The Bride's Secretary - The Gift You Give Yourself

Is it really almost Valentine's Day?

It can't really be February, can it? And worse, can it really be 2 months since my last blog post? Christmas, a wedding, 3 trade shows and several new customers...whew! No wonder it flew by.

And if you're planning a wedding, you might be experiencing the same thing. Time is flying by at an incredible speed! So what are you doing to keep yourself from being so overwhelmed that you'd rather cancel everything and just elope?

Most of you will say, "A TO-DO LIST! Duh!"

But who is the one staying on top of that list?

Some of you have parents or siblings or a bridal party that's really invested in helping with that list. Others will say, "Divide and conquer...my fiancé and I split all the aspects of the wedding down the middle and we each know what we're responsible for." (Considering that my DH said, "Tell me what to wear and when to show up," splitting the to-do list gets my sincerest admiration!)

Full disclaimer: it wasn't that my DH didn't care; he just had no strong feelings about the details one way or the other. And I did go ahead and marry him so obviously it didn't bother me...or I'm more of a control freak than I think I am. Hmmm...

Regardless of how you (and whomever) take on the planning, a timeline of deadlines becomes your constant companion. I could list a small sampling here but I'm afraid some of you may need a Xanax if I do and I don't wish that on anyone, especially an excited and nervous bride.

Managing and executing the timeline for Save the Date cards, invitations and other printed products is a fun part of what I do. Yup, I said fun! I don't know if I enjoy it because I'm just weird that way or if I just love to take one area of stress off a couples' plates. A part of the organization that's necessary if you plan to have any guests but nowhere near as much fun as shopping for the perfect dress or taste-testing at local bakeries.

And here's how I do it. I start every day with a review of each couples' organization chart that I've created for them. When I see that a printer or mailing deadline is approaching, I reach out with a gentle reminder of the next steps - sometimes they need to make a final decision on a design we've worked on or sometimes they need to finish getting me their guest list. Either way, I know I'm helping and that means everything.

Case in point. One of my couples have a May 17 wedding and so last week I sent a reminder email that we still needed to finalize the guest list and information for the RSVP and enclosure cards that will go in the envelope with the invitations. Here was her response: "Always a work in progress! I will send them your way this week. So many deadlines to keep up with for school and wedding so thanks for the reminders...relieving some of the stress is definitely what you're doing."

Insert deep, happy sigh here on my end and hopefully on hers!

In a nutshell - I love what I do.

So what about you? Are you stressing over designs and printing and mailing deadlines? I invite you to take a deep breath...and then call or text me (715-340-2999) or send me an email.

Think about it. Haven't you always wanted to say something like, "My secretary is handling that?" Well now you can.

The Bride's Secretary is the wedding gift you give yourself.

And I promise to treat my role as YOUR personal secretary with the greatest attention to detail. I want you to look back over the entire wedding planning experience and decide that The Bride's Secretary was one of the best wedding vendors you hired.

Let's chat!