THANKS
THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR ANOTHER EDITION OF YOUR CALIFORNIA LIFE AS WE GET BACK
TO CELEBRATING IN PERSON EVENTS
MORE AND MORE THE DO'S AND
DON'TS AROUND I AND BEING A
GOOD WEDDING GUEST MAY BECOME A
LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED.
SO TO ENSURE WEDDING GOERS MIND
THEIR MANNERS AHEAD OF THEIR
SUMMER CELEBRATIONS, ETIQUETTE
EXPERT DIANE GOTTESMAN IS HERE
TO SHARE TIPS ON WINNICOTT WITH
EVERYTHING FROM THE RSVP
REQUISITE TO THE AIR HUG AND
MORE.
HI DIANE.
HI AUBREY.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
SO WE KNOW THE WORLD STARTED TO
OPEN UP MORE AND MORE WEDDINGS
ARE BEING HELD IN PERSON WITH
ACTUAL GUESTS.
WHAT CAN GUESTS EXPECT TO BE
DIFFERENT NOW AS A RESULT
OF THE PANDEMIC?
YOU KNOW, SO MANY THINGS HAVE
CHANGED AND TRAVEL TO INCLUDE
CAR RATHER THAN YOUR PLANNING
YOUR STAY WHEN YOU GO TO A
DESTINATION WEDDING MAY INCLUDE
A HOTEL RATHER THAN STAYING
WITH FAMILY.
SO I PARTNERED WITH HILTON THIS
SUMMER WEDDING SEASON AND THEY
HAVE A CONFERENCE CONNECTING
ROOMS HILTON WHICH ALLOWS THEIR
GUESTS TO BOOK TWO OR MORE
CONNECTING ROOMS.
THAT IS ONE WAY FOR OUR GUESTS
TO STAY TOGETHER PRE AND POST
WITH AND ENJOY THE MOMENT
ANOTHER WAY THAT THEY HAVE
OPENED OUR CHANGES WITHIN OUR
AIR HUBS AND OUR RSVP AND ALL
KINDS OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO
NOW RE NAVIGATE WITH THIS NEW
WEDDING SEASON BECAUSE AS YOU
KNOW, SO MANY THINGS CHANGE
FROM JUST A YEAR AND A HALF
AGO.
YEAH, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT COMFORT LEVEL SOME
PEOPLE MAY BE MORE OK BEING IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY.
OTHERS MAY WANT TO KEEP THE
DISTANCE.
SO HOW DO WE BE CONSIDERATE
OF ALL OF THAT?
WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT
COMFORT LEVELS AND I THINK THAT
JUST KNOWING THAT MAKES MORE
COMFORTABLE FOR US BECAUSE
WE'RE AWARE SO ALWAYS WATCH THE
BODY LANGUAGE WITH THE OTHER
PERSON IF THEY'RE REACHING OUT
FOR A HUG YOU'RE COMFORTABLE BY
ALL MEANS DO THE SAME.
BUT IF YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE
YOU CAN VERY PLAINLY AND IN A
FRIENDLY ENGAGING WAY SAY IT'S
SO GREAT TO SEE YOU, AUBREY.
BUT FOR NOW I'M STILL NOT I'M
STILL NOT OR WHATEVER THE
GREETING WOULD BE SO I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE
COMMUNICATIVE BUT ALSO AT THE
SAME TIME BE GRACIOUS.
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THOSE
ETIQUETTE TIPS IT CAN BE
TRICKY.
I MEAN EVEN PRE PANDEMIC YOU
KNOW WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO
DO THE RIGHT THING TO WEAR LIKE
HOW DO WE HOW DO WE DO THIS AND
THAT?
WHAT SOME OF THE TIPS THAT
YOU'RE RECOMMENDING WHEN IT
COMES TO ETIQUETTE SO THAT
GUESTS CAN BE READY TO HAVE FUN
THIS WEDDING SEASON?
OH, IT'S REALLY EASY.
SO SIMPLE THINGS LIKE MAKE SURE
YOU RSVP YOU HAVE ONE WEEK
MAYBE TWO NOT TWO MONTHS.
