As a wedding planner, I get asked a lot of questions about what it is like, and do I have any things that stand out in my mind. I thought I would share one thing that is always a constant with every wedding that I do.
My favorite moment is that instant before the bride walks down the aisle. Her bridesmaids have all made their journey down the aisle, and she is the last one at the back waiting with her dad or parents and there is that anticipation of what is about to happen. THE moment she has dreamt about since she was a little girl. She has watched all of the brides before her when she was growing up, and thinking that someday… that is going to be her. The months of planning for this big day, and the time has finally arrived. NOW it is finally HER moment to shine, and she is going to meet the man of her dreams at the end of the aisle. She is in her dress that she has meticulously picked out, her hair is a vision and the make-up equally so. Last minute words from her father and/or mother before they take those first timid steps (and maybe some tears, and that gets me EVERYTIME!!), and THEN here it is…. the music starts, the doors open, and VOILA, behold THE BRIDE!!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Inspiration boards
I love the idea of these. It is like when you were a kid and you wanted to glue a bunch of pictures on a poster board for a school project.
It becomes particularly handy when planning your wedding as you save an image from a website or scan a photo from a magazine and have all of your ideas saved in one location and can give a really good idea of the theme or mood you are trying to create with your wedding.
I did up a really quick one using a "diamond theme". All of the images I used can be found on my website www.dreammakerwed.com under either the bouquet jewels shopping cart or through the online weddingstar link I have on the site as well.
I know I will have some fun playing around with this little gem. I did this image board in a matter of minutes just to see what it did. Here it is:
http://bighugelabs.com/photos/9ed5c69f932b16141a23f442cd3cb91e/mosaic706124
Now you yourself can make an image board to keep track of all of the wonderful ideas you have for your upcoming wedding. Enjoy!!
It becomes particularly handy when planning your wedding as you save an image from a website or scan a photo from a magazine and have all of your ideas saved in one location and can give a really good idea of the theme or mood you are trying to create with your wedding.
I did up a really quick one using a "diamond theme". All of the images I used can be found on my website www.dreammakerwed.com under either the bouquet jewels shopping cart or through the online weddingstar link I have on the site as well.
I know I will have some fun playing around with this little gem. I did this image board in a matter of minutes just to see what it did. Here it is:
http://bighugelabs.com/photos/9ed5c69f932b16141a23f442cd3cb91e/mosaic706124
Now you yourself can make an image board to keep track of all of the wonderful ideas you have for your upcoming wedding. Enjoy!!
Monday, February 25, 2008
No Bride Wants To Be Labeled "Bridezilla!"
Today I’m going to focus on the term “Bridezilla”. It has become a very popular phrase in the wedding industry in the last few of years. Why has this term become so popular??!! What does this mean exactly? And what can you do to stop your inner Bridezilla from rearing her ugly head?
Through some internet research, the term Bridezillas was coined in 1995. It's slang, but one of the official definitions is “a bride-to-be who focuses so much on the event that she becomes difficult and obnoxious.”
One of the more interesting and funny definitions I found was this one from Webster’s: Bridezilla\ bride-zil-a n 1 Horrific, bulging-eyed bride prone to screaming spells and spontaneous fits of hysterical rage. Bridezillas are known to drop blows over seating charts, get bug-eyed at the mere mention of carnations and view hurling champagne at their wedding planners as a form of hazing”.
So what is it with this term “Bridezilla?” Is it a case of a few brides ruining it for the many? Yes, they are out there, these so called Bridezillas. We’ve seen them through TV shows. But are the majority of brides out there really this way? Maybe these Bridezillas aren’t nice people to start with? Maybe they are control freaks in their “real” lives? Or are they like this naturally?
I’ve had clients that are so worried about being labeled a Bridezilla, that they go out of their way to make sure they are not!! They were nice people before planning the wedding, and they will be nice people after the wedding is over. Maybe this is not the case of the dreaded Bridezilla!!
Society and the media as a whole seem to love controversy and negative things. Why not focus on the positives and all the wonderful brides out there? (I don’t mean to exclude the grooms, but it is a “bride specific” term we are discussing).
I have 10+ years of experience as a certified wedding consultant with Dream Maker Wedding Consultants (http://www.dreammakerwed.com), and with that experience under my belt it makes me somewhat of an expert in dealing with brides.
I’ve been fortunate to work with more than 100 clients over the years and they have been really wonderful people. Warm, kind, appreciative, and caring. At first I thought it was the city I live in (Calgary, AB, Canada), but that is not the case. I also sell unique and beautiful Bouquet Jewels through my website (http://www.dreammakerwed.com/bouquet_jewels.html ), and have worked with amazing people from all over the world – places like New York, Australia, Italy, Britain, and Hawaii. They are quick to start conversations through e-mail, and genuinely show their appreciation for the things I do for them.
