DeVine Choices Pearls of Wisdom: Guest Blogger... Our Bride Angela Wright

DeVine Choices Pearls of Wisdom: Guest Blogger... Our Bride Angela Wright

Guest Blogger... Our Bride Angela Wright

Hey there.. I know we have not been out here in the blogging world for a while.... well that is about to change... Today will begin our series of GUEST Blogger.. we will have our Bride that is getting married this weekend blog her wedding planning experiences .... right up to the minute that she walks down the aisle! ( how exciting is this?)

I introduce to you.... Angela....

DeVine Choices ..We are back and we're ready to BLOG about it!

It has been a long and personal journey for us here at DeVine Choices but we are back. Ooooookkkkk.... it has been a long and personal journey for ME (Tannie) and I am back. I have never stopped having the desire to plan wedding and events and have done so while I was away from the blogging word. I just did not have the energy to sit down and blog about it. Well..... guess what..... it's TIME!

Come a little closer, I want to share with you something thats  kinda private but since we are all family I want to be a  little transparent here? Thank you... Here goes....  I got a divorce several years ago and because of this I had to kinda regroup afterwards, business and personally. I had to sit down and refocus my mind, body and soul. I had to regroup  my business plan ,finances and some business goals. Y'all know when you use to plan your life for two and now it 's just one.. EVERYTHING changes. Sooooo.. what that being said.. I moved my office from a storefront to my home study. (one of the wisest choices I have EVER made). Yes, I miss my Business partner terribly but She understood and gave me her blessings to mentally recoup! I am soooo glad that we were Much MORE than business partners but friends. The business venture may have been place on hold but certainly not our friendship. I am truly glad that we still talk daily!  Thanks and I love ya sweetie, Keisha of Keisha's Kreations you are the best!  Who knows what our future holds.. we may get back together one day.. (wink.. wink)

YES,  I STILL believe in love and all the excite that comes with it.
YES, I am still a HOPELESS romantic
YES, I still get misty eyed every time a see that look on our Grooms face when he see's his Bride walking towards him at EVERY wedding that I do.
YES, I still get butterflies EVERY time a DeVine Choices Wedding/Event begins
Yes, I believe that there is someone for everyone

And Finally Yes, I am back and ready  to blog about Weddings & Events and everything that it encompasses.

Stay tuned.... we have some exciting things to share....

How to Plan your OWN Wedding Workshop

We here at DeVine Choices have been asked numerous time to host a workshop for the couple that would like the experience of planning their own wedding. Well since we here at DeVine Choices understands that planning a wedding is all about "choices" (wink..wink) we have our very first seminar scheduled. Topics that will be discussed will be:

How to Plan your OWN Wedding

• We are engaged ..now where do we start?
• How to stay within your wedding budget
• How do we select our vendors?
• How to choose the right location
• Guest list..whose invited?
• Today's proper wedding etiquette

Fee: $50.00 Bride $25.00 (1) Guest

$20.00 any additional guests

For registration invoice contact tannie@devinechoices.com

Welcome Tami and Deundra

Hello to our newest couple, Tami and Deundra

Wedding date: October, 2011

Favorite Color: Bride : Purple Groom: Purple

One word to decribe their dream wedding: Bride: Elegant Groom: Fun

Hobbies: Bride: Dancing, The Arts and Delta Sigma Theta

Grooms: Computers, Electronics, making music and Automobiles

Side note: Tami is my Alumni of Grambling State University.. Goooo Tigers!

New Additon" to the DeVine Choices Family

Hello there Pearls of Wisdom Family!

Today I am starting a new series... "New additons to the DeVine Choices Family"

I have been blessed to have sooo many great couples added to the DC family. They are such hams..,The first thing everyone wants to know... " Am I going to be on your website?" LOL

Of course the answer is a resounding YES!!!!
Side note for aspiring planners that are reading: Every great planner has their clients sign a release of permission to use their photos in advertising..just in case there is that great shot that you just have to share with the entire world.

Well.. I am trying to do better with this blogging thing.. soooo what better way to kick things off then with this series... " New additions". I will be adding more periodically, but just to get started I will start with the most recent addition and move down from there!

