When things go right

Ever have one of those days when everything just seems to fall into place?
Once in a while, that will happen to a wedding planner.

We can plan and plan for months, write out itineraries, consult with vendors, micro-manage down to the last nanosecond, but then, eventually, have to say a little prayer and then turn everything over to the higher powers for an event to come out perfect. And then there is a day, when everything just falls into place.

One such day happen to me last week. I finally heard back from a case that I have had pending against a vendor. This vendor did a bad thing at one of my events; I caught them and took them to task. Please understand that I usually let things roll of my back, take it in stride and get on with my life, but when it comes to business and doing the right things for my vendors (which I feel very responsible for), I have certain obligations. One such rule is not to let people use me at the expense of my business partners. It just isn't right, so I decided to stand up and speak out.

I am elated that someone else agreed with me because justice was granted, but I am not happy at the fact that I had to take the vendor to task at all. My tax dollars pay for this system (of which I am grateful), but when something like this that could have been so simply handled with an "I'm sorry. I messed up. I won't do it again" apology, had to be taken before a court of law, then I am sorry that it came to this.

Moral? I am not sure that I can put it in one sentence except to say---life is not perfect. There will be mistakes and more mistakes made as we move through our time on earth, but when we do the wrong, be man enough to own up to it, say I am sorry, and try to make amends so that you can get on with life. Weddings and events are big business. Too big to be messing with people's hopes and dreams. This is not dress rehearsal---this is the real deal. Do right, do your best, and be fair to all. Give your best for a fair price with the very best client service you can.

In other words---Have a perfect day!