Getting ready for the BIG DAY

It's amazing that when we start planning a wedding it seems so far away until that actual day and then it's upon us before we know it. Time does fly by when we are busy and having fun.

I met my current coordinating clients back in February of 2007 when we first began discussing them hiring me to plan thier wedding. I felt it was as important for them to like me as well as I like them . It has to be a match that will stand the test of time, since there are so many things that needs to be discussed and a mutual trust and respect needs to be felt on both sides. It has been a wonderful year full of lots of trials and decisions, but now it's all wrapped up. Location, music, flowers, food, attire, pictures...you name it, it's all done and just waiting now for the BIG DAY.

So we are one week from her wedding and we are the best of friends. We have made so many decisions and our friendship has bloomed so that I will truly miss our interactions after the wedding is over next week. I have so enjoyed discussing all of the details of their wedding and the bride and groom have found this past year to be un-stressful giving them time to devote to their careers.

During the final week there are lots of last minute details to attend to, but nothing that they will have to deal with. All their vendors are on board with every last details and all that needs to be done now is count down to their wedding day.

Don't think that nothing could go wrong, but now is the time when I start dreaming about the wedding at night and thinking of every possible situation that could occur and the "just in case" answers to make sure that everything runs smoothly for their important wedding day. The wedding is outside, so of course we are busy looking at the weather report for next weekend. I think we need to do the weather "dance" to make sure it is a beautiful day.

I'll look forward to sharing all the details of this wonderful day in the life of my bride and groom next week with you and wish you good planning with your own upcoming wedding.

Elaine

Time to Recharge

I'll begin my first blog by sharing with you that I just got back from a wonderful, relaxing vacation in the Grand Cayman Islands. It was a time to re-charge before the store gets into it's busiest season of Spring. I stayed in a beautiful private rented home with three girlfriends and enjoyed the aqua blue water, peaceful serenity of the beach and great laughs with my friends.

I was there checking out possibilities for weddings ceremony and recepiton locations and was overwhelmed by all the options one would have if you chose to have a destination wedding in the Cayman Islands.

It also gave me lots of time to think. Thinking is something that we don't have time to do when you own a business and have a busy life. It is that time of year when I have to start thinking about what bridal gowns to bring in for the Fall of 2008. I will be leaving for Chicago the end of this month to go on my semi-annual buying trip and again wonder what does the bride of today want. How about you??? The magazines show us so many styles, fabrics and designs, but what does the bride of today want? How much do you really want to spend? Each manufacturer that I visit will have somewhere between 30-50 gowns to choose from and I need to pick 6-8 from each designer that I carry that I think you would like. The problem is that all Wedding Gowns are beautiful. But every area of the country and type of bride is looking for something different.
The goal is to pick out an assortment of gowns that would match the needs of our brides for Elaine's Bridal Boutique.

I would love for you to share with me what you are looking for when you go shopping for a dress.
It's not what the designers what you to wear, but what do you want to look like and feel like on your wedding day.