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A Grateful Life

I have been blessed in many different ways, being able to do what I love, sharing my passion with so many wonderful couples and seeing their undying love for each other always moves me to tears. No, really, I still cry at every wedding. Sappy, I know but I am really a hopeless romantic!

I just celebrated my third year anniversary with the most amazing man in the world. I have two beautiful, amazing, smart children. We live a modest life and I am truly happy! I am grateful for all the things in my life that make me the woman I am. I want to tell my hubby how much I love him and thank him for the most amazing 7 years together, I am who I am today because you have been by my side, you are my best friend.

To all my couples, thank you for entrusting  me with the most important day of your life, I hope to be doing this for many more years to come!

xoxoxo,
Courtney

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Why Hiring a Wedding Planner is Priceless

You will be laying out the most money you have ever spent to create your wedding day, something you most likely won’t do again. So as a planner we help to protect that investment you called your wedding memories. You invest in car insurance, your home insurance, so why not hire “wedding insurance” in the form of a wedding planner? We are there to help you stay organized to help the day run smoothly. We also remembers all the things you’ll forget, handles your vendors and mishaps that WILL occur (you just won’t have to know about it)  and most importantly, makes sure bride and groom, family and friends are happy. That alone is priceless!

Also as Wedding Planners we have created vendor loyalty. Loyal vendors make a great team and a great team makes a fabulous event. We often times can use these loyalties to get you the best deal from those vendors, keeping you on track. Often clients will revisit the budget. They begin planning with a specific budget in mind, and by the end of the process they are looking for ways to cut the budget leaving little room for other things or important vendors, As a wedding planner I can protect you from this. I am on constant budget patrol and will give you a little nudge, when you are pondering the orchids that cost more for one table then you have in your entire budget.

A wedding planner can help come between you and the challenging people in attendance at your wedding, with a firm yet gentle hand. Difficult mother in law?  We will think of something that will keep her occupied and out of your face. Crazy, drunken uncle nobody wants around? Let the planner find a quiet spot for him to sober up. Would you want to deal with that?

When your friends and family get tired of you constantly discussing your upcoming special day, (don’t take it personally, it will happen) As your wedding planner, we will be attentive and engaged, never trying to change the subject. Your wedding planner actually serves a very important purpose – To be you, an extension of you, anyway. We channel your tastes, consider your personality and make every effort to match you up with the most suitable vendors. So choosing a planner is something you need to really consider. Do they relate to you on a personal level? Do they see your vision?

We bring the best ideas to suit your style. You will eat, breath and live in the Wedding Zone for a year or so, we never leave it. We are honing our craft keeping our eyes on the best of the best. Finding ways to simulate the feel of a costly concept, fitting your budget.

There many more things a planner brings to the table like helping you to avoid the anxiety, stress, and tiredness you will most definitely feel during your planning process, but we have been through many different situations and can usually feel a melt down even before if occurs!

Everyone loves a party, but no one loves to clean up after one. We take care of several boring follow up details, which is the last thing you want to be doing the day after your wedding. We make sure load out is smooth, nothing has been damaged, all vendors have been paid, etc… While you are enjoying the company of your new husband, on your way to the Islands where you can show off the new bikini you bought.

Your planning process may seem exhilarating at first, but keep in mind all the fine details that are commonly missed, you may be the most organized person anyone knows, but you likely haven’t put on an affair quite this extreme. As a planner, we have done this more times then we can count and that is why our clients count on us to make sure things are handled, so they can be guests on their special day…..Priceless!