Good morning everyone!! Have Friday the 13th…nothing scary going on here just our usual event planning, photo spreading and some truth sharing about fear.

Last October we had 5 events in two weekends, 3 of which were WEDDINGS!  I believe it was the first time in a very long time I had a nervous breakdown, by this I mean, I was so nervous making sure everything was perfect that I lost sight of all the beauty in each event and all the planning we had put beforehand was lost on me.  I was so overwhelmed with anxiety that the morning of one of the weddings I could not use my fingers to make the boutonnieres, they were just numb.  A few of you out there may know this about me but I cry…a lot.  I cry when I am happy, I cry when I am sad, I cry when I mad, it is quite annoying most of the time and something I have been trying to overcome for YEARS!!!?  Anyway, let’s say there was a lot of crying happening for two weeks straight.  I have to tell you though, if it wasn’t for my partners in crime, my business team and what they were first called before Limani, my family I don’t think I would have survived another event.

As soon as we arrived to the first venue, everything I feared just snapped out of me.  We had a job to do and I was not going to let our wonderful bride and groom down just because I could not control my fears and nervousness We put together a lovely wedding, if we do say so ourselves, and the no one had a clue that inside I was a huge ball of mess!  The next day we went to two events back to back and the following day we went to start prepping for the following week’s two wedding.

The wedding images above our from our first ever 400 person wedding.  The design elements are simple clean lines with pretty touches of fall. The fall leaves were placed on all branches, painted a dark rich brown and hanging candles added a soft touch. All the tables had candle pillars in various heights so when the lights were dimmed all you saw was beautiful candlelight and deep redish-orangy calla lilies and fall leaves.  Though it may seem simple and elegant, there were 17-19 pieces on each table times 40 tables equals a lot of pieces, a lot of packing, a lot of unloading and setting up!  I don’t want you to think I am complaining about a job I choose to do and create a design for -trust me,  I hear that enough from the Limani Team 🙂 but it feels good to just let you into our world a little bit deeper.  All the events we work on are custom made to create unique and individual events for our clients.  Yes, certain design elements are found through many of our events but we try to create an event your guests have not been to before and make sure our clients are in love with their event and that in the end makes us the happiest!!

After the last wedding the next day, I had to really think what was it that made me feel that way and why.  It took a long time for me to feel comfortable again after that, I still get a little panicky before a bride sees her bouquet, it is a piece of me that I created and I think I am just a bit nervous that she might reject me through her bouquet…crazy I know but when you plan and plan and plan some more you are in your head a lot.  I since then have learned to be more relaxed (on going struggle with my crying game) and to really enjoy every minute of the design process and execution.  I know I say this a lot but we really are lucky to do what we do.  We have so much fun putting these events together that after all the hard work is done it is nice to step back and say, we did this.  There are endless amount of designers and florist out there with the most breathtaking events but we have to say we love our design aesthetic and we love our clients even more who appreciate it as much as we do!

Working with Jessica, Cesar and his Mom, Alma was not only fun but proved that weddings don’t necessarily need years of planning in advance;)  Wishing the happy couple a lifetime of happiness, love and joy!

Thank you for letting me share with you my long journal entry! Even now writing this post, I realize what a different person I was last year and I am excited for the year to come because that means another year of growing up, learning and trying new things!  Have a great weekend everyone!

xoxo,

Eleni and Team Limani

Vendor Love: Venue Gaslite Manor in Aurora Event Design and Florals by Limani Designs Photography by Peggy Kollias