The "Monsters"

Planning an event and especially a wedding, brings lots of stress to anyone involved! As the planner it's my job to keep the stress down...and hide the "monsters."  The running joke between bride (and friend) and me is that my amazingly supportive boyfriend sometimes forgets to feed me. 

A little back story..I am very capable of feeding myself, but when visiting him in Delaware we are using only his car, and usually on his police schedule.  He also lives like a total bachelor and never has any edible food in the house.  So I like to eat 3 meals a day and at least two snacks and he usually eats twice a day. We have a difference in eating schedules...hence the forgetting to feed me line.

 So as bride/friend and my efforts to solidify bridal luncheon plans, I wasn't adding me to the count and didn't even think about till she mentioned it.  She said in no way was she inviting the "hungry monster" to her wedding.  It made me laugh about the conversations she and I have had about me not "being fed".  

It also made me reflect on the other "monsters" that come out.  For example, vendors can become controlling and want to control not only their portion of the wedding, but also all the other sections too.  Let's call them the "Hog Monsters".  Photographers are notorious for this, but I have to say I have met with two amazing photographers here in the Charlotte area and they seem amazing (read not controlling) and would love to work with them!  

There are other monsters too.  We all know about "Bridezilla" and "Mom's in Chargesters" (I am lucky enough not to have experienced any of those yet)  There is a new trend forming for "Bridesmaids-zillas".  Seems they got their cue from "Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids."

I know there will be a time when I encounter even more "monsters." But for right now I have an amazing support group that laughs when I tell them my "monster" stories.  (Thanks Mom!)  They remind me that soon I will be laughing about it too, and sometimes we get to laugh about it as we are talking about. (Thanks Maggie)

So while there probably isn't any monsters under your bed or in your closet...beware! Because they most likely are the ones who will come out of nowhere when you start to plan an event like a wedding! 

Have no fear! Hire me....I'm like the Ghost-Busters, but way cuter, less messier and so much more fun to work with!