Full Transcript for #353 Edmonton Locals: Wedding Content Creators Unfiltered

wedding industry and other things people are paying for. 00:02:28.479 --> 00:02:34.560 But then I think as I started doing it and like, you know, just filming, I was like, wow, this is really cool. 00:02:34.719 --> 00:02:40.879 I think because you get so many videos, you just get your entire wedding week on an iPhone. 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:42.960 So you can just flip through literally the next day. 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:44.479 So I think that's pretty cool. 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:47.919 And it's different from like traditional photo and video services. 00:02:48.240 --> 00:02:48.639 I agree. 00:02:48.800 --> 00:02:52.800 I think I think people have labeled it to be like you said, contentious. 00:02:52.879 --> 00:02:54.719 Like a lot of people are like, oh, I would never do that. 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:57.599 It's if you don't want to do it, then you're not gonna book it, right? 00:02:57.680 --> 00:02:58.639 So it's like it's fine. 00:02:58.719 --> 00:03:03.919 But a lot of brides that message us, they they're usually interested in wanting that content right away. 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:10.719 A lot of them want to post on their own Instagrams or they're have family who are in different countries who want to see our Instagram stories right away. 00:03:10.879 --> 00:03:12.479 Um, so that's actually a pretty big one. 00:03:12.639 --> 00:03:20.159 That way, then their family, I get a lot of followers from family like within the first day, and they're like, Yeah, we're from Australia, like we're we can't come, like we really want to watch this. 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:22.879 So I feel like it's really good for those those people. 00:03:23.039 --> 00:03:24.560 So it's really exciting. 00:03:24.719 --> 00:03:30.319 And then even from like uh the photographer lens, like, how do you find it different as a skill? 00:03:30.560 --> 00:03:38.800 And also um, when you're in the space of like a shoot, a wedding shoot, how how do you like find yourself positioning yourself differently? 00:03:38.879 --> 00:03:45.759 Because that's been a conversation I've heard is like, oh no, photographers are like, there's too many people behind the cameras, and what does that mean? 00:03:45.919 --> 00:03:48.479 So, like, I guess I'm gonna know your thoughts on that. 00:03:48.719 --> 00:03:54.159 I feel like being so I've done wedding photography, like actual proper week-long wedding photography as well. 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:59.120 And I find that like for me, I don't really get annoyed that much. 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:01.919 So I think for me, it's like everyone is here for a reason. 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:07.680 Everyone is doing their own work, and we're all we all have our gear and gadgets and things that we're we're doing. 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:09.759 So it I shouldn't be a big deal. 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:15.360 Um, but I find that sometimes when I am doing content creation, I'm like, oh, like I want to pose them this way. 00:04:15.439 --> 00:04:21.360 But then I have

to obviously like I wait my turn and I wait till they're done, and then I'm like, okay, now it's my turn, and I'll go and pose them. 00:04:21.439 --> 00:04:23.519 And then the photographer's like, oh, that's actually a good pose. 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:24.639 Boom, then they take the picture. 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:37.920 So I feel like it's like we all have our own ideas, but you just have to be very mindful of like when someone's shooting, when like a photographer is shooting when a especially videography, like, you need to be out of the videographer's way because they're around all angles, like 360 basically. 00:04:38.079 --> 00:04:39.439 So yeah, what do you think? 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:46.240 Same honestly, like video, iPhone video, especially is completely different from like photography. 00:04:46.399 --> 00:04:48.639 Photography is edited, it's so nice. 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:56.800 Um, and I always tell photographers and videographers, as soon as I like see them for the first time, like, please, like if I'm ever in your way, please let me know. 00:04:56.879 --> 00:04:58.079 I'm gonna stand behind you. 00:04:58.160 --> 00:04:59.680 You can be in my way, I don't want to be in yours. 00:04:59.839 --> 00:05:01.600 Yeah, we can always crop them out, like always. 