She might love or hate flowers

I was wondering how much Pumpkin will love flowers. Growing up in a home where there are frequently hundreds of flowers being prepped, will she hate getting them?

When she has a boyfriend and he decided to bring her flowers, will she be like "Uggghh! Great! More freakin flowers!". Or will I be thinking: " That's cheap! or "they are not fresh"!. Maybe she'll beg me not to say anything. Or how about the kid being too pressured to please me Pumpkin that he'd rather give her something else.

At least now she enjoys them. She also enjoys shaking them until they break, so I'm not sure how to interpret that. But thank God we still have another 20 years to figure that out. OK, 18 years, whatever...

What I do hope is to not be a pushy mom, like some we've seen, and let her choose the most amazing flowers for her wedding. She might know so much about flowers that even with better prices it will end costing me a fortune. What if she wants to have tulips and stephanotis? Hopefully she will LOVE roses and much as I do.

My 2 cents as a Wedding Planner

I just created a blog for our wedding planner site. I figured it could be fun, and I hope I am not wrong. I even have a list of different topics, so I'm half way there. Today I decided that blogging could be my only productive action of the day (besides taking Pumpkin to get her shots). The question was, which topic do I start with? Flowers? Colors? Invitations? Dress? And it came to me, it should be much simpler than any of that. If I could only give you one advice, what would that advice be? And the answer is:
"Make your wedding about you, let it reflect what you are as a couple."

I've seen one too many brides choosing things because that is what mom wants, or that's the "in" thing to do... Not only as a wedding planner, but as a former bride, I want nothing but to see my dream wedding when I look at pictures 5 years from now. Was it me who really wanted a white/outdoor/big wedding? Choose colors that you really like. Want to wear a pink dress? Want to do a tango for your first dance? Want to skip the receiving line? Want to have a sundae bar instead of cake? Go for it! I would much rather go to a wedding where you can actually see and feel the couple's personality than go to a cookie cutter one. I've done both types of wedding. And trust me when I say, it is very clear which one the couple (and the guests) enjoy more.

Mommy is a Wedding Planner

After my wedding, almost 4 years ago, my best friend and me (or is it I?) decided to start an event planning business. We took a course and before we knew it we were planning our first wedding. It was a unique experience. Fun and stressful at the same time.

Planning a wedding is a very serious job. A couple is trusting you with the most important day of their lives... at least until something marvelous happens like having children? They are expecting that we will take care of every detail and create a wonderful, almost perfect day. No stress, this is a walk in the park! While we're at it, can I juggle a cake and favors while balancing my butt on a unicycle? Actually, that's sort of what happens.

We've been very fortunate to have worked with very lovely couples. It is so amazing to see the the bride smile teary eyed when I hand her the bouquet, the look in the couples face when they see the reception hall for the first time. But nothing compares to the feeling we get when at the end of the night the couple hug us and thank us for a perfect evening. If only they knew our flowers arrived late, that we had to cover part of the cake with those mentioned flowers because part of it was melting, that we called the DJ about 10 times because they wouldn't respond to our calls, and that the catering people really hate us for being so demanding.

Cheers to the happy couples. May you have a happy life together. And thanks for allowing us to be part of such a special day. It means the world to us.