I spent the first half of my wonderful vacation relaxing and catching up on sleep. The last few days were full of wedding consultations. My fiance, mom and I managed to meet with 3 florists, 3 bakeries, 4 DJ/Entertainment companies, our photographer, the reception coordinator, the wedding planner, the pastor and a bridal show in just 2-1/2 days!
As you can imagine I didn’t get much sleep doing all of that. However, it was very productive. We have decided on a cake design, flavors, and the baker that will make my vision come true. Even better, they can create the innovative groom’s cake that my fiance wants! Cake tasting was by far my fiance and mom’s favorite part of the consultations. The DJ meetings were variable. They ranged from the inexperienced-in-weddings DJ to the wedding expert-MC-lighting extraordinaire DJ. We definitely met the DJ that would be out in the crowd leading the line dances, along with the one that would be playing the completely wrong genre of music. Finally, we met the DJ that literally had my mom and I in tears with his improv of introducing the father-daughter dance. He is definitely the one! My fiance notes that my mom and I took away all negotiation leverage by revealing the tears…
The most difficult part of it all is definitely the flowers. Each florist we met with had different versions of making my vision come true. They each had a different vibe, neither of which was superior to the other, just different. One thing they did share in common was the cost! Both of them presented me with quotes almost twice my stated floral budget. I’m going to have to put on my negotiation hat at this point and see if we can make it happen!
All in all it was an amazing time. I loved getting to be a bride-to-be for a few days and put all of my organization skills toward an event that I will remember for a lifetime.
