And thus it begins.........

This blog is the beginning of my chasing a dream which will soon come to reality and has come out of my love of all things to do with weddings and event planning. It goes beyond being a passion, more like an obsession.

Out of all events, weddings tend take on a life of their own. They require the most planning, thought, stress, anticipation, joy and tears (happy as well as frustrated ones.) The first thing to admit to yourself is no matter how much time, effort, and planning goes into an event, not everything will go as planned. During my own wedding, the hair stylist had a death in the family and the funeral was out of state the week of my wedding. I had exactly one week to locate a salon to accommodate five bridesmaids and me in the wee hours of the morning. I need not tell you what a daunting task that was.

As much as the wedding is about the bride and groom and two families/lives becoming one, another thing to keep in mind is your guests need to feel special. No kind deed, no matter how small, ever goes unnoticed or unappreciated. Many brides opt to leave welcome gift bags at the front desk of the hotel for out-of-towners. These items need not be costly. We will cover the specifics of items in a later blog.

As you begin the journey of planning the wedding, realize that there will be some stress (You want a beach wedding with white tuxes and your Nana finds the idea revolting……..) and all of this planning will be somewhat taxing. The best advise I got was to “Enjoy the planning process, write or blog about it, because once it is gone you might miss it.” Know this, while the process might be stressful, when all the right elements come together, a wedding can become something awe inspiring and magical. Most of all, whether you have a simple wedding on the beach, a grand event at a lavish hotel or even a barbeque, it should reflect the bride and groom.

My intension is not to become the next Emily Post or Martha Stewart of weddings with the hard core dos and don’t for weddings and event, but to simply gently guide and inspire you.

Who am I? You might be wondering……Well, I have always enjoyed event planning; be it dinner parties at our house, trips, birthdays, and of course weddings. I graduated from a smaller university in Atlanta, Georgia with a degree in Communication with in emphasis in Public Relations/Crisis Communication. Currently, I am pursuing a 130 credit hour Wedding Planning certificate from my aulmamater. I plan to share the knowledge I have (and will gain) with you as a whole and to aid brides in the greater Columbia, South Carolina area as an Events Coordinator.


Kind Regards and happy planning!