I’m not up for rehashing this entire year quite yet…mostly because it seems daunting, and then partially because I’m unprepared and without images from many many events that are pending publication. So we wait on that.
I’ve never really shown this wedding in it’s entirety and feel compelled to share it.
It was hard. I sweated and cussed a lot, lost many many nights of sleep, tossed and turned, had terrible allergies during the entire prep and install, fretted over whether I had enough staff, counted stems and petals in my head repetitively, added, subtracted, multiplied, divided by 30 a lot, and accumulated so many crystal vases and candelabras they basically overtook our entire home and property. It’s not necessarily a healthy way to live – surrounded by cardboard boxes and foam peanuts; but the outcome was pretty beautiful.
As a perfectionist, it’s pretty routine for me to walk away from a completed job and review all the myriad of things I could have done better. I nit pick myself, and all the glorious details and it’s hard to turn off. After this wedding though, I was amazed…I had some of those feelings with regards to small stuff; but overall I was proud. Proud of my team, proud of myself, proud of my family for seeing me through it. (I was pretty distracted and clearly pre-occupied for about 2 months leading up to the big day – maybe not the most fun mom/wifey in the world.) Balance is something I have to work at hard and very consciously during the heaviest parts of the season.
But we emerged on the other side of it eventually! We always do!!!
Can’t wait for the next big challenge like this. Already wondering what it will be…
Warm wishes for a lovely final week of 2012. may it be filled with good things.
k
all photos by Jose Villa
coordination and planning by Jill LaFleur
film by joel serrato
AH-MAZING!! Thank you not only for sharing your talent and the beauty you created, but also the mental gymnastics we artists put ourselves through…. rarely are we honest about that outside of our intimate group of trusted professionals.. xo…and of course Jose Villa is out of this world!
AMAZING work!! LOVE all the bouquets, the branches along the aisles, the individual flowers on the napkins & the amazing amount of lights over the reception tables. Beautiful day you put together!!
Mental gymnastics is right! Hard to shut it off sometimes…we wear many hats when we run a business like this and have to juggle creativity and what’s practical. Usually this means doing lots of math and sometimes engineering too. thanks for the comments ladies!
Great work Kate. Love that you described the real story of your life and work leading up to it. I definitely can relate. Balance is key… just sometimes hard to achieve. Hoping for some new work together in 2013 and more balance. xo Happy New Year!
Breathtaking! It is so comforting hearing that balancing this profession and everything that goes with it is normal and that even the best of the best work through it with much success. I admire your work and love following your lead in this field. So excited to see more in 2013.
Okay, this is my fave. wedding. EVER!!!
OMG I remember this wedding and the barn!! I had always wanted to see the barn in its full splendor. You had so many people working on it and so many logistics. It was crazy looking back on it but the finish product that you designed and created was just beyond. Unbelievably beautiful!