Latest / Wedding Pros who are ready to grow - with Becca Pountney / Live at the 30th anniversary of Guides for Brides
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- 0:00Today
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- 0:03to
- 0:03celebrate
- 0:0330
- 0:04years
- 0:04of
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- 0:04for
- 0:05Brides.
- 0:05This
- 0:05is
- 0:06not
- 0:06just
- 0:06any
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- 0:07Guides
- 0:07for
- 0:07Brides
- 0:08have
- 0:08gone
- 0:08all
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- 0:09a
- 0:09fully
- 0:09sustainable
- 0:10event
- 0:10to
- 0:10prove
- 0:11that
- 0:11it
- 0:11absolutely
- 0:12is
- 0:12possible.
- 0:13I'm
- 0:13going
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- 0:13chatting
- 0:14to
- 0:14some
- 0:14of
- 0:14the
- 0:14suppliers,
- 0:15guests
- 0:15and
- 0:15the
- 0:15Guides
- 0:15For
- 0:15Brides
- 0:16team
- 0:16to
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- 0:16out
- 0:16how
- 0:17they've
- 0:17made
- 0:17it
- 0:17happen
- 0:17and
- 0:18to
- 0:18inspire
- 0:18you.
- 0:19I've
- 0:19also
- 0:19been
- 0:20told
- 0:20Guides
- 0:20For
- 0:20Brides
- 0:21are
- 0:21making
- 0:21an
- 0:21exciting
- 0:21announcement
- 0:22this
- 0:22evening,
- 0:22so
- 0:23I'll
- 0:23try
- 0:23and
- 0:23find
- 0:23out
- 0:23more
- 0:24later
- 0:24in
- 0:24the
- 0:24episode.
- 0:26So,
- 0:26first
- 0:26of
- 0:26all,
- 0:27this
- 0:27evening,
- 0:27I'm
- 0:27joined
- 0:27by
- 0:28Alison
- 0:28from
- 0:28Guides
- 0:29For
- 0:29Brides.
- 0:29Alison,
- 0:29tell
- 0:30me
- 0:30a
- 0:30little
- 0:30bit
- 0:30about
- 0:30the
- 0:31event
- 0:31that's
- 0:31happening
- 0:31tonight
- 0:32and
- 0:33why
- 0:33we're
- 0:33all
- 0:34here
- 0:34celebrating
- 0:35so
- 0:3530
- 0:35years.
- 0:36Of
- 0:36guides
- 0:36For
- 0:36Brides.
- 0:37So
- 0:37quite
- 0:37a
- 0:37momentous
- 0:38occasion
- 0:39and
- 0:39we
- 0:39were
- 0:40meant
- 0:40to
- 0:40be
- 0:40celebrating
- 0:4125
- 0:42years
- 0:42of
- 0:42guides
- 0:42to
- 0:43Brides
- 0:43had
- 0:43great
- 0:43plans
- 0:44for
- 0:44that,
- 0:44but
- 0:44of
- 0:44course
- 0:44that
- 0:44fell
- 0:45into
- 0:452020.
- 0:46We
- 0:47only
- 0:47started
- 0:47planning
- 0:48this,
- 0:48in
- 0:48fact,
- 0:49about
- 0:49six,
- 0:50eight
- 0:50weeks
- 0:50ago.
- 0:51It
- 0:51was
- 0:51a
- 0:52very
- 0:52much
- 0:53a
- 0:53sort
- 0:53of,
- 0:53it's
- 0:54going
- 0:54to
- 0:54happen,
- 0:54let's
- 0:55do
- 0:55it.
- 0:55And
- 0:56after
- 0:56last
- 0:56time,
- 0:57just
- 0:57being
- 0:57so
- 0:57disappointed,
- 0:58not
- 0:58being
- 0:58able
- 0:58to
- 0:59go
- 0:59ahead
- 0:59with
- 0:59our
- 0:59plans,
- 1:00being
- 1:00able
- 1:00to
- 1:01go,
- 1:01right,
- 1:01let's
- 1:01hit
- 1:01the
- 1:01button,
- 1:02let's
- 1:02go.
- 1:03So,
- 1:03yeah,
- 1:04really
- 1:04nice
- 1:04to
- 1:04be
- 1:04here
- 1:05and
- 1:05especially
- 1:06in
- 1:06such
- 1:06an
- 1:07amazing
- 1:07building.
- 1:08And
- 1:08it
- 1:08just
- 1:08shows
- 1:09how
- 1:09quickly
- 1:10you
- 1:10can
- 1:10pull
- 1:10these
- 1:10events
- 1:11together
- 1:11because
- 1:12it's
- 1:12as
- 1:12big
- 1:12as
- 1:12a
- 1:13wedding
- 1:13reception,
- 1:14it's
- 1:14as
- 1:14complex
- 1:15and
- 1:15all
- 1:15of
- 1:16the
- 1:16suppliers
- 1:16have
- 1:17just
- 1:17pulled
- 1:18together
- 1:18and
- 1:18absolutely
- 1:19no,
- 1:19no
- 1:20stress,
- 1:20just
- 1:21got
- 1:21it
- 1:21sorted.
- 1:21And
- 1:2230
- 1:22years
- 1:22is
- 1:23an
- 1:23absolutely
- 1:24momentous
- 1:24achievement
- 1:25in
- 1:25itself.
- 1:25There'll
- 1:25be
- 1:25people
- 1:26listening,
- 1:26wedding
- 1:26business
- 1:27owners
- 1:27who
- 1:27weren't
- 1:27even
- 1:27born
- 1:2830
- 1:28years
- 1:28ago,
- 1:29which
- 1:29is
- 1:29a
- 1:29terrifying
- 1:30thought.
- 1:31I
- 1:31mean,
- 1:31when
- 1:31you
- 1:31think
- 1:31back
- 1:32to
- 1:33what
- 1:33we
- 1:33were
- 1:33doing
- 1:34then,
- 1:34we
- 1:34didn't
- 1:34have
- 1:34the
- 1:35Internet,
- 1:35so
- 1:35there
- 1:35was
- 1:35no
- 1:36email
- 1:36marketing,
- 1:37there
- 1:37was
- 1:37absolutely
- 1:38no
- 1:38social
- 1:38media.
- 1:38I
- 1:38mean,
- 1:39it
- 1:39was
- 1:39miles
- 1:39before
- 1:40that.
- 1:40But
- 1:41the
- 1:41whole
- 1:42idea
- 1:42that
- 1:42you
- 1:42could
- 1:43be
- 1:43running
- 1:43a
- 1:43business
- 1:43without
- 1:44having
- 1:44the
- 1:44Internet
- 1:45to
- 1:45be
- 1:45able
- 1:45to,
- 1:46to
- 1:46market
- 1:46it
- 1:46and
- 1:47I
- 1:47mean,
- 1:48just
- 1:48the
- 1:49world
- 1:49felt
- 1:49very,
- 1:50very
- 1:50small
- 1:50then.
- 1:52So,
- 1:52yeah,
- 1:52it's
- 1:53very,
- 1:53very
- 1:53different.
- 1:53And,
- 1:54yeah,
- 1:55we're
- 1:55excited
- 1:55for
- 1:56the
- 1:56next
- 1:5630
- 1:56years.
- 1:57Now,
- 1:57tonight's
- 1:58ethos
- 1:59of
- 1:59this
- 1:59event
- 1:59is
- 2:00all
- 2:00built
- 2:00around
- 2:00sustainability.
- 2:01So
- 2:01just
- 2:01talk
- 2:02to
- 2:02me
- 2:02about
- 2:02where
- 2:02the
- 2:03idea
- 2:03came
- 2:03from,
- 2:04why
- 2:04you've
- 2:04decided
- 2:05to
- 2:05go
- 2:05down
- 2:05this
- 2:05route
- 2:06this
- 2:06evening.
- 2:06We
- 2:07are
- 2:07constantly
- 2:08talking
- 2:08about
- 2:09sustainability
- 2:09and
- 2:09we
- 2:10thought
- 2:10it
- 2:10was
- 2:10actually
- 2:11time
- 2:12for
- 2:12us
- 2:12to
- 2:13really
- 2:14test
- 2:14it,
- 2:14live
- 2:15it,
- 2:15live
- 2:15those
- 2:15values
- 2:16ourselves.
- 2:17And
- 2:18easy
- 2:18or
- 2:19difficult
- 2:19it
- 2:20was
- 2:21to
- 2:21run
- 2:21a
- 2:22completely
- 2:22sustainable
- 2:23event
- 2:24and
- 2:24we
- 2:24were
- 2:24really
- 2:25surprised
- 2:25how
- 2:25much
- 2:25thought
- 2:26needed
- 2:26to
- 2:26go
- 2:26into
- 2:27it.
- 2:27Just
- 2:27so
- 2:28many
- 2:28little
- 2:28touch
- 2:28points
- 2:29that
- 2:29you
- 2:30automatically
- 2:31say,
- 2:31okay,
- 2:31the
- 2:32menu
- 2:32cards
- 2:32are
- 2:32going
- 2:32to
- 2:33have
- 2:33this
- 2:33on
- 2:33or
- 2:33we're
- 2:34going
- 2:34to
- 2:34be
- 2:34serving
- 2:34this
- 2:35wine,
- 2:35or
- 2:36will
- 2:36we
- 2:36have
- 2:36meat
- 2:36or
- 2:36fish
- 2:37or
- 2:37vegetarian?
- 2:38All
- 2:38of
- 2:38those
- 2:39little
- 2:39touch
- 2:39points,
- 2:40every
- 2:40single
- 2:41one
- 2:41of
- 2:41them,
- 2:41we
- 2:41were
- 2:41able
- 2:42to
- 2:42make
- 2:42much
- 2:43more
- 2:43conscious
- 2:43decisions
- 2:44on
- 2:45and
- 2:45really
- 2:46just
- 2:46showcase
- 2:47what,
- 2:47what
- 2:47is
- 2:47possible.
- 2:48Because
- 2:48what
- 2:48we
- 2:49would
- 2:49love
- 2:49after
- 2:50tonight
- 2:50is
- 2:51for
- 2:51all
- 2:51of
- 2:52the
- 2:52wedding
- 2:53businesses
- 2:53that
- 2:53are
- 2:54here
- 2:54today
- 2:54just
- 2:54to
- 2:54question
- 2:55a
- 2:55little
- 2:55bit
- 2:56more
- 2:56about
- 2:57what
- 2:57could
- 2:57they
- 2:57be
- 2:58doing
- 2:58to
- 2:58offer
- 2:59their
- 2:59couples
- 3:00a
- 3:00slightly
- 3:00more
- 3:01sustainable
- 3:01service.
- 3:02It's
- 3:02not
- 3:02about,
- 3:03you
- 3:03know,
- 3:03going
- 3:03all
- 3:04out,
- 3:04that's
- 3:04incredibly
- 3:05difficult,
- 3:05but
- 3:06just
- 3:06being
- 3:06slightly
- 3:06more
- 3:07sustainable
- 3:08and
- 3:08the
- 3:08benefits
- 3:09are
- 3:09huge.
- 3:09I
- 3:09mean,
- 3:10Kirsty's
- 3:10flowers,
- 3:11for
- 3:11example,
- 3:12they
- 3:13were
- 3:13slightly
- 3:13freaky
- 3:14out
- 3:14at
- 3:14the
- 3:14brief.
- 3:15Flowers
- 3:16are
- 3:16perhaps
- 3:16one
- 3:16of
- 3:16those
- 3:17really,
- 3:17really
- 3:17hard
- 3:18things
- 3:18for
- 3:18them
- 3:18to
- 3:18do
- 3:19and
- 3:19they
- 3:19got
- 3:19creative
- 3:20and
- 3:20they've
- 3:20created
- 3:21these
- 3:21amazing
- 3:22paper
- 3:22flowers.
- 3:23And
- 3:23when
- 3:24we
- 3:24walked
- 3:24in,
- 3:24straight
- 3:24away
- 3:25we
- 3:25went,
- 3:25hang
- 3:25on,
- 3:26these
- 3:26look
- 3:26just
- 3:27like
- 3:27the
- 3:27ones
- 3:28that
- 3:28were
- 3:28being
- 3:28tipped
- 3:28at
- 3:29the
- 3:29wedding
- 3:29MBA
- 3:29as
- 3:30being
- 3:30on
- 3:31trend
- 3:32for
- 3:32the
- 3:32future.
- 3:33So
- 3:33through
- 3:34their
- 3:34own,
- 3:34they've
- 3:34never
- 3:34seen
- 3:35those
- 3:35images,
- 3:35but
- 3:35through
- 3:36their
- 3:36own
- 3:36creativity,
- 3:37they've
- 3:37come
- 3:37up
- 3:37with
- 3:37something
- 3:38that
- 3:38is
- 3:39fabulous
- 3:39and
- 3:40sustainable
- 3:41and
- 3:41people
- 3:41are
- 3:41going
- 3:42to
- 3:42love
- 3:42them.
- 3:42So
- 3:43I
- 3:43think
- 3:44it's
- 3:45really
- 3:45challenging
- 3:46suppliers
- 3:46to
- 3:46go,
- 3:46can
- 3:47we
- 3:47go
- 3:47one
- 3:47step
- 3:48further?
- 3:48Can
- 3:48we
- 3:48manage
- 3:49this
- 3:49without
- 3:49any,
- 3:50any
- 3:50cut
- 3:50flowers?
- 3:51But
- 3:51we
- 3:51want
- 3:51it
- 3:52to
- 3:52be
- 3:52pink.
- 3:53Amazing.
- 3:53Well,
- 3:53we've
- 3:54got
- 3:54just
- 3:54under
- 3:5530
- 3:55minutes
- 3:55until
- 3:55the
- 3:56party
- 3:56starts,
- 3:56so
- 3:56I'm
- 3:56going
- 3:56to
- 3:57let
- 3:57you
- 3:57go.
- 3:57But
- 3:57I
- 3:57cannot
- 3:58wait
- 3:58to
- 3:58see
- 3:58what
- 3:58we
- 3:59achieve
- 3:59this
- 3:59evening.
- 4:00Thank
- 4:00you,
- 4:00Becca.
- 4:02So
- 4:02introduce
- 4:03yourself,
- 4:03tell
- 4:03us
- 4:03who
- 4:04you
- 4:04are.
- 4:05So
- 4:05it's
- 4:05lovely
- 4:05to
- 4:05be
- 4:06here.
- 4:06My
- 4:06name
- 4:06is
- 4:06Michelle
- 4:07Myles
- 4:07and
- 4:07I'm
- 4:07the
- 4:07founder
- 4:08and
- 4:08CEO
- 4:08of
- 4:08the
- 4:08Sustainable
- 4:09Wedding
- 4:09Alliance.
- 4:10Tell
- 4:10me
- 4:10then,
- 4:10Michelle,
- 4:11what
- 4:11has
- 4:11your
- 4:11involvement
- 4:12been
- 4:12with
- 4:13tonight's
- 4:13event?
