12/19/2014
From November 1993 until now..this is pretty much how things "evolved". I started my wedding consulting business under the name of "Happily Ever After" because that's what I thought (in my helpless romantic mind) brides & grooms would want to do after a fabulous wedding....live happily ever after - isn't that what happens in all of the fairy tales?
Fast forward to 2014..and I know that living happily ever after may (or may not!) happen for folks. What am I certain of, however, is that I could not have asked for a better career than that of wedding planner. The past 21 years have been simply amazing to say the least...I've met so many wonderful people, I've had the chance to do so much and each day, I've been able to wake up excited and lay my head down on a my pillow, contently satisfied with the job I've done.
When I decided to embark on this path, I had no idea what lay ahead. All I knew is that there was a voice that kept saying to me, "Go ahead..do it.". I remember looking at people around me in their corporate jobs (me included) and seeing a certain "sameness"....I looked daily at my Nana as she dutifully went to work, with the promise of a gold watch and a pension check dangling as "fruit" in the distance and I knew that I wasn't cut out for that. I stepped out on a whole bunch of faith because I didn't want to be 50-something, doing the "should, woulda, coulda".......
Now....I'm divorced, my kids are grown, my Nana has gone on to glory...and I'm simply saying, "Thank you, Lord, for bringing me a mighty long way". That's the best testimony I can give. These past couple of decades haven't all been fun & games...they've been tough. And even though there have been a couple of instances where I wanted to give up...I didn't. I knew there was greater waiting for me.
I wondered what if would feel like to "retire". Well - today starts a completely new journey for me. I came to a crossroads in my life and I've decided which way I'm headed. I have no idea what awaits, but I'm simply going to start walking.......
To all of my clients, my vendor partners, my industry associates...THANK YOU. Thank you for 21 years of, well.....allowing me to live my authentic life. Thank you for helping me understand that options ALWAYS exist and that I really do have a measure of talent. I've enjoyed "making magic" happen on a weekly basis and you've literally given me a gift I will always cherish..........
