Nothing to do with events

Fishing, I love fishing, but only when I catch something! This is totally unrelated to events, but I would like to share my fish story. The other day my husband looked outside and said, "Paige, it's good fishin weather, ya wanna go?" My response, "umm, okay." (not all that enthused) So we are fishing for about 45 minutes and nothings happening, no bites, nothing. So my husband says, let's just try this spot one more time and then we'll leave. So we through in and BAM, a fish and pretty big fish. This is it in the pic. About 3lbs. Definitely the biggest fish I've ever caught. So it's Rick's turn and he get's one. And then I get another, another, another, another, another and another. All together I caught 6 fish that day! This is no lie. It was exciting, but the best part. Eating them. I love a good fish fry and there is nothing better than frying up your days catch. I hope you enjoyed my fish tale. It's not near as much fun hearing about it as experiencing it, so go fishing.

Event Tip #1

You must feel at ease with all your vendors. Be sure to pick caterers, photographers, florist etc. that you know have your best interest in mind. Whatever the occasion, hire people you trust and that you know will do a fantastic job. It's not worth the stress and possible disappointment to hire someone you have that little feeling in the pit of your stomach or that voice inside your head that says "don't do it." Trust your instincts, you can always find another vendor. I hope this is helpful to some of you.

A New Month

I can't believe it's March. I hope all you brides out there have been taking care of all the last minute details for your spring wedding. One tip I like to give out, make sure that you have someone gather up the cards (not the ones attached to a gift) you receive on your wedding day. Many times your guest will put cash in them. It's just nice to have a little extra spending money for the honeymoon.

Surprise

Last Saturday night I had the privilege of being a part of a surprise party for a very special person. It was a fun event to plan and participate in.

Her husband and I had been working for months on this party. We finally settled on Tye's Restaurant in Downtown Jackson. It just seemed like the perfect atmosphere. Picture this, a Saturday night, pulling up on a brick road to a downtown restaurant, it just felt movie-like. You have to understand Downtown Jackson, MS. There's not much of that funky downtown atmosphere, but people are trying to bring it back to it's glory days. I hope they succeed because there's a lot of character and it could be a fabulous place.

Back to the party, so everyone arrived on time and then the happy couple arrives and the expression on her face was priceless. She is so sophisticated, that I have no funny "slips" to report. The night was as perfect as anyone could hope for.