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:08.160 Like half of our, we shot a wedding recently um where there was three of us, three three content creators, and we all were in each other's way. 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:12.639 Like half my videos, like I'm in, I'm in her shot, she's in my shot, we're like our hair's in somebody's shot. 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:14.160 But it's like we can easily edit that out. 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:16.399 But with videography, it's like you have to be very careful. 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:17.360 Yeah, exactly. 00:05:17.439 --> 00:05:19.279 And like I do think there's like space for both. 00:05:19.360 --> 00:05:24.240 And at the end of the day, we're hired by the couple, so you know, we're providing services for them. 00:05:24.319 --> 00:05:26.879 So I think as long as everyone works together, it's like perfect. 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:29.759 Yeah, it's almost like you have to have a team effort everywhere. 00:05:29.920 --> 00:05:42.319 But there is a little bit of like a I guess like a shock hierarchy, like the videographer will might get like the most access to the shot, and then there's like the photographer, and then the content creators, you kind of just step in to capture the moments. 00:05:42.639 --> 00:05:42.879 Yeah. 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:44.800 And I find, and I find that's a good thing. 00:05:44.959 --> 00:05:49.920 I know a lot of people want to capture the actual foot, like the photo shoe and stuff, which which is fine. 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:53.439 But I feel like the photographer, videographer, like they're really good at doing that. 00:05:53.600 --> 00:05:58.480 And we are really good at that BTS where it's like a little hand detail or like them looking at each

other for a moment. 00:05:58.560 --> 00:05:59.680 Like that's kind of what we're there for. 00:05:59.759 --> 00:06:06.480 We're not there to create a two-minute video based off of your wedding photo shoot, which is what the what the videographer is there for. 00:06:06.560 --> 00:06:12.079 But we're there for like those small, cute, fun moments that like the videographers obviously they have huge gear, so they're turned this way. 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:13.839 We can have our back this way, we capture something else. 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:14.399 Exactly. 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:15.279 Yeah. 00:06:15.519 --> 00:06:18.079 For those little moments with like the cousins or like the grandma. 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:18.639 Exactly. 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:26.160 Um, you are finding that even like brides and couples are looking for that intimate kind of look at a wedding. 00:06:26.319 --> 00:06:26.399 Yeah. 00:06:26.560 --> 00:06:27.439 Yeah, like candid moments. 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:28.160 Yeah, candid moments. 00:06:28.399 --> 00:06:29.439 That's actually exactly what we want. 00:06:29.519 --> 00:06:32.079 Like, yeah, we love it when they cry, we love it when they laugh. 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:34.079 Like, please crying is our favorite thing. 00:06:34.160 --> 00:06:35.279 You should see is our favorite thing. 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:36.639 We shot a wedding how many weeks ago? 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:38.480 We're just looking at each other, we're like, when are they gonna start crying? 00:06:38.560 --> 00:06:39.759 So we can get like all the fun content. 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:42.720 Our eyes are literally moving like this to see if anyone's ever cried. 00:06:42.879 --> 00:06:44.800 And then meanwhile, we're also trying to suck in our tears. 00:06:44.879 --> 00:06:47.759 We're like looking at each other, like, don't look at each other, don't look at each other, we're gonna start crying. 00:06:48.399 --> 00:06:50.399 Oh my gosh, so you were a recent bride this summer. 00:06:51.040 --> 00:06:52.800 Um, did you have a content creator at your wedding? 00:06:52.959 --> 00:06:54.240 I did not, unfortunately. 00:06:54.399 --> 00:06:56.319 I actually forgot to hire one. 00:06:56.560 --> 00:06:57.279 Yeah, okay. 00:06:57.439 --> 00:06:58.480 Being a bride is a lot. 00:06:58.639 --> 00:06:59.199 Yeah, I forgot. 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:02.000 But you were like, I wanted, but you you were thinking about it. 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:03.360 I thought about it after. 00:07:03.519 --> 00:07:06.639 As a person who does it, I feel like I'm like, oh, like I shouldn't have done it. 