This episode’s drinks: Grizzly Paw Raspberry Ale and Longshadow’s IPA by Blind Man Brewing
Topics we covered:
- Why I sat in with Four Brewers’ recording
- How Kaela and I met (yay WeddingMBA!)
- How different Canadian and American officiants operate
- Why officiants should dive out of the way for that first kiss
- We discuss the importance of the pre-ceremony pow-wow
- Why I created a tequila unity ceremony (I’m really proud of that thing!)
- Ways photographers and officiants (and all wedding vendors) can connect with each other
- Wedding season in Calgary versus wedding season in Southern California
- Kaela and Elijah explain what an iron pack is to me and how he got frostbite during a photo shoot for a couple
- I explain California desert heat for wedding season
- I share how Joshua Tree is so remote and the desert is just huge
- Kaela and Elijah share how large and wild Canada is
- How we try to point our couples to less popular spots to avoid crowds and drama
- How we figure out our maximums for the year
- Why Mondays and Thursdays are gaining popularity in Canada
- We share our wedding day routines
- We ask why couples think we need to start hours and hours before sunset?
- Why we distract our couples when photographers are taking pictures
- How those quiet moments are the ones your photographers want couples to experience
- We discuss the feeling of sonder (that everyone has a story)
- Kaela & Elijah discuss how they work as a married couple and business partners
- Figuring out how to grow artistically
- Why resting and having outside interests help you grow as a wedding vendor
- What the wedding is really about (pssst: LOVE)
- The cultural expectations surrounding American and Canadian weddings
- How different it is becoming an officiant in Canada and the U.S.
- We discuss the trends we’d be glad to be rid of
- Why I LOVED What Not to Wear
- Kaela and I share a mad love pin-up style and dresses with POCKETS
- Kaela and Elijah share what they wish couples would ask photographers
- What they wish other wedding pros would do so they can do their jobs better
- How much we love it when couples just roll with it!
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