For the past decade or so, I've worked events.
My mom has two inns/event venues in Northern Vermont, in college I worked as an event coordinator for a local gallery, and then there's the constant political/non-profit work... plus, all my friends keep getting married.
I've been a bridesmaid in a Gatsby Theme wedding in Scotland.
I've been a bridesmaid in my ex-husband's ex-girlfriend's wedding in Arkansas.
(Yes, that story is as good as you think it is. The short version is that females are strong as hell.)
I've been a pre-ceremony announcer, an impromptu DJ, a flower girl wrangler, a day-of coordinator, a Bride's Enforcer, and I recently booked my first gig as a wedding officiant.
Oh, and I even got married that one time too.
Our dear friends Mark and Marleigh got married last week, and it seemed like a good time to slap a label on what I've been doing casually for a long time: being A Professional Bridesmaid.
Essentially, I want to offer more broadly what I've been doing for my friends for years- help with wedding planning, resources, and coordination.
I just think it's the weirdest thing that our wedding culture tells us that when a ring is put on your finger, it instantly imparts all the knowledge necessary to execute a "perfect" wedding day.
Oh, and that perfect wedding day had better involve a trendy-but-also-timeless wedding color scheme, an open bar, and six creative uses of burlap.
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| Photo Credit: Lauren Brimhall Photography |
You know what makes a wedding perfect?
Two people in love get married.
But it's never that simple, is it?
Society and family put so much pressure on what you "should" do, on what you're "supposed" to do, that it can often take the joy right out of marrying your person.
Having help from someone with experience, knowledge, and a practical perspective will save you so much time, stress, and money.
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| Photo Credit: Lauren Brimhall Photography |
I am not a wedding planner.
I don't want to design your event for you. I don't want to craft your center pieces.
I want to empower you to make the best choices for your wedding, to the best choices for your role in someone else's wedding.
Then on the day of your wedding, I want you to have all the tools to have a joy-filled and minimally stressful experience.
Whether that means I'm there in person to answer last minute questions from your vendors and your great Aunt Susan, or that means I've made you a phenomenally detailed wedding day timeline, you deserve to be relaxed on the day you commit your life to another human being.
The packages I've put together start at $15 for some quick answers, and they go all the way up to me putting on a chiffon dress and being in your wedding photos. Whatever you need, friend.
If you're planning a wedding, if you're about to be a bridesmaid, or if you've got wedding questions, hit me up: caroline@aprofessionalbridesmaid.com
Tell your friends.
This is going to be a good time.
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