Caribbean Cruise

I just returned from a Caribbean cruise about two days ago and it was by far one of the best vacations I have ever had! I had never been on a cruise before so everything was a new experience for me. The food was fantastic and the staff on the boat were friendly and accommodating.

Most of all, I was inspired by the places that we went. We stopped in Panama, Costa Rica, and Belize. I was thinking about a Caribbean wedding and the food, colors, and weather would be super fun! (an inspiration board will most likely be coming soon).

Here are a few pictures from our trip!

Our cruise boat in Belize. Belize was my favorite place out of all three stops. The water was such a beautiful color and we went scuba diving here too!

I was able to take pictures of a sunset at sea and as you can tell it was a good one! We literally sailed into the sunset!

some of the beautiful Hibiscus flowers in Panama. I love the bright colors!

I was also inspired by all of the history that Central America had to offer. I loved the Aztec and Mayan artwork as well as the history and culture that backed it. In fact I loved it so much I bought a Mayan vase that I am very proud of!

Are you having or have you had a wedding inspired by a different country? What about it inspired you?

Once Upon a Time

I know some of you may be wondering how I chose wedding/event coordinating as a career path, so today I will expand on that just a little bit.

As a college student, I changed my major a few times in the first two years because I wasn't completely sure what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I finally decided I was going to be a teacher by the end of the second year. Before I started classes that fall, one of my best friends inspired me to look into something that I was naturally good at outside of the classroom. I did a little bit of research for event coordinating and started to specifically look at weddings simply becuase I LOVE weddings.

While doing a little bit of research, I came across Mrs. Melissa Distefano from Masterpiece Weddings and I fell in love (to say the least). Masterpiece Weddings offered a certification class for wedding planning and I thought that it would be a great way to start of this new adventure that I was so excited about! I walked away from her class so full of information that I wasn't completely sure what to do with myself, haha!

As part of the certification class, it is required that you intern with vendor(s) to see the different aspects of a wedding and not just from the wedding coordinator's point of view. Personally, I completely agree with this requirement. The more you understand who you are working with, then the easier it is to work with them.

While doing my internships, I continued to get me bachelor's degree in science with a focus on management and marketing. I am now confident in the tools that I have learned through my education, internships, and certification to be able to become the best coordinator that I can possibly be. The most wonderful part about this is that I love what I do! I love what I do so much, I forget that it is work!!

Melissa has a class coming up in late April for those who are interested. She is an A-mazing wedding coordinator and one of the best in the industry to learn from. She is also an incredibly inspiring mentor. If you are in the least bit interested in taking wedding coordinating seriously as a career then I suggest you look into her classes. It will give you insight to everything you could possibly want to know and so much more! :)

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