This month, I coordinated not one, but two weddings! The first wedding was at La Venta, a beautiful venue overlooking the ocean in Palos Verdes. I truly felt blessed to be a part of this couple's wedding. The Bride and her family were so gracious and sweet and they made my job so easy because they were so organized and go-with-the-flow. I was also really fortunate to have my sidekick by my side partnering with me throughout the day. It's amazing how well we work together and how much fun we have - it hardly feels like work at all!
My second wedding was at Figueroa House in Los Angeles. It was raining pretty hard in the morning, but I promised the bridal party it would stop come time for the ceremony to start, and praise the Lord, it did! Everything went according to plan with no major glitches - whew! Now, I do have to say that I do not recommend this venue. The venue coordinators were not pleasant to deal with as they were "fake nice" the type of nice where it's obligatory with an underlying tone of arrogance to boot. They require onsite pre-production meetings, the couple to buy wedding insurance, the couple to rent basic 6' tables and trash cans (yes, even trash cans!), and the staff was just overall very hands off with everything, and complained when the bartenders had to bus the empty drink glasses because the caterers weren't cleaning up their glasses quick enough. Ack, so high maintenance!
I also attended mid-week service at Angelus Temple to see Nick Vujicic speak. This guy is truly amazing beyond words. He has such a wonderful spirit despite the fact that he does not have any limbs...yes, you read that correctly. He is truly a testament to how wonderful God is and how He can use anyone who is willing to follow Him to reach millions of lives. I highly encourage anyone who has never heard of him to Google him. Even if you aren't religious, you will still be inspired.
And, time for my book review. I read The Girl on the Train literally in. one. sitting. I don't think I am going to see the movie because I can't imagine the movie being able to top what I imagined in my mind while reading. This book leaves you in suspense until the very end and is very difficult to put down. It is a good mindless read if you want to just "get away". It's basically about a woman who has gone through some rough times and finds herself single, barely existing, but rides the train to and from every day. The train stops at a particular stop most days where she is able to observe a couple whom she idealizes in her mind until one day, something changes and she finds herself getting involved and way in over her head.
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Finally, hoping you had a Happy Halloween! I was disappointed that I didn't get one trick or treater again this year. Gone are the days where kids trick or treat in their neighborhoods, but instead, their parents drive them to the popular streets where houses are fully decked out and swarms of children are going door to door where homeowners don't even have the time to close their front doors before their doorbell rings again. Sad.