- 4:14So
- 4:14I
- 4:14was
- 4:15really
- 4:15excited,
- 4:16had
- 4:16a
- 4:16call
- 4:16with
- 4:16Alison
- 4:17back
- 4:17in
- 4:18the
- 4:18beginning
- 4:18of
- 4:18the
- 4:19year
- 4:19talking
- 4:19about
- 4:20how
- 4:20they
- 4:20were
- 4:20going
- 4:21to
- 4:21be
- 4:21celebrating
- 4:21their,
- 4:21their
- 4:21birthday
- 4:22and
- 4:22how
- 4:23that
- 4:23sustainability
- 4:24is
- 4:24clearly
- 4:25an
- 4:25up
- 4:25and
- 4:25coming
- 4:26issue
- 4:26for
- 4:26so
- 4:26many
- 4:26businesses
- 4:27in
- 4:27the
- 4:27wedding
- 4:27industry
- 4:28and
- 4:28that
- 4:28they
- 4:28would
- 4:29love
- 4:29to
- 4:29be
- 4:29able
- 4:29to
- 4:30highlight
- 4:30how
- 4:30you
- 4:31can
- 4:31put
- 4:31on
- 4:31a
- 4:31sustainable
- 4:32event,
- 4:32but
- 4:32also
- 4:33to
- 4:33try
- 4:33and
- 4:33educate
- 4:34some
- 4:34of
- 4:34the
- 4:34businesses
- 4:35that
- 4:35they
- 4:35work
- 4:35with
- 4:36in
- 4:36what
- 4:36they
- 4:36can
- 4:36do
- 4:36to
- 4:36become
- 4:37more
- 4:37sustainable.
- 4:38So
- 4:38what's
- 4:39the
- 4:39best
- 4:39way
- 4:39to
- 4:39put
- 4:39it?
- 4:40I
- 4:40suppose
- 4:40consultant
- 4:41spoke
- 4:42to
- 4:42them
- 4:42about
- 4:42what
- 4:43we
- 4:43could
- 4:43be
- 4:43doing
- 4:43at
- 4:43the
- 4:44event,
- 4:44but
- 4:44also
- 4:44how
- 4:45we
- 4:45can
- 4:45try
- 4:45and
- 4:45raise
- 4:45awareness
- 4:46through
- 4:46the
- 4:46event
- 4:47and.
- 4:47How
- 4:48have
- 4:48they
- 4:48decided
- 4:48on
- 4:49which
- 4:49suppliers
- 4:50to
- 4:50use
- 4:50for
- 4:50tonight's
- 4:51party?
- 4:52So
- 4:53if
- 4:53you
- 4:53take
- 4:54a
- 4:54look
- 4:54around
- 4:54the
- 4:54room,
- 4:55you
- 4:55might
- 4:55find
- 4:55a
- 4:55few
- 4:56of
- 4:56the
- 4:56Sustainable
- 4:56Wedding
- 4:57alliance
- 4:57members
- 4:58here.
- 4:59So
- 4:59we're
- 4:59really
- 4:59lucky
- 5:00that
- 5:00our
- 5:00membership
- 5:01has
- 5:01absolutely
- 5:02taken
- 5:02off
- 5:03in
- 5:03the
- 5:03last
- 5:03couple
- 5:04of
- 5:04years
- 5:04and
- 5:05Oxfordshire
- 5:06is
- 5:06a
- 5:06real
- 5:06stronghold
- 5:06for
- 5:07us.
- 5:07It's
- 5:07where
- 5:07I'm
- 5:08based.
- 5:08But
- 5:08also
- 5:09we
- 5:10tend
- 5:10to
- 5:10find
- 5:10that
- 5:10if
- 5:11we
- 5:11start
- 5:11working
- 5:11with
- 5:12one
- 5:12venue
- 5:13in
- 5:13a
- 5:13local
- 5:13area,
- 5:14we
- 5:14tend
- 5:14to
- 5:14start
- 5:15working
- 5:15with
- 5:15those
- 5:15suppliers
- 5:16too.
- 5:16We
- 5:17actually
- 5:17work
- 5:17here
- 5:18with
- 5:18the
- 5:18Bodleian
- 5:18Library.
- 5:19And
- 5:19so
- 5:20a
- 5:20lot
- 5:20of
- 5:20the
- 5:20suppliers
- 5:21that
- 5:21also
- 5:21work
- 5:22here
- 5:22are
- 5:23members
- 5:23of
- 5:23the
- 5:23alliance.
- 5:24So
- 5:24I've
- 5:25got
- 5:25to
- 5:25say,
- 5:25a
- 5:26lot
- 5:26of
- 5:26them
- 5:26are
- 5:26friends,
- 5:27a
- 5:27lot
- 5:28of
- 5:28them
- 5:28are
- 5:28accredited
- 5:29members
- 5:29as
- 5:30well
- 5:30as
- 5:30members
- 5:30and
- 5:30have
- 5:31been
- 5:31with
- 5:31us
- 5:31on
- 5:32a
- 5:32journey
- 5:32for
- 5:33at
- 5:33least
- 5:33four
- 5:34years.
- 5:34And
- 5:34it
- 5:34must
- 5:35be
- 5:35exciting
- 5:35for
- 5:36you
- 5:36to
- 5:36see
- 5:36them
- 5:36actually
- 5:37doing
- 5:37what
- 5:37they
- 5:37do,
- 5:38because
- 5:38you're
- 5:38not
- 5:38normally
- 5:38there
- 5:39to
- 5:39see
- 5:39them
- 5:39on
- 5:39a
- 5:39wedding
- 5:40day.
- 5:40So
- 5:40to
- 5:40see
- 5:40them
- 5:40all
- 5:40in
- 5:41one
- 5:41room
- 5:41actually
- 5:41putting
- 5:42on
- 5:42the
- 5:42event
- 5:42must
- 5:43be
- 5:43really
- 5:43exciting.
- 5:43Yeah,
- 5:44absolutely.
- 5:44And
- 5:45it's
- 5:45really
- 5:45lovely
- 5:45because
- 5:46I
- 5:46didn't
- 5:47know
- 5:47any
- 5:47of
- 5:47the
- 5:47details
- 5:48of
- 5:48what
- 5:48was
- 5:48happening
- 5:48today.
- 5:49I
- 5:49knew
- 5:49who
- 5:49the
- 5:49suppliers
- 5:50were
- 5:50going
- 5:50to
- 5:50be.
- 5:50But
- 5:50to
- 5:50be
- 5:51able
- 5:51to
- 5:51walk
- 5:51into
- 5:51a
- 5:52room
- 5:52that,
- 5:52you
- 5:53know,
- 5:53normally
- 5:53I
- 5:53see
- 5:54in
- 5:54a
- 5:54very
- 5:54different
- 5:55light,
- 5:55to
- 5:56be
- 5:56able
- 5:56to
- 5:56see
- 5:56it
- 5:56dressed
- 5:57like
- 5:57this,
- 5:57is
- 5:57absolutely
- 5:58amazing.
- 5:58I
- 5:58think
- 5:59everybody
- 5:59that
- 5:59has
- 6:00brought
- 6:00something
- 6:00to
- 6:01the
- 6:01event
- 6:01today
- 6:01has
- 6:02really,
- 6:02really
- 6:02showcased
- 6:04what
- 6:04they
- 6:04can
- 6:04do
- 6:04and
- 6:05is
- 6:05absolutely
- 6:06busting
- 6:06the
- 6:06myth
- 6:06that
- 6:07sustainability
- 6:07has
- 6:08to
- 6:08be
- 6:08boring
- 6:09or
- 6:09rustic
- 6:10or
- 6:10include
- 6:11wood
- 6:12as
- 6:12an
- 6:12example.
- 6:13So
- 6:13it's
- 6:13really
- 6:13wonderful
- 6:14to
- 6:14see
- 6:14such
- 6:15an
- 6:15amazing
- 6:15look
- 6:16and
- 6:16great
- 6:16to
- 6:17see,
- 6:17see
- 6:17the
- 6:17use
- 6:17of
- 6:17pink.
- 6:18It's
- 6:18really
- 6:19an
- 6:19underused
- 6:20color,
- 6:20in
- 6:20my
- 6:20opinion.
- 6:21So
- 6:21really
- 6:21lovely
- 6:22to
- 6:22see.
- 6:22So,
- 6:22for
- 6:23the
- 6:23listeners
- 6:23at
- 6:23home,
- 6:23obviously
- 6:24they're
- 6:24not
- 6:24here
- 6:24this
- 6:24evening
- 6:25to
- 6:25be
- 6:25able
- 6:25to
- 6:25enjoy
- 6:26the
- 6:26event.
- 6:26What's
- 6:26one
- 6:27thing
- 6:27that
- 6:27you
- 6:27are
- 6:28hoping
- 6:28inspires
- 6:29them
- 6:29about
- 6:30tonight?
- 6:30I
- 6:30think
- 6:31the
- 6:31community
- 6:31coming
- 6:32together.
- 6:32I
- 6:32think
- 6:33that
- 6:33events
- 6:33like
- 6:33this
- 6:34really
- 6:34show
- 6:34that
- 6:34there
- 6:35is
- 6:35an
- 6:35appetite
- 6:35for
- 6:36businesses
- 6:36wanting
- 6:36to
- 6:37know
- 6:37more,
- 6:37how
- 6:38can
- 6:38they
- 6:39take
- 6:39on
- 6:39their
- 6:39sustainable
- 6:40journey.
- 6:41It
- 6:41isn't
- 6:41daunting
- 6:42and
- 6:42it
- 6:42isn't.
- 6:43It
- 6:44isn't
- 6:44a
- 6:44style.
- 6:45It's
- 6:45about
- 6:45taking
- 6:46conscious
- 6:46choices.
- 6:47And
- 6:47I
- 6:47think
- 6:48that
- 6:48everybody
- 6:48coming
- 6:48here
- 6:49tonight
- 6:49is
- 6:49either
- 6:49already
- 6:50on
- 6:50that
- 6:50journey
- 6:51or
- 6:51hopefully
- 6:51we
- 6:51want
- 6:51to
- 6:52start
- 6:52that
- 6:52journey
- 6:53quite
- 6:53soon
- 6:53and
- 6:53hopefully
- 6:54we
- 6:54break
- 6:54down
- 6:55some
- 6:55of
- 6:55those
- 6:55barriers
- 6:56for
- 6:56people
- 6:57to
- 6:57currently
- 6:57getting
- 6:58started.
- 6:58Thanks,
- 6:59Michelle.
- 6:59Thanks.
- 7:01Tell
- 7:01me
- 7:01who
- 7:01you
- 7:02are
- 7:02and
- 7:02what
- 7:02you
- 7:02do.
- 7:03My
- 7:03name
- 7:03is
- 7:04Melissa
- 7:04Bennett.
- 7:04I
- 7:05am
- 7:05the
- 7:05managing
- 7:05director
- 7:06for
- 7:06Oxford.
- 7:06Fine
- 7:06Dining
- 7:07and
- 7:07what
- 7:08are
- 7:08you
- 7:08contributing
- 7:08to
- 7:09tonight's
- 7:09event?
- 7:10So
- 7:10we
- 7:10are
- 7:11supplying
- 7:11all
- 7:12of
- 7:12the
- 7:12food,
- 7:12should
- 7:12be
- 7:13having
- 7:13lovely
- 7:13canapes,
- 7:14delicious
- 7:14bowl
- 7:15food.
- 7:16And
- 7:16all
- 7:16have
- 7:17been
- 7:17considered
- 7:17carefully,
- 7:18given
- 7:19the
- 7:19impact
- 7:20locally
- 7:21and
- 7:21globally
- 7:22on
- 7:22each
- 7:22of
- 7:22the
- 7:23ingredients
- 7:23and
- 7:23produce
- 7:24that
- 7:24we
- 7:24have.
- 7:25Okay,
- 7:25so
- 7:25tell
- 7:26me,
- 7:26what
- 7:26makes
- 7:26the
- 7:27food
- 7:27that
- 7:27you're
- 7:27serving
- 7:27tonight
- 7:28different
- 7:28to
- 7:29maybe
- 7:29the
- 7:29average
- 7:30wedding
- 7:31or
- 7:31party
- 7:31that
- 7:31you
- 7:32might
- 7:32cater
- 7:32for?
- 7:33Well,
- 7:33we
- 7:34have
- 7:34a
- 7:35fully
- 7:35conscious
- 7:35collection
- 7:36menu.
- 7:36So
- 7:37our
- 7:37menus,
- 7:38every
- 7:38ingredients
- 7:38and
- 7:39all
- 7:39the
- 7:39produce
- 7:39within
- 7:40that
- 7:40menu
- 7:40is
- 7:40measured
- 7:42for
- 7:42its
- 7:42carbon
- 7:43footprint
- 7:44and
- 7:44the
- 7:44impact
- 7:44on
- 7:45the
- 7:45environment.
- 7:45So
- 7:45everyone
- 7:46gets.
- 7:46Every
- 7:46dish
- 7:47gets
- 7:47a
- 7:47measure.
- 7:48So
- 7:49when
- 7:49the
- 7:49clients
- 7:50get
- 7:50to
- 7:50choose,
- 7:50they
- 7:51can
- 7:52do
- 7:52so
- 7:53based
- 7:53on
- 7:53the
- 7:53impact
- 7:54of
- 7:54the
- 7:54environment.
- 7:55And
- 7:55is
- 7:55it
- 7:55a
- 7:55vegetarian
- 7:56menu
- 7:56that
- 7:56we've
- 7:56got
- 7:57this
- 7:57evening?
- 7:57No,
- 7:57we
- 7:57have
- 7:58meat
- 7:58on
- 7:58the
- 7:58menu,
- 7:59which
- 7:59is
- 7:59obviously
- 7:59quite
- 8:00surprising,
- 8:01including
- 8:01red
- 8:02meat.
- 8:02We
- 8:02have
- 8:02lamb,
- 8:03which
- 8:03has
- 8:03come
- 8:03from
- 8:03Blenheim.
- 8:04So
- 8:04the
- 8:04Blenheim
- 8:05palace
- 8:05lambs,
- 8:07royal
- 8:07lambs
- 8:07today.
- 8:08So
- 8:09when
- 8:09we
- 8:09do
- 8:09consider
- 8:10red
- 8:10meat,
- 8:10it
- 8:10is
- 8:11always
- 8:11considered
- 8:12on
- 8:12a
- 8:12local
- 8:12basis.
- 8:14Other
- 8:15produce
- 8:15can
- 8:15be
- 8:16national
- 8:17and
- 8:18international.
- 8:19Is
- 8:19considered
- 8:19on
- 8:20a
- 8:20much
- 8:20smaller
- 8:21scale
- 8:21than
- 8:21it
- 8:22used
- 8:22to
- 8:22be,
- 8:22say,
- 8:22two
- 8:23or
- 8:23three
- 8:23years
- 8:23ago.
