Wedding & Event Podcast

Hello Everyone:

The title of this episode is Avoiding Misadventures. Part 1. Wedding & Event Podcast Episode 31.

Music starts a celebration and continues throughout the event. When working with a couple I create an itinerary sketch that defines the scope of service that I will be providing. This sketch serves many purposes but essentially helps the couple understand their wedding and where music will be needed.

On the day of a wedding, many parts come together. And though the couple and I think we have a perfectly written itinerary sketch their yet remains execution of the event. How this event will go is dependent on the coming together and coordination of the parts.

And now please enjoy Avoiding Misadventures. Part 1.

About Tobey Dodge

"Tobey is about as good as you get. She simply cares about her clients and makes sure every detail has been taken care of..."

John Scott Senior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

Tobey is a published author, Wedding Consultant, Founder and CEO of Prepaired.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Website www.prepaired.com

About Eric Zimmermann

Eric is a DJ/Master of Ceremonies, Pianist, Bandleader, and Co-founder of Elegant Music. Eric is also a commercial actor in Los Angeles and host of Wedding & Event Podcast.

Contact: [email protected]

Website: www.elegantmusic.com

Office: 626-797-1795

Hello Everyone:

The title of this episode is Avoiding Misadventures. Part 1. Wedding & Event Podcast Episode 31.

Music starts a celebration and continues throughout the event. When working with a couple I create an itinerary sketch that defines the scope of service that I will be providing. This sketch serves many purposes but essentially helps the couple understand their wedding and where music will be needed.

On the day of a wedding, many parts come together. And though the couple and I think we have a perfectly written itinerary sketch, there yet remains execution of the event. How this event will go is dependent on the coming together and coordination of the parts.

And now please enjoy Avoiding Misadventures. Part 1.

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann

* DJ

* Master of Ceremonies

* Pianist

* Bandleader

* Host of Wedding & Event Podcast

Elegant Music 626-797-1795

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Hello Everyone:

The title of this episode is, "Learning from the Royal Wedding" Wedding and Event Podcast Episode 30.

We can all learn something from observing other weddings.

Simply, find what you like and incorporate that into your own celebration.

In this short episode, Tobey and I discuss parts of the royal wedding that we really liked.

And now please enjoy Wedding and Event Podcast episode 30; Learning from the Royal Wedding.

 

About Tobey Dodge

"Tobey is about as good as you get. She simply cares about her clients and makes sure every detail has been taken care of..."

John Scott Senior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

Tobey is a published author, Wedding Consultant, Founder and CEO of Prepaired.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Website www.prepaired.com

About Eric Zimmermann

Eric is a DJ/Master of Ceremonies, Pianist, Bandleader, and Co-founder of Elegant Music. Eric is also a commercial actor in Los Angeles and host of Wedding & Event Podcast.

Contact: [email protected]

Website: www.elegantmusic.com

Office: 626-797-1795

A motion picture is a composition of many art forms; for example, literature, cinematography, acting, costume and set design; each Art form contributes to telling the story. And much like a motion picture, a wedding incorporates many art forms and is certainly an example of “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Viewing art, listening to music, even going to the movies is best when shared with another.

A party or wedding is a collective experience shared by everyone who attended. Each guest enjoyed the event from their individual viewpoint and when talking about it this experience is broadened.

It’s fun to talk about weddings and events. I am sure you can think of a great event that you were part of. 

Weddings. A Collective Art Form. Episode 29

And now please enjoy Weddings. A Collective Art Form. Wedding & Event Podcast Episode 29.

About Tobey Dodge

"Tobey is about as good as you get. She simply cares about her clients and makes sure every detail has been taken care of..."

John Scott Senior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

Tobey is a published author, Wedding Consultant, Founder and CEO of Prepaired.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Website www.prepaired.com

About Eric Zimmermann

Eric is a DJ/Master of Ceremonies, Pianist, Bandleader, and Co-founder of Elegant Music. Eric is also a commercial actor in Los Angeles and host of Wedding & Event Podcast.

