Who’s with me?
It seems that everyone I talk to is stressed that Christmas has successfully snuck up on us yet again. With having soooo many irons in the fire this year (yes, I got burned quite a few times!) I just feel like I can’t do another stinkin’ thing. Sure I’m jolly for the holly but who gave me the job to deliver all that honkin’ holly? I soooo love Christmas (I know, you can’t tell) I just think it came at the wrong time of the year this time!
Last year at this time I was completely done with Christmas shopping, had all of my cards in the mail (BTW… I do Christmas cards every other year so don’t feel slighted if you don’t get a card this year) and most of my cookies baked. I can’t even fathom going to any store… even if I didn’t do cards every other I wouldn’t want to do them and Pillsbury is looking mighty fine for my guests this Christmas.
Oh, and did I mention I coordinated a wedding in 2 wks - for this Saturday - with an ugly cold trying to keep it’s grip on me.
Someone help me…. tell me that I am blessed and smiled upon… tell me I have 2 functioning arms and legs and that alone should suffice… if you can’t tell me these things then you should at least consider coming down and unpacking ornaments; for crying out loud!!

Now that I finally have time to breathe, I can safely say that Wanda’s wedding was absolutely beautiful. She was just ecstatic. - not to mention beautiful herself.
The reception was held at Perfect Settings and I have to tell you - if I say so myself - it certainly was a Perfect Setting. The ambiance was perfect. The lighting was perfect and guests were perfect - well maybe not all of them… we were expecting quite a few less.
I don’t think I ever saw Wanda so happy. This was the very first time I was involved with one of my closest friend’s wedding. I never had to before. So it was critical to me that everything be just perfect. Not only did I know the B&G I knew I had to see people I’ve known my whole life - quite different from working with clients that you’ve met within a year and have never met their guests - only by name.
I reminded Wanda - quite a few times - that I was missing a coordinating symposium that I was supposed to attend down in Baltimore. Fortunately, it was well worth it.

*****I wanted to add the picture that Whit took during set up.