How To Handle It When You Make A Mistake In Your Wedding Business

 

PanickingMistakes happen. This is something that I remind myself of over and over when something goes wrong. Making a mistake just means that you are human, that you are learning and it is a good reminder that you aren’t superman.

Instead of letting the mistake freak you out and make you want to hit your head against a brick wall (which won’t help anything) give yourself time to react, calm down and then think through what went wrong, why it went wrong, and how to keep it from happening again. It is your humanity which builds relationships and allows brides to connect with you so when mistakes happen be glad that they happened, learn from them and move forward. Make sure to read the article by Margaret Heffernan on celebrating mistakes that you make. What do you think?

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Avoid Wedding Day Blunders!

As an experienced wedding planner, I’m sure you’ve been through many different situations.  There are several things that I’ve seen happen at weddings that could have been avoided had an experienced wedding planner been involved.

The florist gets the delivery wrong; miscommunication with the officiant or caterer; uncooperative weather; members of the wedding party running late, etc. etc…

10 “Four Weddings” Blunders That You Could Have Stopped discusses 10 common wedding blunders that can be avoided when you, the savvy planner, is involved.

What are some situations you’ve avoided, and what have you done to avoid them?

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