One Simple Question

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The first questions I ask every couple in our initial consultation are,  How did you meet?  What do you like to do together?  What do you worry most about your wedding? What is the vision? Then, I want to know, "When your wedding is over and your guests are driving home, what do you hope they say about your day?"  And, “ When you wake up the morning after your wedding, what do you want to remember most?”

 Because that answer changes everything.  It tells me how to guide you, who to recommend, how to help you shape the vision of your day.  If you tell me, "I want everyone to feel like they were part of something deeply personal, we'll make different decisions than if you say, "I want everyone dancing until the last song." Or, I want my grandmother to feel honored.  Or, I want to spend the entire evening next to my new husband instead of answering vendor questions or being interrupted by an issue that may arise.   The decisions about flowers, menus, music, etc all matter.  But, the feeling comes first.

After many years of planning weddings, I understand that beautiful celebrations don't begin with Pinterest boards.  They begin with one simple question:  How do you want your wedding to feel?  Everything else is built from there.  That's how I plan weddings.

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