- 8:24And
- 8:24are
- 8:24you
- 8:25seeing
- 8:25that
- 8:25most
- 8:25of
- 8:25the
- 8:26events
- 8:26now
- 8:26are
- 8:26starting
- 8:27to
- 8:27think
- 8:27about
- 8:28this,
- 8:28or
- 8:28is
- 8:28it
- 8:29just
- 8:29the
- 8:29minority?
- 8:31It
- 8:32is
- 8:32a
- 8:32small
- 8:32minority
- 8:32at
- 8:33the
- 8:33moment.
- 8:33But
- 8:34having
- 8:34the
- 8:34conscious
- 8:35collection
- 8:35menu,
- 8:36we're
- 8:37finding
- 8:37that
- 8:37we
- 8:37are
- 8:38educating
- 8:38clients
- 8:39that
- 8:39come
- 8:39to
- 8:39us
- 8:39for
- 8:40their
- 8:40general
- 8:40catering
- 8:41anyway,
- 8:41general
- 8:41weddings.
- 8:42And
- 8:43then
- 8:44we
- 8:44have
- 8:44the
- 8:44conversation
- 8:45about
- 8:45the
- 8:45conscious
- 8:45collection
- 8:46menu.
- 8:46We
- 8:46have
- 8:47Sea
- 8:47Change
- 8:47Wine,
- 8:48which
- 8:49is
- 8:49about
- 8:50ocean
- 8:51impact,
- 8:52which
- 8:53we
- 8:53push
- 8:54heavily.
- 8:55And
- 8:55Oxfordshire
- 8:56sparkling
- 8:56wine
- 8:57as
- 8:57well,
- 8:57as
- 8:57opposed
- 8:58to
- 8:58Prosecco,
- 8:59is
- 8:59also
- 9:00considered
- 9:00in
- 9:00all
- 9:01of
- 9:01our
- 9:01quotes.
- 9:02If
- 9:02it's
- 9:02a
- 9:02budget
- 9:03constraint,
- 9:03then
- 9:03people
- 9:04potentially
- 9:04do
- 9:04go
- 9:04down
- 9:05to
- 9:05Prosecco,
- 9:06but
- 9:06we
- 9:06always
- 9:07put
- 9:07Oxfordshire
- 9:08Sparkling
- 9:08Forward
- 9:09as
- 9:09the
- 9:09first
- 9:09option.
- 9:10Amazing.
- 9:11And
- 9:11if
- 9:11there
- 9:12are
- 9:12people
- 9:12listening,
- 9:12maybe
- 9:13there's
- 9:13other
- 9:13catering
- 9:13companies
- 9:14listening
- 9:14and
- 9:15they
- 9:15want
- 9:15to
- 9:15just
- 9:16get
- 9:16started.
- 9:16One
- 9:17thing
- 9:17on
- 9:17their
- 9:17sustainable
- 9:18journey,
- 9:18where
- 9:18would
- 9:19you
- 9:19suggest
- 9:19that
- 9:19they
- 9:20start?
- 9:21I
- 9:21would
- 9:21suggest
- 9:22waste
- 9:22management.
- 9:23It
- 9:24was
- 9:24the
- 9:24first
- 9:24thing
- 9:24we
- 9:24looked
- 9:25at,
- 9:25especially
- 9:26following
- 9:26our
- 9:26meeting
- 9:27with
- 9:27Michelle
- 9:28from
- 9:28the
- 9:28Sustainable
- 9:29Wedding
- 9:29Alliance.
- 9:30It
- 9:30was
- 9:31the
- 9:31first
- 9:31thing
- 9:31that
- 9:31we
- 9:32knew
- 9:33we
- 9:33could
- 9:34change
- 9:34and
- 9:34impact
- 9:35the
- 9:35the
- 9:35largest
- 9:36and
- 9:36the
- 9:37fastest.
- 9:38And
- 9:38actually,
- 9:38it
- 9:39was
- 9:39amazing
- 9:39because
- 9:40it
- 9:40did
- 9:40help
- 9:41us
- 9:41financially
- 9:42and
- 9:42it
- 9:43helped
- 9:43our
- 9:43souls
- 9:44as
- 9:44well,
- 9:44because
- 9:44we
- 9:45realized
- 9:45just
- 9:45the
- 9:45amount
- 9:46of
- 9:46waste
- 9:46that
- 9:46we
- 9:46were
- 9:46producing
- 9:47on
- 9:47certain
- 9:48things.
- 9:48So
- 9:49what
- 9:49happens
- 9:49now
- 9:49with
- 9:49your
- 9:50waste?
- 9:50So
- 9:50if
- 9:50there's
- 9:50any
- 9:50food
- 9:51left
- 9:51over
- 9:51tonight,
- 9:51what
- 9:52will
- 9:52happen
- 9:52with
- 9:52it?
- 9:52Staff.
- 9:54Staff
- 9:54are
- 9:54the
- 9:54first
- 9:54thing.
- 9:55And
- 9:56we
- 9:56don't
- 9:56over
- 9:56cater,
- 9:57so
- 9:57we
- 9:57used
- 9:57to
- 9:58over
- 9:58cater
- 9:58all
- 9:58the
- 9:58time
- 9:59in
- 9:59the
- 9:59fear
- 9:59of
- 9:59running
- 9:59out.
- 10:00And
- 10:00now
- 10:00we're
- 10:01very
- 10:01open
- 10:01with
- 10:02our
- 10:02clients
- 10:03to
- 10:03let
- 10:03them
- 10:03know
- 10:03that
- 10:04when
- 10:04the
- 10:04food
- 10:04does
- 10:04run
- 10:05out,
- 10:05it
- 10:05does
- 10:05run
- 10:05out.
- 10:05And
- 10:06we
- 10:06will
- 10:06not
- 10:06over
- 10:07cater
- 10:07just
- 10:07for
- 10:07the
- 10:08sake
- 10:08of,
- 10:08you
- 10:09know,
- 10:09saving
- 10:09face.
- 10:10It
- 10:10has
- 10:10to
- 10:10be,
- 10:11you
- 10:11know,
- 10:11a
- 10:11real,
- 10:12real
- 10:12impact
- 10:12consideration.
- 10:13Well,
- 10:14I'm
- 10:14very
- 10:14excited
- 10:14to
- 10:15taste
- 10:15your
- 10:15food
- 10:15very
- 10:16shortly.
- 10:16Thank
- 10:16you
- 10:17so
- 10:17much.
- 10:17You're
- 10:17very
- 10:17welcome.
- 10:18Thank
- 10:18you.
- 10:19Okay,
- 10:19tell
- 10:20me
- 10:20who
- 10:20you
- 10:20are
- 10:20and
- 10:21what
- 10:21you
- 10:21do.
- 10:21My
- 10:21name
- 10:22is
- 10:22Claudia.
- 10:23I
- 10:23run
- 10:23Green
- 10:24Fox
- 10:24Bakery
- 10:25and
- 10:25I
- 10:26make
- 10:26wedding
- 10:26cakes.
- 10:27So
- 10:27what
- 10:27has
- 10:27been
- 10:27your
- 10:28contribution
- 10:28to
- 10:28tonight's
- 10:29event?
- 10:30There
- 10:30is
- 10:30a
- 10:31cake
- 10:31which
- 10:31is
- 10:31right
- 10:31by
- 10:32the
- 10:32front
- 10:32door,
- 10:32which
- 10:32hopefully
- 10:33everybody
- 10:33is
- 10:33standing
- 10:33right
- 10:34in
- 10:34front
- 10:34of
- 10:34right
- 10:34now.
- 10:36But
- 10:36it
- 10:36is
- 10:36there
- 10:37for
- 10:37everyone
- 10:37to
- 10:37have
- 10:38a
- 10:38look
- 10:38at.
- 10:38Hopefully
- 10:39no
- 10:39one
- 10:39will
- 10:39crash
- 10:40into
- 10:40it.
- 10:40So
- 10:41for
- 10:41the
- 10:41listeners
- 10:41at
- 10:41home,
- 10:41just
- 10:42describe
- 10:42your
- 10:42cake
- 10:43to
- 10:43us
- 10:43because
- 10:43obviously
- 10:44they're
- 10:44not
- 10:44here.
- 10:44They
- 10:44can't
- 10:45see
- 10:45it
- 10:45and
- 10:45they
- 10:45can't
- 10:45taste
- 10:46it.
- 10:46So
- 10:46tell
- 10:46us
- 10:46more
- 10:47about
- 10:47what
- 10:47is
- 10:48going
- 10:48on.
- 10:49So
- 10:49it's
- 10:49four
- 10:50tiers
- 10:51and
- 10:51it's
- 10:51got
- 10:51like
- 10:52a
- 10:52big
- 10:52spacer
- 10:52in
- 10:53the
- 10:53middle
- 10:53of
- 10:53it,
- 10:53so
- 10:53it's
- 10:54quite
- 10:54tall.
- 10:56And
- 10:56it's
- 10:57done
- 10:57like
- 10:57that
- 10:57simply
- 10:58for
- 10:58the
- 10:58effect
- 10:59of
- 10:59height.
- 11:00So
- 11:00from
- 11:01a
- 11:01sustainability
- 11:02perspective,
- 11:03lots
- 11:04of
- 11:04couples
- 11:04want
- 11:04the
- 11:05height
- 11:05of
- 11:05a
- 11:05cake
- 11:06without
- 11:06the
- 11:06size
- 11:07of
- 11:07the
- 11:07cake.
- 11:08So
- 11:08I
- 11:09put
- 11:09spaces
- 11:09in
- 11:09the
- 11:09middle.
- 11:10It
- 11:10creates
- 11:10like
- 11:10this
- 11:10kind
- 11:11of
- 11:11like
- 11:11floating
- 11:11tier
- 11:11effect.
- 11:12So
- 11:12we've
- 11:12got
- 11:12two
- 11:13tiers,
- 11:13floating
- 11:14device
- 11:14in
- 11:15the
- 11:15middle,
- 11:15and
- 11:15then
- 11:15another
- 11:15two
- 11:16tiers
- 11:16on
- 11:16top.
- 11:16And
- 11:16what
- 11:17flavor
- 11:17is
- 11:17it?
- 11:17Because
- 11:18that
- 11:18is
- 11:18the
- 11:18most
- 11:18important
- 11:18question.
- 11:20It
- 11:20is
- 11:21sadly
- 11:21mainly
- 11:22fake.
- 11:23But
- 11:24there
- 11:24is
- 11:24a
- 11:24carrot
- 11:24cake
- 11:25in
- 11:25the
- 11:25middle.
- 11:25We
- 11:25just
- 11:25have
- 11:26to
- 11:26figure
- 11:26out
- 11:26which
- 11:27tier
- 11:27it
- 11:27is.
- 11:27Is
- 11:27it
- 11:28being
- 11:28cut
- 11:28later
- 11:28for
- 11:28people
- 11:28to
- 11:29try?
- 11:29Okay,
- 11:30well,
- 11:30we
- 11:30can
- 11:30have
- 11:30that
- 11:30to
- 11:31look
- 11:31forward
- 11:31to.
- 11:31So
- 11:32just
- 11:32tell
- 11:32me
- 11:32then,
- 11:32what
- 11:33makes
- 11:33this
- 11:33cake
- 11:34sustainable?
- 11:35What
- 11:35makes
- 11:35it
- 11:35different
- 11:35to
- 11:36any
- 11:36other
- 11:36wedding
- 11:36cake
- 11:37that
- 11:37you
- 11:37may
- 11:37provide?
- 11:38So
- 11:38I
- 11:39am
- 11:39very
- 11:40meticulous
- 11:40about
- 11:40my
- 11:41supply
- 11:41chain
- 11:41and
- 11:42that's
- 11:42really
- 11:42where
- 11:42for
- 11:43me,
- 11:43the
- 11:43sustainability
- 11:44side
- 11:44of
- 11:44things
- 11:44comes
- 11:44in.
- 11:45So
- 11:45I
- 11:45know
- 11:46down
- 11:46to
- 11:46the
- 11:46cow
- 11:46where
- 11:47my
- 11:47butter
- 11:47comes
- 11:47from.
- 11:48I've
- 11:48actually
- 11:49reduced
- 11:49a
- 11:49huge
- 11:49amount
- 11:50of
- 11:50butter
- 11:50in
- 11:50my
- 11:50cakes
- 11:51to
- 11:51lower
- 11:51carbon
- 11:52emissions.
- 11:52I
- 11:53also
- 11:53only
- 11:54use
- 11:54suppliers
- 11:55that
- 11:55have
- 11:56very
- 11:56stringent
- 11:56packaging
- 11:57policies.
- 11:57So
- 11:58there's
- 11:58no
- 11:58plastic
- 11:58in
- 11:58my
- 11:59kitchen,
- 12:00Everything's
- 12:00recyclable,
- 12:01reusable.
- 12:02The
- 12:02cake.
- 12:03Today,
- 12:04I
- 12:04use
- 12:05flowers
- 12:05that
- 12:05are
- 12:05silk
- 12:06flowers
- 12:06so
- 12:06I
- 12:06can
- 12:06reuse
- 12:07them
- 12:07over
- 12:07and
- 12:07over
- 12:08again
- 12:08for
- 12:08different
- 12:08clients.
- 12:10And
- 12:11I
- 12:12try
- 12:12to
- 12:13always
- 12:13drive
- 12:13my
- 12:13electric
- 12:14car.
- 12:15Nice.
- 12:15Me
- 12:15too.
- 12:15That's
- 12:16my
- 12:16one
- 12:16claim
- 12:16to
- 12:16fame.
- 12:17I
- 12:17came
- 12:17here
- 12:17within
- 12:18my
- 12:18electric
- 12:18car
- 12:19today.
- 12:19That
- 12:19was
- 12:19my
- 12:19Sustainable
- 12:20contribution
- 12:20to
- 12:20tonight's
- 12:21event.
- 12:21Okay,
- 12:22so
- 12:22if
- 12:22there's
- 12:23cake
- 12:23makers
- 12:23listening
- 12:24at
- 12:24home
- 12:24that
- 12:24haven't
- 12:25even
- 12:25thought
- 12:25about
- 12:26their
- 12:26sustainability
- 12:27journey,
- 12:27where
- 12:28do
- 12:28you
- 12:28recommend
- 12:28they
- 12:29start?
- 12:29What's
- 12:29the
- 12:29first
- 12:30thing
- 12:30you
- 12:30did?
- 12:30There's
- 12:31some
- 12:31really
- 12:31easy
- 12:33fixes
- 12:34that
- 12:34you
- 12:34can
- 12:34do.
- 12:36Things
- 12:36like
- 12:36changing
- 12:37all
- 12:37the
- 12:37light
- 12:37bulbs
- 12:38in
- 12:38your
- 12:38house
- 12:38to
- 12:38LED
- 12:38light
- 12:39bulbs,
- 12:39really
- 12:40straightforward.
