Wedding Jigsaw: Recent Episodes
Donal O'Neill
Here you have the opportunity to get to know the personalities of many wedding suppliers in Ireland. Eventually you will find interviews with people who supply wedding entertainment, wedding dresses, wedding cars, wedding cakes, wedding room decor, wedding celebrants, wedding venues, wedding videographers, wedding photographers, wedding toastmasters, wedding planners, wedding stationers and others. In fact, over time, if someone supplies anything for a wedding in Ireland, the Wedding Jigsaw Podcast will eventually interview that person.
At the time of making this episode (July 2021), Harry McGarrity is just 21 years old, yet the maturity of his singing voice and his interpretation of the Swing classics is boundless.
You can contact Harry through the following media:
Website : http://harrymcgarrity.co.uk/
Facebook : Harry McGarrity
Instagram: https://instagram.com/__h__m__g__?utm_medium=copy_link
This podcast features Lucy Hunniford from Hand Made by Hunniford. Lucy and her family make all kinds of wedding stationery by hand. As a result, you are guaranteed original and unique items, every time.
To contact Lucy, please use the following connections:
Handmadebyhunniford@gmail.com
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/handmadebyhunniford/
Instagram: Handmadebyhunniford1
In this video we meet Conall O'Doherty, a dentist who does a lot of orthodontic work, helping couples get their smiles ready for their big day.
To contact Conall, please use the following means;
Tel 02890854014
www.abbeydentalclinic.com
Instagram : abbeydentalclinic
The sound on this episode is less than perfect. However, all of the important information about Bill Finnegan comes across.
Bill can be reached through the following methods:
Website
www.thesaxophonelounge.com
Email saxophonelounge@hotmail.co.uk
Facebook Pages
Personal
https://www.facebook.com/bill.finnegan.9
DJ Saxosonic
https://www.facebook.com/djsaxosonic/
The Saxophone Lounge
https://www.facebook.com/TheSaxophoneLounge
Mobile 07745025875
In episode #8 of the Wedding Jigsaw podcast we meet Tony Walls from the Professional DJs company.
During this interview Tony and Donal verbally bounced off each other, having great fun.
Tony explained his ethos when it comes to couples getting married. He also shared his real musical love, which as a responsible adult and parent, he gets embarrassed about (only joking!).
Tony can be contacted for bookings or a coffee and chat on the following links;
www.theprofessionaldjs.co.uk
www.facebook.com/theprodjs
www.instagram.com/theprodjsni
email: info@theprodjs.co.uk
07515366536
In episode #7, I interview Trevor Price, who has been working as a paid magician since he was fourteen!
These days, Trevor specialises in close-up table magic for weddings, although he also has a cabaret show.
You can contact Trevor through the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/trevorpricemagician/
magiccat306@yahoo.co.uk
www.trevorpricemagician.com
Instagram: trevorpricemagician
07771 941 366
Episode #6. The queen of room decoration, Barbara McKeown-Howe from Fairytale Events talks about what you can do to transform a bland venue into the wedding room of your dreams.
Barbara can be contacted as follows;
Instagram: fairytaleeventsni
Email: barbara@fairytalechairs.com
Website: www.fairytalechairs.com
This is the second half of my interview with Elayne. In it she discusses more aspects about hiring a band for a wedding.
She covers pricing, what to do if you have to reschedule and being in control of your band.
She also explains why her band is called The Collective Wedding Band.
Unusually, she tells of a conversation with a deceased agent that set her on the path to success!
Various celebrities are mentioned, including Louis Walsh and Derek Ewing!
There is also a great offer at the end!
Elayne has been the lead singer of many ground-breaking bands, including the excellent Collective Wedding Band.
However, she is here to talk about the more general aspect of having a band at a wedding function.
This episode just flowed and we talked for over an hour! Thus, I have broken it into two. This is the first half. Episode #5 will be the second half.
To contact Elayne;
@thecollectiveweddingband on Instagram
Email; thecollectiveweddingband@gmail.com
The Collective Wedding Band Northern Ireland on Facebook
In episode #3 of the Wedding Jigsaw podcast we meet Carl Higgins from Carl Higgins Media. He is a wedding videographer and in this interview he discusses many aspects of the relationship between the videographer and the couple getting married.
Although some technical details are mentioned, Carl focuses on the art of making great video memories.
His mantra is, “If the videographer is relaxed, the people in his focus will be as well”.
Carl can be contacted at;
www.carlhigginsmedia.com
hello@carlhigginsmedia.com
carlhigginsmedia (Instagram)
In episode #2 we meet Emma Bailie. Emma is a Humanist Celebrant.
Emma explains what a Humanist wedding ceremony is, how she helps couples construct a ceremony that is unique and personal to them, what has to be in the ceremony and what can be in the ceremony (only limited by imagination!) and where the ceremony can take place.
She also covers who else can be involved on the day.
She shares advice and stories that will be useful to anyone considering this path.
To contact Emma, please use the links below:
emma.bailie@humanistceremonies.org.uk
www.humanist.org.uk/emmabailie
www.facebook.com/EmmaBailieCelebrant/
www.instagram.com/emmabailieweddingcelebrant/
or phone 07788 715787
This episode explains what Derek Ewing, the Professional Toastmaster, can bring to a wedding and it is a lot more than you think!
Contact details for Derek;
FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/derek.j.ewing
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/derek-j-ewing-mbe-012734103
email: derekjewing@talktalk.net
phone: 07821723651