The OMG Wedding...

Now that the dust has settled and all of the nation's wedding planning pros have calmed ourselves down...it is now time for me to address the Real Housewives of Atlanta Cynthia Bailey's Season Finale wedding....now first off I just want to make it clear that I wish Cynthia and Peters union the best. WELL NOW THAT THAT IS OUT OF THE WAY....time for some REAL talk...lol
The ENTIRE time that Cynthia was going through the wedding planning process I held my breath and clutched my beloved pearls. Her approach was ENTIRELY wrong, hence the tears and stress that were MORE than evident in the days and moments leading up to the wedding. First mistake, she did not hire a PROFESSIONAL wedding planner to take care of all of the details. Had she selected a good wedding firm to take care of her wedding, the blowups and breakdowns would have been kept to a quiet minimum by the staff. She obviously confused her fashion stylist with a wedding planner...BIG DIFFERENCE.
A professional Wedding planner is an INVESTMENT...we are as necessary as having cake at the reception. And I STRONGLY use the word professional...would you let someone pull your tooth if they weren't a REAL dentist? How about letting someone give you a major surgery if they were just INTERESTED in medicine yet they aren't a Dr.? OF COURSE NOT, so why would you leave the biggest day of your life in the hands of amateur family members that 'decorate their Christmas Trees nicely' or folks that only moonlight with weddings? Not a good idea. Having a sense of style is not the ONLY thing a wedding planner worth thier salt needs to possess. Planning events is NOT for the faint of heart.
It hurt my heart to see Cynthia in tears, frantic, confused, and broke while wedding planning. I even noticed that she had a full board of To-Do's that are usually DONE by a wedding planner. Her budgeting woes were HUGE but could have been tamed by a good planner that has SEEN IT ALL and DONE IT ALL. The lack of bridesmaids dresses as well as the mislocation of the marriage license were all things that could have been avoided...Cynthia's OMG wedding should serve as a lesson to ALL soon-to-be brides....A good planner can work with ANY budget. Leaving your wedding to chance will leave a bitter taste in your bridal mouth. Hiring a wedding planner will be one of the BEST things you can do for your wedding, your guests, and your SANITY.