Diaries of a Wedding Singer

We're picking back up with the second half of our summer in Maine and another trip up north to Wisconsin! Obviously we've got some kids stories in there for your pleasure and Ali is finally on the recovery road from a pretty major surgery (hence the inconsistent episode releases!) Thank you for your patience and we so appreciate you listening, as always! follow us on Instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger -- @susiestaubs. Write us an email at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com and check out our website at aliandsusieband.com.

What a great trip back to Maine! We had so much fun visiting family and Susie went out of her mind traveling all over New England for 9 gigs in 14 days! Hear all about it in episode 3 and 4. Thank you for listening as always! Follow us on instagram at @diariesofaweddingsinger and @susiestaubs. Send us an email at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com with stories and performance inquiries!

Special shout out to our favorite fan, Dan! Also, sorry for the laughing attack somewhere about midway through... Ali took the most HIDEOUS photo of herself we've ever seen while trying to catch a cute moment with the kids...lets just say, it wasn't cute...

5 years later, here we are! So excited to start Season 5!! And what would an episode of our be without a little bit of audio issues. Bear with us as we dust off our mics and start up again with y'all! Life is good and we can't wait to share it with you Check out our website aliandsusieband.com!

GUYS! Have you ever had those times where your body hates you and you can't move and even typing is a challenge??? Well that was Ali for the past 5-6 months but now she's on the "up and up"! We are happy to bring you another episode of our silly podcast and a quick update on our lives these days! Please continue to keep Ali in your prayers as she progresses past her residual treatment side effects. Visit aliandsusieband.com to see new content and don't forget to follow us on instagram! Thank you!

This episode is best played away from the little ones I believe! Leave it to Susie to bring in another ridiculous story from her latest wedding. Follow us on Instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger -- @susiestaubs. Write us an email at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com Thank you for listening!

Susie has a whirlwind weekend experiencing the dynamic beauty of 2 very different cultural weddings and Ali heads up north Wisconsin for another round of Smokey's Steakhouse - albeit, slowly and stiffly! Follow us on instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger -- @susiestaubs. Write us an email at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com! Thanks for listening <3

This has been a loooong month. Thank you for sticking around and waiting for another episode! Ali has been having a few mobility issues and is still slowly trying to get back to moving again and Susie has been picking up the slack. This week Susie recounts her trip to Maine and the Diva's show, Classic Rock show and the worst thing of all.....LICE. Follow on Instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger -- @susiestaubs diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com

Would it be a regular episode without some ridiculous travel stories?? Obviously not. Today Susie reminisces about her flights and Ali is awake for about 36 hours straight during her gigs. We've got Classic Rock shows, a 40th pain shop anniversary and a 60th Bday party spanning from Maine to Virginia Beach. We're all over! Buy last minute tickets to Susie's DIVAs Show at Deertrees Theater in Harrison, ME AUGUST 9! Also get your tickets to the last public show in Maine for a while on Aug 15th. The Classic Rock show will perform in Old Orchard Beach at their Ball Park Concert Series. Follow us on Instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger -- @susiestaubs -- diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com Thanks for Listening! As Susie travels to Maine this week, we won't have a chance to record, so look for another episode in about 2 weeks. <3

Have you seen Amazon Prime's newest show Fallout?? It has 17 Emmy Nominations and we have one of the cast here today to chat all about his story and how he managed to gain a role on the show! Dave has been a friend for 13 years and is as humble and kind as she is talented. Follow him on Instagram @daveregister and don't forget to watch him as "Chet" on Fallout! on Prime! Follow us @diariesofaweddingsing -- @susiestaubs -- diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com

Today we have The Winey Baker, aka Inn Owner of the Greenwood Manor Inn, aka our lil' sister, Jill Drew! She was a professional baker in Maine for 12 years before moving on to become an inn owner of The Greenwood Manor Inn and she's here to tell us some awesome stories from her years as a wedding baker and has some excellent advice for couples looking for their own sweet treats on their big day. Don't miss it! Follow her @thewineybaker and book your room or special event today at the Greenwood Manor Inn! Find them on instagram @greenwoodmanorinn_me or check out their website at greenwoodmanorinn.com Follow her friend and photographer on instagram @emilydelamaterphotography Don't forget to follow us @ diariesofaweddingsinger and write us an email with your wedding stories at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com

I guess I should be happy the gigs went well at least! Ali and Susie both had Covid this week, so thanks for waiting an extra few hours for this episode to air! Follow us on Instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger -- @susiestaubs -- write us an email at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!

