I see wedding after wedding, each and every weekend; sometimes more than one per day, almost always more than one per weekend. I love love, so working in this industry is the perfect fit for me, but even with that infatuation, weddings become a blur; the bride walks down the aisle, everyone cries, they cut the cake, they dance, yadda yadda yadda. This past weekend was different. Where I am usually floating from venue to venue, making sure everything is running smoothly, this

How does that one song go... "Oh I get by with a little help from my friends"? Got it. I think that should be the theme song for the hospitality industry. No, seriously, this entire industry is built on teamwork and businesses helping businesses. It's crazy to think sometimes, how much we all work together to provide the same end goal for a beautiful wedding. We have a particular friend we want to highlight here. Susie (of Park Avenue Blooms) is the woman of the hour. This wo

Well, if you're from the United States (actually just about everyone in the world probably knows about it, but I digress) you probably know about the amazing phenomenon that happened on August 21st-the total solar eclipse. It was an incredible sight to see all across the country, and we were lucky enough to have the longest duration of totality in Carbondale. At Garden Grove, we were even luckier. We got to watch two incredible things happen that day. As cliche as it may soun

Sometimes my thankfulness for this job hits at the oddest times. I'm never prepared for it. In the moments I want to be thankful and appreciate what is happening around me, it never fails that something comes up (cake needs to be cut, someone flooded the bathroom, a bridesmaid has misplaced her flowers), and the moment is whisked away. Tonight, I'm standing in an empty venue, making sure everything is where it needs to be for the wedding tomorrow, and it hits me; this is my f