Concierge, huh?

Tina here~

And so it begins... I've contemplated for months of when I'd actually sit down & start typing away into the world of blogging for our BIZ. I can't express it enough how I've battled with all the different tasks that were (and is still) on my plate (and Courtney's, too).  But enough was enough with the self-talk and the fallicies we contemplate daily. We are here...Your Wedding Concierge ("ta-dah").

As much as I imagined myself wanting to finally get my act together in finding something I was passionate about--something that could showcase my talent and my skills...I never imagined how difficult it was to get things started.  Are there rules, laws, or step-by-step instructions of things we need to consider while starting up our own business? You really think it's easy? Do we think it's easy?  Unless you've outsourced your butt off to get people working for you, it's no simple task.  But we're up for the challange, we're here to serve, and more than willing to continue to learn. 

C&C Engagements came about just a couple months right after my September 2009 wedding.  As a typical bride with ideas spewing out from all places, steam coming out on stressful days, I have to admit that I was trying my best to be as calm as possible, and to show that I wasn't sweatin'.  But as I told other brides out there recently, it's OKAY to feel all sorts of emotions. Cry if you have to; whine if you have to; pout or take a quick pause, get up and stretch, turn up the music; and my favorite, drink a glass of wine after you've had a slight-bridezilla meltdown.  It can actually help you start rationalizing with your thoughts a lot more smoother. And then you won't have to snap or bite the head off your fiance' too soon. But from that point, I can see why people hire planners, and I can also see why people don't.  It will all depend on the couple.

Back to the very beginning, Courtney knew that she wanted to really get started on becoming a wedding coordinator (she in fact is almost done with her course).  As it became more clear that I needed to get involved with her in this biz, I didn't hesitate to agree more & more when she asked me what I thought, and ideas she thought would work for us. Mostly everything just made sense from there.  Now I've read some other blogs down-playing the whole "newbie-bride-turned into wedding planner"... and then I've read a few with lots of encouragement to learn the up and down-side to planning, not only based upon what you've learned from planning your own wedding, but what you can learn from others and grabbing insights from other experienced wedding planners. There's nothing wrong with that.  As I get my business education on, and she gets hers, we're solid about one thing: making "their" dreams come true...and making our dreams come true.

I believe everything has a place for it's start...and this is ours.

Join us will you...

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