Contact: [email protected]

Website: www.elegantmusic.com

Office: 626-797-1795

When greeting someone for the first time, one could say that the protocol would be to shake hands. This is an accepted response and invites further communication. The natural progression of getting to know one another has begun.

Indeed a wedding reception with a successful grand entrance, for example, is kind of like a handshake. Guests are welcomed and the event is set in motion.

In this episode, Tobey posed this question “Is Protocol what happens at a certain time?” Or “is protocol what is traditional and customary?”

I think it’s a combination of both. And much like a handshake, protocol invites further communication, and in the case of a wedding celebration, facilitates the joining of two families.

And now please enjoy Wedding and Event Podcast episode 28 “Protocol” Part 2

Tobey Dodge and Eric Zimmermann Discuss Wedding Protocol

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann

* DJ

* Master of Ceremonies

* Pianist

* Bandleader

* Host of Wedding & Event Podcast

Elegant Music 626-797-1795

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When greeting someone for the first time, one could say that the protocol would be to shake hands. This is an accepted response and invites further communication. The natural progression of getting to know one another has begun.

Indeed a wedding reception with a successful grand entrance, for example, is kind of like a handshake. Guests are welcomed and the event is set in motion.

In this episode, Tobey posed this question “Is Protocol what happens at a certain time?” Or “is protocol what is traditional and customary?”

I think it’s a combination of both. And much like a handshake, protocol invites further communication, and in the case of a wedding celebration, facilitates the joining of two families.

And now please enjoy Wedding and Event Podcast episode 28 “Protocol” Part 2

Tobey Dodge and Eric Zimmermann Discuss Wedding Protocol

About Tobey Dodge

"Tobey is about as good as you get. She simply cares about her clients and makes sure every detail has been taken care of..."

John Scott Senior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

Tobey is a published author, Wedding Consultant, Founder and CEO of Prepaired.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Website www.prepaired.com

About Eric Zimmermann

Eric is a DJ/Master of Ceremonies, Pianist, Bandleader, and Co-founder of Elegant Music. Eric is also a commercial actor in Los Angeles and host of Wedding & Event Podcast.

Contact: [email protected]

Website: www.elegantmusic.com

Office: 626-797-1795

There are certain traditions and observances that give guidance to how young women are formally introduced into society.

The debutante ball or cotillion are announcements of coming of age and a formal introduction of a young woman to society. Indeed the Jewish Bar mitzvah and Bat mitzvah or the Spanish Quinceanera are as well announcements and social presentation with ceremonies and traditional observances each with their own protocol.

A wedding is the joining of 2 people and by association the joining of 2 families.

Historically noble families steeped in tradition prearranged weddings as a matter of state to combine wealth or form political alliances.

Loosely protocol is an agreed-upon way of doing something or getting something done.

Though an event is formal, it can be fun and doesn’t have to be stuffy, but nevertheless, it is my opinion that such an event should not be cheapened by incomplete planning or casual presentation.

And now please enjoy "Protocol" Wedding and Event Podcast Episode 27

About Tobey Dodge

"Tobey is about as good as you get. She simply cares about her clients and makes sure every detail has been taken care of..."

John Scott Senior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

Tobey is a published author, Wedding Consultant, Founder and CEO of Prepaired.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Website www.prepaired.com

About Eric Zimmermann

Eric is a DJ/Master of Ceremonies, Pianist, Bandleader, and Co-founder of Elegant Music. Eric is also a commercial actor in Los Angeles and host of Wedding & Event Podcast.

Contact: [email protected]

Website: www.elegantmusic.com

Office: 626-797-1795

Wedding Ceremony Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club Marina del Rey, CA

Hosts have a vision for their event. A beautiful itinerary is composed and the stage is set for wonderful things to happen. Events usually go as planned. But things can occur that alter the proposed schedule. I experienced this happening at a recent wedding where I was the DJ/Master of Ceremonies and Pianist. I started seeing the event go off schedule before I had even started.