- 12:41Even
- 12:41within
- 12:41business
- 12:42premises,
- 12:42you
- 12:42can
- 12:43do
- 12:43the
- 12:43same
- 12:43thing.
- 12:44Switching
- 12:44your
- 12:45energy
- 12:45provider
- 12:46is
- 12:46a
- 12:46huge
- 12:46one
- 12:46as
- 12:46well.
- 12:47So
- 12:47making
- 12:47sure
- 12:47that
- 12:48you're
- 12:48with
- 12:49a
- 12:49green
- 12:50company
- 12:50with
- 12:50like
- 12:50proper
- 12:51green
- 12:51credentials.
- 12:53The
- 12:53other
- 12:53thing
- 12:54to
- 12:54do
- 12:54is
- 12:54just
- 12:54look
- 12:55at
- 12:55where
- 12:55you're
- 12:56wasting
- 12:56things.
- 12:57So
- 12:57if
- 12:57you're
- 12:58in
- 12:58a
- 12:58premises
- 12:59like
- 12:59mine,
- 12:59I
- 13:00work
- 13:00from
- 13:00home,
- 13:00so
- 13:01my
- 13:01house,
- 13:01so
- 13:02I
- 13:02can
- 13:02pretty
- 13:03much
- 13:03eliminate
- 13:03waste.
- 13:03But
- 13:04if
- 13:04you're
- 13:04in
- 13:04a
- 13:04more
- 13:04commercial
- 13:05space,
- 13:05how
- 13:06is
- 13:06recycling
- 13:07dealt
- 13:07with?
- 13:07How
- 13:08is
- 13:08waste
- 13:08transported?
- 13:09All
- 13:09of
- 13:09those
- 13:10sorts
- 13:10of
- 13:10things.
- 13:11But
- 13:11light
- 13:11bulbs,
- 13:12easy
- 13:13straight
- 13:13away.
- 13:1380%
- 13:14reduction
- 13:14in
- 13:14your
- 13:15carbon
- 13:15emissions.
- 13:16And
- 13:16what
- 13:16are
- 13:16you
- 13:16finding
- 13:17out
- 13:17there
- 13:18when
- 13:18you're
- 13:18talking
- 13:18to
- 13:19couples
- 13:19about
- 13:20their
- 13:20cakes,
- 13:20Are
- 13:20they
- 13:21genuinely
- 13:22interested
- 13:22in
- 13:23the
- 13:23sustainability
- 13:23part
- 13:24or
- 13:24is
- 13:24it
- 13:24more
- 13:24of
- 13:24a
- 13:24trying
- 13:25to
- 13:25educate
- 13:25them
- 13:25on
- 13:25it?
- 13:26It's
- 13:26quite
- 13:2650
- 13:2750.
- 13:28Most
- 13:28people
- 13:28that
- 13:28find
- 13:29me
- 13:29find
- 13:29me
- 13:30because
- 13:30I'm
- 13:30sustainable,
- 13:31so
- 13:32I'm
- 13:32probably
- 13:32skewed
- 13:33slightly
- 13:33more
- 13:33that
- 13:33way.
- 13:35But
- 13:35I
- 13:35do
- 13:36think
- 13:36people
- 13:37are
- 13:37thinking
- 13:37about
- 13:38it,
- 13:38but
- 13:39it
- 13:39might
- 13:39not
- 13:39be
- 13:40the
- 13:40forefront
- 13:41of
- 13:41their
- 13:41thought
- 13:41process.
- 13:41It
- 13:42might
- 13:42be
- 13:42a
- 13:42background
- 13:43thought,
- 13:43but
- 13:43the
- 13:44feedback
- 13:44I
- 13:44get
- 13:44is,
- 13:45oh,
- 13:45we're
- 13:45so
- 13:45glad
- 13:46that
- 13:46you
- 13:46told
- 13:46us
- 13:46about
- 13:47that
- 13:47because
- 13:47now
- 13:47we
- 13:47feel
- 13:48a
- 13:48little
- 13:48bit
- 13:48better
- 13:48about
- 13:49our
- 13:49wedding
- 13:49carbon
- 13:50footprint.
- 13:50And
- 13:50I
- 13:51think
- 13:51that's
- 13:51what
- 13:51makes
- 13:52this
- 13:52so
- 13:52important
- 13:52for
- 13:53us
- 13:53as
- 13:53industry
- 13:53leaders.
- 13:54We
- 13:54need
- 13:55to
- 13:55talk
- 13:55about
- 13:55it
- 13:55because
- 13:56the
- 13:56couples
- 13:56don't
- 13:57understand.
- 13:57But
- 13:57actually
- 13:58when
- 13:58we
- 13:58start
- 13:58talking
- 13:59about
- 13:59it
- 13:59and
- 13:59educating
- 14:00and
- 14:00explaining
- 14:01the
- 14:01simple
- 14:02changes
- 14:02they
- 14:02can
- 14:02make,
- 14:03that's
- 14:03when
- 14:03we
- 14:04all
- 14:04start
- 14:04making
- 14:04a
- 14:04big
- 14:05difference.
- 14:05100%.
- 14:06100%.
- 14:07Thank
- 14:07you
- 14:07so
- 14:07much.
- 14:07Thank
- 14:08you.
- 14:09Tell
- 14:09me
- 14:09who
- 14:10you
- 14:10are
- 14:10and
- 14:10what
- 14:10you
- 14:10do.
- 14:11Okay.
- 14:11My
- 14:12name
- 14:12is
- 14:12Perry
- 14:12Bushel.
- 14:13I
- 14:13am
- 14:13the
- 14:13commercial
- 14:13director
- 14:14of
- 14:14Bodin
- 14:14Enterprises.
- 14:16And
- 14:16that
- 14:16means
- 14:16that
- 14:17I
- 14:17look
- 14:17after
- 14:17the
- 14:17shops,
- 14:18the
- 14:18publishing,
- 14:18the
- 14:19venue
- 14:19hire,
- 14:19the
- 14:19filming,
- 14:20the
- 14:20licensing
- 14:21tours,
- 14:22digital,
- 14:23etc.
- 14:24Etc.
- 14:24Wow.
- 14:25All
- 14:25the
- 14:25commercial
- 14:25stuff
- 14:25that
- 14:25we
- 14:26do
- 14:26here.
- 14:26Busy
- 14:27man.
- 14:27I
- 14:27am
- 14:28busy.
- 14:28And
- 14:28you're
- 14:29looking
- 14:29after
- 14:29this
- 14:29beautiful
- 14:30venue
- 14:31where
- 14:31we
- 14:31are
- 14:31having
- 14:32the
- 14:32party
- 14:32this
- 14:32evening.
- 14:33So
- 14:33how
- 14:33did
- 14:34you
- 14:34end
- 14:34up
- 14:34getting
- 14:34involved
- 14:35in
- 14:35tonight's
- 14:35event?
- 14:36Well,
- 14:36obviously
- 14:37we
- 14:37do
- 14:38corporates
- 14:38all
- 14:38the
- 14:39time
- 14:39and
- 14:39we
- 14:39do
- 14:39weddings
- 14:40all
- 14:40the
- 14:40time.
- 14:40We
- 14:40did
- 14:4051
- 14:41weddings
- 14:41last
- 14:42year
- 14:42and
- 14:43guide
- 14:43surprised.
- 14:44We've
- 14:44been
- 14:44working
- 14:44with
- 14:44them
- 14:44for
- 14:44years
- 14:45and
- 14:45they
- 14:45wanted
- 14:45a
- 14:46venue
- 14:46so
- 14:46we
- 14:46were
- 14:46happy
- 14:47to
- 14:47help
- 14:47them
- 14:47out.
- 14:47So
- 14:48what
- 14:48is
- 14:48it
- 14:48that
- 14:49you're
- 14:49doing
- 14:49here
- 14:49at
- 14:49the
- 14:50Bodleian
- 14:50to
- 14:50make
- 14:51your
- 14:51venue
- 14:51more
- 14:51sustainable?
- 14:52Because
- 14:52we
- 14:52know
- 14:52tonight's
- 14:53event
- 14:53is
- 14:54all
- 14:54about
- 14:54being
- 14:55sustainable.
- 14:55So
- 14:55just
- 14:55talk
- 14:56to
- 14:56me
- 14:56about
- 14:56some
- 14:56of
- 14:56the
- 14:56things
- 14:56you're
- 14:57doing
- 14:57here.
- 14:57Sure.
- 14:57Well,
- 14:58we
- 14:58are
- 14:58fortunate
- 14:59that
- 14:59we're
- 14:59part
- 14:59of
- 14:59the
- 14:59University
- 15:00of
- 15:00Oxford.
- 15:01University
- 15:01of
- 15:01Oxford
- 15:01has
- 15:02a
- 15:02stated
- 15:02aim
- 15:03to
- 15:03be
- 15:03carbon
- 15:03neutral
- 15:04by
- 15:042035.
- 15:06We're
- 15:06also
- 15:06within
- 15:06the
- 15:06gardens,
- 15:07libraries
- 15:07and
- 15:07museums
- 15:08of
- 15:08Oxford,
- 15:08which
- 15:08includes
- 15:09the
- 15:09Ashmolean,
- 15:10the
- 15:10History
- 15:10of
- 15:10Science
- 15:10Museum,
- 15:11Botanic
- 15:11Gardens,
- 15:12and
- 15:13we've
- 15:13actually
- 15:13got
- 15:13our
- 15:13own
- 15:14sustainability
- 15:14manager,
- 15:15already
- 15:16been
- 15:16around
- 15:16for
- 15:16the
- 15:16last
- 15:17couple
- 15:17of
- 15:17years.
- 15:17We're
- 15:18also
- 15:18driving
- 15:18towards
- 15:19Net
- 15:190
- 15:19by
- 15:192035.
- 15:21We're
- 15:21doing
- 15:21things
- 15:21like
- 15:22carbon
- 15:22benchmarking
- 15:23our
- 15:23own
- 15:23events.
- 15:25So
- 15:25if
- 15:25we
- 15:25have
- 15:25a
- 15:25wedding,
- 15:26we'll
- 15:26measure
- 15:26the
- 15:26carbon
- 15:26footprint
- 15:27of
- 15:27it
- 15:27to
- 15:27give
- 15:27us
- 15:28a
- 15:28baseline
- 15:28to
- 15:28see
- 15:28how
- 15:28we
- 15:29can
- 15:29go
- 15:29lower.
- 15:30We're
- 15:30part
- 15:30of
- 15:30the
- 15:30Sustainable
- 15:31Wedding
- 15:31Alliance.
- 15:32We're
- 15:33quite
- 15:33lucky.
- 15:33We
- 15:33have
- 15:33a
- 15:34very
- 15:34old
- 15:34building,
- 15:35so
- 15:35we
- 15:35haven't
- 15:36had
- 15:36to
- 15:36build
- 15:36anything.
- 15:36It's
- 15:37been
- 15:37here
- 15:37600
- 15:37years.
- 15:38That's
- 15:38quite
- 15:38fortunate.
- 15:39And
- 15:39some
- 15:39of
- 15:39the
- 15:40other
- 15:40things
- 15:40you'd
- 15:40think
- 15:41would
- 15:41be
- 15:41a
- 15:42disaster
- 15:42for
- 15:42us
- 15:42as
- 15:42a
- 15:43venue.
- 15:43For
- 15:43instance,
- 15:43we
- 15:44have
- 15:44no
- 15:44parking
- 15:44whatsoever,
- 15:45but
- 15:46actually
- 15:46everyone
- 15:47has
- 15:47to
- 15:47come
- 15:47by
- 15:47public
- 15:47transport,
- 15:48so
- 15:48it's
- 15:48another
- 15:48big
- 15:49tip
- 15:49for
- 15:49us.
- 15:49And
- 15:50are
- 15:50you
- 15:50finding
- 15:50the
- 15:50couples
- 15:51that
- 15:51get
- 15:51married
- 15:51here?
- 15:52Is
- 15:53there
- 15:53an
- 15:53interest
- 15:53in
- 15:54what's
- 15:54going
- 15:54on
- 15:54with
- 15:54sustainability
- 15:55or
- 15:55is
- 15:56it
- 15:56still
- 15:56an
- 15:56educational
- 15:57piece?
- 15:57Well,
- 15:57I
- 15:58think
- 15:58a
- 15:59great
- 15:59many
- 15:59of
- 15:59them
- 15:59are
- 16:00interested
- 16:00in
- 16:01being
- 16:01sustainable,
- 16:01yes.
- 16:02And
- 16:02certainly
- 16:02when
- 16:02we
- 16:03encourage
- 16:03them,
- 16:03you
- 16:04know,
- 16:04we
- 16:04always
- 16:04use
- 16:05local
- 16:05suppliers,
- 16:06if
- 16:06we
- 16:06can.
- 16:06We
- 16:07use
- 16:07seasonal
- 16:07produce,
- 16:08we
- 16:08use
- 16:08blooms
- 16:08which
- 16:09are
- 16:09in
- 16:10season.
- 16:10We
- 16:11encourage
- 16:11them
- 16:11not
- 16:11to
- 16:12over
- 16:12dress
- 16:13because
- 16:13we
- 16:13don't
- 16:13need
- 16:13to,
- 16:14because
- 16:14it's
- 16:14such
- 16:14a
- 16:14beautiful
- 16:15space,
- 16:15which
- 16:15means
- 16:15we
- 16:16don't
- 16:16have
- 16:16a
- 16:16lot
- 16:16of
- 16:16waste
- 16:17at
- 16:17the
- 16:17end
- 16:17of
- 16:17the
- 16:17day.
- 16:18And
- 16:19certainly
- 16:19we
- 16:19find
- 16:19that
- 16:19most
- 16:20couples
- 16:20are
- 16:20interested
- 16:21in
- 16:21that
- 16:21message.
- 16:22And
- 16:22I
- 16:22know
- 16:22there's
- 16:23going
- 16:23to
- 16:23be
- 16:23some
- 16:23venue
- 16:24owners
- 16:24or
- 16:24people
- 16:24who
- 16:25work
- 16:25in
- 16:25venues
- 16:25listening
- 16:26who
- 16:26probably
- 16:26think
- 16:26this
- 16:26feels
- 16:27like
- 16:27an
- 16:27impossible
- 16:28task.
- 16:28So
- 16:28do
- 16:29you
- 16:29have
- 16:29one
- 16:29small
- 16:30step
- 16:30that
- 16:30they
- 16:31could
- 16:31take
- 16:31if
- 16:31they
- 16:31wanted
- 16:32to
- 16:32start
- 16:33moving
- 16:33towards
- 16:34being
- 16:34more
- 16:35carbon
- 16:35neutral?
- 16:35Sure.
