Wedding Tip or Trick of the Week

So I'm starting a new thing. With my new schedule (yea freedom!) I'm all about new things lately; but I just ate some 71% Cocoa from Venezuela so we'll see how this goes.

I talk with so many different brides each week - some first timers, some getting married for the second time, some who don't have any time to plan to those who keep their binders with them constantly (you know who you are - I was one of you, too!).

But for all these different women, one thing remains pretty consistent - this is one, if not the, first wedding you've ever planned. Your biggest birthday party to date probably hasn't had as much detail or thought gone into it as this one day event in which you go from Ms. to Mrs. And rightfully so - this is a life changing day. It should be grand (albeit, not necessarily grandeur); whether large or small it should be meaningful to you and your Mr.

So how does one go about planning this once in a lifetime event? Simply.

How does one got about planning this once in a lifetime event simply? Find people you trust to help make it happen so you don't have to do it all.

So often the person you hire to do your cake, your hair, the DJ or your photographer (eh, 'em...such as yours truly) are FILLED with ideas, wisdom and a genuine willingness to help you ! Please ask us! That's why we're professionals - although we have not necessarily planned the entirety of a wedding hundreds of times, within our respective fields we've worked with and been a part of hundreds of weddings. We may even know how to do something you haven't hired us for just because we are consistently, and because we love, being at weddings.

Let me give you an example: just the other weekend I was with a couple and as they were getting ready to cut their cake they said out loud, "How are we supposed to do this?" Friends and family just stood there with the look of, "We have no idea," on their faces. So I was given the opportunity to lean in and quietly make a suggestion. They laughed and proceeded to have a glorious time at it.

So, as my files upload to Pictage for Wes and Tessa (see previous post for link to slide show), I urge you who are in the midst of planning - ask me. I may not always have the answer, but I'm sure willing to help you find it. :)


Blessings,
Christine Smith