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:08.079 Like, yeah, like I should have, right? 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:16.000 But I know like I thought I could capture like during my Mendy, I wanted all the content of like my decor because I I did it really well. 00:07:16.399 --> 00:07:17.360 I think I have two videos. 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:17.759 Oh, yeah. 00:07:17.839 --> 00:07:18.639 I did I gave it to my friends. 00:07:18.720 --> 00:07:19.680 I was like, Can you guys do this for me? 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:21.519 And they're like, Oh, we don't know how to do it, like you. 00:07:21.600 --> 00:07:23.759 And I'm like, uh I guess like that's a lesson. 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:26.959 Hey, like that you if you have a vision, especially if you have a vision. 00:07:27.439 --> 00:07:30.160 Yeah, if you have a vision and you know you want it, then just go for it. 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:35.279 If you don't want it and you think, oh, like you know what, I would it it won't affect me later, then then don't. 00:07:35.360 --> 00:07:36.480 Yeah, that's what I think. 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:36.720 Yeah. 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:47.600 How did you feel as uh as a bad in a serious and like the pressure to um you know add on more events and like have more people and like you being in industry and having an insider look on that? 00:07:47.920 --> 00:07:49.360 How what was that process look like? 00:07:50.160 --> 00:07:51.279 It was interesting. 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:59.839 I I I remember during the wedding that we shot, these guys dealt with my I I thought I was going crazy that week because it was like I had how many more weeks left? 00:07:59.920 --> 00:08:04.160 Like two weeks before my wedding, and I was like, I think I was going insane. 00:08:04.399 --> 00:08:06.639 I um I I cut out a reception. 00:08:06.720 --> 00:08:09.680 We didn't do a reception, I didn't have a Judah ceremony. 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:15.839 A lot of things got canceled, not just because of the decor, but because my husband's also like, I don't want to do it. 00:08:15.920 --> 00:08:18.000 And so we cut out a lot of stuff. 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:24.079 But it was weird being on the other side, seeing how much work goes into making a wedding. 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:25.279 I we just show up. 00:08:25.439 --> 00:08:33.039 Yeah, we we we show up, we bring our gear and we make the bride's week a good time, but we don't see what they go through when we're gone, right? 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:36.080 At at home, when they're dealing with their family the weeks before. 00:08:36.240 --> 00:08:40.559 That's that's the part that it's like if you don't need to have a wedding, don't do it. 00:08:40.720 --> 00:08:41.279 I'm so sorry. 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:42.799 Like, I that's my recommendation. 00:08:42.879 --> 00:08:48.559 If you have money and you want to go to Maldives and spend a month in a hut, please, please. 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:49.679 That's your recommendation. 00:08:49.840 --> 00:08:50.480 That's my recommendation. 00:08:50.720 --> 00:08:52.960 Um, I'm gonna keep that warning because I'm gonna read it next year. 00:08:54.559 --> 00:08:56.000 Honestly, it is fun. 00:08:56.080 --> 00:09:00.879 I feel like when you're with your family, it's more, it's it's that's the that's the best part. 00:09:01.120 --> 00:09:04.799 The family is the best part, everything else is just it's there. 00:09:05.039 --> 00:09:07.039

It's there, yeah, and like getting people together. 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:14.720 And then there's like so do you so I want to go back to the question of like, did you like find yourself feeling the pressure of doing more? 00:09:14.879 --> 00:09:20.080 Um, or was it because like your partner was also like down to do less that you were like, oh, here we're good. 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:25.519 I wouldn't say pressure of doing more, I would say pressure of comparison a little bit. 00:09:25.840 --> 00:09:32.720 Where from from not just my clients, but you know, when you're we're online, I feel like our for you pages look a lot different than other people's. 00:09:32.879 --> 00:09:38.799 Obviously, we we cater to our clientele, but then we also on our for you pages see other people's weddings. 00:09:38.879 --> 00:09:42.320 And I think shooting other people's weddings before my wedding, I'm like, oh, I should. 00:09:42.399 --> 00:09:43.200 What if I add this? 00:09:43.279 --> 00:09:44.320 Or oh, should I do this? 00:09:44.399 --> 00:09:46.159 Or oh my God, I didn't even think about that. 