My dear clients, brides, and readers-at-large,
I spent a good part of my evening tonight in a meeting with some of Montreal’s other wedding planners, including the ever-so-delightful Azar from Principal Planner and Rachel from An English Rose, to name a few. Our discussions were at times friendly, at times more heated, but it got me thinking… about why it is that I do what I do.
I realized that I never took the time to explain my vision or philosophy, and I think that the time and place are now perfect for doing so.
I am absolutely in love with my work, and with weddings at large. The day a couple decides to say “I do” is by far one of the most important days in their lives, and it is such an honor to be part of that. I truly enjoy every minute of it, from my first coffee with a potential client to stacking up the last chair at the end of a wedding night. I love the designing, the brain-storming, the managing, the changing-everything-around-a-million-times-til-we-get-it-just-right.
I love being a bride’s confidante, another bride’s fashion consultant, and another bride’s family attorney. I feel so privileged to be let into these people’s lives, to be part of an event that brings all their loved ones together. I can’t wait for the look of a bride as she steps into her set-up venue for the first time, or the look on a groom’s face the moment he catches a glimpse of his bride walking down the aisle.
I adore staying up til the wee hours of the night (hum, morning) painting frames and printing invitations. I adore juggling 5 phone calls and 20 e-mails at the same time, and I definitely like not having a boss hovering over my shoulder. I also adore the rush I get every time I sign on a new wedding, and I definitely adore the heartfelt thank you notes I get from my clients once the wedding day has passed.
I love working from 6am to 4am the next day on Saturdays (though I do get very tired), I love flowers, and table clothes, and shoes (and shoes!). I love meeting happy mothers and weird uncles, I love setting up rooms and creating moods, I love it when a couple offers me a drink and pulls me on their dance floor in the middle of my work day.
Most of all, I love that my job actually doesn’t feel like a job at all. If I did not need to eat, or pay rent, or buy myself more shoes, or if I won a ridiculous amount at the lottery, I promise I would still do what I do.
I hope you all find something that you love doing as much as I love doing what I do (which, obviously, is weddings).
xoxo
