Altared
Dre Jackson is married, and Alexis Jacobson is in the midst of planning her wedding, which was abruptly put on hold when the pandemic hit the US in March 2020. Altared was inspired by what happens when life doesn’t go as planned. Each Friday for our first season, we will specifically look through the lens of an “altared” wedding. The pandemic has rocked a lot of different industries around the world. The wedding industry essentially was paused. We will talk to different couples to see what they did, what advice do wedding vendors have, and pepper in some history about different traditions, whether outdated or simply odd. Will the wedding industry be forever changed? Weddings are so universal. In this divisive time, we want to talk to a diverse panel of people across the world, to help show that people have more in common than meets the eye, through the unifying element of love.
Episodes
16 episodes
Words of Wisdom
July 23, 2021 - For those needing a dose of inspiration, here's a compilation of some wedding planning nuggets!
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Season 1
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2:28
Episode 14 - Gender Euphoria
June 25, 2021 - Sage Orville of Sage Orville Photography is a wedding photographer based in Western Massachusetts. They take us on an inspiring journey from starting as an artist to running their own business, and how to own being political and...
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Episode 14
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43:47
Episode 13 - Beyond Borders
June 04, 2021 - This is the first of our 2 part episodes! We interviewed Amanda and Vinnie in the middle of the pandemic back in October 2020, and then again in May 2021. Amanda discusses the challenges of planning a wedding beyond borders, eh?...
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Episode 13
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31:00
Episode 12 - Thank You For Inviting Me To Your Story
May 14, 2021 - A few months ago we spent the afternoon with Diana from Simply Elegant by Diana, talking about her dance background, teaching preschool, and how she fell in love with wedding planning. She shares how changing her mentality of fac...
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Episode 12
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30:53
Episode 11 - A Public Engagement?!
Cymone and Jarvis are both marriage therapists based in the City of Angels. Jarvis walks us through his proposal which was a year in the making! We talk travel, graduate programs, and mental health.
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Episode 11
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37:09
Episode 10 - Be In Awe
Maricela is a wedding/event planner who owns Ehmann Events based in Vermont. She gives us a glimpse into her technique for determining everyone’s comfort level during this time, preparing extensive procedures for handling unprecedented obstacle...
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Episode 10
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42:59
Episode 9 - Guerilla Wedding
April 2, 2021 - We caught up with April in Massachusetts, who takes us through her four proposals and a cupcake icing debacle! We cover a variety of topics ranging from the Bridezilla trope to challenging gender norms and ultimately making the ...
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Episode 9
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41:17
Episode 8 - Pivot
March 12, 2021 - Dre takes a trip down memory lane as Drelexis catch up with Jocelyn, Nicole, and Hillary from Simply Fresh Events. Based in the Maryland area, they’re a wonderfully unique vendor who provide a one-stop wedding planning service,...
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Episode 8
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32:26
Episode 7 - Facing the Truth
March 5, 2021 - Drelexis talk to Ashley and Jeffrey about learning patience in the face of uncertainty, and that ultimately their commitment is bigger than a single day. We have an in-depth conversation about the state of the world, Christmas p...
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Episode 7
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24:46
Episode 6 - Eyes of Our Couple
February 26, 2021 - WeddingNama, a wedding photography and videography company based in Mumbai, was founded by wife-husband duo Ankita and Akash. They discuss their passion for film and photography, and how they endeavor to make each film uniqu...
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Episode 6
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28:15
Episode 5 - Don’t Let the Wedding Get Bigger Than the Marriage
February 19, 2021 - Drelexis talk to Candice who shares her story of deciding to switch from a 220 country club wedding to an intimate 60 person fairytale wedding at her parent’s house. Ultimately, she couldn’t have imagined it happening any...
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Episode 5
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18:36
Episode 4 - Everyone Has Their Own Little Dream
February 12, 2021 - Drelexis speak with Vanessa, a wedding planner based in Bali, Indonesia. Vanessa owns a wedding planning company with her husband called Eventures, which specializes in Indian weddings throughout South East Asia. We di...
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Episode 4
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27:11
Episode 3 - Jumping the Broom
February 5, 2021 - This past September, Drelexis caught up with Kyla about everything involved with postponing her destination wedding in Jamaica within the same year.
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Episode 3
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33:08
Episode 2 - Whirlwind of Emotions
Drelexis chat with Lura, the owner of Extraordinary Weddings & Events, about changes in the wedding industry from the perspective of a wedding planner. We talk about everything from rescheduling your wedding day, to socially dis...
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Episode 2
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17:35
Episode 1 - Changing the Narrative
Dre and Alexis, aka Drelexis, speak with Krishma based in Sydney, Australia. Krishma shares her incredible story of having to re-schedule her destination wedding being only 1 month out from her wedding date, and discusses the comple...
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Episode 1
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33:54