Ahhh, Perfection!
It’s finally your turn! The BIG day you have been dreaming about. …Your wedding! You have worked so hard to ensure that the whole day is exactly how you have always imagined it would be. Every detail must be perfect! But, what exactly is perfect?
According to the dictionary, perfect means flawless. When it comes to event planning, as well as in life, the only certainty is that nothing is perfect. No matter how many times you check and double check all the details something will go wrong. Therefore, the only certainty for a bride is to expect imperfection and plan that.
I remember my wedding on that beautiful November evening in the park. All the usual worries were running through my mind, the weather, my dress, was everyone having fun? When all of a sudden we heard, “clinck, clinck, clinck”, I dropped my soon-to-be husband’s wedding ring on the ground as I was trying to place it on his finger. I watched everyone else looking for the ring as I was frozen and mortified. We, of course finished the ceremony and the evening was wonderful.
Nine years later, we still laugh about it and I realized that moment added character and that day became even more our own, unique from everyone else’s story. Imperfection and flaw creates character. You and your spouse will always have those moments together as your own to share, to laugh about, and to learn how to handle life’s imperfections together.
-Jaime Rippey
