By KC Wedding Mama | July 12, 2009 at 01:39 AM EDT |
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Just finished up a beautiful Irish themed wedding! Very thoughtful touches with Bells of Ireland flowers and even a Celtic knot and Irish lettered monogram on the cake. Not to mention our beautiful red haired bride! Sweet couple and everyone is happy... So now I am officially a "blogger." -and this is my maiden voyage... I wanted to create a space to share helpful ideas about weddings and receptions that we have developed over the past 8 years here at WynBrick. We have observed the wedding experience being hijacked by overblown pressure to put on a show, spend too much money and terrifying media coverage of "bridezillas." As if putting on a white (or some variation thereof) dress gives a person license to become a monster stomping everything in its path! Ridiculous. People often ask me if we have ever had any bridezillas. I tell them "No- we don't allow them in..." The truth is that our brides and couples for that matter, are in the majority, very pleasant, grateful for what we and others do for them and excited about their day. The wedding is and emotionally charged event, with the occasional melt down, but that is usually short lived and everything unfolds beautifully. A few guidelines that I share with every couple that has a wedding or reception here are: **There is no "have to" except for saying "I do." What a simple idea- and how it takes the pressure off! You don't have to buy, invite, perform or do anything else that is pushing you into uncomfortable territory. Stress is usually created when we try to do or be something we are not. The people that know and care about you enjoy coming to an event that they recognize as being authentically you. The added benefit to not over-spending is more money for the honeymoon! Nice icing on the proverbial wedding cake, don't you think? (To be continued)