Such a beautiful show, and one we'll never forget! No matter how many times we perform, we're always learning new lessons and growing. This was no exception! Follow us on Instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger -- @susiestaubs. Send us an email with your wedding stories at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com. Check out our new band page at aliandsusieband.com! Thank you as always for listening, we love you!

THANK YOU to our first "I Can See Your Voice" guest, CJ Tyson! CJ was a choreographer on the show but has an incredible resume that includes 5 seasons of LipSync Battle, Broadway actor, back-up dancer, singer, film actor and not least of all, a friend of Madonna. He has new music out NOW that you can stream anywhere you get your music. Follow him @cjtyson on Instagram, @cjtysoncjtyson on tiktok and learn more at cjtyson.com. His newest single is called Content 2.0, go grab this summer dance epic today! follow us @diariesofaweddingsinger on Insta, send us an email with your wedding stories at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com

We can finally dish on the show we were on! It's only been two years in the making ha! Next week listen in for our interview with choreographer, singer and dancer extraordinaire, CJ Tyson! Follow us on Instagram at @diariesofaweddingsinger or @susiestaubs. Write us an email with your favorite wedding stories at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com

Who doesn't love a new pet?! Why not add a new addition to an already crazy situation? This week you'll hear about Ali's new pet and another trip to the north woods in Wisconsin. We have an opinion on what it takes to be part of a wedding band, namely, being prepared and learning songs quickly. Is it really necessary? Answer....YES. Follow us on instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger , write us an email with your wedding stories at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com. Visit our new band site, aliandsusieband.com! Thank you for listening! Next week we'll start our interviews with people from the show, I Can See Your Voice! You won't want to miss it

FINALLY right?! Ali's had quite the spring and needed a little extra time to get her shit together for you all but we're here!! We've got cancer updates and pet news (a new dog!) and our opinion on best practices when joining a new band. If there are still tickets, get yours to The Way We Were, a Celine Dion/Barbra Streisand Tribute Show with Susie AND Ali with the Maine State Music Theater in Brunswick, ME and an orchestra!! June 16th and 17th. It's gonna be EPIC, you won't want to miss it. Follow us on instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger or email us at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com with your best wedding stories. Season 4, we can't believe it! This season we'll be able to talk all about our stint on Fox's I Can See Your Voice and we plan to interview all the cool and talented people we met. Watch Season 3, episode 8 "Twinning" to see us! Stay tuned for a great season. Keep Ali in your thoughts and prayers as she finishes up her cancer treatment so we can hopefully put this behind us and talk about more than that bullshit :)

Can you believe we made it?! Well, this season is slightly shorter than normal but that's because Ali will be busy with Chemo starting on Wednesday, Nov 1! We're all just ready to get this shit show started so it can be over before we know it. We will hopefully share a wedding write-in episode and another Magic of Christmas breakdown towards the end of the year, but we will default to however Ali is feeling during this time. We can't express enough how thankful we are to all of you who listen! This has brought us more joy than you could know! We'll keep you updated on Ali's progress through the instagram page @diariesofaweddingsinger. You can follow Susie's band @mixologyband and her personal page @susiestaubs. You still have time to give us your best wedding story! Write us at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com. Pray pray pray for a speeding recovery! <3 <3

WTF is all we can say. Thank you for waiting an extra week for this week's episode! We'll explain it all right off the bat. Also, in more happy news, CONGRATS Elise and Josh! You are far more important than any bad news, and thank you for lifting our spirits by getting to talk about your beautiful day! Follow us on instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger -- @mixologyband -- @susiestaubs @metrocityband. Write us an email with your wedding stories at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com.

This man is the guy behind all those stories from the classic rock shows that Susie is always talking about! Joe Boucher made this show come to life and he's here today talking to us all about how it came to be and what it was like working with a symphony and watching incredible talent cross the Portland Symphony Stage for 16 seasons! We hope you enjoy our interview and to find out more about upcoming shows from Joe, visit https://www.theirsongs.com/ Follow us on Instagram @diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com -- @susiestaubs -- @mixologyband. Send us an email with your stories at diariesofaweddingsinger@gmail.com