An Introduction

If you did not know this already, the Piazza in the Village is a family run business.  You have heard advice from my brother on being the “Father of the Bride”.  Now it is my turn. My daughter is getting married.  I am officially the “MOB”!  

First of all my daughter is getting married in CT, (yes that small state in New England). I have joined the ranks of mother’s planning a long distance wedding.  Making decisions over the phone, flying up to CT for a bridal shower,  looking at venues, etc. are all very difficult to do from far away. As you know I have no choice, but I know it can be done. 

Being an owner at the Piazza, I have met over 100 “Mother of the Brides” (here on referred to as MOB’s).    We have had some great mom's here and I have learned a lot from them. I hope to be able to share their insight with you along with my mistakes and success. Unfortunately, I have also learned how “not” to be a mother of the bride.   Sometimes some of our best lessons are the things we should try to avoid. I know that sounds harsh, but I have witnessed a planning meeting where the bride said to her mother “Your right mom, I forgot, this is your big day”.  Ouch! Here is my first advice so you never have to hear those words.

Remember whose day it is…….

You always hear how your daughter has been “planning this day since she was a little girl”.  But what people forget is so has her mother.  We definitely have this idea of what we want for our little girl.  However let's face it; she is not little anymore and she has her ideas and most important; she has her dreams.  We know what we want and we think we also know what "she should want" as well. Welcome to the world of planning a wedding! 

My “MOB” blog will try and touch on different areas of planning a wedding.  I will always end with “Remember whose day it is……”