“Becoming a Wedding-ista, 1 Wedding down, a lifetime to go”

As I explained earlier, part of the intern process is writing a blog of their first experience with Southern Charm Wedding & Events, so now I would like to introduce to you another of our interns, Kristen Thomas:

“This is a lot harder than it looks”; that was my first thought as I looked at the agenda on

the afternoon of my first wedding with Southern Charm Events. I had NO idea there were

so many intricate details involved. My hats go off to all wedding coordinators across the

board, especially Tanya with Southern Charm Weddings and Events because she doesn’t

miss a detail! A good Wedding Coordinator knows what is happening every minute

of the day on that Wedding Day from the time the vendors will arrive to the time the

bridesmaids will bustle the bride’s dress. If any of those details are missing, it can make

for pure chaos. Thank God, my first wedding went off with out a hitch.

Myself and the other intern for the day had our work cut out for us. We set up the escort

card table, which by the way, definitely made me sharpen up on my alphabetical ordering

skills which I’m glad I paid attention in grammar school. Lol. We set up the center

pieces, put the decal on the dance floor and the doors, set out the favors, brought drinks to

the bridal party, pinned the corsages and boutonnieres on the bridal party, etc. Anything

you can think of, we did. I can honestly admit, I broke a sweat!!!

Once the wedding ceremony began and the beautiful bride walked down the aisle, certain

calmness came over me. It almost felt like I was part of the family because I was so

excited to see her walk down the aisle. I quickly snapped out of it when the ceremony

was over because now it was time to get the guests to the cocktail hour area and bridal

party to the location for pictures. Again, things ran pretty smoothly and the guests along

with the bridal were ready to party!



During the reception, on a few different occasions, some of the guests stopped me to

ask more about Southern Charm Events and to shower us with compliments about a job

well done. I even got a few, “Hey Kristen, High Five!” That definitely gave a sense of

fulfillment, and ultimately, that’s what it’s all about. You cannot and I repeat CANNOT

be a successful Wedding Coordinator unless your main goal is to please the client and

make their vision and dream come to fruition.

I think the universe cut me some slack for my first time around because everything went

really smoothly. I’m sure that my initiation will occur really soon and I will be subjected

to the wrath of Bridezilla. Either way, I’m excited and looking forward to my new life

that I like to call “Becoming a Wedding-ista”!