Like many young girls, I was fascinated by weddings. I remember being so excited when I received a wedding dress for my Barbie doll. Now Barbie & Ken could get married; and believe me, they often got married at my house! I loved the details of the wedding -- flowers, bridesmaids, cake, and especially the flower girl.
I always wanted to be a flower girl, but never had the opportunity. However, when I was a preteen, my cousin and I were asked to be Guest Book attendants for a wedding. That was pretty exciting for us! We wore matching beautiful, homemade ankle-length dresses. I even had shoes with heels! I felt so special being a part of that wedding!
For awhile in high school, I collected wedding bouquets. I made it a hobby of mine to catch wedding bouquets. I would position myself in the front of the sometimes hesitant group of available young ladies, and I would use my basketball rebounding skills to be the one to grasp the thrown bouquet. One summer, I attended six weddings. And, yes, I claimed six bouquets!
Then, it was time for my own wedding. My mother and I planned the wedding together. (Although, she did MUCH more work in the planning and execution of the plan than I did.) And, the day was a success! I don't remember any details that we missed -- from the food to the ceremony to the decorations to the clean-up.
Many years later, I helped my daughter, Ashley, plan her wedding. Only then did I really appreciate all the work that my mother had done in planning my wedding! It is a LOT of work. And, I found out that I'm really good at it! Ashley's wedding was a success! In fact, it was so successful that a few months later, one of the guests from Ashley's wedding asked me to be her wedding coordinator. She said that Ashley's wedding and reception was the best organized wedding event she had ever attended.
Thus, began my unofficial career as a wedding coordinator! I found that I like this job. Truthfully, it is a LOT of work to make sure the wedding goes as the bride and groom had envisioned. And, I'm always exhausted at the end of the wedding day, but I love it!
This past Thursday night, I stepped back into the role of wedding coordinator. This time, I'm teaming up with my cousin (whose wedding I was the guestbook attendant way back when!). We met with the soon-to-be wed couple and went over all the details of day. They've done a nice job in planning the wedding. We quizzed them on different details of the day and added some suggestions and advice on some other things to consider as well as some things they need to communicate to those in the wedding party.
After the meeting, my adrenaline was pumping. I was invigorated and excited. I had forgotten how much I love this unofficial job! And, I'm looking forward to the rehearsal and wedding day and helping another couple's wedding day be just liked they hoped and dreamed!
It's Sunday so it's time to evaluate the previous week and how well I did on my 2012 goals. Look for that blog next!
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