SO DRESS DRESS FOR SUCCESS IF
IT SAYS COCKTAIL ATTIRE OR IF
IT SAYS BACKYARD CASUAL BECAUSE
YOU'RE GOING TO A VERY CASUAL
KIND OF RENT ALREADY DO WHAT
THEY ASK DRESSES THEY WANT YOU
TO EVEN IN A VIRTUAL WEDDING
AND IF YOU ARE WANTING TO TAKE
PHOTOS BECAUSE YOU'RE SO
EXCITED ONLY DO SO IF THE BRIDE
AND GROOM APPROVE AND THEN USE
THEIR HASHTAG.
IF NOT PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY AND
JUST ENJOY YOURSELF RECONNECT
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT'S
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.
AND THEN AGAIN YOU WANT TO
LEARN CUSTOMS YOU WANT IF
YOU'RE GOING FOR WEDDING WERE
THERE SPECIFIC CUSTOMS AND
CULTURES MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO
YOUR HOMEWORK IN ADVANCE AND BY
THE WAY YES, ACCORDING TO THE
REGISTRY BECAUSE THAT'S GOING
TO BE YOUR GUIDE WHEN GOING TO
DIFFERENT CULTURES AND CUSTOMS
EVEN WITHIN THE UNITED STATES
THERE MIGHT BE SOME LITTLE
IDIOSYNCRASIES.
SO IF YOU FOLLOW THAT REGISTRY
,IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL
WAY FOR YOU TO NAVIGATE SOME
OF THESE AWKWARD DILEMMAS YOU
MAY NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE
SAW IN THE PANDEMIC WAS A LOT
OF THESE VIRTUAL CEREMONIES
VERSUS THE IN-PERSON CEREMONY.
IS THERE A DRESS CODE FOR THAT
?
THERE ABSOLUTELY IS.
SO YOU ARE GOING TO A WEDDING
AND IF YOU'RE INVITED TO A
WEDDING, EVEN A VIRTUAL
WEDDING, NO ONE TO SEND THE
GIFT BECAUSE EVEN A VIRTUAL
WEDDING REQUIRES THAT YOU DO
YOUR PART.
SECONDLY, YOU LOOK AT THE
INVITATION AND IT SAYS COCKTAIL
EVEN IF YOU'RE IN A VIRTUAL
EVENT, MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE
DRESSING TO TO MAKE THE BRIDE
AND GROOM PROUD.
THEY INVITED YOU SO THEY CAN
SEE WHAT YOU'RE WEARING AND
THEN JUST WHAT WERE YOU OR YOUR
PAJAMAS YOU WANT RESPECT TO THE
HOST OF YOUR EVENT?
THAT'S RIGHT BECAUSE YOU KNOW
EVEN THOSE VIRTUAL WEDDINGS
WILL TAKE A GROUP PHOTO RIGHT
OF ALL THE LITTLE BOXES.
SO I GUESS YOU STILL WANT TO
FIT THE PART AND YOU MENTIONED
YOUR HOTEL PARTNER AND
OBVIOUSLY HOTELS WHEN YOU'RE
TRAVELING THAT'S A BIG PART
OF THE WEDDINGS.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT THAT YOU
WANT TO KIND OF ABIDE BY THE
RULES THAT MAYBE THE BRIDE AND
GROOM HAVE SET WHEN IT COMES TO
THE ACCOMMODATIONS?
SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
WE HAVE TO BE WE'RE ALWAYS
WE'RE ALWAYS GUESTS EVEN WHEN
WE'RE TRAVELING AND AGAIN ONCE
AGAIN I PARTNER VERY PROUDLY.
THEY HOST SIX WEDDINGS A YEAR
IN THE UNITED STATES, WANTS TO
KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND
THIS CONFIRMS CONNECTING ROOMS
BY HILTON BOOKING EXPERIENCE.
YOU CAN ALL BE TOGETHER.
YOU CAN SHARE A SPACE, CLOSE
THE DOORS WHEN YOU WANT TO KEEP
THEM OPEN WHEN YOU WANT TO BUT
THEN WATCH YOUR VOLUME.
YOU WATCH YOUR AFTER HOUR
GATHERINGS TO STAY CONTAINED IN
YOUR OWN COZY CONNECTING
BECAUSE A GOOD GUEST KNOWS THAT
WHETHER THEY'RE AT A WEDDING OR
IN THE HOTEL ROOM YOU'RE ALWAYS
BEING RESPECTFUL OF OTHER
PEOPLE AROUND.
THAT'S WHAT TRUE PROTOCOL IS
ABOUT AND YOU WANT TO HAVE
PERFECT WEDDING GUESTS.
THAT'S THAT'S AWESOME AND GREAT