This episode’s drinks: Mexican coffee (2 oz espresso, 1.5 oz of Kahlua, 6 oz of milk)
Topics we covered:
- We share our love of Disney
- Trego asks about my origin story as an officiant
- How I try to avoid burnout
- Why Uncle Bob may or may not know what’s up
- I share with Trego my diverse religious background
- How you never know what a couple will remember
- Trego shares his origin story as a DJ
- Why the wedding industry attracts a lot of actors, musicians, and other entertainers
- Why we love the wedding industry
- CEO dates and why they are so important
- Applying the Pareto Principle to my officiating business
- Why I admire people who can run agencies and the skill set that is required
- What it took for me to really fly my geek flag high
- How success can be addicting and challenging
- Trego shares his favorite part of the wedding day with couples
- The vulnerability of working weddings
- I share with Trego why I do the pre-wedding pow-wow
- The weirdness of vendors being gendered in the wedding industry
- I share my officiating webinar series that’s in the works
- We discuss the virtues of different style mics
- How Vox DJs solves the technical situations for a ceremony
- How Trego and I handle cell phones during a ceremony
- Why families can be so overwhelming during weddings
- Who my clients are and why the ceremony needs to matter even if you just want to get to the party
- Networking with other wedding pros
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