- 16:36To
- 16:36be
- 16:36honest
- 16:36with
- 16:36you,
- 16:36I
- 16:37think
- 16:37the
- 16:37easiest
- 16:38thing
- 16:38is
- 16:38to
- 16:38use
- 16:38the
- 16:39people
- 16:39in
- 16:39your
- 16:39locality,
- 16:40so
- 16:40your
- 16:41local
- 16:41suppliers
- 16:42using
- 16:42local
- 16:43produce
- 16:43which
- 16:44doesn't
- 16:44have
- 16:44a
- 16:44load
- 16:45of
- 16:45food
- 16:45miles
- 16:45with
- 16:46it.
- 16:46Because
- 16:47we
- 16:47did
- 16:47used
- 16:47to
- 16:47use
- 16:48quite
- 16:48a
- 16:48lot
- 16:48of
- 16:48London
- 16:48caterers
- 16:49at
- 16:49one
- 16:49point,
- 16:50and
- 16:51we
- 16:51still
- 16:51do
- 16:51if
- 16:51a
- 16:52couple
- 16:52insists
- 16:52upon
- 16:53it.
- 16:53But
- 16:5399
- 16:54times
- 16:54out
- 16:54of
- 16:54100.
- 16:55We
- 16:55can
- 16:55use
- 16:55someone
- 16:56within
- 16:5610
- 16:56miles
- 16:56of
- 16:57this
- 16:57building.
- 16:57So
- 16:57that's
- 16:58a
- 16:58really
- 16:58simple
- 16:58change.
- 16:58It's
- 16:59a
- 16:59really
- 16:59simple
- 16:59change.
- 17:00You've
- 17:00got
- 17:00people
- 17:00that
- 17:01you
- 17:01can
- 17:01use
- 17:01locally,
- 17:02then
- 17:02you
- 17:02should
- 17:02do
- 17:03so.
- 17:03Amazing.
- 17:03Well,
- 17:04thank
- 17:04you
- 17:04so
- 17:04much
- 17:04for
- 17:04hosting
- 17:05tonight.
- 17:05I
- 17:05can't
- 17:05wait
- 17:06for
- 17:06the
- 17:06event
- 17:06to
- 17:06get
- 17:06started.
- 17:07You
- 17:07will
- 17:08pleasure.
- 17:08Tell
- 17:09me
- 17:09who
- 17:09you
- 17:09are
- 17:09and
- 17:09what
- 17:10you
- 17:10do.
- 17:10I
- 17:11am
- 17:11Libby
- 17:11from
- 17:11Libby
- 17:12Clark
- 17:12Photography.
- 17:12And
- 17:13as
- 17:13the
- 17:13clue
- 17:14is
- 17:14in
- 17:14the.
- 17:14Name,
- 17:14I'm
- 17:14a
- 17:14wedding
- 17:15photographer.
- 17:15Whereabouts
- 17:16are
- 17:16you
- 17:16based?
- 17:16So
- 17:17I'm
- 17:17based
- 17:17in
- 17:17the
- 17:17middle
- 17:17of
- 17:17Wiltshire.
- 17:18Okay,
- 17:19so
- 17:19not
- 17:19too
- 17:19far
- 17:19away
- 17:20from
- 17:20here.
- 17:21What's
- 17:21your
- 17:21involvement
- 17:21in
- 17:22tonight's
- 17:22event?
- 17:22Are
- 17:22you
- 17:22out
- 17:23there
- 17:23taking
- 17:23photos?
- 17:23No,
- 17:24not
- 17:24tonight.
- 17:24No,
- 17:24I
- 17:25am
- 17:25here
- 17:25purely
- 17:25as
- 17:25a.
- 17:25Guest
- 17:25and
- 17:26actually
- 17:26having
- 17:26some
- 17:26fun.
- 17:27Oh,
- 17:27that's
- 17:27nice.
- 17:28So
- 17:28you're
- 17:28out
- 17:28here.
- 17:28So.
- 17:29Okay,
- 17:29so
- 17:29I
- 17:29haven't
- 17:30been
- 17:30out
- 17:30to
- 17:30the
- 17:30party
- 17:31yet.
- 17:31So
- 17:31tell
- 17:31me
- 17:32what's
- 17:32going
- 17:32on
- 17:32out
- 17:33there?
- 17:33What
- 17:33am
- 17:33I
- 17:33missing
- 17:33out
- 17:33on?
- 17:34There's
- 17:34a
- 17:34lot
- 17:34of
- 17:34mingling
- 17:35going
- 17:35on.
- 17:35And
- 17:35that's
- 17:35about
- 17:36it
- 17:36so
- 17:36far.
- 17:36But
- 17:36I
- 17:37have
- 17:37only
- 17:37been
- 17:37here
- 17:37for
- 17:37about
- 17:3710
- 17:38minutes.
- 17:38Okay.
- 17:38Yeah,
- 17:39give
- 17:39me
- 17:39time.
- 17:40Okay,
- 17:41so
- 17:41tonight's
- 17:41event
- 17:42is
- 17:42all
- 17:42about
- 17:42sustainability.
- 17:44So
- 17:44are
- 17:44you
- 17:45doing
- 17:45anything
- 17:45in
- 17:45your
- 17:45own
- 17:46wedding
- 17:46business
- 17:46to
- 17:47try
- 17:47and
- 17:47become
- 17:47more
- 17:47sustainable?
- 17:48Oh,
- 17:48absolutely,
- 17:48yeah.
- 17:49So
- 17:49I've
- 17:50been
- 17:50working
- 17:50with
- 17:50the
- 17:51Sustainable
- 17:51Wedding
- 17:51alliance
- 17:52for
- 17:52a
- 17:52few
- 17:52years
- 17:53and
- 17:53I
- 17:53am
- 17:53now
- 17:54sustainable
- 17:55myself
- 17:55and
- 17:55carbon
- 17:55neutral.
- 17:57So
- 17:57I've
- 17:57limited
- 17:58my
- 17:58travels
- 17:58so
- 17:58avoid
- 17:59my
- 17:59carbon
- 17:59foot
- 18:00footprint
- 18:00in
- 18:00that
- 18:00area.
- 18:01A
- 18:01lot
- 18:01of
- 18:01my
- 18:01business
- 18:02practices
- 18:02take
- 18:03into
- 18:03account
- 18:03sustainability
- 18:05and
- 18:05yeah,
- 18:05it's
- 18:06something
- 18:06that's
- 18:06very
- 18:06much
- 18:06at
- 18:07the
- 18:07forefront
- 18:07of
- 18:07my
- 18:07business
- 18:07and
- 18:08what
- 18:08I
- 18:08do.
- 18:08So
- 18:09if
- 18:09there's
- 18:09other
- 18:09photographers
- 18:10listening,
- 18:10they
- 18:10may
- 18:11think,
- 18:11well,
- 18:11we're
- 18:11quite
- 18:12sustainable
- 18:12anyway.
- 18:12They
- 18:12may
- 18:13not
- 18:13really
- 18:13understand
- 18:14that.
- 18:14They're
- 18:14probably
- 18:15as
- 18:15further
- 18:15they
- 18:15could
- 18:16go.
- 18:16So
- 18:16what's
- 18:17one
- 18:17piece
- 18:17of
- 18:17advice
- 18:17you'd
- 18:18give
- 18:18to
- 18:18a
- 18:18photographer
- 18:19listening
- 18:19if
- 18:19they're
- 18:20thinking
- 18:20about
- 18:20becoming
- 18:21more
- 18:21sustainable?
- 18:22Look
- 18:22at
- 18:22your
- 18:22travel.
- 18:24Definitely
- 18:24look
- 18:24at
- 18:24your
- 18:24travel
- 18:25because
- 18:25that
- 18:25is
- 18:25the,
- 18:25the
- 18:25biggest
- 18:26place
- 18:27that
- 18:27we
- 18:27have
- 18:27an
- 18:28impact
- 18:28because
- 18:29there
- 18:29are
- 18:29people
- 18:29that
- 18:29travel
- 18:30all
- 18:30over
- 18:30the
- 18:30uk,
- 18:31they
- 18:31stay
- 18:31in
- 18:31hotels.
- 18:32That's
- 18:33going
- 18:33to
- 18:33be
- 18:33adding
- 18:33to
- 18:33their
- 18:34carbon
- 18:34footprint
- 18:34as
- 18:35well.
- 18:37That's
- 18:37probably
- 18:37the
- 18:38main
- 18:38thing
- 18:38to
- 18:38consider.
- 18:40And
- 18:40then
- 18:40from
- 18:40there
- 18:40you
- 18:41can
- 18:41kind
- 18:41of
- 18:41go
- 18:41backwards
- 18:41and
- 18:42start
- 18:42looking
- 18:42at
- 18:42your
- 18:42supply
- 18:43chain
- 18:44and
- 18:44start
- 18:45kind
- 18:45of
- 18:45drilling
- 18:45into
- 18:46what
- 18:46you
- 18:46could
- 18:46be
- 18:46doing.
- 18:47A
- 18:47very,
- 18:48very
- 18:48basic
- 18:48example
- 18:49is
- 18:50buying
- 18:50quality
- 18:51kits
- 18:51and
- 18:51looking
- 18:51after
- 18:52it,
- 18:52not
- 18:53buying
- 18:53cheap
- 18:53lights
- 18:54and
- 18:54going,
- 18:54ah,
- 18:55fine,
- 18:55if
- 18:55they
- 18:55break,
- 18:55I'll
- 18:56just
- 18:56buy
- 18:56another
- 18:56one
- 18:56for
- 18:56a
- 18:5610.
- 18:57No,
- 18:58no,
- 18:59buy
- 18:59something
- 18:59that's
- 19:00quality
- 19:00and
- 19:00look
- 19:00after
- 19:01it.
- 19:01And
- 19:01then
- 19:02you're
- 19:02not
- 19:02adding
- 19:02to,
- 19:03you.
- 19:03Know,
- 19:03the
- 19:03air
- 19:03miles
- 19:04and
- 19:04everything
- 19:04from
- 19:05that.
- 19:05Buy
- 19:06cheap,
- 19:06buy
- 19:06twice.
- 19:07Exactly
- 19:07that.
- 19:07Yeah.
- 19:08Thank
- 19:08you
- 19:08so
- 19:09much.
- 19:09You're
- 19:09welcome.
- 19:10I'm
- 19:11back
- 19:11with
- 19:11my
- 19:11next
- 19:11guest
- 19:12and
- 19:12the
- 19:12party
- 19:12has
- 19:13now
- 19:13started,
- 19:13so
- 19:13I've
- 19:13got
- 19:14my
- 19:14Prosecco
- 19:14in
- 19:15hand
- 19:15and
- 19:15it
- 19:15is
- 19:15buzzing
- 19:16out
- 19:16there.
- 19:17So
- 19:17let
- 19:17me
- 19:18introduce
- 19:18my
- 19:18next
- 19:18guest.
- 19:19Tell
- 19:19me
- 19:19who
- 19:19you
- 19:19are
- 19:20and
- 19:20what
- 19:20you
- 19:20do.
- 19:20My
- 19:21name's
- 19:21Ashley
- 19:21and
- 19:22I
- 19:23own
- 19:23a
- 19:24photo
- 19:24booth
- 19:24company
- 19:25called
- 19:26Magical
- 19:26Memories
- 19:27photo
- 19:28booths
- 19:28and
- 19:29we're
- 19:29based
- 19:29in
- 19:29Oxford.
- 19:32Yeah,
- 19:32my
- 19:33husband's
- 19:33here
- 19:33as
- 19:33well.
- 19:34I've
- 19:34left
- 19:34him
- 19:35outside.
- 19:35Oh,
- 19:35he's
- 19:36manning
- 19:36the
- 19:36photo
- 19:36booth.
- 19:37I
- 19:37haven't
- 19:37made
- 19:37it
- 19:37to
- 19:38the
- 19:38photo
- 19:38booth
- 19:38yet,
- 19:38so
- 19:38I
- 19:39must.
- 19:39Oh,
- 19:39you'll
- 19:39have
- 19:39to
- 19:39come
- 19:40and
- 19:40have
- 19:40a
- 19:40go.
- 19:40I
- 19:40will.
- 19:40I'll
- 19:40have
- 19:41a
- 19:41go
- 19:41in
- 19:41a
- 19:41minute.
- 19:41So
- 19:42obviously
- 19:42tonight,
- 19:43event
- 19:43has
- 19:43been
- 19:44built
- 19:44to
- 19:44be
- 19:44sustainable.
- 19:45So
- 19:45as
- 19:46a
- 19:46photo
- 19:46booth
- 19:46company,
- 19:47what
- 19:47are
- 19:47you
- 19:47doing
- 19:47to
- 19:48make
- 19:48your
- 19:48business
- 19:48more
- 19:49sustainable?
- 19:49So
- 19:50for
- 19:50us,
- 19:52we
- 19:52find
- 19:53waste
- 19:53management.
- 19:54So
- 19:54less
- 19:55ink
- 19:55and
- 19:56less
- 19:56paper.
- 19:57So
- 19:57we
- 19:57would
- 19:57do
- 19:58photo
- 19:58booths
- 19:59that
- 19:59are
- 19:59just
- 19:59digital
- 19:59only.
- 20:00So
- 20:01then
- 20:01tonight,
- 20:01is
- 20:02your
- 20:02photo
- 20:02booth
- 20:02paperless?
- 20:03It
- 20:03is.
- 20:04So
- 20:04how
- 20:04do
- 20:05we
- 20:05get
- 20:05our
- 20:05photos?
- 20:06So
- 20:06all
- 20:06your
- 20:06photos
- 20:07will
- 20:07be
- 20:07sent
- 20:07by.
- 20:08So
- 20:08once
- 20:08you've
- 20:08had
- 20:08your
- 20:09photo
- 20:09taken,
- 20:10you
- 20:10will
- 20:10have
- 20:10the
- 20:10option
- 20:11to
- 20:11airdrop
- 20:12or
- 20:12you
- 20:12can
- 20:13do
- 20:13email
- 20:14or
- 20:15put
- 20:15in
- 20:15your
- 20:16telephone
- 20:16number.
- 20:16It
- 20:16will
- 20:17be
- 20:17sent
- 20:17directly
- 20:17straight
- 20:18to
- 20:18your
- 20:18mobile.
- 20:18And
- 20:19then
- 20:19after
- 20:19the
- 20:19event,
- 20:20the
- 20:20whole
- 20:20link
- 20:21with
- 20:21all
- 20:21the
- 20:21photos
- 20:22will
- 20:22go
- 20:22to
- 20:22the
- 20:23guests,
- 20:23the
- 20:24host.
- 20:24Fantastic.
- 20:25So
- 20:25are
- 20:25you
- 20:26seeing
- 20:26out
- 20:26there
- 20:26couples?
