Yay, I'm engaged to the love of my life!
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| Engaged to Mr Right! |
The next few months are hopefully going to be the most exciting months of my life as I plan my own wedding. As a wedding MC, I have successfully brought smiles to a countless number of couples on their special days. I've even caught two bouquets at different weddings I've anchored. lol. It's finally my turn!
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The Bouquet hustle is real. Lol.
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| Ok, I admit it, I distracted the bridesmaids. |
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| Twinning with the groomsmen and my bouquet. |
A few weeks ago, I launched my event management company (MC Olivia Events), mostly because I want to help couples have a perfect wedding. I realized that as a wedding MC, I had often gone beyond just appearing at the reception venue on the wedding day to arranging several meets with the couple in order to help them decide what really matters on their special day. Decisions like what songs the DJ could play for their first dance, what they could do for their wedding entrance, what Instagram hashtags they could use and even why they should share a second kiss at the reception. Wink! The couple always appreciated it.
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Last month, I took my first client as a wedding planner. Another Yay. A bubbly young lady who wants to have a fairy outdoor wedding in August. She wasn't supposed to be my first client. I was supposed to be my first client. I had delayed my passion in wedding planning because I wanted to start with my own wedding. Along comes this friend who's having trouble finding a wedding planner she likes and I casually mention that I'm setting up an event planning outfit, with a special interest in weddings. Dear friend is convinced I'm heaven sent and starts to give me a thousand reasons why I'm the girl she wants to plan her wedding. She is sweet, so I say yes! She's excited, I'm excited.
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| Excited! |
Fast forward three weeks and I'm stuck. I find myself absentmindedly toying with my engagement ring several times a day. It's a gold ring sprinkled with white sapphire, my birth month stone which my fiancé had Petre, a UK based jeweler, make specifically for me. The beau is amazing like that. Anyway, I'm only fondling this gorgeous ring because I'm stuck. I have no trouble working daily to find perfect venues, wedding dresses, party favors, and music for my friend's special day. I also have ideas for her bridesmaids dresses, father-daughter dance and photography order. I know what games she can play at the bridal shower and the type of bouquet that would best suit her body shape. I even have a DIY list she can use to save money on stuff.
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| Ok. I wasn't exactly absent minded here but it's a fine 'pishure'. |
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Aha. My engagement ring with Sprinkles of white Sapphire. |
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| Le boo |
But I'm still stuck. I can't figure out what I want for my wedding. Should I have a traditional and white wedding same day (cost, time and energy effective) or have it different days? Should it be a noon or an evening affair? Should I have bridesmaids or little brides? Natural hair or weave? Should we have the white wedding in my city or the boo's? And the ultimate question, who should be McOlivia's wedding MC? I can't very well be the MC on my wedding day, or can I? There are so many questions in my head and le boo is willing to have it all my way. Some days I wake up and want a small ceremony with close family and friends, other days I want a lavish wedding with all my 4,711 Facebook friends. This morning, I wanted to elope and marry my beau in a magical place far away. But this is Nigeria, my in-laws will not understand, and my mother will question my upbringing. Even you will wonder whether Telemundo has finally taken over in my life.
So, because I can't run away to a secret location and say I do, I'm going to say it right here. Welcome! Adjust your belt, grab a cold bottle of drink and settle right in, because this is going to be one fun crazy ride. In this series, I'm going to show you what I decide, how I decide it and why I decide it. You'll get to see first hand what goes into the making of a beautiful wedding ceremony, an introduction to marital bliss. Some days I'll be creative, other days lazy, while I'll be plain crazy most of the time. But you'll learn a lot because I'll be posting pictures of my wedding progress and showing you how to plan yours or a friend's. You're sure to find the best ideas here. Follow the process, and be amazed on my wedding day.
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I won't be wearing black for my white wedding, I'm definitely sure.
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I'm not going to lie to you, being a wedding planner looks like it may be easier when you're planning other people's wedding, maybe I'll feel the exact opposite tomorrow morning. But heck, I'm gonna do this anyway because I just want to be Mrs Ray!
Welcome!
N:B- This is my personal wedding series, Becoming Mrs Ray, a Nigerian girl's journey 'From Yes to I Do'. Please feel free to comment and give your welcome suggestions, I don't bite but be polite. This series is hosted on my event management blog, McOlivia Events.
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