Angela Wright
My life as a bridal coordinator!
The unity candle table is on fire.
The cake topper just took a dive down all three tiers.
I am so nervous… I don’t know if I can make it down the
aisle…
These are just some of the things that I have had to handle
while working as a bridal coordinator at Highgrove…and believe it or not, I
love it! Not to say that I love it when crazy things take place during the
wedding, but while others may think, “I could never deal with that,” I find it
all just part of the gig when working to make a couples’ dream event come true,
and a challenge that I love.
I have had the opportunity to coordinate hundreds of
weddings over the course of 13 years and meet some of the most wonderful and
memorable couples. I have had the chance to cut hundreds of wedding cakes (my
favorite part of every event), and watch the exchange of vows and the
beginnings of innumerable lives as husband and wife. I love being a part of one
of the most important and exciting days in a couple’s journey together and it
fulfills something in me to help transform someone’s dream into a reality…
making sure that their experience is one they will always treasure and
remember.
My first interaction with a couple is usually at our
planning meeting, where I get to work through all the important details (such as when you will have your first dance) along with the not-so-important ones (how would
you like your napkins folded?). We then get to correspond via email for the
next few months while all the last minute details are finalized. Our next time
together is at the wedding rehearsal where I get to “direct”-- pretty much
telling everyone important to the couple (family, bridal party) where to sit,
where to stand, how fast to walk, etc… all in a coordinated ‘dress rehearsal’
for the big day. This is an exciting
gathering with emotions running high as the culmination of all the planning,
worrying, stress, and excitement come together. When the big day finally
arrives it is a rush of excitement and anticipation on my end, as well as the
couple, as I strive to bring calm and order to the day. From the moment the
couple arrives, throughout the ceremony and reception, as all the details are
handled and the moments play out, I love taking care of my couples and their
families to ensure that it truly is the day they have always dreamt of. And at
the end of it all, our wedding planning journey complete, it brings a smile to
my face to hear the very things that make my job not really work at all, but
something I look forward to and adore being a part of.
I am so excited to be marrying my best friend… I can’t wait
to walk down the aisle.
It was all we ever could have dreamed it would be.
This was the best day of our lives.
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