Now it is true that the times of an itinerary are flexible and an event can float 15 minutes in either direction and in most cases it is totally possible to catch up and get to everything that was planned. 

But time was passing and the guests were too long at the cocktail hour. The weather was hot. The couple was not yet done with their family pictures.  After a while, I felt a bit helpless to correct the situation.

In this discussion, I asked Tobey how she would handle an event that was running late.

She illustrated several factors that can influence schedule. Her insight, examples and level headed solutions made sense and some even surprised me.

And now please enjoy “Event Running Late.”

About Tobey Dodge

"Tobey is about as good as you get. She simply cares about her clients and makes sure every detail has been taken care of..."

John Scott Senior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

Tobey is a published author, Wedding Consultant, Founder and CEO of Prepaired.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Website www.prepaired.com

About Eric Zimmermann

Eric is a DJ/Master of Ceremonies, Pianist, Bandleader, and Co-founder of Elegant Music. Eric is also a commercial actor in Los Angeles and host of Wedding & Event Podcast.

Contact: [email protected]

Website: www.elegantmusic.com

Office: 626-797-1795

The Great Caesar Banquet

Hello everyone: 

The title of this episode is "Recipe for a Good Wedding." Episode 25.

Tobey and I started talking about the importance of choosing high-quality ingredients when preparing a traditional meal for a religious observance and then got to talking about making perfect brownies.  And quite naturally, the analogy of cooking and planning a wedding arose.

We discussed examples of the responsibility of the bridal party being in support the bride on her wedding day and how this ties into the subjects of the grand entrance and Protocol dancing.

And how a bride can diplomatically garner the help of her wedding party.

And finally, we discussed examples of how robots had been used to assist a wedding.

Tobey Dodge & Eric Zimmermann

I’ll let you draw the corollary between choosing the right ingredients when preparing a meal and choices which result in a successful wedding.

And now please enjoy Recipe for a Good Wedding.

 

About Tobey Dodge

"Tobey is about as good as you get. She simply cares about her clients and makes sure every detail has been taken care of..."

John Scott Senior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

Tobey is a published author, Wedding Consultant, Founder and CEO of Prepaired.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Website www.prepaired.com

About Eric Zimmermann

Eric is a DJ/Master of Ceremonies, Pianist, Bandleader, and Co-founder of Elegant Music. Eric is also a commercial actor in Los Angeles and host of Wedding & Event Podcast.

Contact: [email protected]

Website: www.elegantmusic.com

Office: 626-797-1795

Beautiful, Successful Wedding @ Bistro Gardens Studio City, CA

Hello everyone.

The title of this episode is “No Wedding Coordinator.” Episode 24.

A couple has announced their engagement. Everyone is happy for them.

I am sure the mother of the bride of this wedding took great pleasure in helping plan her daughter’s special day.  Wedding planning gets you half the way there. After planning, for an event to be successful, there remains execution.

It was agreed upon between the bandleader and the mother of the bride that each bridal party couple would enter to their own music during the Grand Entrance.  Ambitions, but great idea!

The band prepared and rehearsed six thirty-second cues. One cue for each bridal party couple.

However, in the story relayed to me the band set up in such a way that they could not see the couples entering and there was no coordination between the bridal party and the band during the execution of the grand entrance. 

We can all learn from this.

And now please enjoy “No Wedding Coordinator.”

About Tobey Dodge

"Tobey is about as good as you get. She simply cares about her clients and makes sure every detail has been taken care of..."

John Scott Senior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

Tobey is a published author, Wedding Consultant, Founder and CEO of Prepaired.com.

Contact: [email protected]

Website www.prepaired.com

About Eric Zimmermann

Eric is a DJ/Master of Ceremonies, Pianist, Bandleader, and Co-founder of Elegant Music. Eric is also a commercial actor in Los Angeles and host of Wedding & Event Podcast.

Contact: [email protected]

Website: www.elegantmusic.com

Office: 626-797-1795