09/29/2025
𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞, 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫. 💕
I was going to wait a bit for this, but due to the number of inquiries I've gotten over the past few months, and my general absence on socials - I figured I'd go ahead and do this thing.
In 2017, I dove head first into this beautifully chaotic industry. But life has brought me to a point where I need to make a decision... because I am one of the very few lucky people that get to have a full-time job that is so fulfilling & I love. My position in that job has evolved into something that takes a lot of my mental bandwidth & time. So much so, that I feel it would be unfair to brides if I continue to pursue being a planner when I feel like I can't give them 100%. It's unfair to them, it's unfair to their families who hire me to take off their stress, and it's unfair to the vendors who rely on me to be on my A Game every step of the way.
So now, after prayers and tears and so many discussions with my husband, this is where I've landed - to step away from wedding planning. I fully expect that a few years down the road I will again be helping brides have their Best Day Ever in some way. Because a piece of me will always belong to them, & this industry.
𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. 💕
I so appreciate all of the vendors that have relied on me and recommended me. I wish the greatest success in each of your businesses. Thank you to my amazing past brides & their families for letting me a part of their biggest moments. I wish all the blessings on everything you do. And thank you to the family & friends who have cheered me on all this time.
Til next time,
Ashley🫶🏻
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