- 20:27Are
- 20:27they
- 20:27interested
- 20:28in
- 20:28this
- 20:28no
- 20:29printing
- 20:29option
- 20:30or
- 20:30are
- 20:30they
- 20:30still
- 20:30wanting
- 20:30things
- 20:31printed?
- 20:31Yes.
- 20:31No.
- 20:32There
- 20:32is
- 20:32a
- 20:32really
- 20:33large
- 20:33amount
- 20:33of
- 20:34people
- 20:34that
- 20:34want
- 20:35digital
- 20:35only.
- 20:36And
- 20:36because
- 20:36we
- 20:37offer,
- 20:37with
- 20:38digital,
- 20:38you
- 20:39can
- 20:39have
- 20:39it
- 20:39all
- 20:39day,
- 20:40so
- 20:40your
- 20:40day
- 20:41guests
- 20:41and
- 20:41night
- 20:41guests
- 20:42get
- 20:42to
- 20:42enjoy
- 20:42it.
- 20:43So
- 20:43not
- 20:43just
- 20:44your
- 20:44evening
- 20:44guests.
- 20:44So
- 20:45if
- 20:45we
- 20:45were
- 20:45to
- 20:45do
- 20:45printed,
- 20:46we're
- 20:46only
- 20:46there
- 20:47for
- 20:47a
- 20:47short
- 20:47period
- 20:48of
- 20:48time.
- 20:49So
- 20:49now
- 20:49we
- 20:50offer
- 20:50the
- 20:50whole
- 20:51all
- 20:51day
- 20:51digital
- 20:52only
- 20:52and
- 20:53it
- 20:53makes
- 20:53more
- 20:54sense
- 20:54for
- 20:54guests.
- 20:55Well,
- 20:55that's
- 20:55really
- 20:55interesting
- 20:56then,
- 20:56because
- 20:56you've
- 20:57basically
- 20:57developed
- 20:57a
- 20:57business
- 20:58model
- 20:58to
- 20:58try
- 20:58and
- 20:59encourage
- 20:59people
- 20:59to
- 21:00choose
- 21:00the
- 21:00sustainable
- 21:01options.
- 21:01Yes.
- 21:02Incredible.
- 21:03And
- 21:03actually,
- 21:03to
- 21:03be
- 21:03honest,
- 21:04now,
- 21:04if
- 21:04I
- 21:05go
- 21:05to
- 21:05an
- 21:05event
- 21:05and
- 21:06you
- 21:06print
- 21:06off
- 21:06a
- 21:06photo,
- 21:06it
- 21:07gets
- 21:07stuck
- 21:07in
- 21:07my
- 21:07bag
- 21:08and
- 21:08never
- 21:08to
- 21:08be
- 21:08seen
- 21:08again.
- 21:09Yeah,
- 21:09exactly.
- 21:10I
- 21:10want
- 21:10it
- 21:10on
- 21:10my
- 21:11phone
- 21:11because
- 21:11I
- 21:11want
- 21:11to
- 21:11be
- 21:11able
- 21:12to
- 21:12post
- 21:12it
- 21:12on
- 21:12social
- 21:12media.
- 21:13That's
- 21:13literally
- 21:14what
- 21:14everybody
- 21:14wants
- 21:14to
- 21:14do,
- 21:15is
- 21:15directly
- 21:15straight
- 21:16to
- 21:16social
- 21:16media
- 21:17and
- 21:17that's
- 21:17it.
- 21:18You
- 21:18don't
- 21:19go
- 21:19and
- 21:19put
- 21:19it
- 21:19on
- 21:19your
- 21:19fridge
- 21:20anymore
- 21:20or,
- 21:21you
- 21:21know,
- 21:21it
- 21:21does
- 21:21end
- 21:21up
- 21:22in
- 21:22the
- 21:22drawer.
- 21:23So,
- 21:23yeah,
- 21:24digital
- 21:24only
- 21:25is
- 21:25the
- 21:25best
- 21:25way
- 21:25forward.
- 21:26Fantastic.
- 21:26Well,
- 21:27I
- 21:27think
- 21:27it's
- 21:27really
- 21:27interesting
- 21:28that
- 21:28you've
- 21:28offered
- 21:28that
- 21:28package
- 21:29to
- 21:29encourage
- 21:29people
- 21:30to
- 21:30go
- 21:30that
- 21:30route.
- 21:31And
- 21:31I
- 21:31think
- 21:31that's
- 21:31something
- 21:31people
- 21:32at
- 21:32home
- 21:32can
- 21:32learn
- 21:33from.
- 21:33And
- 21:33I'm
- 21:33definitely
- 21:34going
- 21:34to
- 21:34have
- 21:34a
- 21:34go
- 21:34in
- 21:34the
- 21:34photo
- 21:35booth
- 21:35later.
- 21:35Brilliant.
- 21:36Thank
- 21:36you.
- 21:36So
- 21:37tell
- 21:37me
- 21:37who
- 21:38you
- 21:38are
- 21:38and
- 21:38what
- 21:38you
- 21:38do.
- 21:39I
- 21:39am
- 21:40Tim
- 21:40Sentence
- 21:41from
- 21:41Bougie
- 21:41Music.
- 21:42We're
- 21:42a
- 21:42live
- 21:43music
- 21:43agency.
- 21:43We
- 21:44provide
- 21:44high
- 21:44energy,
- 21:45interactive
- 21:46live
- 21:46bands
- 21:46for
- 21:47weddings.
- 21:47Fantastic.
- 21:48And
- 21:48tell
- 21:48me,
- 21:49what's
- 21:49your
- 21:49involvement
- 21:50in
- 21:50tonight's
- 21:50event?
- 21:50What
- 21:51have
- 21:51you
- 21:51done?
- 21:51We're
- 21:52providing
- 21:52the
- 21:52live
- 21:52music,
- 21:53unsurprisingly,
- 21:54We've
- 21:54got
- 21:54a
- 21:55roaming
- 21:55band
- 21:55here
- 21:55called
- 21:55the
- 21:56Rock
- 21:56and
- 21:56Strollers.
- 21:57So
- 21:57they're
- 21:57unplugged,
- 21:58they're
- 21:58acoustic,
- 21:58they
- 21:59roam
- 21:59around
- 21:59the
- 21:59event,
- 22:00they
- 22:00take
- 22:00live
- 22:00requests,
- 22:01they
- 22:01just
- 22:01sprinkle
- 22:02music
- 22:02around
- 22:03as
- 22:03they
- 22:04play.
- 22:04Is
- 22:04there
- 22:05a
- 22:05limit
- 22:05to
- 22:05their
- 22:05live
- 22:05requests?
- 22:06Will
- 22:06they
- 22:06play
- 22:06Spice
- 22:06Girls
- 22:07for
- 22:07me?
- 22:07Spice
- 22:08Girls
- 22:08is
- 22:08fine.
- 22:09There's
- 22:09definitely
- 22:10a
- 22:10limit
- 22:10somewhere.
- 22:10But
- 22:11whether
- 22:11you
- 22:11can
- 22:11find
- 22:12it
- 22:12or
- 22:12not,
- 22:12that's
- 22:13the
- 22:13game,
- 22:13right?
- 22:14That
- 22:14is
- 22:14my
- 22:14goal.
- 22:14I'm
- 22:15going
- 22:15to
- 22:15see
- 22:15if
- 22:15I
- 22:15can
- 22:15get
- 22:15them
- 22:15to
- 22:15play
- 22:16a
- 22:16Spice
- 22:16Girls
- 22:16song
- 22:16by
- 22:17the
- 22:17end
- 22:17of
- 22:17the
- 22:17night,
- 22:17because
- 22:17that
- 22:18is
- 22:18my
- 22:18favorite.
- 22:18Okay,
- 22:18I'll
- 22:18send
- 22:19them
- 22:19a
- 22:19warning.
- 22:19That
- 22:20is
- 22:20my
- 22:20favorite.
- 22:20So,
- 22:20obviously,
- 22:21tonight's
- 22:21all
- 22:21about
- 22:21sustainability.
- 22:22So
- 22:22what
- 22:23is
- 22:23it
- 22:23that
- 22:23makes
- 22:23you
- 22:24as
- 22:24a
- 22:24business
- 22:24and
- 22:24your
- 22:24acts
- 22:25more
- 22:25sustainable?
- 22:26Well,
- 22:27live
- 22:27music
- 22:27is
- 22:28relatively
- 22:29sustainable
- 22:29anyway.
- 22:30Obviously,
- 22:31there's
- 22:32an
- 22:32element
- 22:32of
- 22:33power
- 22:33that
- 22:33is
- 22:33involved
- 22:34in
- 22:34amplifying
- 22:34the
- 22:35band.
- 22:35But
- 22:35we
- 22:35do
- 22:35have
- 22:36some
- 22:37acoustic
- 22:37bands
- 22:37like
- 22:38we
- 22:38were
- 22:38just
- 22:38talking
- 22:38about
- 22:38with
- 22:38the
- 22:38rock
- 22:39and
- 22:39strollers.
- 22:39And
- 22:40also
- 22:40music
- 22:41and
- 22:41lights
- 22:42these
- 22:42days
- 22:42are
- 22:42very
- 22:42low
- 22:43energy
- 22:43requirements.
- 22:44So
- 22:45all
- 22:45of
- 22:45our
- 22:45equipment
- 22:46is
- 22:46modern
- 22:47and
- 22:47low
- 22:47energy
- 22:48consumption.
- 22:49We
- 22:49also
- 22:49do
- 22:49as
- 22:50much
- 22:50as
- 22:50we
- 22:50can
- 22:50in
- 22:50the
- 22:51terms
- 22:51of
- 22:51the
- 22:51planning
- 22:52to
- 22:52make
- 22:52sure
- 22:52that
- 22:53we're
- 22:54as
- 22:54sustainable
- 22:54as
- 22:54possible.
- 22:55So
- 22:55we
- 22:55have
- 22:55a
- 22:55travel
- 22:56plan
- 22:56for
- 22:56each
- 22:57wedding
- 22:58that
- 22:58combines
- 22:58lifts
- 22:59and
- 22:59sharing
- 22:59and
- 22:59that
- 23:00sort
- 23:00of
- 23:00thing.
- 23:00We
- 23:01have
- 23:01multiple
- 23:01musician
- 23:02hubs
- 23:02around
- 23:02the
- 23:02country
- 23:03so
- 23:03that
- 23:04we
- 23:04can
- 23:04get
- 23:04to
- 23:05each
- 23:05wedding
- 23:05with
- 23:06the
- 23:06least
- 23:06amount
- 23:06of
- 23:06travel.
- 23:07And
- 23:07also,
- 23:08we
- 23:09don't
- 23:09have
- 23:09any
- 23:09single
- 23:10use
- 23:10products
- 23:10in
- 23:11our
- 23:11performances
- 23:11at
- 23:12all.
- 23:12So
- 23:12no
- 23:13paper
- 23:13set
- 23:13list.
- 23:13It's
- 23:14all
- 23:14digital,
- 23:14no
- 23:15charts.
- 23:16We
- 23:16have
- 23:17Bougie
- 23:17music
- 23:17branded
- 23:18water
- 23:18bottles
- 23:19instead
- 23:19of
- 23:19plastic
- 23:20water
- 23:20bottles.
- 23:21So
- 23:21as
- 23:21much
- 23:21as
- 23:21we
- 23:21can
- 23:21to
- 23:22reduce
- 23:23the
- 23:23impact.
- 23:24And
- 23:24thankfully,
- 23:25the
- 23:25music
- 23:25itself
- 23:25is
- 23:26completely
- 23:26sustainable
- 23:26as
- 23:27well
- 23:27and
- 23:27reusable.
- 23:28And
- 23:28it
- 23:28sounds
- 23:28amazing
- 23:29out
- 23:29there.
- 23:29They're
- 23:29doing
- 23:30a
- 23:30great
- 23:30job.
- 23:30Do
- 23:31you
- 23:31think
- 23:31there's
- 23:31interest
- 23:32from
- 23:32couples
- 23:32that
- 23:33you're
- 23:33speaking
- 23:33to?
- 23:34In
- 23:34the
- 23:34sustainable
- 23:34elements
- 23:35of
- 23:35your
- 23:35business
- 23:35or
- 23:36are
- 23:36you
- 23:36seeing
- 23:36that
- 23:36they're
- 23:37not
- 23:37particularly
- 23:38engaged?
- 23:38I
- 23:39think
- 23:39there's
- 23:39definitely
- 23:39some
- 23:39interest.
- 23:40I
- 23:40think
- 23:40that
- 23:40live
- 23:41music
- 23:41is
- 23:41maybe
- 23:41not
- 23:41one
- 23:42of
- 23:42the
- 23:42things
- 23:42that
- 23:42they
- 23:42are
- 23:43most
- 23:43aware
- 23:43of
- 23:44for
- 23:44sustainability
- 23:44because
- 23:45it
- 23:45is
- 23:45naturally
- 23:46relatively
- 23:48low
- 23:48energy
- 23:49anyway
- 23:49and
- 23:49there's
- 23:50only
- 23:50so
- 23:50much
- 23:50we
- 23:50can
- 23:50do
- 23:50in
- 23:50terms
- 23:51of
- 23:51actually
- 23:51traveling
- 23:51around.
- 23:52But
- 23:53yeah,
- 23:53it's
- 23:53definitely
- 23:54something
- 23:54that
- 23:54I
- 23:55tend
- 23:55to
- 23:55talk
- 23:55about
- 23:55with
- 23:55couples
- 23:56when
- 23:56I
- 23:56speak
- 23:57with
- 23:57them
- 23:57before
- 23:58booking
- 23:58and
- 23:58after
- 23:58booking.
- 23:59It's
- 23:59something
- 23:59that
- 23:59they're
- 23:59becoming
- 24:00increasingly
- 24:00aware
- 24:00of.
- 24:01Fantastic.
- 24:02Well,
- 24:02I'm
- 24:02looking
- 24:02forward
- 24:02to
- 24:03trying
- 24:03to
- 24:03get
- 24:03them
- 24:03to
- 24:03play
- 24:04a
- 24:04spy
- 24:04skill
- 24:04track
- 24:04later
- 24:05this
- 24:05evening.
- 24:06And
- 24:06an
- 24:06exclusive
- 24:07for
- 24:07the
- 24:07podcast
- 24:08listeners.
- 24:08You
- 24:08are
- 24:08actually
- 24:09coming
- 24:09as
- 24:09a
- 24:09guest
- 24:09for
- 24:10a
- 24:10full
- 24:10episode
- 24:11very
- 24:11soon.
- 24:12Are
- 24:12people
- 24:13going
- 24:13to
- 24:13be
- 24:13able
- 24:13to
- 24:13handle
- 24:13that
- 24:13level
- 24:14of
- 24:14suspense?
- 24:15I'm
- 24:15not
- 24:15sure.
- 24:15Yeah,
- 24:16I
- 24:16am.
- 24:16I'm
- 24:16very
- 24:16excited.
