First I should say that I completely understand that every bride desires to create a perfect wedding, but if there is one thing I have learned since I have worked in this industry is that there is no such thing as a perfect wedding. If you really think about it objectively, what is a perfect wedding?
So, if there is no such thing as a perfect wedding, what should you do to ensure your wedding is one that you will enjoy?
My first piece of advice is to erase the illusion of a perfect wedding from your mind because there is really is no such thing. It's better to be realistic than to be unrealistic. In this way, you are better prepared mentally if faced with any of the following: the groom getting sick with the flu, severe weather advisory for hurricanes that result in mandatory curfews or evacuations, Uncle Ken getting drunk and acting a fool at the reception, or even worst a vendor not showing for your event. It happens!
Secondly, you should be flexible. Now, I don't say this to mean that you should not get what you desire because after all it is your wedding. However, I do believe that it sometimes pays to be flexible. Listen to the advice that family and friends may offer as well as the suggestions of your wedding vendors. The advice they offer just may be prove to be invaluable. It can never hurt to listen.
Thirdly, you should hire wedding professionals who can not only manage the logistics of your wedding, but who have the ability to troubleshoot should problems arise. As paraphased by Andy Ebon, Colin Cowie (one of the best event planners of all time) says:
“An entire event is never perfect. At the end of the day, if you’ve surrounded yourself with competent, qualified professionals, they will solve whatever problems or challenges come up, and will insulate the client from them.”
There are a lot of things that go on behind the scenes--problems and challenges will arise on the day of your wedding--that you may never know about. When you hire "competent, qualified professionals" their job is not to make sure your event perfect (remember there is no such thing), rather their job is to keep the festivities moving along and to troubleshoot and improvise when problems and challenges do arise. There's more to come. Stay tuned!
May 22nd, 2009UncategorizedFirst I should say that I completely understand that every bride desires to create a perfect wedding, but if there is one thing I have learned since I have worked in this industry is that there is no such thing as a perfect wedding. If you really think about it objectively, what is a perfect wedding?So, if there is no such thing as a perfect wedding, what should you do to ensure your wedding is one that you will enjoy?My first piece of advice is to erase the illusion of a perfect wedding from your mind because there is really is no such thing. It's better to be realistic than to be unrealistic. In this way, you are better prepared mentally if faced with any of the following: the groom getting sick with the flu, severe weather advisory for hurricanes that result in mandatory curfews or evacuations, Uncle Ken getting drunk and acting a fool at the reception, or even worst a vendor not showing for your event. It happens!Secondly, you should be flexible. Now, I don't say this to mean that you should not get what you desire because after all it is your wedding. However, I do believe that it sometimes pays to be flexible. Listen to the advice that family and friends may offer as well as the suggestions of your wedding vendors. The advice they offer just may be prove to be invaluable. It can never hurt to listen.Thirdly, you should hire wedding professionals who can not only manage the logistics of your wedding, but who have the ability to troubleshoot should problems arise. As paraphased by Andy Ebon, Colin Cowie (one of the best event planners of all time) says:“An entire event is never perfect. At the end of the day, if you’ve surrounded yourself with competent, qualified professionals, they will solve whatever problems or challenges come up, and will insulate the client from them.”There are a lot of things that go on behind the scenes--problems and challenges will arise on the day of your wedding--that you may never know about. When you hire "competent, qualified professionals" their job is not to make sure your event perfect (remember there is no such thing), rather their job is to keep the festivities moving along and to troubleshoot and improvise when problems and challenges do arise. There's more to come. Stay tuned!