Wedding & Event Podcast

Classical Trio Formal Garden @ Greystone Mansion Beverly Hills, California

Hello Everyone.

The title of this episode is “Planning Wedding Ceremony Music” and “Coordinating a Wedding Ceremony”.

A wedding ceremony can be one of the most beautiful parts of a wedding celebration.

In this episode, Tobey and I discuss the factors that might cause a wedding ceremony program to change on the day of the wedding. And how, an experienced wedding coordinator can tighten the reigns and bring the wedding ceremony processionals under control. And ultimately, help with the pacing of the ceremony and allow a beautiful and meaningful moment to naturally occur.

And now please enjoy, “Planning Wedding Ceremony Music” and “Coordinating a Wedding Ceremony.”

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 Discovery and Understanding. Your Wedding and the Level of Service you will receive.

Tobey and I Started off talking about Organ Music and Piano Music and Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven...

During this conversation, I got a call from a bride who I was expecting to hear from. She wanted a price. However, this was before we had had a chance to actually speak. Just the price alone is only a number and really doesn’t reflect the extent or value of service. We had not yet spoken about her ideas and vision for her wedding.

Planning a wedding is a new experience for just about everyone. There is an educational step that would include helping the couple understand their own wedding.

And frankly, while speaking with a bride about her wedding I am learning about her and begin to understand the wedding she is planning.

Tobey Dodge of www.prepaired.com and Eric Zimmermann of www.elegantmusic.com

Basically, while exchanging ideas we become acquainted. So, there are a series of steps and understandings that are established in the initial conversation and done right a solid groundwork is established. This bodes well for the success of that event.

This is as a highly specialized activity.

I think with a greater level of understanding established a better level of service can be provided.

And now please enjoy: “Discovery and Understanding. Your Wedding and the Level of Service you will receive.“

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 ScottSenior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

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

Contact: [email protected]

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 Discovery and Understanding. Your Wedding and the Level of Service you will receive.

Tobey and I Started off talking about Organ Music and Piano Music and Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven...

During this conversation, I got a call from a bride who I was expecting to hear from. She wanted a price. However, this was before we had had a chance to actually speak. Just the price alone is only a number and really doesn’t reflect the extent or value of service. We had not yet spoken about her ideas and vision for her wedding.

Planning a wedding is a new experience for just about everyone. There is an educational step that would include helping the couple understand their own wedding.

And frankly, while speaking with a bride about her wedding I am learning about her and begin to understand the wedding she is planning.

Tobey Dodge of www.prepaired.com and Eric Zimmermann of www.elegantmusic.com

Basically, while exchanging ideas we become acquainted. So, there are a series of steps and understandings that are established in the initial conversation and done right a solid groundwork is established. This bodes well for the success of that event.

This is as a highly specialized activity.

I think with a greater level of understanding established a better level of service can be provided.

And now please enjoy: “Discovery and Understanding. Your Wedding and the Level of Service you will receive.“

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann

* DJ

* Master of Ceremonies

* Pianist

* Bandleader

Elegant Music 626-797-1795

WM Contact Form

If you are human, leave this field blank.

Please check the items you are interested in:

Ceremony Music

Cocktail Hour Music

Reception Music

Dance Music - DJ

Dance Music - Live Band

Master of Ceremonies

Music for a Rehearsal Dinner

Please check the items you like:

DJ/Master of Ceremonies

Harp

Classical Quartet or Trio

Strings

Flute

Piano

Jazz Trio

Live Band

What do you need help with?

Occasion

Date

Time

Location

Number of Guests

Name

*

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*

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Cello and Piano @ Vibiana Wedding Ceremony

During the course of our conversations, Tobey has said many quotable things. One of my favorite Tobey Quotes is:

“There has to be a balance between design and function.”

Eric Zimmermann www.elegantmusic.com and Tobey Dodge www.prepaired.com

Now, what’s important to a couple on their wedding day is unique to them. And it is up to the event professional to help the couple achieve their vision.

Choosing flowers, for example, is often part of “design.”  However, the size of the centerpieces could easily become a barrier to guests across the table and impede their interaction.

So in addition to “design”, there is a “functional” aspect that should be considered.

It is the experienced event professional keeping both design and function in mind who can help guide a couple to making good decisions

And now please enjoy “Design and Function.”

Sheila and Eric Zimmermann Elegant Music @ Mountain Gate Country Club Los Angeles

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann Host of Wedding and Event Podcast 626-797-1795

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 ScottSenior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

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

Contact: [email protected]

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 @ Descanso Beach Club Catalina Island

Hello everyone:

The title of this episode is “Naturally Good at Organization and Delegating Responsibility.”