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:47.519 Like small stuff like that. 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:49.519 I think that was that was it for me. 00:09:49.600 --> 00:09:52.399 Where I'm like, oh, like why am I even thinking like that? 00:09:52.480 --> 00:09:55.600 I should even be thinking about adding something when I'm already done planning. 00:09:55.840 --> 00:09:57.440 When you're done planning, when you're happy with eating. 00:09:57.600 --> 00:09:58.000 Exactly. 00:09:58.080 --> 00:10:00.720 And then looking at it, be like, oh, I should have done that, or why didn't I do that? 00:10:00.799 --> 00:10:05.279 Or after and then after my wedding, all the weddings I've shot since then, I'm like, oh I should have done that. 00:10:05.360 --> 00:10:06.320 That was such a good idea. 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:09.759 And then I'm like, then I take myself five steps back and I'm like, you need to calm down. 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:10.799 Like it's not that deep. 00:10:10.960 --> 00:10:11.200 You know what? 00:10:11.360 --> 00:10:16.320 Like, I'm in the wedding planning phase where my for you page is all just like events, performances, jewelry. 00:10:16.399 --> 00:10:19.759 And I'm like, okay, this is like a world you like dive. 00:10:19.840 --> 00:10:21.200 I feel like I've dived into right now. 00:10:21.279 --> 00:10:25.120 And I'm like, what is this even like what do I really want from this? 00:10:25.200 --> 00:10:27.039 Or am I just doing things to go through the motion? 00:10:27.120 --> 00:10:29.279 Like priesting that out has been really difficult. 00:10:29.519 --> 00:10:33.440 Yeah, like do you have any tips for any other brides that are like about this? 00:10:33.679 --> 00:10:34.720 I think do your own thing. 00:10:34.879 --> 00:10:38.879 Whatever you want to do, whatever you find beautiful in life, you do it. 00:10:39.039 --> 00:10:44.639 If you think you want to do a color combination that nobody has seen before, it's being seen somewhere. 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:45.919 Like, I look, I'm serious. 00:10:46.000 --> 00:10:49.360 Like on Pinterest, on Instagram, it's you just have to do what you like. 00:10:49.440 --> 00:10:52.879 Like, I like the color rust, and I went with rust for my wedding. 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:55.759 And I know so many people are like, oh, that's the trending color of the season. 00:10:55.919 --> 00:10:56.639 Okay, I don't care. 00:10:56.799 --> 00:10:58.159 Like that was that's a color I liked. 00:10:58.240 --> 00:11:00.000 I wanted to wear rust and it looked good. 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:02.960 And so just you gotta do what you like, add things that you want. 00:11:03.039 --> 00:11:05.039 I love like chai, like iced chives. 00:11:05.120 --> 00:11:12.720 And so I had an iced chai bar at my Mendhi, and I drank four of them on my Mendhi with my Mendhi with my hands like mummified and like that mex tape or whatever. 00:11:12.879 --> 00:11:16.639 I had four of them, and you know, just what I wanted to do, I did. 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:18.480 And I feel like that's the most important part. 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:20.559 You gotta do what you want, get the vendors you want. 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:24.480 If you have a dream for a vendor and you want to book them, don't let anybody else just book them. 00:11:24.720 --> 00:11:27.759 I hired my photographer from Toronto and I was like, this is who I want. 00:11:27.840 --> 00:11:30.000 I don't care who tells me no, like I'm doing it. 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:30.320 Good. 00:11:30.399 --> 00:11:30.559 Yeah. 00:11:30.960 --> 00:11:33.039 So just like try to stick true to what you want. 00:11:33.360 --> 00:11:34.080 True to what you want. 00:11:34.799 --> 00:11:36.480 Delete Instagram before your wedding. 00:11:36.720 --> 00:11:44.399 Maybe, maybe I would I would suggest a little, not delete, but a little uh deactivation of that Instagram for two months before your wedding and maybe a month after your wedding. 00:11:44.799 --> 00:11:48.159 Because you already have everything booked at that point, and then you start getting new ideas. 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:49.840 Yeah, that's actually really good advice. 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:55.039 That happened with my cousin with her wedding outfits because she got it like two years early, and this was like back in 2024. 00:11:55.200 --> 00:12:02.720 Like she got her wedding out, and she's like, Oh, thinking about it after for a while, and because she saw so much on Instagram, and I'm like, Yeah, no, like I just gotta get rid of this outfit. 