We are honored that Natalie from #FOX8 called us
earlier today to check in and see how we are handling #Florence… especially
since she interviewed me during Hurricane Irma last year exactly the SAME
weekend…. I told her we’re planning for worst, hoping for the best and we’ll
see what Florence gives us to work with as she gets closer. Same as last year one of our wedding party
members is from the location of the hurricane… last year it was a groomsmen from
Florida; this year one of our bridesmaids has an ocean front house on the NC
coast…so leaving and not knowing what you may or may not return is scary! Wanna really know the #lifeofaplanner:
It's been a busy week...
ü All
last weekend we watched the news updates closely as Florence inched her way to
NC coastline...
ü Monday
starting around 6:45am we began contacting vendors and making plans for options
to move our once planned outdoor wedding to an indoor magical intimate affair
(which is going to be STUNNING!)
ü Monday
at noon spoke to our bride about all of our options with vendors for her
approval... She was moved by how we came together as a team and she knew she
didn't need to worry about the professional team
ü Tuesday
around noon...as the storm shifts once again... we felt it was smarter to make
sure everyone traveled to & from the venue in daylight so we decided to
move the wedding from 5pm to 2pm...
ü Tuesday we worked to ensure all vendors could shift times without any issues...
the flexibility of our team is AMAZING!
ü Tuesday
evening... our couple personally contacts each and every guests letting them
know of the changes.... out of 125 guests.... ALL LOVED the idea of the new
time, only 4 are no longer able to come due to flights, 6 are waiting until
Friday to decide.... #theshowmustgoon (as my bride posted)
ü Wednesday...It
looks like Florence is Wobbling into SC first then possibly heading back to NC…
so we’re still keeping our eyes on her but we’ve sent final schedules out to
all of our vendors and printing our copies for the weekend….just in case we lose
power (fingers cross we don’t)
ü Thursday-
We moved all of our deliveries for Thursday to avoid any issues if things shift
again…we’ll be watching Florence to see what her path looks like for Saturday
BUT ALSO Sunday early morning because we are
also handling our sweet couple’s Sandals Honeymoon in Jamaica. So we’ve got to see if we need to switch flights from Charlotte to Greensboro or Raleigh. Time will only tell because no one really knows what exactly when, where and/or how bad.
ü Friday-
we’re looking forward to a beautiful rehearsal and the kickoff for a great
wedding weekend! We want to continue to
keep everyone in our thoughts and prayers as we are impacted with what’s yet to
come. #StaySafe
ü Saturday….
It’s Wedding Day…. And they will get their #FirstdancewithFlorence
ü Sunday…fly
off to paradise!
It’s been a busy week and we’ve not only been
handling this wedding but we’ve been preparing our home & our office for
Florence and any aftermath of hers… here’s our look at our safety checklist we
completed earlier today:
We just set a plan for the week:
ü Move
all patio cushions into garage (this allows wind to move through furniture)
ü Move
smaller loose furniture to garage
ü Clear
all patio furniture to edges of fence in backyard
ü Cut
back tree branches
ü Bring
flags & wind chimes in
ü Fill
gas tanks in cars
ü Fill
propane tank on grill
ü Take
photos of each room of the house and save/store online
ü Charge
all cell phones, tablets and laptops
ü Wash
laundry by thurs night
ü Wash
dishes by thurs night
ü Get
extra-large zip lock bags and extra trash bags and cleaning supplies
ü Make
sure your bills/payments are out on the mail by Tuesday...
ü Update
vendors-moving wedding inside
ü Print
all wedding schedules by thurs am
ü Back
up info on iCloud and zip drives
ü Print
all school assignments and readings
ü get
ahead on all assignments and readings
ü On
top of everything, we’re also preparing to fly out to Sandals to tour Barbados
next week so we’re watching the tropics for Isaac and we’ve gotta pack for that
too!
*praying we don't need any of these... and all of
these supplies could be used if we don't... but they are comparing this to
Hugo, Fran, and other major storms
If you didn’t think that was enough…we’ve got another
couple honeymooning in Jamaica currently and they’ve been giving me day by day
Beautiful Sunny updates…
If this blog doesn’t share with you thousands of
reasons WHY you should hire a FULL PROFESSIONAL team… then just ask the dozens
of DIY couples that have already canceled their big day this weekend because they
couldn’t remain calm and handle the chaos.
Florence keeps telling me the “storm” is coming… what she doesn’t know
is “I AM THE STORM” & a force to be reckoned with… our ultimate goal is focus on what’s the most
important part of this entire weekend… to have our couple leave for their
honeymoon married and full of magical memories!
I am determined to make it happen~
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