Wedding Ceremony Podcast
169 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe Wedding Ceremony Podcast is conversations between Clint Hufft and JP Reynolds about anything and everything connected to wedding ceremonies. Both have over fifteen years each as non denominational officiants in Southern California and have officiated many high profile weddings for celebrities and on TV.
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Episodes
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 275
June 23, 2020 20:45 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBSpecial guest Joel Curtis. Exploring reading a wedding ceremony compared to having a memorized ceremony. What are the skills necessary to create an emotional connection to the couple during the ceremony? Is it wise from a business perspective to give the wedding ceremony to the event planner?
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 274
June 16, 2020 21:01 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBSpecial guest, Joel Curtis. Report on "What's Wrong With This Picture" online game. Why are the glass vases in the aisle? Why didn't florist add weight to the ceremony flower container so it wouldn't blow over in the wind? A pretty picture of a wedding ceremony site may not tell the whole story!
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 273
June 09, 2020 22:28 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBSpecial Guest Joel Curtis. ReverendJoel.com. Let's play a game! "What's Wrong With This Picture" the Wedding Ceremony Edition. Is the couple the top priority? Fixing logistics before the ceremony.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 272
May 27, 2020 03:51 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBOfficiating the next phase of the pandemic. What are good and effective safety protocols? Giving hope to the wedding industry.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 271
May 20, 2020 20:01 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBA beach wedding with double social distancing. The mother of the groom can't hear. What will the new normal be after the pandemic?
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 270
May 13, 2020 20:35 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBWelcome back! Inside the wedding industry during a pandemic. What will weddings look like moving forward? Will each ceremony contain more emotional impact? How some couples still want to do something on their original wedding date.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 268
March 03, 2020 20:36 - 23 minutes - 10.5 MBShould a wedding officiant allow another officiant to watch them perform a ceremony? Is the content proprietary or open source? What is original compared to a variation?
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 267
February 25, 2020 23:37 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBWorking with a co-officiant. How involved should the officiant be with logistics? How to ease fears and pre-ceremony jitters. Should the officiant overrule the event planner?
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 266
February 18, 2020 20:48 - 21 minutes - 9.69 MBWedding traditions in different countries using umbrellas. The German "umbrella dance". The Japanese and Chinese red parasols. The French recessional with an umbrella. Clint announces the first official "Wedding at the Arnold" in conjunction with the Arnold Sports Festival 2020 in Columbus, Ohio, on March 5th.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 265
February 12, 2020 14:22 - 30 minutes - 14 MBJewish/Catholic ceremonies. Interfaith rituals. The bride doesn't want what her mother wants. The purpose of a ritual. The importance of the officiant attitude with unfamiliar customs.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 264
February 05, 2020 18:06 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBVariations on the combining wine ritual. Is it a unity ritual or end of ceremony celebration? Are ceremony programs a collectible or keepsake or an information tool? When an officiant is gracious.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 263
January 29, 2020 00:52 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBSpecial guest Aretha Gaskin. WeddingsByAretha.com. How she helps officiants and celebrants around the world. When the couple did not want the mother of the groom to participate in the ceremony but she definitely did. When the father of the bride was a deacon in his church but the couple didn't want any mention of God in the ceremony.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 262
January 22, 2020 18:50 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBThe Unity Candle and Jewish candle lighting hybrid ritual. How big should the Unity Candle be? When the Unity Candle is taller than the hurricane lamp.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 261
January 14, 2020 20:57 - 21 minutes - 9.65 MBThe polka dot bride's dress. No veil, no train and no wedding party make for much less distractions. If you want to look as pretty as you did in the bridal dress shop, have your ceremony indoors.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 260
December 11, 2019 00:51 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBWedding in the rain, part 2. There is a big horse. The microphone doesn't work. The bride's personal vows are too long. The groom didn't write his personal vows. Clint is the ring bearer.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 259
December 04, 2019 01:40 - 28 minutes - 13 MBAnother wedding in the rain, part 1. The bride thinks it's romantic. The veil can get wet but not dirty. The event planner is an example of excellent communication. The guys with the umbrellas.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 258
November 14, 2019 17:47 - 24 minutes - 11 MBDoes the officiant help the couple write their Personal Vows? Will the officiant look bad if the Personal Vows suck? When the client tries to haggle the fee. When officiants insist on the content of their ceremonies.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 257
November 06, 2019 19:02 - 29 minutes - 13.5 MBSpecial guest, Lee Dyson. HeyMisterDJ.com. How excellent DJ plans and executes wedding ceremony music. How to understand the emotional impact songs can have before, during, and after the ceremony.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 255
October 31, 2019 19:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBWedding MBA for officiants recap. "Without me, there is no wedding!" What is the officiant's actual role on a wedding day? What could possibly go wrong?
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 256
October 30, 2019 19:48 - 22 minutes - 10.3 MBThe photographer in the black, leather tank top. Is the bride, wedding professional or guest dealing with mental illness or on a spectrum? JP discovers that he and the bride's uncles had the same kindergarten teacher.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 254
October 08, 2019 17:46 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBJP's Groom of the year, decade and century! The brain-dead dance of the Groom and the Father of the Bride. How do you do the Wine ritual?
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 253
October 03, 2019 16:54 - 33 minutes - 31.3 MBThe bride says "I am beautiful!". The flower girl hits the grass face first. "Better her than me." Not instructing the guests to rise until the bride is at the aisle. The Whispering Frenchman.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 252
September 25, 2019 00:02 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBSpecial Guest: Jana Williams, excellent photographer. Jana-Williams.com. Why communicating with the photographer is so important. The officiant that took focus away from the couple. The officiant that refused to ask the guest to stand.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 251
September 18, 2019 17:40 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBWhere are the Rings? When an amateur officiant doesn't know what to check before the ceremony. What are the transitions between segments of a wedding ceremony? Why do some officiant feel the need to lecture about the pitfalls of marriage?