- 24:17Well,
- 24:17keep
- 24:17listening
- 24:18because
- 24:18we
- 24:18are
- 24:19going
- 24:19to
- 24:19talk
- 24:19and
- 24:19we're
- 24:19going
- 24:19to
- 24:19go
- 24:20into
- 24:20a
- 24:20lot
- 24:20more
- 24:20detail
- 24:20about
- 24:21Tim's
- 24:21business.
- 24:22100%.
- 24:22Tell
- 24:23everyone
- 24:23who
- 24:23you
- 24:23are
- 24:24and
- 24:24what
- 24:24you
- 24:24do.
- 24:25My
- 24:25name's
- 24:25Ollie.
- 24:26I'm
- 24:26a
- 24:26magician
- 24:27and
- 24:27event
- 24:27host
- 24:28or
- 24:28MC
- 24:29for
- 24:29weddings.
- 24:29So
- 24:29I
- 24:30do
- 24:30the
- 24:30toastmaster
- 24:31bit
- 24:31with
- 24:31the
- 24:31magic
- 24:32as
- 24:32well.
- 24:32Entertaining
- 24:33everybody
- 24:33in
- 24:33the
- 24:33drinks,
- 24:34wedding
- 24:34reception,
- 24:35turnaround
- 24:36evening,
- 24:36wherever,
- 24:36and
- 24:37yeah,
- 24:37being
- 24:37an
- 24:38extra
- 24:38best
- 24:38man
- 24:38basically.
- 24:39So
- 24:39tell
- 24:39me,
- 24:39what's
- 24:40been
- 24:40your
- 24:40involvement
- 24:40in
- 24:41tonight's
- 24:41event?
- 24:42So
- 24:42I've
- 24:42been
- 24:42going
- 24:42around
- 24:43doing
- 24:43close
- 24:43up
- 24:43magic
- 24:44in
- 24:44the
- 24:44drinks
- 24:44reception
- 24:45as
- 24:45people
- 24:45arrive
- 24:45while
- 24:46they're
- 24:46having
- 24:46canapes,
- 24:46breaking
- 24:47the
- 24:47ice
- 24:47for
- 24:47everyone.
- 24:48So
- 24:48if
- 24:48they
- 24:48don't
- 24:48know
- 24:48each
- 24:49other,
- 24:49it's
- 24:49a
- 24:49little
- 24:49bit
- 24:50easier
- 24:50to
- 24:50have
- 24:50a
- 24:50chat
- 24:51and
- 24:51mingle.
- 24:51Obviously
- 24:52the
- 24:52focus
- 24:52tonight
- 24:53has
- 24:53been
- 24:53about
- 24:53sustainability
- 24:54and
- 24:55hosting
- 24:55a
- 24:55sustainable
- 24:56event.
- 24:56So
- 24:56where
- 24:57does
- 24:57your
- 24:57business
- 24:57fit
- 24:58into
- 24:58that?
- 24:59So
- 24:59in
- 25:00a
- 25:00couple
- 25:00of
- 25:00ways
- 25:00really.
- 25:00So
- 25:00the
- 25:01first
- 25:01thing
- 25:01I've
- 25:01done
- 25:01to
- 25:01really
- 25:01try
- 25:02and
- 25:02be
- 25:02sustainable
- 25:02is
- 25:02I've
- 25:03actually
- 25:03started
- 25:04working
- 25:04with
- 25:04the
- 25:04company
- 25:04to
- 25:04plant
- 25:05trees
- 25:05for
- 25:05bookings
- 25:06that
- 25:06come
- 25:06in
- 25:07just
- 25:07as
- 25:07a
- 25:07small
- 25:07little
- 25:08thing
- 25:08to
- 25:08help
- 25:08planning
- 25:09my
- 25:09routes
- 25:09efficiently
- 25:09for
- 25:10driving
- 25:10to
- 25:10places.
- 25:11But
- 25:11the
- 25:11biggest
- 25:11thing
- 25:12that
- 25:12everyone
- 25:12thinks
- 25:12of
- 25:12is
- 25:12the
- 25:12playing
- 25:13cards.
- 25:13So
- 25:14I
- 25:14work
- 25:14with
- 25:14a
- 25:14company
- 25:14called
- 25:14Bicycle
- 25:15with
- 25:15their
- 25:15cards
- 25:16and
- 25:16they're
- 25:16eco
- 25:17friendly,
- 25:17they're
- 25:17manufactured
- 25:18in
- 25:18a
- 25:18way
- 25:18to
- 25:18be
- 25:19sustainable.
- 25:20Actually,
- 25:21my
- 25:21partner
- 25:21does
- 25:22this
- 25:22more
- 25:22than
- 25:22I
- 25:22do.
- 25:22When
- 25:22I
- 25:22get
- 25:23home,
- 25:23all
- 25:23the
- 25:23decks
- 25:23of
- 25:24cards
- 25:24are
- 25:24like
- 25:24half
- 25:24ruined.
- 25:25I
- 25:25try
- 25:25and
- 25:25put
- 25:26together
- 25:26the
- 25:26deck
- 25:26so
- 25:26I
- 25:26can
- 25:27go
- 25:27out
- 25:27again
- 25:27with
- 25:27that
- 25:27same
- 25:28deck
- 25:28rather
- 25:28than
- 25:28having
- 25:28to
- 25:29to
- 25:29get
- 25:29a
- 25:29new
- 25:29one
- 25:30each
- 25:30time
- 25:30obviously
- 25:30for
- 25:31saving
- 25:31the
- 25:31environment
- 25:31that
- 25:32way
- 25:32as
- 25:32well.
- 25:32Now,
- 25:32talking
- 25:33about
- 25:33playing
- 25:33cards,
- 25:34I
- 25:34actually
- 25:35have
- 25:35a
- 25:35Pack
- 25:35of
- 25:35playing
- 25:35cards
- 25:36at
- 25:36home
- 25:36that
- 25:36are
- 25:37reused.
- 25:37So
- 25:38when
- 25:38I
- 25:38went
- 25:38to
- 25:38Las
- 25:38Vegas,
- 25:39I
- 25:39don't
- 25:39know
- 25:39if
- 25:39you
- 25:39know
- 25:39this,
- 25:40but
- 25:40in
- 25:40Las
- 25:40Vegas,
- 25:41obviously
- 25:41they
- 25:41use
- 25:41a
- 25:41lot
- 25:41of
- 25:41playing
- 25:42cards
- 25:42at
- 25:42the
- 25:42casinos
- 25:43and
- 25:43they
- 25:43cut
- 25:44the
- 25:44corners
- 25:44off
- 25:44and
- 25:44then
- 25:45sell
- 25:45them
- 25:45in
- 25:45the
- 25:45shops
- 25:45as
- 25:46souvenirs.
- 25:46And
- 25:46so
- 25:47you
- 25:47buy
- 25:47a
- 25:48pack
- 25:48of
- 25:48playing
- 25:48cards
- 25:49that
- 25:49are
- 25:49X
- 25:50from
- 25:50the
- 25:50casino.
- 25:50Casino
- 25:51cards,
- 25:51yeah.
- 25:51The
- 25:51corners
- 25:52have
- 25:52been
- 25:52cut
- 25:52off,
- 25:52which
- 25:53may
- 25:53not
- 25:53be
- 25:53great
- 25:53for
- 25:53magic,
- 25:54but
- 25:54for
- 25:54playing
- 25:54cards
- 25:55at
- 25:55home
- 25:55with
- 25:55my
- 25:55kids,
- 25:55it's
- 25:56fantastic.
- 25:56So
- 25:57I'm
- 25:57glad
- 25:57that
- 25:58you're
- 25:58also
- 25:58thinking
- 25:58about
- 25:59that
- 25:59because
- 25:59playing
- 25:59cards
- 26:00is
- 26:00probably
- 26:00not
- 26:00something
- 26:00I'd
- 26:01ever
- 26:01thought
- 26:01about
- 26:01in
- 26:01terms
- 26:02of
- 26:02sustainability.
- 26:03So
- 26:03if
- 26:03there's
- 26:03people
- 26:04listening,
- 26:04maybe
- 26:04there's
- 26:05a
- 26:05magician
- 26:05or
- 26:05an
- 26:05entertainer
- 26:06listening
- 26:06at
- 26:06home
- 26:06and
- 26:06they're
- 26:07thinking,
- 26:07oh,
- 26:07I
- 26:07never
- 26:07really
- 26:08thought
- 26:08that
- 26:08there
- 26:08was
- 26:08something
- 26:09I
- 26:09could
- 26:09do
- 26:09towards
- 26:10sustainability
- 26:10other
- 26:11than
- 26:11the
- 26:11playing
- 26:11cards.
- 26:12What's
- 26:12the
- 26:13sort
- 26:13of
- 26:13first
- 26:13steps
- 26:14they
- 26:14could
- 26:14take
- 26:14on
- 26:14their
- 26:14journey?
- 26:15I
- 26:15think
- 26:15it's
- 26:16the
- 26:16same
- 26:16as
- 26:16making
- 26:17a
- 26:17magic
- 26:17trick,
- 26:17really.
- 26:18You've
- 26:18just
- 26:18got
- 26:18to
- 26:18think
- 26:18outside
- 26:19the
- 26:19box.
- 26:19And
- 26:19if
- 26:19it's
- 26:19not
- 26:20possible
- 26:20at
- 26:20that
- 26:20point,
- 26:20then
- 26:21how
- 26:21can
- 26:21it
- 26:21become
- 26:21possible?
- 26:22That's
- 26:22what
- 26:23magic
- 26:23is.
- 26:23It's
- 26:23making
- 26:23the
- 26:24impossible
- 26:24possible.
- 26:25So
- 26:25it's
- 26:25the
- 26:25same
- 26:25with
- 26:25the
- 26:26environment
- 26:26side
- 26:27of
- 26:27things.
- 26:27If
- 26:27you're
- 26:27thinking,
- 26:27how
- 26:28can
- 26:28I
- 26:28do
- 26:28that
- 26:28slightly
- 26:28differently?
- 26:29Can
- 26:29I
- 26:30change
- 26:30maybe
- 26:30the
- 26:31container
- 26:31for
- 26:31the
- 26:31cards,
- 26:32the
- 26:32box?
- 26:32Or
- 26:32can
- 26:33I
- 26:33change
- 26:33what
- 26:33I'm
- 26:33wearing?
- 26:34Maybe
- 26:34go
- 26:34to
- 26:34a
- 26:34charity
- 26:35shop,
- 26:35reuse
- 26:35your
- 26:36clothes,
- 26:36things
- 26:36like
- 26:36that.
- 26:36There's
- 26:36lots
- 26:37of
- 26:37different
- 26:37ways
- 26:37you
- 26:37can
- 26:37sort
- 26:38of
- 26:38incorporate
- 26:39it.
- 26:39It's
- 26:39just
- 26:40thinking
- 26:40outside
- 26:40the
- 26:40box
- 26:41is
- 26:41all
- 26:41I'd
- 26:41say.
- 26:41Now,
- 26:42I
- 26:42love
- 26:42a
- 26:42bit
- 26:42of
- 26:42magic.
- 26:43I'm
- 26:43going
- 26:43to
- 26:43put
- 26:43you
- 26:43on
- 26:43the
- 26:43spot
- 26:44here.
- 26:44Are
- 26:44you
- 26:44able
- 26:45to
- 26:45do
- 26:45anything
- 26:45for
- 26:45me
- 26:45at
- 26:46this
- 26:46table?
- 26:46Because
- 26:47I.
- 26:47I
- 26:47didn't
- 26:48see
- 26:48any
- 26:48of
- 26:48it
- 26:48out
- 26:48there.
- 26:49Let's
- 26:49do
- 26:49it.
- 26:50Do
- 26:50me
- 26:50a
- 26:50favor
- 26:51and
- 26:51just
- 26:51name
- 26:51the
- 26:51first
- 26:52playing
- 26:52card
- 26:52that
- 26:52you
- 26:52think
- 26:53of.
- 26:53Okay?
- 26:53Do
- 26:53I
- 26:54have
- 26:54to
- 26:54say
- 26:54it
- 26:54out
- 26:54loud?
- 26:54Say
- 26:54it
- 26:54out
- 26:54loud.
- 26:55Queen
- 26:55of
- 26:55hearts.
- 26:56Queen
- 26:57of
- 26:58hearts.
- 26:58No
- 26:58way.
- 27:00Okay,
- 27:01well,
- 27:01now
- 27:01that
- 27:02looks
- 27:02like
- 27:02it
- 27:02was
- 27:02staged,
- 27:02but
- 27:03it
- 27:03definitely
- 27:03wasn't.
- 27:03It
- 27:03definitely
- 27:04wasn't.
- 27:04Well,
- 27:04that's
- 27:05pretty
- 27:05cool.
- 27:05I
- 27:05love
- 27:05magic.
- 27:06So
- 27:06thank
- 27:06you
- 27:06so
- 27:06much
- 27:07for
- 27:07being
- 27:07here.
- 27:07You're
- 27:07welcome.
- 27:07Thank
- 27:08you
- 27:08so
- 27:08much
- 27:08for
- 27:08having
- 27:08me.
- 27:09Night
- 27:09is
- 27:09starting
- 27:09to
- 27:10draw
- 27:10to
- 27:10a
- 27:10close.
- 27:11We've
- 27:11had
- 27:11a
- 27:11fantastic
- 27:12evening,
- 27:12but
- 27:12I've
- 27:12been
- 27:12joined
- 27:13by
- 27:13a
- 27:13friend
- 27:14and
- 27:14a
- 27:14special
- 27:14guest.
- 27:15Tell
- 27:15everyone
- 27:15who
- 27:15it
- 27:15is.
- 27:16It's
- 27:16Nikita
- 27:17Thorne
- 27:17here,
- 27:18head
- 27:18of
- 27:18strategy
- 27:18at
- 27:19Guides
- 27:19for
- 27:19Brides,
- 27:19and
- 27:20I
- 27:20think
- 27:20it's
- 27:20the
- 27:20third
- 27:21time
- 27:22I've
- 27:22been
- 27:22on
- 27:22the
- 27:22podcast.
- 27:23Is
- 27:23that
- 27:23a
- 27:23record?
- 27:23That
- 27:24is,
- 27:24in
- 27:24fact
- 27:25a
- 27:25record.
- 27:25Michelle
- 27:26Miles
- 27:26is
- 27:27trying
- 27:27to
- 27:27get
- 27:27that
- 27:27record
- 27:27too,
- 27:28but
- 27:28no,
- 27:28I
- 27:29believe
- 27:29you
- 27:29are
- 27:30holding
- 27:30the
- 27:30record
- 27:30of
- 27:31the
- 27:31most
- 27:31appearances.
- 27:31I
- 27:31will
- 27:32trust
- 27:32that
- 27:32I
- 27:32will
- 27:32always
- 27:33be
- 27:33able
- 27:33to
- 27:33hold
- 27:33that
- 27:33record.
