So you're a florist, a caterer, a photographer or in one of the other wedding support professions and you're getting married. Great! You know lots more about what it takes to create a successful wedding than the rest of the brides and grooms out there. While planning your wedding you might have the thought, "Hey, I can take care of the ___; after all this is what I do." Well, wipe that thought right on out if you want to really enjoy your day.
Last week I performed a ceremony for a lovely couple. He professionally produced events, and prior to the ceremony the couple did some amazing planning and created awesome invitations. Things started to get tricky on the actual day of the wedding. The groom had to handle the set up, the timing, the sound, and a myriad of other details. I repeatedly had to go to him with small questions about things like altar placement, microphone direction, who, what, where and when--things that otherwise would have been handled by a coordinator or assigned to several specific others. While the bride remained cool and relaxed, the groom ran around on an 80 degree afternoon in full formal regalia. He did a great job. But was it his job or his wedding?
A tip for the wedding professionals out there who are preparing to tie the knot:
Give yourself a break! Grant yourself the opportunity to ENJOY your big day by letting someone else run the event.
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