00:12:02.879 --> 00:12:04.720 Yeah, and maybe like will make sense. 00:12:04.960 --> 00:12:06.320 Just just until you're done your wedding. 00:12:06.559 --> 00:12:06.879 It's done. 00:12:07.039 --> 00:12:09.440 Because you need to you need to be confident with what you like. 00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:12.879 You can't be confident with other people's choices that they didn't I agree, right? 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00:12:17.039 I think comparison is like the biggest thing that controls our wedding industry. 00:12:17.200 --> 00:12:17.440 Oh, yeah. 00:12:17.600 --> 00:12:23.600 You know, like that's like the reason why, like, fuck grab hardties or like this is happening now, or like, you know, it's like that's true. 00:12:23.679 --> 00:12:25.919 I think deactivating your Instagram is a big thing. 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:32.720 Yeah, you know, like let's say you get an outfit and you see it on someone else, and then you're just gonna be like, oh my god, like that happened to me actually, yeah for my engagement. 00:12:32.960 --> 00:12:39.200 My engagement, I I wore my outfit, and then a few weeks later, a bride wore it in Mexico, and she looked stunning. 00:12:39.279 --> 00:12:40.000 Like, oh my gosh. 00:12:40.080 --> 00:12:42.399 Like, I still look at her pictures, she's so beautiful. 00:12:42.639 --> 00:12:44.480 And I was like, Oh, that's my outfit. 00:12:44.559 --> 00:12:46.000 And I remember I was like, that's so weird. 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:48.879 But then if I didn't have Instagram, I would have never seen that. 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:50.399 Yeah, and I would have never felt that. 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:52.000 Oh, we're wearing the same outfit. 00:12:52.080 --> 00:12:53.120 I would have never felt that. 00:12:53.200 --> 00:12:54.480 So that's so true. 00:12:54.639 --> 00:12:54.799 Yeah. 00:12:54.960 --> 00:12:59.440 Um, I'm curious, Nahek, then your experience because you've done weddings for a couple years now. 00:12:59.919 --> 00:13:08.000 Um, do you ever find yourself feeling like each wedding is like a new journey, or does it feel like you're going through the same motions? 00:13:08.240 --> 00:13:11.200 Because as a wedding guest, sometimes I feel like I'm a bit detached. 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:12.799 I'm not like maybe seeing everything. 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:14.480 So sometimes I'm like, I'm sure. 00:13:14.559 --> 00:13:16.399 I'm like, this is are we just going through his emotions? 00:13:16.480 --> 00:13:19.440 You're like, how do you how do you experience that as a content creator? 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:22.879 Because you're capturing more intimate pieces of a of a wedding, I think. 00:13:23.120 --> 00:13:29.840 Yeah, I feel like I mean for Punjabi wedding weeks, I do think the format is like all the same. 00:13:30.000 --> 00:13:33.679 You know, everyone's crying at the Doli, everyone's having fun at the Jago. 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:36.879 It's like that part I would say is very similar. 00:13:37.200 --> 00:13:41.679 But I do think that every client that I've had, like each wedding has been different. 00:13:41.840 --> 00:13:48.480 And I have like, I have a completely different experience for each wedding and like things that I remember, what I liked, what I didn't like. 00:13:48.639 --> 00:13:51.039 And you know, like us doing so many weddings too. 00:13:51.120 --> 00:13:58.320 It's like we look and we're like, okay, like we like, it's just like subconsciously, we're like, I want this for my wedding, or like, I don't want this for my wedding. 00:13:58.559 --> 00:14:00.639 Sometimes I leave and I'm like, I don't want a wedding in general. 00:14:00.720 --> 00:14:06.799 I'm like, oh me and her had that time, but after one, I don't know what event it was, she's like, I'm done, I'm not doing this. 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:08.399 And I was like, Okay, we need to take a step back. 00:14:08.480 --> 00:14:09.679 Let's actually think about this. 00:14:09.840 --> 00:14:15.440 Yeah, so it's like completely like different scenarios each time, and like I think every wedding has been so beautiful. 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:18.159 It just like everything, every family is different. 00:14:18.240 --> 00:14:19.759 There's so many different things to capture. 00:14:19.919 --> 00:14:24.080 It's like it does change, vendors change, like every nothing's the same. 00:14:24.240 --> 00:14:26.639 It's like the format's the same, but every week is different. 