Wedding Tips | Inspired by This Blog

Happy labor day weekend everyone! I hope everyone is having a relaxing long weekend and having fun with family and friends Sometimes doing nothing is GOOD for you! How backwards does that sound to us? We’re always pushing ourselves to better our business, use every working minute of the day we can, and are often telling people we wish there were more than 24 hours in a day so we can accomplish more. Phew! I don’t know about you, but just hearing talk like that wears me out! No wonder businesses are burning out, the expectations are so high! Of course it’s important to work hard and chase goals, but let’s remember how important doing nothing sometimes is too. Quiet moments of nothingness and reflection are vital because it’s a chance to focus on what it is you really want to get out of your job. We’re cluttered by our day to day activities and going through motions of what needs to get done that we never get a chance to sit and think and imagine. What do I want to be doing? What new avenues should I explore? How can I better myself and my business? Our “go go go!” mentality doesn’t leave room for reflection and will eventually damage us in all kinds of ways. Down time is healthy for your mental health as well as your physical health! We get so caught up in creating success for our businesses we don’t realize the stress we’re putting on ourselves and we forget how important a healthy mind and body are for maintaining that success. Relaxing and down time are vital to the growth of our businesses and we should all remember to slow it down once in a while.

“Summer, with it’s porch swings and grass lawns offers ample opportunity. Just stop, enjoy the moment and be grateful for the privilege of doing absolutely nothing for as long as you possibly can. Afterall, when people are caught in the worries of the future and regrets of the past, they cannot appreciate the beauty of the present.” – Mary Duenwald

Photo by Elizabeth Messina

May you be inspired,

Leila

Dear Brides (and grooms, and mom of brides, and moms of grooms, and the list goes on…)

You’re Engaged!! YAY! And since that lovely sparkly piece got placed on your ring finger your mind has started running on overdrive. When will you get married? What’s the perfect location? Who will you ask to be in the wedding? And then comes the part where you actually have to make decisions that will impact what that day will look and feel like. Enter in… (trumpet sounding) the wedding vendors. THE people you will trust to make it all look beautiful, flow seamlessly, and capture your day so you have memory keepsakes for life.

But let me offer you a piece of advice as both a past bride and as a member in the wedding space – please remember that after you do your very diligent research to hire the best of the best you need to let go and let them take care of all the rest.

Trust them to do what they do best. Let them guide you through the time line, the décor details, the fabrics, the lighting, the time of day pictures should be taken and so on. I know its hard to relinquish the total control since it is YOUR day, but that is what you are investing in them for- to be sure your dream day is everything you could have wished, and to ensure you experience and enjoy it and not work on your wedding day.

Believe me when I say they know what they are doing. They do this all the time. In fact, we call them wedding professionals. So the 40^th email you send them within 24 hours to be sure they made the change or got your message is a bit much and can ultimately strain your relationship. Don’t forget to be grateful and be the client that we all would love to bend over backwards for. A little gratitude goes a long way. When you believe us then we inherently will do more for you.

The only way to guarantee you’re footloose and fancy free at your wedding is to trust your vendors are doing their job and doing it well!

Photo by Scott Hayne of planner Antonia Christianson helping a bride down the aisle.

May you be inspired,

Leila