Wedding season is here, and on this Thursday’s episode of The Run-Through, top-rated events producers Marcy Blum and Melissa Sullivan sit down with Chloe Malle to weigh in on etiquette, trends, and the curious requests they’ve run into while on the job at some of the jaw-dropping weddings covered by Vogue.
Have you ever wondered, for instance, what it takes to get Snoop Dogg to perform at your reception? “You call the agent, they’ll say, ‘Make an offer and we will get back to you.’ So it’s like pin the tail on the price,” Blum explains. But the negotiation doesn’t stop there: you also have to find a window of time that works, and deal with the rider.
“Craziest rider? I mean, sometimes it’s the amount of people that they need to bring in,” says Sullivan. “And if you’re working in the Bahamas, you have to get work permits for everyone. And as the producer, you have to justify why they need, like, 30 wardrobe assistants.”
“And why nobody on the island themselves would be capable of doing that gig,” adds Blum.
When it comes to something like bringing your dog to a wedding, both warn against it. “I think the dogs are miserable at it,” says Blum.
“I think it’s stressful and confusing,” echoes Sullivan. “If you want to take photos, then you hire a sitter and they can bring them in for a very short amount of time. Maybe they walk down the aisle, and then they need to leave.”
Listen to the full conversation above.
