This was a fantastic wedding, Adam and Jenna had relaxed a cocktail style wedding at the beautiful venue Mandalay House. Adam and Jenna wanted a low stress wedding and a big party, which is what they got! We absolutely killed the white dance floor by the end of the evening!
Read MorePlayed a colab with Amicus Strings for their first dance. Strong cover of ‘cool’ by alesso Tim Bos played sax through the night.
Read MoreWe need to reduce crowd density, which is a minor part of any successful event. In early August I was in a zoom meeting for the events industry where we had a chance to listen to and ask questions of the Deputy Chief Public Health Officer. And while we are in a fluid time with restrictions, there were a few timeless pieces of wisdom about interpreting the guidelines which came out of the meeting.
Read MoreI’ll never forget when I started at the company the owner handed me 4 cds labeled ‘dinner one, dinner two, dance one, dance two’. Enough standard playlist music to get me through 5 hours of wedding. “This is what you play”. A 19 year old in an ill fitting suit getting a baptism of fire; the music wasn’t customised, the client was disengaged, I was disengaged.
Read MoreAt the end of 2017 Tennyson Events launched. I thought it was going to be a pretty minor thing - I had been working in the industry for about 16 years and this would just be a way to put a label on my work.
By the end of 2019 I had scheduled close to 500 events for the year; these ranged from a vinyl dj on a Friday night at The Maid Hotel, to full day events at Mollydooker and Longview vineyards. A dichotomy was occurring; I was growing to love my work more and more but it was becoming increasingly clear that I couldn’t sustain it at the level I was doing. The change started by bringing an ethos I’ve had for my personal life into my business; I’m not going to compete. The second idea which I pulled into the business comes from the book Small Giants by Bo Burlingham. It’s about companies that choose to be great, not big. Since making these decisions I’ve been happier in business, more present with my clients. And I feel that it’s helped me look at this turbulent year with much more positivity.
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