Reliving a personal wedding (my daughters to be exact) through the pictures gave me a lot to think about.  I am so glad I had my hair and makeup done by a professional. That last bit of pampering before our event seemed silly to an obsessive DYI-er like me but it was so worth it.  My skin and hair looked lovely and elegant-what MOB wouldn't want to feel that way?

I also am glad that I hired another professional to do the day of set up for our event.
Christopher and Company followed my design of the event to the letter. They executed my vision for me so that I could enjoy being in the moment with my daughter's, my husband and all the wedding party and guests as the day progressed.

At the end of the evening, I arranged for a an event planning intern to come and do the tear down. I cannot stress enough how fabulous it was to NOT have to pack all the bits and pieces of our beautiful event into our vehicles that night. The money we spent on this added item was some of the best we spent on the entire event.

Four months have gone by now and I have stopped having dreams that this or that task is not done. I have begun- in my waking hours- to embrace the fact that it was a lovely event, the Bride and Groom were completely delighted and are living their happily-ever after.

I look forward to dreaming up something equally spectacular for other brides, and hopefully, there will be some opportunity's for grandchildren's birthday parties too!

 

He loves me, she loves me not...

Valentines day has come and gone and all that remains is the heart shaped box of chocolates, with a few candies and lots of those brown papers the rest were once nested in.

Upon close inspection, one could imagine that each of the remaining chocolates may have been left because the contents were the least favorable of the batch. If you checked the bottom of the piece, someone may have even poked a small fingertip sized hole in the underside to determine for sure the filling is truly unacceptable before abandoning the effort.

Hopefully, the person that brought the box to you as a token of sweet affection (get it?) will last longer than the candies did and prove to be filled with the good stuff-even good enough to endure the mood or behavioral equivalent of the "finger poke."

If you did not find your own true love this year, you probably have more company than you know and you very likely could meet the person of your dreams on a more random day. So buck up, St. Patricks day is right around the corner...

Celebrating Nothing in Particular

I find this time of year kind of a downer, frankly. Very cold here, gray skies, holiday celebrations are over...wow I am probably depressing you now!

Enough of that! What this "downtime" does give me is time to think and I was wondering what makes a great event great? Are there universal elements that guarantee a great time?

How about food?

 



 

A current trend is "small tastes" events on the serve ware that is all the rage right now. 

 

Not hardy enough? 

What about a "peasant supper" party? Ask a couple of friends over. If your friends are like mine-they will want to bring something, so let them!

Ask one to bring a great crusty bread with spreadable cheese or olive oil dip.  The other should bring a simple salad of mixed greens and dressing. YOU provide a wonderful hot soup, large bowls, oyster crackers or croutons  bacon (you get the idea) for some crunch.

Open a simple, good wine, put a fire in the fireplace (or if you don't have one light candles).
For dessert some chocolate dipped fruit or a few simple shortbread cookies and a great coffee.

Send your pals home with full tummy's and warm memories of a great "night in" with you. I feel better already...










Don't just dream it DO it!

Every step you take, even baby ones, can bring you closer to a dream or goal.

How often are we stopped in our tracks by negative thinking-put it this way, the end result of believing an "I can't" is always the same-if it's a sure thing you are looking for, "I can't" is one way to find it.

So if "I can't" has a sure result, does "I CAN" work in the same way?

Not exactly. "I can't" is easy. Just roll over and give up. "I CAN" requires work. From thought, to plan, to action, I can requires things of us.

"I can't" is always a  smooth path-right to the trash heap of "shouldda wouldaa couldda".
"I CAN" is a road with bumps and ruts and smooth spots around some of the hairpin turns, the destination makes it worth the trip.

Today, I am gonna strap in because I choose "I CAN".

I am a word person!

Well, those who know me know I am a word person-I love to talk, to  write, to  communicate how I feel and what I think. I also appreciate reading the thoughts of others-perhaps why I have embraced Facebook when I initially thought it was a "waste of time" (frankly the jury is still out on Pintrest and Twitter...;) So I have begun this blog to communicate in longer form about things that interest me.  Most of my focus will be devoted to events, event planning and thoughts on creating my small business. 

I hope you will check in from time to time!