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 250
September 11, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThe Maid of Honor wore a T-rex costume during the ceremony. JP has another encounter with the Father of the Bride. The bride didn't want JP to use a microphone at the beach. The guests clap along with the ice cream truck music.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 249
September 04, 2019 19:45 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBClint reads a scam email. Why is the photographer behind the officiant for the entire ceremony? Groom gives permission to edit the ceremony while it's happening. The importance of the officiant's energy.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 248
August 28, 2019 13:39 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBSpecial Guest Jeannie Savage. AboutDetailsDetails.com. Event planner supreme. How her background as GM of top hotels led to a successful career as an event planner. The officiant who couldn't see the tree.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 247
August 21, 2019 16:52 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBSpecial guest Cantor Marc Bachrach. Combining Jewish traditions with contemporary melodies. Singing the Ketubah. Adding modern dance and bubbles to the seven blessings.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 246
August 13, 2019 15:10 - 26 minutes - 25 MBSand Sculpture bottles with small tops. The elopement couple that survived a terrorist shooting. Let the groom smell the bouquet. Wedding officiants need to have a support team.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 245
July 31, 2019 19:12 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBThe musicians are in the way. How is the singer going to get to her microphone? Where is the music for the Unity Candle? Who are the second singers? How to roll with the punches.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 244
July 24, 2019 16:33 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBThere's a spider in the groom's hair. Another couple in their seventies. Mickey and Minnie are the greeters. The vow renewal couple kept kissing each other while the singer performed. The Unity candle in the sun.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 243
July 17, 2019 02:33 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBJP marries the parents of a bride that got married seven years ago. Working with a couple in their 70's. The unique energy of the different generations of wedding couples.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 242
July 11, 2019 16:13 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MB"How to Beat the Heat at an outdoor summer wedding", an article in AislePlanner.com. Is that good advice? The Ring Bearer takes a selfie with the couple during the ceremony.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 241
July 04, 2019 13:56 - 25 minutes - 24 MBThe Vows. What are the guidelines for the Personal Vows? When is the actual commitment of the couple during the ceremony? How to handle the Rings. InTheKnowBride.com
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 240
June 25, 2019 18:17 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBThanks to listener Thalia. The mother-in-law wore a white bride dress. The ceremony sound system is broken. How checklists can save the day. How to guarantee success with an ethnic ritual.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 239
June 19, 2019 02:54 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThe same-sex penguin wedding ceremony. JP gets to break a plate during the ceremony. The reading was in Greek and English. The wandering two-year-old. The wedding ceremony flash mob.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 238
June 12, 2019 16:15 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBThe ceremony start time is an hour earlier and no one told the officiant. Always show up at least an hour before invitation time. The heat shows up again. JP and the elderly couple that exhibited the true meaning of the wedding vows.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 237
June 04, 2019 18:45 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBThe bride read her personal vows to the guests. The groom who stared at JP's chest. The bride's revealing robe. The bride who saw the one incomplete program out of 300. The bride has a really small bladder.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 236
May 28, 2019 21:18 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBThe League dating app. The bride had her wedding party walk 25 feet three times at the rehearsal. Where is the "middle of the aisle"? The officiant gave a five minute history of Baha'i. How to make the familiar more interesting.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 235
May 22, 2019 14:01 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBThe bride's Personal Vows are missing. Clint had to figure out how to get the PV's printed and delivered to the ceremony. How to handle the bride's blusher. When the wind wanted to blow the long veil into the first row.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 234
May 16, 2019 14:05 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBSpecial guest Maryam Forutan, event planner. Delicate-Details.com. The story of the bridezilla, her mother, her father, and the groom. Lies, threats, physical altercations, verbal abuse and yelling in the five star resort lobby.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 233
May 08, 2019 00:32 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBMore lost children of weddings. Little boys will be little boys. The best man asks JP if there's time to take care of extremely personal business. The grandmother can't finish the scripture reading.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 232
May 02, 2019 00:41 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBJP responds to the email from author and officiant Christopher Shelley. "Best. Ceremony. Ever". Clarification about the couple's history during the ceremony and reading the couple's personal words. The client determines the style of the officiant.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 231
April 24, 2019 23:25 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThe Brazilian couple who had personal vows and special guest speaker all in Portuguese. The ring bearer kneeled. Only a great event planner could create a spectacular wedding in just three weeks.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 230
April 20, 2019 16:13 - 20 minutes - 19 MBListener Adam and the train. https://youtu.be/IcPQIUizbxc. The groom wrote a poem to his bride but wanted JP to read it during the ceremony. Why does a couple want to include their back story into the ceremony?
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 229
April 11, 2019 15:34 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBThe officiant who couldn't handle stage lighting. The officiant huddles with the couple for five minutes at the beginning of the ceremony. The bride was obsessed with the photographer. The talking couple.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 228
March 26, 2019 23:10 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBThe venue contact didn't show up for the ceremony. The joy of elopements. The grooms that were bored, defiant or arrogant.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 227
March 20, 2019 13:51 - 23 minutes - 22 MBA woman sends out invitations to her wedding before the proposal. Another lost child of weddings but this time with dogs. The reader who actually did a brilliant job by memory. How the couple honored the MOB with Alzheimer's during the tea ceremony.
Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 226
March 07, 2019 14:54 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBWhy the couple must write down their Personal Vows. Why doesn't she love the puppy as much now? It's good to know if there's a doctor on the guest list.