Tuesday, August 12, 2008
I recently attended a wedding (as a guest) and one of the biggest mistakes that stood out to me was the wedding coordinator butchering the bridal party introductions. It has always been a pet peeve of mine when someone mispronounces my name (this was more common before I got married since my maiden name was much harder to figure out than Kennedy).
My remedy for this is to print a sheet with all of the attendants’ names and the phonetic spelling beside it so that the DJ (or myself) will pronounce their names correctly. The usual culprits are last names but there are several first names that fall into this category too. For example the first name “Andrea”. It can be pronounced An-dree-yah, An-drey-yah, Ahn-dree-yah or Ahn-drey-yah. There is a planner in the Phoenix area whose first name is “Liene” which looks like Lee-in to me but it’s actually pronounced Lynn.
What’s the hardest bridal party name I’ve had to figure out how to pronounce? That would have to be Keuhne (pronounced Key-knee) and my all time favorite Stachelcyk (prounounced Sta-hell-check).
See the picture below for an idea of what you can provide to your DJ. Click to enlarge (the actual names have been abbreviated for this purpose).
Monday, August 11, 2008
Kim over at The Event Essentials is giving away 8 monogram designs in honor of last Friday’s date…08-08-08. The contest ends this Friday (the 15th) so visit her blog for more details on how to enter.
Hopefully you’ll be one of the 8 winners. Good luck!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Some of my older readers may remember the 80’s song “Goody Two Shoes” by Adam Ant. I thought it was the perfect title for this post. At one of my recent weddings the father of the groom asked me why I wasn’t dancing. I politely explained that I don’t dance while I’m working. He then asked if I’d at least had a drink since I’d been working so hard on his son & daughter-in-law’s wedding. Again, I politely explained that I don’t drink while I’m working.
His response: “You don’t drink. You don’t dance. What do you do?”
My response: “I work and I work hard!”
I hope my clients and their family and guests understand that it’s not personal. I’d love to join in the festivities and help celebrate their nuptials but that’s not what I was hired for. I was hired to make sure everything runs smoothly and timely and to put out any fires if they arise. I don’t feel that I can do that if a problem arises and I’m on the dance floor doing the latest line dance. I also don’t feel I can be fully aware and alert if I’m drinking. I treat my clients as if they were the most important boss I’ve ever had. So the same way you don’t dance and drink on your 9 to 5 job is the same reason I don’t on their wedding day. I want them to have my full attention.
Now it would be a different story if I’m invited to one of their events as a guest…then they might have to drag me off the dance floor…lol.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Today is the one year mark of my little blog and this will make the 127th blog post. I regularly check the traffic to the blog and by far the most popular posts are The Crystal Wedding Tree and The Wedding of Usher Raymond.
I’ve enjoyed blogging and I hope I’m providing helpful information and inspiration. Leave a comment to let me know how I’m doing so far and if there’s anything you’d like to see more of.
