip #2 - Reach out to your Planner
Tip #3 - Work the large details
Tip #4 - Site Visit
Tip #5 - Secure you're dress + suit
Tip #6 - Invitations

While these are some of the more important tips (...we think!...), let us know if you have questions or have another suggestion!

And remember, this is a team activity! Remember to sit down together, and work through these items as a couple! This will make sure you're both on the same page.

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Coach RD Fitness

Part II of our nostalgic look back on our first weddings. This time, Kelly takes us way back to her first wedding as a Planner and why it's important to have a great team behind you.

We're going super nostalgic today, and bringing it back old school to our first weddings. Tarina kicks this episode off with detail so her first wedding and all the things she's learned to become a better wedding planner. 

Emcee Duties. How to select them and what the expectation is.

We get this question all the time - do we need one!? Over the weddings we've done, we've found that while there is no standard formula for them, they always accomplish the same thing. They tell the guests what they need to know! Especially when you're Wedding planner can't. 

What the heck is an Emcee? Have you ever been to a wedding where you have no idea what's going on? Emcee's are the 'host' of the wedding, and are there to let people know what to expect for the day. "Where's the washroom, where do I smoke, when's dinner". Your Emcee will verbally let your guests know what's next! And your friendly Planners *ahem* are there to work with the Emcee to make sure the right information is shared. 

Listen in as we discuss how to select the Emcee, how to ASK them to be your Emcee, and what to provide your Emcee for the day!