“In preparing for battle wedding planning I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower
As of this week, we have officially changed our reception venue. We first booked our venue back in the beginning of February. It was the second place we had visited {the first was a barn}. While it was a traditional event space, it wasn’t a top favorite on my list, but my future husband and dad fell in love with the space. And when two of the most important men in my life both liked it, I knew I wouldn’t fight it {I did get the dress, photographer, and photo booth, so I was as a happy camper}.
A few weeks ago I wrote this post, talking about how stressed I was regarding our venue and their preferred decor vendor. As my stress level continued to increase, we started toying around with the idea of moving our reception to a hotel. What we would lose in our deposit, we would be gaining in moving to a hotel. A place for guests to crash instead of hailing taxis, paying for shuttles, or fearing for anyone driving drunk. To have the dance floor, chair covers, security, and any staging we needed for the head table included, all of these things that we would have had to pay for at our other venue. The list goes on and on. As we continued to weigh our options, the solution became quite clear.
This week we sit down to sign our hotel contract and I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. I didn’t realize stressed I was out about our first venue option until I left our first meeting with our hotel contact.
I kept telling myself that I wanted to get the majority of our wedding planned this summer, but truth be told, I was being unrealistic. I realized that I needed to voice my concerns and ask for help. Delegating is key {how many times do I need to say this to myself in the mirror}, and asking loved ones to help out can help elevate some of the stress you may be internalizing! Things may not always turn out how you expect, and somethings fall apart so better things can come together {so cliche but SO true}.
Image: Photography by Kelly Braman via The Everygirl