Soooo with that being said... check out our next post!

GROOMDAMENTALS : INTRODUCTION

Greetings Ladies and Gents. My name is Jarrell Liner, the new DeVine Choices guest blogger that will be bringing you the "GROOMDAMENTALS". Now, you may be asking yourself "What are Groomdamentals?" Well, I am happy to tell you that the Groomdamentals are fundamental points of knowledge that every Groom should know and utilize before and during the coveted engagement to his beautiful bride to be. I am sure that you have already figured out that the Groomdamentals are given from a male perspective...I guess that the fact that I am a male myself kind of gave that away! As a former "Groom to be", I can understand how Grooms can feel that the whole engagement and wedding process can be a little overwhelming, a big headache, and all about the bride. Well, I hate to tell you this fellas, but IT IS all about the Bride! The sooner that you figure that out, the easier things will be on you. Trust me.

Now, the fact that the wedding planning process may be all about the Bride doesn't mean that you don't matter and that you have just signed up to be the errand servant and an emotional punching bag for your Bride to release her stress out on...even though there will be times, as a matter of fact most of the time, that you will feel this way. Fellas, we all have to understand that for a woman her wedding day is the most important day of her life. Believe me when I tell you that she has been planning this day since she was 5 years old and nobody, including you, is going to mess this up for her. The most important role that you can play during your engagement is to be supportive of her and a willing participant in any and all activities that she needs you to assist with. As a matter of fact, you can gain kudos from your Bride to be by being proactive and asking her if she needs your help. More times then not she will say; "No thanks, I got it" but knowing that you offered will keep you on her good side. I know, I know, you really don't care about what color that the table liners are at the reception, and you don't really care where you get married at because as long as you are marrying the woman that you love, then nothing else matters... but if you want to prevent your beautiful Bride from transforming into the well known and feared "Bridezilla" then you will participate with a smile! Pick your battles wisely, remembering that every concession you make at this stage of the relationship pays off threefold in the honeymoon suite.

I will say this, if the wedding planning process becomes a strain on your relationship, which it probably will, step up and suggest a good wedding planner that can help ease this stress for both of you (I recommend Tannie Barnes ). By doing this, you will be showing initiative and involvement in the whole process and ultimately you will me making the days leading up to your wedding go a lot smoother and calmer for you and your beautiful Bride to be.

Now, this is how the Groomdamentals will work. Every first Monday of the month, I will blog one Groomdamental that will hopefully help all the fellas out and make your engagement and wedding planning process more enjoyable.

GROOMDAMENTAL #1 : KNOW YOUR WOMAN AND WHAT SHE WANTS

You are probably saying "Of course, I know my woman...that's why I love her and want to spend the rest of my life with her!" Well, sure you do. What I am saying is that before you get down on that right knee...you know, the one you injured playing football in high school....make sure that you have had some type of discussion with your lady about what being married means to her. I know that some of you like the whole "surprise" factor and you just want to come out of the blue with your proposal. That's fine, but have that talk first. Do it casually, it can be months before you actually propose. You should not only discuss what her "dream wedding" may be, but this may also be a good time to discuss LIFE with her as well, from career goals to how you will raise your future kiddos. These types of conversations can help both of you decide if marriage is in your future and most importantly it will give you a heads up on what to expect during the wedding planning process. If she describes her "dream wedding" as something similar to the famed Royal Wedding that took place earlier this year, then you better be ready to empty your pockets and roll up your sleeves because you got a BIG job ahead of you buddy!

Ultimately, these important discussions can help you both get an idea of how to financially plan for your wedding and it will give you a good indication of what to expect during your wedding planning process as a couple, which will in turn ease a lot of the stress that goes into planning your wedding.

Now, after you have had the talk with your lady, and you are absolutely sure that she is the woman for you, now it is time to plan the engagement! This is the part that you are supposed to SHINE on. It's your time, buddy! All eyes will be on you, so don't mess this up. She will remember this for the rest of her life!

Check back next month for
GROOMDAMENTAL #2 : PLANNING THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE. THE ENGAGEMENT.

The "Groomdamentals" are written by Jarrell Liner.
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