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Wedding Ceremony Podcast

169 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings

The 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 225

February 27, 2019 14:45 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Special guest Christopher Shelley. IlluminatingCeremonies.com. How an actor from Boston became a successful wedding officiant in New York. Doing Valentine weddings on the TV show "Rachel Ray". Author of book "Best. Ceremony. Ever." available everywhere.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 224

February 19, 2019 23:33 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MB

Should the couple include something they don't like about each other in their personal vows? How do they do that? The kindergarten wedding ceremony of the letters "Q" and "U". When the bride told Clint to take off his tie chain.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 223

February 15, 2019 02:17 - 18 minutes - 17.7 MB

When the wedding officiant starts crying during the ceremony. How to handle the situation when emotion threatens to get the best of you. What triggers tears?

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 222

February 06, 2019 19:43 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MB

The ex-girlfriend shows up to the wedding wearing a bridal gown. The officiant who ran up the aisle and jumped into the arms of the groomsmen. How to help the couple begin the wedding planning from the inside out.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 221

January 29, 2019 21:04 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MB

Special guests: Photographer Meghan Lubeck & Planner Emilee Sutherland, hosts of the Wedding Therapy Podcast. Instagram @weddingtherapypodcast. MeghanChristine.com. TastefulTatters.com. The Hawaiian/Irish ceremony. Meghan's hair on fire.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 220

January 24, 2019 17:02 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

Adding scents to a wedding. Is it too much? The program was written like a movie script. How outside noise doesn't have to ruin the ceremony.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 219

January 17, 2019 01:56 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

The brides exchanged daughters instead of rings. Does Clint hand out business cards at the school crosswalk? How to include nuance and subtlety when officiating a wedding ceremony. JP's communication student had SBF.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 218

January 08, 2019 21:03 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

The ring bearer sat in the Father of the Bride's seat. Someone please come get the flower girls. They don't know where to go. The Mother of the Bride wants to look "hot". The groom serenaded his bride during the ceremony.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 217

December 13, 2018 22:09 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MB

The bride read aloud the groom's cheating texts during the ceremony. When there's no wedding but still a party. The couple who postponed their wedding so they could do therapy together. The final episode of 2018

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 216

December 05, 2018 16:46 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

The wedding guests wore blindfolds because the bride was blind. Adding scents to the wedding experience. The couple wanted a Costco wedding. Amazing December weddings.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 215

November 28, 2018 01:30 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MB

Post Thanksgiving. When you think to your self about the couple, "Who are you people?" The extremely bored Maid of Honor. The couple memorized their Personal Vows then gave each other a lap dance during the reception.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 214

November 21, 2018 05:24 - 44 minutes - 41.5 MB

Special guest: Renee Dalo, event planner, MoxieBrightEvents.com. The family friend officiant who started the ceremony without the bride. The 30 second ceremony. The ceremony logistics are theatrical but the priority is the couple's experience.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 213

November 14, 2018 17:21 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Best man gives a cup check. Flower girl makes a pile of petals. The bride was so introverted and nervous she loses her lunch. The bride who refused to look at anyone.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 212

November 10, 2018 01:09 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MB

Special guest Michelle Wahila, wedding officiant in Paris. RuffledByGrace.com. Performing ceremonies for all in the City of Lights. Clergy clothing for women: CollaredClergyWear.co.uk.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 211

October 25, 2018 19:22 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB

Special guest Gil Zuniga. ZunigaEntertainment.com. Long career as DJ/MC now owner/operator. Why is a first time officiant so nervous? Saying "husband & wife" only once. The five kegger wedding. The Uncle used sock puppets.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 210

October 18, 2018 18:03 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

Clint's not going to Mexico. Is travel included in the contract? JP's crying groom. The outdoor wooden aisle.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 209

October 11, 2018 18:52 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MB

Photographer shoves step-mother out of the way. Another wandering wedding child. A quarter of the guests remain standing with their phone cameras.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 208

October 03, 2018 00:23 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Does the couple need a reading? Finding the right reading for a child reader. JP doesn't do readings. The hugging wedding party. Does a wedding planner need training on how to handle reality show drama?

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 207

September 26, 2018 17:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

The Pianist saves the day with good tech. A grand piano and church pews on the grass. JP wants something happening while someone is singing. The Sand Sculpture is lacking.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 206

September 20, 2018 03:27 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MB

Beginning the ceremony with a welcome in their native language. JP marries a groom who used his book as an officiant for his groomsman's wedding. How an object can transform into emotional significance during a ceremony.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 205

September 12, 2018 16:23 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MB

Wedding Llamas. The groom and the lost cufflink. JP and the over active dog. Getting to know JP's favorite grandmother. How brides who don't want to cry contort their faces.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 204

September 05, 2018 17:09 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

JP talks about the bride who passed away. How the power of hope and faith is intertwined in the Vows. Sami in Colorado writes about the adopted bride inviting her birth mother and sisters to be in her wedding. Reality show drama ensues.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 203

August 28, 2018 21:55 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB

The bride who demanded $1500 from each guest. The drunk woman who isn't the MOB. The uninvited dog. The wandering flower girl who just wasn't having it.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 202

August 15, 2018 18:50 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

JP's business communication class.  "Ghosting".  How does the officiant just appear?  Separating the cell phone announcement from the ceremony.  The Maid of Honor got fired.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 201

August 08, 2018 22:48 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

Guest Charley King, BluebellEvents.com. How a long career in musical theater created a great event planner. When people faint during the ceremony. When the airplane was part of the ceremony. When the seagull made a large deposit in the groom's coat.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 200

August 01, 2018 15:09 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MB

Episode 200! Retelling the best stories. The hamburger groom. The vomiting aunt/thank you Jesus wedding. Weather! Why are some guests late to the ceremony?

