What a FANTASTIC DAY!

I HAD THE MOST FANTASTIC DAY TODAY!!! 

Today I spent the afternoon with my clients (my Vintage couple - think Old Hollywood-Glamour, oh yeah, it's gonna be pretty!), my family and their families and dogs at the groom's parent's house in Kaufman...and it was WONDERFUL. Their log cabin home in nestled in a wooded area and they have a huge lawn (at least an acre or more) complete with a fishing pond and a simply breathtaking view. It was meticulously clean inside AND out, I think I only saw two bugs when I was there, and this is the country, which is supposed to be crawling with bugs!!! (And you all know how much I HATE bugs!!!! Bleh!)

So we went over the details of the wedding (as I usually do with all my clients), and we talked about the ceremony layout, where the tent/dance floor would go, decorations, lights, etc. It's going to be a stunning wedding indeed:
Flowers will consist of purple/white hydrangeas, caspia, babies breath, lite green coffee berries and assorted filler flowers. Tabletop decorations will be antique metal buckets that will be decorated with ribbon, flowers & assorted vintage pictures.

Clear light bulbs will be strung up all around the tent and lawn to light up the night and wholesale linen/tulle will be used as additional decorations to drape around the poles of the tent and give it added flare.

The bride and groom will say their vows at sunset with a backdrop of tall pine trees and hanging glass jar lanterns (I think they were pine trees, but I suck at knowing one tree from another, lol!) Bridesmaids will wear vintage lite purple/gray gowns (don't think lilac or lavendar, think Victorian lite purple/gray blended into one fabulous color!) and the Bride will be in white. Wish I could say more, but I don't wanna give it all away!!! The Groomsmen will dress in white or lite purple/gray shirts w/ white ties and the Groom will have a white shirt w/ purple tie.

After the ceremony guests will have musical entertainment from a DJ and can go fishing in the fully stocked pond with old-school twig & line fishing rods. (My son was able to catch his first fish today, courtesy of the groom's step-dad, thank you Ivan!!!)

The reception dinner will be a savory BBQ dinner (with caterer yet to be chosen), and of course there will be a bride's cake, a candy station and they are still thinking about having an ice cream sunday station. The Bride was a bit worried about it, but it should be just fine: serve ice cream after the cake is cut/served. It will be awesome!

And after a night of fun, drinking and dancing, the couple will (cross our fingers) enjoy the end of their reception with fireworks and sparklers as they head off to their honeymoon. It will be an amazing night and I'm thrilled to pieces for them!!!

It truly was wonderful for me to meet the families and get to know them before the wedding. They were so hospitable and generous...I don't always get the happiest families or the most level headed clients or even both, but I think I hit the jackpot with these clients. Not only are they level headed, honest and have realistic expectations about their wedding, their families are too! And everyone wants to pitch in and help them make their day as loving and memorable as possible. These are people are wholesome, down to earth, and have honest-to-goodness hearts and I see it in all of them!

The last couple I knew that were this amazing was my Air Force Couple back in November of last year. They and their families (minus one rude and overbearing aunt) were wonderful to work for and I didn't think I'd ever see it again.

Too often the brides I know have families that won't lift a finger or help in any way/shape/form on the wedding day and it puts a lot of strain on the couple. It is refreshing to see that these families are coming together to actually help, as opposed to saying "You should do this," or "I think you need to do it that (my) way," or "I'm footing the bill so it's gonna be my way or the highway."

For example, I once had some clients who forgot their "Responsibility List" and didn't email it to me, so at the end of the night they didn't know who was going to help clean the reception hall. At the request of the Groom, I kindly asked some of the guests/family if they could help clean since the Bride and Groom needed the extra help, (and I was specific; it was little things, like gathering up linens and piling them on one table or packing up the leftover cake to go home). Do you know what they said to me? "How much you gonna pay me?" Can you believe that? Even now I'm at a loss for words.

It's just sad how most people are selfish and don't care about helping their own friends or family, so when I come across people like today, I really feel like I hit the jackpot and won the client lottery!

Anyway, after the wonderful afternoon with my clients, the fam and I grabbed dinner at Red Robbin's in Arlington and I did some impromptu shopping at Charming Charlie. I was able to get a few new accessories to update my wardrobe (without having to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe). It was a wonderful day, a marvelous evening and I thank God for the wonderful clients who hired me and to bless all of us through this fun planning process.

Thank you all for reading and say a prayer for the ones you love you as much as the people I described above. Happy planning!

Luv,
Krystal