All my life I’ve looked up to my mother. As a
child, she was comfort, 24/7 caregiver, snack warden, maker of
breakfast…lunch…dinner and dessert, helper with homework, CEO of transportation
and related activities, and on{rare}occasion, disciplinarian. My hero.
As a teenager, mom was consistent embarrassment,
never-understanding, the fashion police, harshest disciplinarian in the world,
yet a shoulder on which to happy or sad cry, a picture of strength and grace,
pusher to achieve and solidly my greatest supporter. Still {secretly} my hero.
As an adult, I have come to realize that at times mom was exhausted but never
gave in, worried and never lost hope, a problem solver extraordinaire, truly
wonderful in the chaos we call life, and a true best friend. Not-so-secretly my
hero.
The reality is, I’ll never stop needing mom and
she will never stop putting her needs aside to help her family. So, when it
came to our wedding, mom’s definition of “relax and enjoy” matched the
dictionary definition of “do everything and stress”, which takes on a whole new
meaning with your Italian mother.
Then we met Jenn. From our first interaction with
Jenn, she told us that one of her goals as a planner was for mom to be able to
truly relax and enjoy the wedding. Disbelief – mom will still stress, but we
will pretend she is calm. Nevertheless, we decided to put our trust in Jenn and
I could not be more thankful that we did. 
Jenn was true to her word and absolutely delivered
a fantastic wedding that allowed mom to simply sit back, relax (really relax),
eat, drink, DANCE and deliver a pre-composed essay length toast. I would be
remiss if I fail to mention that Jenn made this possible even with the
last-minute wrench of Hurricane Florence crashing our wedding! 
Being able to share one of the most special
moments in life with my mother on a stress free day is a priceless gift and for
that, we thank Jenn and the wonderful Knot Your Average Event staff,
wholeheartedly and forever.
Kristen (past bride)
(photo cred: Liz Grogan Photography)
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