Quite often during consultations with prospective clients, I am asked a series of questions along the lines of "So, will you hand out vendor payments on the wedding day" or "will you have an emergency kit with you" and I just want to let out a little snicker. Yes, of course I'll do those things. That kinda goes without saying. Every single wedding day is different and each has it's own interesting list of job descriptions. I figured I'd take a moment to make a list of things that we have done for our clients on the wedding day that may not be on those "Questions to ask your Wedding Planner" lists!
1. Unusual Clean Up
I have had the pleasure of sweeping up piles of money from the floor during and following the first dance at a Greek Wedding. If you have never swept up money, it's more difficult than you'd expect- especially on a humid August evening.
2. Emergency Seamstress Duties Far Beyond Button Replacement
I once had to sew a Father of the Bride into his Tuxedo after drastic weight loss due to his Wedding-at-Home-Dad duties. Poor Dad must have dropped 3 pant sizes from last minute mowing, weeding, clipping, painting and mulching. Also, I've had to completely re-attach the bottom half of a wedding gown when it was stepped on and detached at the waist during a particularly spirited HORA.
3. Can you say Cake Disaster? Yup, I guess I am also a wedding cake designer.
4. The Heavy Lifting.
-Bride: "We are fine with re-using the ceremony chairs- we have a group of guy friends that will be happy to move those 150 wooden folding chairs off the beach and into the tent." Right- as soon as the bar opens, moving those chairs become less of a priority...
5. Bustle The Gown-or should I say, REPAIR The Bustle
I've seen them up to 50 points (no joke) and have had to McGyver many. Forget the needle and thread- I have used electrical tape when needed.
6. Take over as Shuttle Driver
Guess who gets to take over when the 17-year-old next door that you asked to drive in circles decides he has a better offer for Saturday night than driving a 14 passenger Econoline van around the cul-de-sac.
7. Shuttle Driver part 2
Ok, ok, packing 8 handsome and tuxedoed groomsmen in my 4 wheel drive and transporting them off-road to a pristine lakefront photo op wasn't my worse day at the office!
8. Child Care Provider
Running interference with two 4-year-olds who think knee-slides across the dance floor headlong towards the table supporting a 5 tiered wedding cake is the BEST.THING.EVER.
9. Electrician
Fun times with Portable Generators- Are these things supposed to throw flames out the back like those "Funny Cars" you see on The Speed Channel?
10. Helping Hands
And finally-my favorite Mother of the Bride utterance of all times- "Melanie, can you help me pull up my Spanx?"
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