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:29.200 Every week has different characters, yeah. 00:14:29.840 --> 00:14:30.639 Each family is different. 00:14:30.720 --> 00:14:31.679 I think that's what makes the wedding. 00:14:32.720 --> 00:14:34.080 I think the family, right? 00:14:34.159 --> 00:14:38.799 Like you would say, like this this summer alone, I we dealt with how many families, 16, 17 families. 00:14:38.960 --> 00:14:42.480 Each family is so different, and that's what creates the wedding. 00:14:42.559 --> 00:14:47.360 Yeah, you're not some weddings are not people, they're not gonna cry at their dully because they don't have that relationship with their parents. 00:14:47.519 --> 00:14:50.000 Some people are gonna sob because they're so close to their parents. 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:52.559 So it's like that is interesting to see and fun to see, right? 00:14:53.039 --> 00:14:55.200 They're already moved out, they've already moved out and they're already married. 00:14:55.519 --> 00:14:56.399 Yeah, whatever bye. 00:14:56.480 --> 00:14:56.720 Yeah, yeah. 00:14:56.879 --> 00:14:59.279 So I think that's that's the most unique part for me. 00:14:59.360 --> 00:15:00.799 Yeah, yeah, truly is, yeah. 00:15:01.120 --> 00:15:01.440 Okay. 00:15:01.759 --> 00:15:05.039 So the wedding where you said, I don't want to do this anymore. 00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:06.000 What do you like? 00:15:06.080 --> 00:15:09.039 What kind of things like happened for you to say something? 00:15:09.200 --> 00:15:15.519 Like we kind of had some, we kind of had some intimate talks while we were waiting for the bride to be ready. 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:18.320 Do you remember at the moment that we sat there? 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:19.120 Oh, we for a bit. 00:15:19.279 --> 00:15:25.279 Yeah, we had we had like some talks, and I feel like it it wasn't the fact that like it was the bride's wedding that was making us feel like that. 00:15:25.360 --> 00:15:31.600 I think it was like we were just chatting and then we we

started talking about weddings, and we're just like, oh, like this is like you know, we get tired too sometimes, right? 00:15:31.679 --> 00:15:37.279 Like how many, so it was just like, oh, like I can't imagine being the bride, and then it was like, I don't want to do this, I'm really gonna do get married. 00:15:37.519 --> 00:15:42.879 Because honestly, sometimes looking at the bride, like I got stressed out because it just seems like such a big thing. 00:15:42.960 --> 00:15:47.279 Like, you know, the spotlights on you, like even posing for pictures, it's hard to be in front of a camera. 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:51.279 Like doing that every day for like a certain amount of time is difficult. 00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:53.279 Dealing with family members is difficult. 00:15:53.360 --> 00:15:55.600 It's like so many things that like we were just sitting there. 00:15:55.679 --> 00:15:57.919 We were waiting, we were waiting for I think three or four hours. 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:04.159 Yeah, and we were just like cackling, like we got a sushi in hand, and then um, and we were just like just chopping. 00:16:04.799 --> 00:16:06.799 Sympathizing with her brain because we were like, yeah, exactly. 00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:09.679 So top on you, like emotionally and physically. 00:16:09.840 --> 00:16:11.600 Yeah, and she actually she killed her wedding. 00:16:11.679 --> 00:16:12.559 I don't know how she did it. 00:16:12.720 --> 00:16:15.200 She had nine events and she was incredible. 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:18.080 Yeah, the wedding you saw Sayan, she was incredible. 00:16:18.159 --> 00:16:20.159 Like she she looked good every day. 00:16:20.240 --> 00:16:24.720 Like, if I had nine events, I would look like I was dying, like my under eye, like I would just not look okay. 00:16:24.879 --> 00:16:26.720 Every day she looked fresh, she was happy. 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:30.960 We came every time we saw her, we were like, Wow, like her outfit and her everything. 00:16:31.120 --> 00:16:32.159 She was just so incredible. 00:16:32.240 --> 00:16:37.360 And like, I don't know, just I think that wedding was like we were both like, oh my god, like and then and then after her wedding, I'm like, how am I gonna get married? 00:16:37.519 --> 00:16:39.360 Like, I'm already stressed out thinking about it. 00:16:39.440 --> 00:16:42.960 But and like honestly, after doing her wedding, it was like I think nine events. 00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:43.360 Yes. 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:47.360 Any like the next wedding that I did, it was like five events, which is a normal wedding week. 00:16:47.440 --> 00:16:48.480 It felt so short for me. 