What's Up DOC?!?!

It's been a back and forth "battle", but we finally decided to hire a Wedding Coordinator to be there for the rehearsal and day of.

When we first got engaged, I knew how great having a Day of Coordinator would be. Think of it as your own personal wedding bodyguard. They fend off anyone that might worry you on the day of your wedding. Lucky for me, I already had someone in mind... Windy Jennings of Weddings by Windy.

Windy and I have a little bit of history. A few years ago, I worked for White House Black Market in Short Pump Town Center. I met Windy when she came in one afternoon to do some shopping. Part of the WHBM process is to ask your customer what they are shopping for. Windy happened to be shopping for some outfits for a wedding that she was working that coming weekend. I've always wanted to be an event planner, so it's no surprise that Windy became my idol after she told me that she was a Wedding Coordinator. I even googled her name, found her website and looked to see if maybe she was hiring. Unfortunately she works solo most of the time. Oh well. Anyways, we clicked on some level that day and she even came back to work with me a few other times before I left for another job.

So I tucked her name away in the back of my head until earlier this year. I contacted her to inquire about her rehearsal and day of package. She emailed back that she would love to work with us and that she was available the weekend we were getting married.

The hard part was getting Justin on board. When I first brought up Windy/hiring a DOC we were still early on in the planning stages and his argument was that it was an extra expense he didnt think was justified. Fast Forward to a few months ago. We've added a few extra things to our wedding and with a little more thought on the idea, Justin agreed that maybe it would be a good idea to look into it. I immediately emailed Windy to make sure she hadn't been booked yet and wanted to work with us still. My stomach was in knots just waiting for her email. The next day she replied and said she was still available and would love to work with us. Said she completely understood our (read Justin's) hesitation. So we spent a few emails trying to work out a day and time to meet.

Finally after a few weeks, we nailed down a day and time that worked for all of our schedules. Thursday night was our meeting and all I have to say is... what a relief! Windy went over her package, explained what she would do on both days and asked if we had any questions. We told her we were ready to hire her right then, so we proceeded to go over the day of stuff. She pulled out a few forms, started asking questions and filled in all the blanks on her sheets. She's only worked our venue one time and it was for a reception only a few years ago. I was incredibly surprised when she started talking about the layout of the garden and offered suggestions/advice for certain things. She really has her stuff together and that eases my fears/nightmares/sleepless nights. Our meeting lasted 45 minutes and it was such a shock to see our whole wedding on those sheets of paper.

Windy's final question was: Is your wedding going to be as chill as you 2 are right now?!?! What can I say, she put us in a tranquil state of mind. And I cant wait to work with her (again).