I often tell my clients not to forget what the day is about. It is about the marriage, and don’t let the small details take away from the bigger picture. If you plan ahead, have help along the way, then Bridzilla never needs to show up. And know that the day will be beautiful whether the flowers are in the right spot or not. You are getting married for a lifetime, and the wedding is just one day of that lifetime.
Through some internet research, the term Bridezillas was coined in 1995. It's slang, but one of the official definitions is “a bride-to-be who focuses so much on the event that she becomes difficult and obnoxious.”
One of the more interesting and funny definitions I found was this one from Webster’s: Bridezilla\ bride-zil-a n 1 Horrific, bulging-eyed bride prone to screaming spells and spontaneous fits of hysterical rage. Bridezillas are known to drop blows over seating charts, get bug-eyed at the mere mention of carnations and view hurling champagne at their wedding planners as a form of hazing”.
So what is it with this term “Bridezilla?” Is it a case of a few brides ruining it for the many? Yes, they are out there, these so called Bridezillas. We’ve seen them through TV shows. But are the majority of brides out there really this way? Maybe these Bridezillas aren’t nice people to start with? Maybe they are control freaks in their “real” lives? Or are they like this naturally?
I’ve had clients that are so worried about being labeled a Bridezilla, that they go out of their way to make sure they are not!! They were nice people before planning the wedding, and they will be nice people after the wedding is over. Maybe this is not the case of the dreaded Bridezilla!!
Society and the media as a whole seem to love controversy and negative things. Why not focus on the positives and all the wonderful brides out there? (I don’t mean to exclude the grooms, but it is a “bride specific” term we are discussing).
I have 10+ years of experience as a certified wedding consultant with Dream Maker Wedding Consultants (http://www.dreammakerwed.com), and with that experience under my belt it makes me somewhat of an expert in dealing with brides.
I’ve been fortunate to work with more than 100 clients over the years and they have been really wonderful people. Warm, kind, appreciative, and caring. At first I thought it was the city I live in (Calgary, AB, Canada), but that is not the case. I also sell unique and beautiful Bouquet Jewels through my website (http://www.dreammakerwed.com/bouquet_jewels.html ), and have worked with amazing people from all over the world – places like New York, Australia, Italy, Britain, and Hawaii. They are quick to start conversations through e-mail, and genuinely show their appreciation for the things I do for them.
I often tell my clients not to forget what the day is about. It is about the marriage, and don’t let the small details take away from the bigger picture. If you plan ahead, have help along the way, then Bridzilla never needs to show up. And know that the day will be beautiful whether the flowers are in the right spot or not. You are getting married for a lifetime, and the wedding is just one day of that lifetime.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Destination Brides
I wanted to start off my first post in the world of blog with one of the most amazing stories I have come across in awhile. I was first introduced to this client through a destination wedding forum bestdestinationweddingwhere another client had purchased some bouquet_jewels from me. I was referred on this forum to other brides that were having a destination wedding. When another of these brides contacted me she related the following story to me:
Thank you so much you have been great. I am a member of best destination
wedding forum, and I will be sure to recommend you to the girls. The
starfish you are sending me is one of 5 travelling starfish. The girls from
bdw pass the starfish from one bride to another with a journal. These brides
are from all over the world, and we mail the starfish to the next girl. One
of our starfish is m.i.a. which brings me to the rush order for your
starfish. Know that she will be travelling the world and visiting beaches
after beaches being part of many wonderful wedding's.Thought you might get
a kick out of the journey the starfish is about to take. Thank you once again.
Kelly
I had to laugh, because I wished I was that starfish!!! LOL!! But seriously what a wonderful thing to do. I just loved this story!! I then asked her to feel free to send me some pictures, and anyone else in the group who would like to be included was also welcome to send their photos. So here are a couple of the photos she has sent to me that she used in her wedding, one being the travelling starfish:
Thank you so much you have been great. I am a member of best destination
wedding forum, and I will be sure to recommend you to the girls. The
starfish you are sending me is one of 5 travelling starfish. The girls from
bdw pass the starfish from one bride to another with a journal. These brides
are from all over the world, and we mail the starfish to the next girl. One
of our starfish is m.i.a. which brings me to the rush order for your
starfish. Know that she will be travelling the world and visiting beaches
after beaches being part of many wonderful wedding's.Thought you might get
a kick out of the journey the starfish is about to take. Thank you once again.
Kelly
I had to laugh, because I wished I was that starfish!!! LOL!! But seriously what a wonderful thing to do. I just loved this story!! I then asked her to feel free to send me some pictures, and anyone else in the group who would like to be included was also welcome to send their photos. So here are a couple of the photos she has sent to me that she used in her wedding, one being the travelling starfish:
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