This Memorial Day, whether you are planning an important party for a client or your own backyard BBQ, I hope you were able to stop and think of why and what we are celebrating in the first place. When planning events it is easy to get focused on the color pallet, linen choices, food selection, centerpiece choices etc. and forget all together why we are getting everyone together in the first place.
We have all heard the term bridzilla. This is a bride that has completely forgotten why she is in that church in the first place and instead is upset at her bridesmaid for getting an updo when she specifically said everyone wear their hair down, and mad that the florist who put cream roses in her bouquet when she told her she wanted ivory ones (is there a difference?). The wedding ceremony itself is just a way to show your devotion to each other amongst those you love most. The Marriage is what it is all about. The marriage, that is why that bride is in that church, she is there to join in union to the one person she loves the most, till death does she part. The flowers, the food, the dancing....it is all just an added bonus that makes the atmosphere magical and for the guests, more enjoyable. And as a planner, we are just blessed to help take the burden of creating that atomosphere off a bride's shoulders and on to our own.
The same goes for this Memorial Day. I hope you stopped to think about why you were inviting friends over. There is a reason that day is on the calendar, and there is a reason you are home from work hanging out with friends and family. You have the freedom to have a cookout because others have so bravely sacraficed for that freedom. Just as that bride stands in that church and realizes what that day is really about to her, we need to remember what this day is really about to us. Let us all remember those men and woman that have fought in the past for us, and those who are still out there today. A special thank you to those serving our country, and another thank you to your families for being strong while you are away.
Moral of the story: God Bless America!