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:50.000 It's like it just flew by. 00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:52.799 I was like, Yeah, it's so easy peasy. 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:53.840 It's in perspective, right? 00:16:53.919 --> 00:16:56.240 Like have a 15-day wedding if you want it. 00:16:56.639 --> 00:16:57.519 People have probably done that. 00:16:57.840 --> 00:17:07.440 Yeah, like we'll we'll probably see that because I feel like you you see things like I've also seen like things extend, but also things like not doing a reception is also a thing I've noticed. 00:17:07.519 --> 00:17:11.759 So yeah, I'm doing a few weddings where they're like, we're just gonna do a big dog go and not do a big reception. 00:17:12.079 --> 00:17:18.799 Only thing I would say was is don't make feel don't make anyone feel bad if they're doing too much or if they're doing too less. 00:17:19.200 --> 00:17:23.039 That is my biggest pet peeve with this community like community that we have. 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:26.240 When someone is doing too much, it's too much in everybody's eyes. 00:17:26.319 --> 00:17:28.079 When someone's doing too less, it's too less. 00:17:28.319 --> 00:17:29.200 I don't think that's fair. 00:17:29.359 --> 00:17:33.039 I think everyone's allowed to celebrate their wedding as much as they want. 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:36.480 If they want to have a 20-day wedding, yeah, I'm not paying for it. 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:37.680 I'm not attending. 00:17:37.759 --> 00:17:38.640 That's not my problem. 00:17:38.880 --> 00:17:40.880 The bride wants to do it, the bride is happy with it. 00:17:41.279 --> 00:17:53.759 So I just I think that's the only thing that irks me sometimes when I read comments on people's like when they comment, not just on like I don't think anyone's commented on ours, but like if I go on TikTok and I see on like other content creators posts, like, oh, this is too much, the bride's doing too much. 00:17:53.920 --> 00:17:56.240 It's like like it's not that deep. 00:17:56.400 --> 00:17:58.400 It's not you, you're not the bride. 00:17:58.720 --> 00:18:02.400 Everyone has an opinion of I feel like that's what makes him very contentious. 00:18:02.559 --> 00:18:04.079 But so personal. 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:05.119 Yes, yeah. 00:18:05.279 --> 00:18:11.599 The personal are the people that are getting married, family, and there's like so much moralic you're saying behind the scenes that you have no idea about. 00:18:11.839 --> 00:18:20.400 So if they're doing a court marriage that's half a day, or if like a you know, 20-day trip wedding in two different countries, like that's exactly that is what people are gonna do. 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:22.240 Yeah, so it comes back to comparison. 00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:26.559 Yeah, I'm telling you, um what I've noticed comparison is like the biggest thing. 00:18:26.799 --> 00:18:30.720 I think it's fine if someone wants a small wedding or if like no wedding or big wedding. 00:18:30.799 --> 00:18:35.519 I think it's like it depends on you, even like trying to be unique for each wedding. 00:18:35.680 --> 00:18:37.440 Like, yeah, I agree with Hannah. 00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:42.319 Focus on like what you truly want rather than being, you know, like I want to be like completely different. 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:48.319 You know, it's hard to be completely different when you know there's like such a

big industry, and like I think it's better to focus on yourself. 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:50.079 Yeah, and Pinterest has everything. 00:18:50.240 --> 00:18:58.000 Yeah, like if I swear to God, if you go on there and you're like unique color themes for weddings, if they're if they're already on there, that means it's happened before. 00:18:58.240 --> 00:18:58.799 Yeah, right. 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:01.200 Okay, uh I just want to say this for my end. 00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:05.119 I've been because I'm in the white wedding, like searching for things process. 00:19:05.519 --> 00:19:06.319 Sometimes I'll find things. 00:19:06.480 --> 00:19:07.599 I'm like, is this AI? 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:08.720 I was looking at hairstyle. 00:19:08.880 --> 00:19:09.200 Oh god. 00:19:09.440 --> 00:19:10.559 Yeah, that's so intriguing. 00:19:10.640 --> 00:19:14.000 And I was like, is this a real hairstyle that's actually done by someone? 00:19:14.160 --> 00:19:16.720 Or I turn off the AI settings on Pinterest. 