Author: Jocelyn Chi (46 Articles)
Jocelyn is the founder and editor of Something Bleu Magazine. She is also a wedding and portrait photographer based out of Houston, TX.
Dane Sanders, who is a great photographer from Southern California, and author of The Fast Track Photographer, has a great video on his site of an interview he did with Angel Swanson, the amazing wedding planner from Events of Love and Splendor.
In it, he and a bride talk to Angel about how she works to draw out the personalities of each couple she works with, and incorporates everything about who they are and what they want in their wedding to plan a fantastic, extremely personalized wedding for them and their guests.
Several things I really loved (and learned) from the interview:
1) Start brainstorming and saving or clipping all the images and things that you like and want in your wedding. Think about all the images, things, textures, and smells you’ve saved and think about what you like about those things. When you look at a bouquet that you like, what exactly is it that you like about the bouquet?
2) Go beyond color palettes and motifs. Really think about what overall experience you want to have at your wedding day. Angel recommends thinking about the kind of experience you want your guests to have. I think that’s a great way to start, and I’d add that it’s also a great idea to think about what you want to remember 50 years from now. What things will be still important to you then?
3) Find somebody calm. Most likely, you’re going to run into a lot of stressful scenarios in your planning. Maybe something you ordered hasn’t arrived yet, maybe you find out at the last minute that the groom’s tuxedo isn’t the right size (that actually happened at my wedding!), or the day isn’t going according to the planned time line. Whatever it is, a lot of the details are out of your control and things happen. It’s a good idea to have someone who can stay calm and gracious handling these scenarios when they come up (especially on the wedding day)!
Go check out the video and see what a great wedding planner can do for you!
