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I HAVE TO WHAT? Speeches are something you can take or leave when it comes to your wedding but more often than not you and your favourite people will want to get up and stroke your ego a little.  We’ve been to many receptions and watched along for the good, the bad and the ugly speeches. Yep, we’ve seen some doozies and we’ve got a few secrets to spill on what it takes to write a great wedding spe...

The Master of Ceremonies or the MC is one of the most underrated vendor you can include in your dream team! Have you got a funny friend who is quick witted and ready to take on the role of the MC? Better yet, do you have a vendor that can provide the extra service?  This episode talks from the basics about what is an MC, what happens when you book a professional one or some tips and tricks to pass...

Did we mention we have a whole episode on run sheets?  Yes, here it is!  Firstly, what is the meaning of life? No, kidding! Writing a runsheet can be an overwhelming task. I mean, what even is a bump in time and how do I know when everyone is coming or going?  What is a run sheet?  Who makes it?  Who needs a copy?  And what do we include?  Let's start at the very beginning where we define a r...

For many, food is the way to someone’s heart and what we know about weddings is most guests remember good food, plenty of drinks, and a good dancefloor so with those powers combined, we’ve whipped up a delicious episode all about the importance of catering. We talk all things from gelato to food trucks, late night snacks and all the yumminess in between. And in a wild rule-breaking first, we have...

We know weddings can be expensive but if you want to know the secrets to saving money, we’ve got a jam packed episode full of money saving tips on how to plan a bougee on a budget wedding. For all things custom bow ties, check out Theo and Ted for the most beautifully designed accessories. Saving money with Technology: Check out our incredible friends, Amy and Mel from Wedshed who are the brains b...

What’s the vibe? Well the music you choose on your day can totally make or break it. If you're looking to learn as many musical puns, this is the episode for you!  In this week’s episode we chat about all your music options from a live band, an angelic duo like Jess and Matt or using Spotify for all the musical moments and memory making for your wedding day.   We list every playlist you need...

 We are big advocates of quality over quantity and in this episode we bite down on the smallest ceremonies with the biggest heart. We chat about elopements, legals only and microceremonies, what they are, what’s involved, who to include and how to overcome those difficult conversations that some couples find challenging when planning a bite size ceremony like an elopement, legals only or microcere...

THEY DID WHAT AT YOUR WEDDING? It’s the big question in the lead up is how to include your favourite people in your day when you’ve run out of important titles like wedding party MVP’s, MC’s and speech givers - what is left?. In this episode we chat broadly about ways to involve your friends and family, human babies and those of the fur variety.  In this episode we share some of our favourite comp...

In todays episode we tackle the topic of personalising your wedding. The teeny, tiny touches that you may like to include to make your wedding uniquely yours. Have your guests screaming “THAT IS SO THEM” or if it’s during a speech, whispering how personal that element is. From thinking about a sentimental date, taste testing a cake flavour to reflecting on your favourite colour, drink and design e...

Rain, hail or shine - you’re going to get married and it’s going to be #thebestdayever!  In this episode, we talk about how to keep yourselves and your guests as comfortable as possible during the hot and the cold weather.  If you’re looking for some more information and handy tips around creating a wet weather plan, the incredible girls at Wedshed, Amy and Mel have put together this excellent art...

Most people think the bright lights, raging dancefloor and flowing of drinks is going to be people’s favourite but surprise! It often ends up being the ceremony. In todays episode, we break down the important parts of a ceremony and how it can be the absolute hands down, highlight of your day! We are bias when it comes to celebrants and ceremonies but essentially your celebrant is hosting your wed...

It’s time to roll out the red carpet and write down who you want part of your picture perfect day.  Do I invite my best friends new boyfriend?  What about Uncle John with the iPad?  Do we invite Jen and Sam because we went to their wedding 4302 years ago?  What about dads best friend from highschool?  Picking and choosing your guestlist can be a difficult task and easy to procrastinate and have a...

What we like to call the Venn Diagram of Vendors, there are similarities, differences but eventually they all start looking the same and it can be an overwhelming process.  In this episode, we narrow down our bite size tips for finding your vendors. Similar to the finding your venue episode, finding the vendor that you love is a feeling.  It could be searching, scrolling and sourcing your vendors...

This is a juicy one so tune in and take notes.  In today’s episode, Adam talks from his experience planning a DIY wedding and how wild it can be. He has some excellent bite size tips on how he tackled the overwhelming task of a completely blank canvas to create and craft his picture perfect wedding to his wife and Lovers Co Wedding Planner and Coordinator Ange. Are you planning a DIY wedding? Chec...

This is a good one! In today’s episode, we talk about all the bite size tips to consider when choosing your ideal wedding venue. Get your pen and paper! This is the episode to take plenty of notes if you're currently venue searching and take along to your site visits and tours. Georgia chats about how she locked in Seclusions after just one visit. You can check out this beautiful venue here....

Although it’s important to still go on dates, spice things up and head away for the weekend with your partner especially while you’re wedding planning, this weeks episode is finding the date to CELEBRATE YOUR WEDDING! We break down our bite size tips from seasons to sentimental things to keep in mind when choosing your perfect wedding date.  If you're keen to watch the action, check out the l...

Well, hey there and welcome to Left on Wed! Welcome to another brand new shiny podcast all about the world of weddings. We're not just another ordinary wedding podcast though. We're all about coming to you with all of our tips in a bite size format. That means small, sharp and straight to the point episodes priortising the quality of content.  We're two celebrant and MC's, Geor...