OK, things are about to get a little more personal around here. If you’ve been following our blog you might know that I (Marianna, the youngest of the sisters) recently got engaged to my high school sweetheart, Darwin. Having worked with my sisters on weddings for a few years now I thought I had a pretty good idea of what it meant to be a “bride-to-be.” I thought that, knowing everything that I know about weddings, planning my own wedding would be a snap. Let me tell you, that has not been the case. Sure, I know how a wedding should flow, what does and does not work when getting 150+ people to your reception, and what exactly a MOH is responsible for. What I didn’t know was how all that knowledge changes when you’re thinking about your own wedding. You could be the most organized, knowledgeable, on-top-of-things bride imaginable and all this planning would still be COMPLICATED.
Now that I know what it’s like to be on the flip side of this crazy adventure we call wedding planning, I want to share the things that puzzle, frustrate, and sometimes completely exhaust me. It’s amazing how much has already come up in these first few months of being engaged! I want to share my the things I’ve been “bewildered” about and the solutions I’ve come up with in hopes that you other brides-to-be find answers to some of your own questions. At the very least, I want to let all the ladies out there know that even a wedding planner finds all this to be a bit of a challenge!
So, the next time you feel like you’re about to tear your hair out over the font on your invitations or the color of your napkins, grab a margarita, put your feet up, and see if you’re bewildered about the same things I am!
‘Til next time,
Your Bride-to-Be, Marianna
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