September: The New Most Popular Wedding Month

As a Bride & Groom, it's understandable that you want to pick the perfect wedding date. Every couple has a preference as to when their special day will take place for a variety of reasons. Those reasons have made June the most popular wedding month; a title it's held for who knows how long - maybe ever? It's no secret that summer time screams wedding season and June being at the end of Spring and beginning of Summer would hopefully give you perfect weather on your wedding day.

The past few years weather patterns have been shifting. Everyone knows about global climate change and how we need to help our planet to really help ourselves. Since weather has a huge impact on our wedding days we of course really know the ideal months to have a wedding. Are you ready for this? The best month to have a wedding is September, NOT June. It seems unlikely because college students and kids go back to school, people are snapping out of vacation mode and it's a busy time of year all around. The weather though, is pretty unbeatable. The last couple of years we've noticed that June has been one of the most unpredictable when it comes to weather. We've had years where Spring started late and there was a high chance of rain - making us use the backup indoor plan for ceremony and pictures. We've also had some years where there was barely a Spring and June felt like it was August with heavy heat and humidity. The heat makes picture taking quite the challenge. Between getting everyone waters (we lug around a cooler on those days), dabbing the sweat off a Bride's face in between pictures, and literally going under her heavy dress with a paper fan to try to cool her off - it's not a pleasant experience for anyone. With September you kind of get the best of both worlds between Summer and Fall. Think of it as an Indian Summer, if you will. The sun is still shining and it's still hot but with a the slightest crisp feeling in the air - in other words JUST PERFECT. If you're lucky you may even start seeing some colorful foliage in late September which makes for breathtaking photos.


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One last point on why you should get married in September: You get to honeymoon during non-peak travel months! June-August is always a heavy travel season since that is when most families vacation. So add on the surcharges for flights, hotels, etc and the inconveniences of crowded flights, long airport lines, and crowded resorts full of screaming kids. Who wants to go on their honeymoon to a tropical island when it's in high demand? Isn't the point to relax after all that stressful wedding planning?

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You heard it here first folks: September is the new June!

xoxo,
Blush Events

Wedding Essentials!

   Us 3 ladies here at Blush Events (TJ, Hallie, & of course, myself) pride ourselves on our planning skills (some call it OCD, but we just like to call it being extremely organized!) on our couple's wedding day. Even months leading up to the wedding day, we are busy with consultations with the bride and groom, preparing lists, communicating setup/breakdown times with vendors & finalizing schedules for the BIG DAY. Our goal is to help the bride & groom glide on through their wedding from start to finish feeling like they hadn't a care in the world. That's because that is no longer their concern. It is ours & we are pleased to do it!

     So many thankful bridesmaids, reluctant grooms, and grateful  parents ask us how we do what we do in such a long 12-16 hr period of time. That, my friends, has A LOT to do with our bridal kit. It is what we call our bridal emergency kit & it is with us from the time we arrive at the brides suite in the morning until the end of the reception.With so much that we ensure will go right, there is, of course, little things that can always go wrong. That is where our trusty kit comes in handy!

   Our bridal kit has pretty much anything you wish you could fit in your purse at any given moment, but there are just no cute bags big enough without you looking completely ridiculous (or like a hoarder). Everything from bobby pins, safety pins, brushes, floss, scope, bandaids, tissues (I mean...you need those!), hairspray, powder, crazy glue, scissors, tums, sewing kit, tylenol, deodorant, lint brush, mints & more! We even carry stuff for the Groom & his gents like hair gel, razors, shaving cream & other goodies. Out of everything we bring, I'd say the safety pins, bobby pins, and hairspray get used the most! See, there IS a method to our madness...

  To some this might seem excessive, but to us (and all of the bridal parties we have assisted) this is essential. You never know when you are going to need touch ups for your hair, need to cut a string off a dress, or need some bandaids like our last bride, who used them to ease away the pain from the beautiful high heels she was strutting around in for pictures.

   As Day of Coordinators, it is our job to be at your service and to help things run smoothly. We have to think outside the box in ways you might not imagine. Therefore, just like any other good wedding planner, we have some unique goodies in the emergency kit as well. For instance, I bet you never thought to have spare rings. It hasn't happened yet (thankfully!) but if it does, Blush is prepared to have stand in's at the altar. We also have smelling salts (you may remember the opening scene with Jennifer Lopez in The Wedding Planner where she helps wake up the fainting father of the bride), fans for a hot day, a wine/bottle opener, straws (we can't have the Bride-to-Be and her bridesmaids messing up their lipstick/gloss!), and a spare white tie which we cut into a pocket square for the best man in one of our most recent weddings because his was missing! 

    If you don't have a Wedding Planner or Day of Coordinator in your wedding budget, these kits are easy to assemble on your own as well. Once you have the main essentials, you are all set! To guide you, here are some handy links to check out from our good friends at The Knot & Style Me Pretty. Enjoy!

Xo,
Blush Events

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