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26 Jul, 2024

Key moment song inspiration (as featured in Ivory Tribe!)

No matter how beautiful your wedding is, without the right music, your celebration can simply fall flat. Hiring an experienced DJ or musician is crucial for nailing your wedding soundtrack, but you can also set the tone for the day with the songs you choose for your key moments. So we sat down with wedding directory Ivory Tribe to share our insider tips for choosing your ceremony and reception key songs. Plus, we share some unique track choices from our real weddings, which you can listen to on Spotify!

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30 Apr, 2024

Real wedding: Andrew + Isabelle’s dreamy wedding at The Button Factory

Get ready to feast your eyes and ears on this one! Isabelle and Andrew got married in March 2024 at The Button Factory in Cheltenham, Melbourne. This music-loving couple put a huge emphasis on the tunes and booked Aleks to look after music for the entire day. The couple perfectly married (pardon the pun) atmosphere with aesthetic, with styling that signified it was going to be a great day and night. Read on for more about this gorgeous real wedding!

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24 Mar, 2024

Our favourite inner city wedding venues!

Melbourne is blessed with incredible wedding venues that provide everything you need for your full celebration. Many of these venues are conveniently located in the inner city! In this blog we talk about our favourite inner city venues where you can get married and have your party all in the one space. The venues we’ve chosen are all unique and offer something different so it’s easy to forget you’re amongst the hustle and bustle of Melbourne!

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31 Jan, 2024

Chatting all things Glasshaus with Georgia Callow

On episode 5 of season 4 of our wedding podcast, Project Engaged, we speak to Georgia Callow, the Events and Hospitality Manager at the stunning Glasshaus venues in Richmond, Melbourne. We chat to Georgia all about Glasshaus Outside, Glasshaus Inside and Glasshaus Brucke: what makes the venues unique and how they work. Plus Georgia shares her tips for 2024 and 2025 couples and what wedding trends she’s seeing.

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17 Jan, 2024

The truth about the MC role

On the latest episode of Project Engaged, we chat all about the MC role at a wedding. The truth is – it’s much more involved than you may think! We share a bunch of intel from our experience on what really goes into MCing and some tips if you have a family member or friend taking on the role.

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30 Nov, 2023

Get Wed! Chatting to Wedshed’s founders

On the first episode of season 4 of our wedding podcast, Project Engaged, we chat to Melany McBride and Amy Parfett, the creators of award-winning online marketplace, Wedshed! We chat to them about their awesome new book Get Wed and what wedding trends are expected for 2024 and beyond.

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19 Nov, 2023

Little Love Gatherings: Have both of us at your micro wedding!

We’re so excited to introduce Little Love Gatherings – a fun micro wedding series that features both of us – Aleks and Eddy – as well as other fun and talented suppliers. Our first micro wedding day is Sunday 25 February 2024 in beautiful Carlton North. Read on for all of the details!

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19 Sep, 2023

Real couple: Rock star vibes in Collingwood (Laura + Stu)

Real couple alert! On Season 3, Episode 32 of our wedding planning podcast, Project Engaged, we chat to Laura and Stu, who got married in ultra cool and relaxed style on 8 April 2023. Laura and Stu got hitched at the Vegas style chapel, Altar Electric, with their reception being held at Le Bon Ton. DJ Aleks and our sax man Kenny provided the tunes!

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04 Sep, 2023

Practical tips to get the most out of your wedding photography with Alex Motta

On the latest episode of Project Engaged, we chat to legendary Melbourne wedding photographer Alex Motta from Motta Weddings, who shares a LOAD of practical tips for getting the most out of your photography. We learned so much and we’re sure you will too!

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