- 27:34We'll
- 27:34have
- 27:34to
- 27:34keep.
- 27:35Every
- 27:36time
- 27:36Michelle
- 27:36Miles
- 27:37gets
- 27:37on
- 27:37this
- 27:37podcast,
- 27:38I'm
- 27:38going
- 27:38to
- 27:38be
- 27:39on
- 27:39again.
- 27:40Fantastic.
- 27:40Now,
- 27:41I
- 27:41said
- 27:41earlier
- 27:42in
- 27:42the
- 27:42introduction
- 27:42that
- 27:43as
- 27:43well
- 27:43as
- 27:43celebrating
- 27:4430
- 27:44years
- 27:44of
- 27:45guides
- 27:45for
- 27:45Brides,
- 27:45that
- 27:46I'd
- 27:46been
- 27:46told
- 27:46there
- 27:46was
- 27:46going
- 27:47to
- 27:47be
- 27:47a
- 27:47special
- 27:47announcement
- 27:48this
- 27:48evening
- 27:48about
- 27:49what's
- 27:49next
- 27:49in
- 27:50the
- 27:50Guides
- 27:50for
- 27:50Brides
- 27:51world.
- 27:51That
- 27:52announcement
- 27:52has
- 27:52now
- 27:52been
- 27:53made
- 27:53and
- 27:53so
- 27:54I'm
- 27:54very
- 27:54excited
- 27:54for
- 27:55you
- 27:55to
- 27:55reveal
- 27:55it
- 27:55to
- 27:56everyone.
- 27:56Yes.
- 27:57So
- 27:57we
- 27:57have
- 27:58launched
- 27:58today,
- 27:5812th
- 27:59of
- 27:59May,
- 28:00the
- 28:00UK
- 28:01Wedding
- 28:01Association.
- 28:02And
- 28:02it
- 28:03is
- 28:03the
- 28:03next
- 28:04step
- 28:04we
- 28:04are
- 28:04taking.
- 28:04It's
- 28:04a
- 28:05not
- 28:05for
- 28:05profit,
- 28:06so
- 28:06we
- 28:07are
- 28:07essentially
- 28:08allowing
- 28:08the
- 28:08industry
- 28:09to
- 28:09be
- 28:09able
- 28:10to
- 28:10showcase
- 28:11what
- 28:11they
- 28:11can
- 28:11do
- 28:12for
- 28:12couples,
- 28:12to
- 28:14encourage
- 28:15people
- 28:15to
- 28:16showcase
- 28:16their
- 28:16trust,
- 28:17their
- 28:18professionalism,
- 28:18as
- 28:19well
- 28:19as
- 28:19their
- 28:19sustainability
- 28:20standards.
- 28:20So,
- 28:21essentially,
- 28:21we
- 28:21took
- 28:22our
- 28:22Wedding
- 28:23Safe
- 28:24platform,
- 28:25which
- 28:25we
- 28:25created
- 28:26back
- 28:26during
- 28:26COVID
- 28:27and
- 28:28we
- 28:28thought,
- 28:28you
- 28:28know
- 28:29what,
- 28:29there's
- 28:29got
- 28:30to
- 28:30be
- 28:30another
- 28:30way
- 28:31for
- 28:31us
- 28:31to
- 28:32make
- 28:32this
- 28:33an
- 28:33exciting
- 28:34thing
- 28:34that
- 28:34people
- 28:34can
- 28:35take
- 28:35away
- 28:35with
- 28:35them.
- 28:35Because,
- 28:35you
- 28:36know,
- 28:36Covid
- 28:36was
- 28:37what,
- 28:37five
- 28:37years
- 28:37ago
- 28:38now?
- 28:38So
- 28:39it's
- 28:39been
- 28:39a
- 28:40while
- 28:40and
- 28:40there's
- 28:40been
- 28:40a
- 28:40lot
- 28:41of
- 28:41learning
- 28:41since
- 28:41then.
- 28:42And
- 28:42the
- 28:43point
- 28:43of
- 28:43Wedding
- 28:44Safe
- 28:44during
- 28:44COVID
- 28:45was
- 28:45to
- 28:45essentially
- 28:46help
- 28:46the
- 28:46industry
- 28:47showcase
- 28:47that
- 28:47they
- 28:47knew
- 28:48what
- 28:48they
- 28:48were
- 28:48doing.
- 28:49Not
- 28:49necessarily
- 28:50to
- 28:50regulate,
- 28:50but
- 28:51more
- 28:51to
- 28:51be
- 28:51able
- 28:51to
- 28:52give
- 28:52couples
- 28:52the
- 28:53confidence
- 28:53that
- 28:54they
- 28:54needed
- 28:54to
- 28:54book
- 28:54the
- 28:55right
- 28:55people.
- 28:56And
- 28:56so.
- 28:56So
- 28:57the
- 28:57UK
- 28:57Wedding
- 28:57association
- 28:58is
- 28:59development
- 28:59of
- 29:00that
- 29:01and
- 29:01we're
- 29:01really
- 29:01excited
- 29:02to
- 29:02launch
- 29:02it
- 29:02today.
- 29:02I
- 29:03think
- 29:03it's
- 29:03actually
- 29:03officially
- 29:04gone
- 29:04on
- 29:04Companies
- 29:05House
- 29:05today,
- 29:06so
- 29:06it's
- 29:06really
- 29:06exciting.
- 29:07And
- 29:07I
- 29:08believe
- 29:08an
- 29:08initial
- 29:09website
- 29:09is
- 29:09already
- 29:10live.
- 29:10It
- 29:10is,
- 29:10yes.
- 29:11It's
- 29:11ukweddingassociation.co.uk.
- 29:13Amazing.
- 29:14I'll
- 29:14make
- 29:14sure
- 29:14I
- 29:14put
- 29:15the
- 29:15link
- 29:15in
- 29:15the
- 29:15show
- 29:15notes.
- 29:16I
- 29:16think
- 29:16it's
- 29:16really
- 29:16exciting.
- 29:17I
- 29:17know
- 29:17this
- 29:17is
- 29:17just
- 29:17the
- 29:17beginning
- 29:18and
- 29:18I
- 29:18can't
- 29:18wait
- 29:19to
- 29:19hear
- 29:19more
- 29:20about
- 29:20what's
- 29:20going
- 29:20to
- 29:20be
- 29:20involved.
- 29:21But
- 29:22I
- 29:22know
- 29:22that
- 29:22in
- 29:23the
- 29:23industry,
- 29:23and
- 29:23I'm
- 29:23sure
- 29:23a
- 29:24lot
- 29:24of
- 29:24people
- 29:24listening
- 29:24know
- 29:25that
- 29:25it's
- 29:25difficult
- 29:26because
- 29:26anyone
- 29:27can
- 29:27start
- 29:27a
- 29:27wedding
- 29:27business
- 29:28and
- 29:28there
- 29:29isn't
- 29:29much
- 29:29regulation
- 29:30and
- 29:30we
- 29:30see
- 29:30couples
- 29:31finding
- 29:32people
- 29:32and
- 29:32they
- 29:32think
- 29:32it's
- 29:32a
- 29:32good
- 29:33deal.
- 29:33And
- 29:33actually
- 29:34this
- 29:34is
- 29:34a
- 29:34way
- 29:34to
- 29:35help
- 29:35those
- 29:35of
- 29:36us
- 29:36who
- 29:36are
- 29:36doing
- 29:37the
- 29:37right
- 29:37things
- 29:38to,
- 29:38you
- 29:39know,
- 29:39showcase
- 29:40what
- 29:40we're
- 29:40doing
- 29:40in
- 29:41a
- 29:41way
- 29:41that
- 29:41our
- 29:41couples
- 29:42can
- 29:42see
- 29:42what
- 29:42we're
- 29:43doing
- 29:43and
- 29:43trust
- 29:44in
- 29:44what
- 29:44we're
- 29:44doing
- 29:44and
- 29:45we
- 29:45can
- 29:45be
- 29:45proud
- 29:45of
- 29:46the
- 29:46steps
- 29:46we're
- 29:46taking.
- 29:47Absolutely.
- 29:47I
- 29:47think
- 29:48there's
- 29:49a
- 29:49benefit
- 29:49there
- 29:49to
- 29:50being
- 29:50able
- 29:50to
- 29:50showcase
- 29:50what
- 29:51it
- 29:51is
- 29:51that
- 29:51you
- 29:51can
- 29:52do.
- 29:52What
- 29:52you
- 29:52bring
- 29:53to
- 29:53table,
- 29:53whether
- 29:53you're
- 29:53a
- 29:53new
- 29:54business
- 29:54who's
- 29:54been
- 29:54around
- 29:54for
- 29:55like,
- 29:55two
- 29:55weeks,
- 29:55but
- 29:56you're
- 29:56actively
- 29:57making
- 29:57sure
- 29:57you're
- 29:57following
- 29:58all
- 29:58the
- 29:58right
- 29:58processes,
- 29:59or
- 29:59you've
- 30:00been
- 30:00around
- 30:00for
- 30:00like,
- 30:0030
- 30:01years,
- 30:01like
- 30:01us,
- 30:02you
- 30:02want
- 30:02to
- 30:03be
- 30:03able
- 30:03to
- 30:03showcase
- 30:03to
- 30:03couples
- 30:04that
- 30:04you
- 30:04can
- 30:04be
- 30:04trusted,
- 30:05that
- 30:05you're
- 30:05professional
- 30:05and
- 30:06that
- 30:06you're
- 30:06taking
- 30:06steps
- 30:07to
- 30:07have
- 30:07a
- 30:08sustainable
- 30:08business.
- 30:08And,
- 30:09of
- 30:09course,
- 30:09sustainability
- 30:09isn't
- 30:10just
- 30:10about
- 30:10being
- 30:11eco
- 30:11conscious.
- 30:13It's
- 30:13about
- 30:13sort
- 30:14of
- 30:14all
- 30:14of
- 30:14these
- 30:14other
- 30:15elements
- 30:15to
- 30:15running
- 30:16a
- 30:16business
- 30:16that
- 30:16will
- 30:17be
- 30:17there
- 30:17for
- 30:17a
- 30:17long
- 30:17time.
- 30:18And
- 30:18it's
- 30:19going
- 30:19to
- 30:19be
- 30:19really
- 30:20exciting
- 30:20when
- 30:21this
- 30:21is
- 30:21developed
- 30:21a
- 30:22bit
- 30:22more.
- 30:22Obviously,
- 30:23it's
- 30:23a
- 30:23launch
- 30:24today
- 30:24and
- 30:24we've
- 30:25just
- 30:25started
- 30:25it,
- 30:25so
- 30:26there's
- 30:26more
- 30:26to
- 30:27come.
- 30:28But,
- 30:28yeah,
- 30:28we're
- 30:28very
- 30:29excited
- 30:29to
- 30:29be
- 30:29able
- 30:30to
- 30:30bring
- 30:30it
- 30:30to
- 30:30the
- 30:30industry.
- 30:31It's
- 30:31definitely
- 30:31been
- 30:31a
- 30:32long
- 30:32time
- 30:32coming.
- 30:32And
- 30:33when
- 30:33Alison
- 30:34was
- 30:35talking
- 30:35about
- 30:35wanting
- 30:36to
- 30:36adapt
- 30:36Wedding
- 30:37Safe
- 30:37into
- 30:37this
- 30:38new
- 30:38concept,
- 30:39it
- 30:40was
- 30:40all
- 30:40about
- 30:40giving
- 30:41back
- 30:41to
- 30:41the
- 30:41industry
- 30:41and
- 30:42being.
- 30:43Being
- 30:43there
- 30:43to
- 30:43be
- 30:44able
- 30:44to
- 30:44showcase,
- 30:44showcase
- 30:45what
- 30:45businesses
- 30:45can
- 30:45do
- 30:46to
- 30:46couples
- 30:46and
- 30:47help
- 30:47them
- 30:48to
- 30:48choose
- 30:48the
- 30:48right
- 30:49people.
- 30:49I
- 30:49think
- 30:49it's
- 30:50a
- 30:50great
- 30:50initiative
- 30:50and
- 30:50I
- 30:51cannot
- 30:51wait
- 30:51to
- 30:51find
- 30:52out
- 30:52more.
- 30:52Maybe
- 30:52you'll
- 30:53have
- 30:53to
- 30:53come
- 30:53back
- 30:53on
- 30:53the
- 30:53podcast
- 30:54and
- 30:54tell
- 30:54me
- 30:54about
- 30:54it
- 30:55anytime.
- 30:56You
- 30:57know,
- 30:57you've
- 30:57got
- 30:57me.
- 30:58Actually,
- 30:58do
- 30:58you
- 30:58know
- 30:58what?
- 30:58We
- 30:58should
- 30:58do
- 30:59it
- 30:59in
- 30:59Vegas.
- 30:59We
- 31:00should.
- 31:00Live
- 31:00from
- 31:01Vegas.
- 31:01So
- 31:01that's
- 31:02a
- 31:02wrap
- 31:02on
- 31:02this
- 31:03evening's
- 31:03event.
- 31:03It's
- 31:03been
- 31:04such
- 31:04a
- 31:04great
- 31:04evening.
- 31:05Meeting
- 31:05some
- 31:06amazing
- 31:06suppliers,
- 31:06catching
- 31:07up
- 31:07with
- 31:07friends
- 31:07and
- 31:08seeing
- 31:08what
- 31:08it's
- 31:08like
- 31:09to
- 31:09put
- 31:09on
- 31:09a
- 31:09fully
- 31:09sustainable
- 31:10event
- 31:10and
- 31:10proving
- 31:11what's
- 31:11possible.
- 31:12It's
- 31:12also
- 31:12been
- 31:12really
- 31:13exciting
- 31:13to
- 31:13hear
- 31:13from
- 31:14guides
- 31:14for
- 31:14brides
- 31:14about
- 31:15what's
- 31:15been
- 31:15going
- 31:15on
- 31:15for
- 31:15the
- 31:15last
- 31:1630
- 31:16years
- 31:16and
- 31:17what
- 31:17they've
- 31:17got
- 31:17planned
- 31:17next.
- 31:18And
- 31:18I'm
- 31:18really
- 31:18looking
- 31:18forward
- 31:19to
- 31:19hearing
- 31:19more
- 31:20about
- 31:20it.
- 31:20I
- 31:20hope
- 31:21you've
- 31:21enjoyed
- 31:21this
- 31:21special
- 31:22edition.
- 31:22Look
- 31:22out
- 31:23for
- 31:23the
- 31:23video
- 31:23clips
- 31:23that
- 31:23we'll
- 31:24be
- 31:24sharing
- 31:24on
- 31:24social
- 31:24media
- 31:25too,
- 31:25and
- 31:25I'll
- 31:25see
- 31:25you
- 31:26all
- 31:26next
- 31:26time.