My best moment as a wedding planner...
My best moment as a wedding planner is the moment when I can almost tangibly see the stress lifted from a client's shoulders.
So many times during my first meeting or two with the soon-to-be-married couple their heads are spinning and they pull out a bag full of a hodge-podge of magazine clippings as their planning materials or there is a stack on the table that resembles the one in the picture.
Now, some brides are completely at ease with a book full of magazine clippings or a stack of eight magazines and three wedding planning books as their planning guide. But regardless of their personality type and planning style there is ALWAYS at least one moment during the planning process that I have the sheer joy and blessing of looking at the harried individual and telling them that the issue is taken care of and everything is, or will be, just fine.
Here is a recent experience:
As I sat down with a newly engaged bride I could see her eyes spinning as we began talking about all the things that went into planning a wedding, managing the details, and then also there was a desire to add some distinctive elements to the day that really said it was about them and their future life together.
As we talked I could see her countenance begin to be set at ease. I laid out a planning schedule that, for her, was manageable and something she could easily handle amongst her busy schedule of college classes, a long distance relationship with her fiance,' and her own work schedule.
When I broke down our planning in to bite size pieces I saw her eyes stop spinning and fill with excitement. We mutually discussed the tasks at hand and she was more than willing to take on her to do's over the upcoming weeks and even looking forward to how fun they would be. We ended our time with mutual excitement of what lay ahead and I had a very confidant bride walk away with her to-do list and a 'can do' attitude.
That was just an example of one of my best moments as a wedding planner and its also one of the many reasons that I can say I really do have the best job!
So many times during my first meeting or two with the soon-to-be-married couple their heads are spinning and they pull out a bag full of a hodge-podge of magazine clippings as their planning materials or there is a stack on the table that resembles the one in the picture.
Now, some brides are completely at ease with a book full of magazine clippings or a stack of eight magazines and three wedding planning books as their planning guide. But regardless of their personality type and planning style there is ALWAYS at least one moment during the planning process that I have the sheer joy and blessing of looking at the harried individual and telling them that the issue is taken care of and everything is, or will be, just fine.
Here is a recent experience:
As I sat down with a newly engaged bride I could see her eyes spinning as we began talking about all the things that went into planning a wedding, managing the details, and then also there was a desire to add some distinctive elements to the day that really said it was about them and their future life together.
As we talked I could see her countenance begin to be set at ease. I laid out a planning schedule that, for her, was manageable and something she could easily handle amongst her busy schedule of college classes, a long distance relationship with her fiance,' and her own work schedule.
When I broke down our planning in to bite size pieces I saw her eyes stop spinning and fill with excitement. We mutually discussed the tasks at hand and she was more than willing to take on her to do's over the upcoming weeks and even looking forward to how fun they would be. We ended our time with mutual excitement of what lay ahead and I had a very confidant bride walk away with her to-do list and a 'can do' attitude.
That was just an example of one of my best moments as a wedding planner and its also one of the many reasons that I can say I really do have the best job!
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