It has admittedly been much longer than one week since my
last post in this series, but that’s what happens when life happens.
Since my last post in here Jason has left his previous
company, we have moved AND two of our wonderful friends were married, so much
has kept me away from blogging. And while I’ve done very little planning for my
own wedding, I’ve received the blessing of gaining an even deeper appreciation
for a very important aspect of being a bride…
Jason was the best man in, his good friend, John’s wedding
this past weekend and being in attendance was a blessing in more ways than one.
John and his new wife Courtney are an example of a couple that you know God
made exactly for each other. Their differences have humbled each other into
truly wonderful people, and when they are in each other’s presence their love
and adoration for each other shines. It was such a beautiful wedding to see and
be a close part of only months before Jason and I say “I do.”
I also had the IMMENSE blessing of being able to see a
wedding take place in the same chapel Jason and I will be married in this
November. John and Courtney’s wedding went off without a single hitch (other
than Jason fumbling for the rings in his coat pocket – which only he noticed)
and I was more than happy to take notes on all of their successes.
From their example this weekend, I learned first-hand the
immense help a day-of planner is on your wedding day. John and Courtney’s
wedding embodied the ideal mix of relaxation and joy – and this was greatly due
to neither one of them (or their families) needing to worry about the wedding
day logistics while trying to get ready and enjoy this beautiful day. When
Courtney’s hair took an hour longer than expected, no one had to run around to
make sure everything else wouldn't be thrown off of schedule. All of this was
already being taken care of by their designated coordinator.
From first thought I “knew” I wouldn't be needing any help
with the logistics of my wedding day – I was born to coordinate and plan. But
the rise in DIY brides has transformed the wedding-planning industry into
hundreds of niches of support and help 100% flexible to exactly what your
unique needs are as a bride.
So whether it is a pricey, experienced, professional wedding
planner or a type-A, organized, long-time family friend who knows how you would
like things to be done (which Jason and I are opting for), putting the day-of
logistics in someone else’s hands can be the make or break decision that
determines whether you get to experience your wedding day as a bride and groom,
or as two party hosts feeling the pressure of an event you’ve been planning for
the past year.
As a planner it is hard to put one of the biggest days of my
life into another’s hands, but on November 2nd I will not be Kelly
Hoyt master planner and coordinator – all I want to be on that day is the Bride :)
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