00:19:17.039 --> 00:19:18.079 Okay, I need to learn how to do this. 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:21.519 You turn off the AI settings so it's like no AI generated image on Pinterest. 00:19:21.759 --> 00:19:22.160 I can do that. 00:19:22.480 --> 00:19:23.119 AI generated image. 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:27.519 Yeah, because then you'll send it to your decor vendor and they're gonna be like, This is the are you stupid? 00:19:27.599 --> 00:19:29.440 Like this is not, yeah, like this is not it. 00:19:29.519 --> 00:19:30.000 Like, what is this? 00:19:30.240 --> 00:19:32.079 Do you know what's my hair? 00:19:32.319 --> 00:19:33.359 Oh yeah, there's so much of that now. 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:38.160 Where like you see, like all these like even outfits and stuff are all AI now, and you're just like, What is this? 00:19:38.319 --> 00:19:40.079 Like, I don't even need to make sure that this is right. 00:19:40.480 --> 00:19:41.680 Videos, content creation. 00:19:41.759 --> 00:19:45.039 I've seen some AI content creation videos, and it's like everything. 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:46.799 Yeah, like I've seen some on TikTok. 00:19:47.200 --> 00:19:47.839 Yeah, I've seen that. 00:19:47.920 --> 00:19:51.839 I've also seen where people are making using AI to create their wedding posters. 00:19:52.000 --> 00:19:52.400 Oh yeah. 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:57.759 Oh yeah, which dude let's just get a subscription to Canva at$11 and let's make it on there. 00:19:57.920 --> 00:19:58.480 Like, I'm so sorry. 00:19:58.799 --> 00:19:59.119 I can't. 00:19:59.279 --> 00:20:03.119 I I can't immediately tell if someone has an AI poster and I'm like not a good one. 00:20:03.279 --> 00:20:04.640 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:20:05.279 --> 00:20:12.400 And it's just like, you know, you can just tell, and it's like so bulky and like has all these things on it, and it's like, you know, it's easier on Canva. 00:20:12.559 --> 00:20:13.680 It's so much fun using Canva. 00:20:13.839 --> 00:20:14.319 Oh, I do it. 00:20:14.400 --> 00:20:15.039 We're Canva girls. 00:20:15.359 --> 00:20:17.359 I love like Canva is our best friend. 00:20:17.680 --> 00:20:19.759 Stress relief, I'll make like a wedding poster on Canva. 00:20:19.920 --> 00:20:20.880 Yeah, I love that. 00:20:20.960 --> 00:20:22.319 Yeah, it's always it's too good. 00:20:22.400 --> 00:20:22.960 Yeah, yeah. 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:26.160 It's been such a joy having you all in the studio thinking. 00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:30.880 Um, any last dates you want to like talk about, like before we wrap up our conversation? 00:20:31.359 --> 00:20:33.200 Wednesday's content creation. 00:20:33.519 --> 00:20:34.799 What does your winter look like? 00:20:34.880 --> 00:20:35.920 I guess that's my question. 00:20:36.079 --> 00:20:37.440 Oh, relaxation. 00:20:38.720 --> 00:20:48.400 It'll just be the small like events, um, like engagements, nikas, rokas, like just like one-day eight-hour events that happen in the winter that are indoors. 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:50.319 I guess some of those last minute. 00:20:50.640 --> 00:20:52.880 But other than that, we're planning on doing it. 00:20:53.039 --> 00:20:55.359 Personally, I don't take anything until like June. 00:20:55.440 --> 00:20:56.880 Yeah, like full break time. 00:20:57.039 --> 00:20:57.759 Yeah, yeah. 00:20:57.920 --> 00:21:00.000 We gotta work our regular jobs in the winter. 00:21:00.160 --> 00:21:01.119 That's what we're doing. 00:21:01.279 --> 00:21:01.519 Yeah. 00:21:01.680 --> 00:21:01.920 Yeah. 00:21:02.160 --> 00:21:04.240 And like fresh brains for like wedding tickets. 00:21:04.319 --> 00:21:05.039 Yes, next yeah. 00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:06.000 Yeah, amazing. 00:21:06.079 --> 00:21:07.039 Thank you so much for coming. 00:21:07.279 --> 00:21:07.920 Thank you so much for having me. 00:21:08.240 --> 00:21:09.519 Thank you for having us. 00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:24.160 That was my conversation with Hannah from Shop by Hannah and Mehek from Sage Shots. 00:21:24.319 --> 00:21:35.599 And I learned so much about what to do when you're worried about planning a wedding and how to really prioritize, and some information on like the wedding industry itself and what it's like to be a bride. 00:21:35.839 --> 00:21:44.319 If you are looking for more content on the South Asian weddings, we have our South Asian wedding series up and ready and posted for you wherever you find your podcast. 00:21:44.640 --> 00:21:51.039 You can keep following us at the Universal Radio on Instagram and stay tuned at www.theuniversal radio.com.