Taboo Topic…Week Seven March 13, 2009

With only two more weeks (after today) of taboo topics left, it seems that things are getting “deeper” but if you want a fabulous marriage….you need to know these things, right?

Last week, we discussed children (unborn, between you and your new hubby) BUT what if one of you already has a child from another marriage? This is a “taboo topic” that needs to be discussed…and here are the questions that need to be asked…

CHILDREN FROM ANOTHER MARRIAGE

1. Will you include the children in your wedding ceremony?

2. Where will the children live?  How much time will you spend with them?

3. Who will establish the rules for the stepchildren?   Who will discipline them?

4. How will you financially support the stepchildren?

5. Do you expect the stepchildren to call you mom or dad?  How do you want them to address you?  How will you address them to other friends and family in your life?

6. Will the stepchildren change your feelings about having children of your own?

7. To what extent should the stepchildren be included in your family?   Will they go on holidays with you? Church? Vacation?

8. What concerns do you have about stepchildren?

9. Will you make decisions concerning the stepchildren jointly or will the decisions be made by their blood relative?

We hope these questions will help start this VERY important conversation…. I know it will be tough, but it will be so worth it in the end. 

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celebrate your love…..

summer wedding…… love celebrated November 25, 2008

since we started this blog, we haven’t posted any of our weddings from 2008.  even though we love all of our brides and all our weddings, we thought we’d give you a few shots from katie and zach’s wedding.  all photos that you see, were taken by jacki or our staff.  AND, all photos that you see will show you the details, design and coordination that we at – jacki, wedding planner -  can do for you!

please enjoy and let us know what you think……

photo one: the lovely ceremony location (we decided a semi-circle would be more intimate)

 

photo two: the aisle…. how beautiful and designed for the couple

photo three: beautiful sheppard hook details

photo four: one of the centerpieces… three different vases and arrangements, but keeping the same flowers throughout and rocks included in all centerpieces

photo five: katie and zach wanted to bring the outside into the tent (and we wanted to cover those lovely poles), so we came up with idea of having trees incorporated…. just as if we were outside, but without the hot sun beating down on us.  in the trees, there were led lights that looked like candles, there were orchids and more…..

photo six:  the fab trees at night under the stars… (the lights we brought in)

photo seven: katie and zach wanted a place for guests to go to relax and get away from the party, if they so choose.  we wanted it to still be outside, so we rented this very modern white leather furniture, then the MOB handmade the pillows that coordinated with the wedding colors.  (that’s me and the MOB on the far couch)

photo eight:  katie, the lovely bride, cooling off by the fan (yes, we think of everything) and did you notice the sheppard’s hook by the bride (yes, we reused those from the ceremony – talk about being “green” for your wedding)

photo nine: the grand finale… for the newlyweds, the MOB wanted them to go out in style, hence the car and the fireworks (which were a surprise to the couple!)

katie and zach…… love celebrated!

Assciation of Bridal Consultants November 19, 2008

Since we are still so new to the blogging world, there are so many things that I want to write about….. our company, our clients, our favorite things, new finds, and so much more.

but first, let us tell you about a wonderful organization the we are members of: Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC).  this is an international organization that brings wedding planners and vendors together. this organization provides continuous education, international networking, a code of ethics that each member must follow, and best of all…. conferences and meetings to get to know your peers.

ABC has had two wonderful events in the last month that we were able to attend.  The first, was their national conference “Business of Brides”.  The conference was held in Newport, California (yes, it was beautiful, but we were too busy learning and networking to enjoy).  during the conference, we were able meet some wonderful planners, enjoy classes that pertain to our industry specifically and bring home some useful information.  Once of the higlights of the Conference is the Miss Dorothy Heart Award (please read more about the Miss Dorothy Heart Award here:  www.bridalassn.com.  Miss Dorothy is an inspiration to us all.  Colin Cowie www.colincowie.com (our main speaker for the conference) and Miss Dorothy new each other well and he respected what she was doing for wedding professionals and ABC.  SO….. he offered internships to help raise money for the Miss Dorothy Scholarship Fund!  This was my (jaimeson) personal highlight of the weekend…. I GOT AN INTERNSHIP WITH COLIN COWIE and was able to DONATE to the MISS DOROTHY fund all at the same time!  What an amazing opportunity!  I still can’t believe it  – but believe me, I will keep you posted on the logistics and write items as they come up.  Here is Colin and I after one of our interviews together:

so…… as you can see, it was a FABULOUS conference!

the second great meeting we had with ABC this month was actually just yesterday.  This was a regular ABC – Kentucky Chapter meeting.  Ellen Fox, with ShaFox Events, hosted the event at the very UNIQUE 21c Hotel (www.21cmuseumhotel.com) in Louisville, KY.  If you haven’t visited the hotel, which is also a gallery for many artist, then you should.  I will go ahead and put a disclaimer here:  when visiting 21c, you must keep your mind open and sometimes your eyes shut, as there is nudity, all in the name of art).  But, if you can get past that, then this is a very unique and modern hotel that is used for many events (including weddings and rehersal dinners). 

stay posted as we will be discussing lots of exciting companies, trends, and news withing the next few days and weeks.

kindly -

jacki and jaimeson