Kind Words from Amanda

"I don't really do details. While wedding planning, I used this mantra to be 'the laid-back bride", and, for the most part, it worked out well for me. Until my wedding day. At 8am on the day of, my sister comes knocking to whisk me off to go do pre-wedding beauty regimen, and I'm frantically listing all of the things... we'll call them 'details'... that hadn't yet been done. Or, in some cases, thought about. The list easily took up a whole page, and I had less than a minute to myself. I'm talking about centerpieces (very simple, one type of flower in a mason jar), stringing lights (who knew it'd be such an issue to hang paper lanterns) and finding something so that my heels wouldn't sink into the ground (extra damp from the rain the previous night). Panic was in the neighborhood.
Enter Stacie Smith. She took one look at me, and my list and went to work. She started by looking at the list and telling me not to worry. She made me hand over my telephone, took down my sisters number to get a hold of me if she needed and sent us off for the pampering that, at that point, I desperately needed. And then she went to work. When I returned a few hours later, the centerpieces were done and set out-- and she used extra flowers to decorate other places in the venue. The paper lanterns were hung, complete with beautiful colored fabrics to hide the lines and extension cords. There was a small platform for me to stand on, also decorated with flowers. Furthermore, she'd been answering my phone all morning, giving directions to guests, talking with caterer and photographer, even making sure the groom was staying with the timeline. By the time I returned, the place looked far more amazing than I could have imagined. Stacie, looking fabulous herself, handed me a glass of champagne and sent me on to the man of my dreams and the rest of my life.
I can't imagine stress I would have been fending off had Stacie not been there to step in save me from myself and allow me to enjoy one of the most wonderful days of my life."

- Amanda

Married August 27, 2010