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The simplest trick to not be stressed on your wedding day!

CHOOSE!!!

Huh??  What do you mean, you say?  I'll say it again.  Choose.  Make a conscious choice not to be stressed.

Listen, the day is planned, you've work hard, created a timeline, tied favor bows, done everything that needs to be done.  Now you need to trust yourself that you did indeed do everything you could have done, and make the choice to enjoy yourself no matter what.  You get one wedding day.  One.  Do not let annoying in-laws, drunk groomsmen or unexpected guest's dates ruin your day.

This does take a little pre-planning however.  Here's a few tips to really have a stress-free day!

• Create a solid and comprehensive day of timeline.  Include things like, wake up, shower, eat.  Pay attention to your daily routine before hand.  If it normally takes you 35 minutes to shower (is this just me?) then don't think showering on your wedding day will magically take ten minutes, better yet, plan on 45.  And again, I'm going to remind you, E.A.T.!!!!   This is not an option.  Also give a copy of the timeline to an anal retentive friend for a bit of extra support :)
• Give a list of day-of contacts to a trusted bridesmaid or mom.  If you know someone capable is there to deal with the lost photographer or field phone calls from the florist, then you'll easily able to sit back and relax.
• Give yourself a deadline!  If you're getting married on say Saturday, give yourself a mental deadline of Wednesday to have everything done.  And yes, I mean EVERYTHING.  Place cards, favors, programs, etc.  That way your eyes wont be blood shot come wedding day, because you procrastinated the programs and spent the evening before your wedding with the friendly folks on the graveyard shift at Kinko's.

On a final note, you need to picture yourself, "the bride" as a completely separate person.  You need to protect your "inner bride" as though she were a friend.  Protect her from bad energy, sleep deprivation and so on.  It's your job to ensure your inner bride has good happy memories of her day.  If you saw a friend stressed, exhausted and on a crash course of having a super stressful day, wouldn't you step in to ensure she didn't ruin her experience?  Well you also have to do that for yourself.  You only get to be a bride once, so protect yourself and your sacred memories!!

Color Color Everywhere! No Seriously. EVERYWHERE!! How to pick!

Things to think about

1. Season-

• Spring- Think fresh and floral!  Pinks, Greens, Similar colors to summer, just softer, so light pinks, lavenders, sage green, pale yellows and gray! Super hot right now!
• Summer- Think vibrant and fun!  Hot Pink, Coral, Teal, Lime Green, Yellow
• Fall- Think hot chocolate and fireplaces, cozy warm colors!  Olive Greens, Plum, Gold, Burnt Orange, Bronze, Copper.
• Winter- Think Icy!  Silver, Icy Blue, Slate, Metallic.  These Icy colors also pair beautifully with rich colors like Deep Red and Plum!

2. Theme

• Seaside Wedding- mix of blues, teal, sand and ivory
• Vineyard Wedding- plum, olive greens, champagne, burgundy!  Think wine :)
• Garden Wedding- pinks, green, yellow, anything reminiscent of flowers!

What's on trend

1. Coral and Teal
2. Anything Purple
3. Gray
4. Black and White is still very in!  Mix with a pop of color, Red, Lime Green!
5. White and Metallic.  Very modern
6. Navy and Hot Pink or Lime
7. Peacock colors

Still stumped for ideas?  Take a look at the color wheel.  

Colors across each other on the wheel are complimentary, notice green and red are across from each other?  Coincidence??  For a soothing and pleasing color combo, pick colors next to each other on the wheel, green and yellow... aaahh.  And finally for a winning color combo, pick colors that form a triangle on the wheel, green, purple and golden yellow?  Perfect for spring!!

Why you MUST do engagement photos!!

In my view engagement photos are a must do.  Why you ask??

Quick Tip!

Bring your guest book, signature frame, or cards from your wishing tree to your rehearsal dinner.  Often times your bridal party and parents are so busy day of or don't come in through the main entrance and you miss out on these important people's notes!

You have a ring.... now what?!?!

The first few weeks after getting engaged can be a very overwhelming process.  The trick is to not get too overwhelmed by the thought of all you have to do!  First things first, you want to dream a little.  

Welcome!

A little about me, I’m a wedding coordinator in a sunny southern California town! I have been involved in over 200 weddings and even more events! On this page I will provide planning tips, funny stories, ideas and much more! Stay tuned!!

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Amy