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 199

July 26, 2018 14:54 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MB

Dealing with Physics. Flowers go boom. Can your wedding professional handle disaster? The couple practiced the kiss. The beautiful dignity of the Buddhist mother.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 198

July 10, 2018 19:06 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MB

Guest Brian Leahy. BrianLeahyPhoto.com. International celebrity photographer. The Iceland wedding. When the best man fainted during the kiss. Doves wait their turn. When the officiant walked towards the cameras during the kiss.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 197

July 04, 2018 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

How JP and Clint began as non denominational officiants. What was the primary objective? The importance of the sanctity of the ceremony. Doing the work with the couple to make the ceremony credible.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 196

June 27, 2018 01:33 - 17 minutes - 16.7 MB

Why do people always ask officiants for wedding horror stories? The bride's uncles hijack the ceremony. What is wedding insurance?

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 195

June 20, 2018 22:34 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

I can't pay you, yet. The groom hopes he will get enough cash gifts to pay the vendors. Holding back the license. The auntie vomits in the doorway. The father of the bride is at a revival.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 194

June 13, 2018 03:12 - 27 minutes - 25.9 MB

The bride is protected by the groomsmen with many umbrellas in the pouring rain. The groom won a bet with his bride and wore a Philadelphia Eagles NFL jersey. The MOB wants the bride to wave to the guests as she walks down the aisle.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 193

June 06, 2018 14:03 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Another Personal Vows fiasco. Why won't the couple follow JP's advice? The make-out couple: way more than a kiss. Should JP offer balloon animals and face painting?

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 192

May 31, 2018 03:35 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MB

The Mile-High ceremony at an observatory. "Hi, I'm an atheist!" The guitarist is taking cell phone photos. The Empty Box. Will JP tackle the groom?

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 191

May 31, 2018 02:32 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

The Royal Wedding. How a huge social and religious event was also a romantic, moving and intimate ceremony.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 190

May 30, 2018 16:43 - 24 minutes - 23.1 MB

Officiant standing off to the side. The White Wedding bouncy house. The angry Grandfather. How to discuss "Reality Show Drama" at the first meeting with the couple.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 189

May 30, 2018 16:41 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

Special guest John Goolsby. GodfatherFilms.com. How to handle a Bridezilla. The groom and best man begin to fight. "Let me buy your grandparents' wedding movie!"

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 188

May 02, 2018 20:06 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Is the Ceremony really the most important part of a wedding day? The Mother who refused to carry her purse. The groom that wants JP to make him cry on his wedding day.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 187

April 25, 2018 20:28 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MB

It wasn't the florist's fault. Wind happens. The audio/visual person isn't around and the ceremony is supposed to start in ten minutes. Money magazine article about spending money on a good officiant.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 186

April 18, 2018 00:59 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MB

Manipulative Parents. How to have the conversation with the difficult parent and establish healthy boundaries. The father who didn't want to attend his son's wedding then changed his mind and showed up late.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 185

April 10, 2018 14:12 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MB

Clint's Instagram. "Things that could go wrong." JP tells the story of the first meeting bride who is crying and clutching her stomach. Do they have the communication tools to deal with the "opinionated" mother?

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 184

April 05, 2018 19:48 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MB

The couple is speaking Mandarin and their families are crying. Except for the sister who might be watching a funeral. Giving the couple intimate space during the ceremony. The latest fad in China of flying wedding veils: google it.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 183

March 27, 2018 21:52 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Pre-Marital counseling. How does the couple protect themselves from other people's drama. The bride doesn't want the mother to escort her down the aisle even thought the father isn't available. JP explains pre-marital communication coaching.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 182

March 20, 2018 21:03 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

The marriage certificate that includes the children's signatures. The delicacy of including each participant's emotions when planning anything that includes them. Perhaps the bride wants her step-father to escort her down the aisle.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 181

March 14, 2018 14:26 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MB

Another ceremony in the rain with JP. Would you invite anyone to your backyard BBQ if it was going to rain? Raging narcissism.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 180

March 06, 2018 20:22 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

Is a surprise renewal of vows unethical or legally dangerous to the officiant? Listener Armond is concerned. Is it a renewal or re-affirmation of Vows? Will IHOP sponsor our podcast? The big renewal of Vows in Las Vegas.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 179

February 28, 2018 01:08 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Surprise renewal of vows. More couples should have a Renewal of Vows. JP has decided to become more vigilant regarding cell phone and tablet cameras during the ceremony.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 178

February 21, 2018 14:47 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

"If you don't get married in the church, you're planning on getting divorced." "I'm Catholic, she's Christian. So we want a non religious ceremony." Fun with dogs during the wedding ceremony.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 177

February 15, 2018 15:05 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MB

The bride is afraid of being afraid on her wedding day. JP asks the right question to uncover the couple's problems. An Officiant needs to pay attention to the subtle emotional cues of their clients and fellow service providers.

Wedding Ceremony Podcast: Episode 176

February 07, 2018 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Wedding ceremony 400 feet over a canyon. The Maid of Honor steps up after officiant faints during the ceremony. Denny's restaurant in Las Vegas is having a wedding sale. JP on the helipad.