Eric Zimmermann www.elegantmusic.com and Tobey Dodge www.prepaired.com

Being a good judge of character.

Choosing the right person to get the job done.

Having the certainty that the person chosen will get the job done.

These are some of the qualities of a good executive. You want to put a good executive in charge of your wedding.

The person chosen could be a co-worker, a best friend, a family member or hired event professional.

In this episode, Tobey and I discuss the successful elements of a beautiful wedding on Catalina Island.   

And now please enjoy “Naturally Good at Organization and Delegating Responsibility.”

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann Host of Wedding and Event Podcast 626-797-1795

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]

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 “Prediction and Thinking of Everything.”

Familiarity with the location. Knowing one’s job. Years of experience. These are just some of the things that one hires a professional for.

Eric Zimmermann and Tobey Dodge Wedding & Event Podcast

However, situations do arise and can make it difficult for even the best of us. Tobey experienced a traffic problem only blocks away from her home causing her to park her car and walk the rest of the way to her appointment.

Time of day and traffic. How long will it take to load in and set up and park? These are obvious considerations for musicians and DJs. Food and the "timing the souffle" can be quite an art. Some locations being historic sites probably were not designed with today’s needs in mind so these factors should be predicted and figured into the overall planning.

It all comes down to getting the job done beautifully and making it look effortless.

And now please enjoy, “Prediction and Thinking of Everything.”

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann Host of Wedding and Event Podcast 626-797-1795

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 ScottSenior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

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

Contact: [email protected]

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

Elegant Music DJ/MC Eric Zimmermann performs for Monica & Daniel's Wedding @ Ayers Hotel Manhattan Beach/Hawthorne, CA

Hello everyone. The title of this episode is “Communication and Wedding Planning. Part 2”

In this episode, Tobey and I continue our discussion about this important topic.

Eric Zimmermann www.elegantmusic.com and Tobey Dodge www.prepaired.com

Now “communication” here can be defined as is an interchange of ideas between 2 people who are talking to each other. And this should take place between a couple and their wedding coordinator. More fundamentally the couple should also talk with each other about their ideas.  But what about receiving questions that are asked of one’s self. In other words, asking your self an important question and forming a personal decision. This I think is what makes “prepaired.com” so innovative.  When filling out your profile you have an opportunity to answer questions that are unique to you.

And now please enjoy “Communication and Wedding Planning. Part 2"

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann Host of Wedding and Event Podcast 626-797-1795

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]

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

Elegant Music DJ/MC Eric Zimmermann performs for Monica & Daniel's Wedding @ Ayers Hotel Manhattan Beach/Hawthorne, CA

Hello everyone. The title of this episode is “Communication and Wedding Planning. Part 2”

In this episode, Tobey and I continue our discussion about this important topic.

Eric Zimmermann www.elegantmusic.com and Tobey Dodge www.prepaired.com

Now “communication” here can be defined as is an interchange of ideas between 2 people who are talking to each other. And this should take place between a couple and their wedding coordinator. More fundamentally the couple should also talk with each other about their ideas.  But what about receiving questions that are asked of one’s self? In other words, asking your self an important question and forming a personal decision. This I think is what makes “prepaired.com” so innovative.  When filling out your profile you have an opportunity to answer questions that are unique to you.

And now please enjoy “Communication and Wedding Planning. Part 2"

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann Host of Wedding and Event Podcast 626-797-1795

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]

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

In this episode, Tobey and I discuss aspects and quality of communication as it relates to wedding planning.

Eric Zimmermann www.elegantmusic.com and Tobey Dodge www.prepaired.com

This includes not only questions a client should ask an event professional but also the importance of the reverse, the event professional asking the client questions and the discussion that results.

We also touched on a potentially dangerous trend in wedding planning of hiring but not meeting with one's vendors.

And now please enjoy “Communication and Wedding Planning." Part 1. Episode 10.

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann Host of Wedding and Event Podcast 626-797-1795

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 ScottSenior Event Consultant, Classic Party Rentals

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

Contact: [email protected]

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

“Is it a white shirt with yellow stripes or is it a yellow shirt with white stripes?” Well, that would depend on the viewpoint of the observer.

Eric Zimmermann www.elegantmusic.com and Tobey Dodge www.prepaired.com

Much can be said about this subject and certainly, poets and philosophers already have, but let’s narrow it down by framing it in the context of planning a wedding or special event.

Tobey had just gotten back to town after having attended the Wedding MBA. A trade show for wedding professionals in Las Vegas. I asked her about what she experienced at the show.

And now please enjoy Wedding Planning and Viewpoint.

Sincerely, Eric Zimmermann Host of Wedding and Event Podcast 626-797-1795

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]

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