Two Planners and a Designer

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Hello there. My name is Bunmi (Boomie) Dimas. I am a Network Engineer by day and a wedding planner at night, if I may say so. I am hoping that one day that’s all that I do. I love anything that has to do with planning events, and weddings in particular. As some of you might know already, I am a newlywed. I have a lot of information to share about my wedding. Hopefully my wedding can be featured as a wedding of the month… lol! Eileen and AJ what do you ladies think?

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE WEDDING BUSINESS?
I have been in the wedding planning business for the past 5years and it’s getting more interesting everyday. I look forward to many more years by God’s grace.

WHATS IS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF PLANNING/COORDINATING OR DESIGNING AN EVENT?
Hmmmm… That’s really a tough one to say but I would say meeting the couple for the first time and listening to all the ideas they want incorporated into the wedding day (especially those who have spent time online and have loads of magazines at their first meeting – LOL)

DESCRIBE A TYPICAL BRIDE AND GROOM ON THEIR WEDDING DAY.
A typical bride is excited and, at the same time, nervous. Now, I am talking from experience. The bride is praying and hoping that all the planning over the past year or so comes together. The groom, on the other hand, is relaxed and is not sure what the fuss is all about. He is just ready to say I do and whisk his bride away… Go on guys….

TELL US ABOUT A MEMORABLE WEDDING EVENT.
Wow… Lord have mercy! It‘s one of those days I will never forget. We had planned the wedding for the past year only to experience a city power outage. We were hoping that power would be restored before the wedding reception, only to receive a call from the reception manager that it looked like power would not be restored and that we could not use the hall. What!!!! We had the table linens, silverware and lighting done and you tell me to look for a new hall 4 hours before the reception.

Anyway, you cannot imagine what was going on in my mind and of those working with me. I have never prayed so hard. But I saw the Word, “Let there be light” come into action. Yes, the light was restored 15 minutes before the reception was supposed to start. If you need the full story send me an email at 2plannersandadesigner@gmail.com..... Oh so you know, the bride and groom knew nothing about this, until after the reception. They were in the church the whole time getting married. The church had no power outage. Praise God!!!!

FAVORITE COLOR?
I’m not sure I have a favorite color. I work more with a color combination. For now, I would say I am partial to aqua and red. Those who know me know why. Yeah, I am being partial….

ADVICE TO THE NEWLY WED?
Relax and get to know each other daily. The wedding is just less than a day, its not even a day. Invest more in the marriage than the wedding. That is not to say have a crappy wedding. No matter what your budget is, a wedding is doable. Please don’t go asking for a platinum wedding when you can’t afford it. Please ladies! Be real about what your budget is when you meet with your planner. Enough said…..More to come on that as a topic to be discussed on the blog.
It’s a new place, an adventure. You both have never been there. Be patient with each other. Pray, laugh, talk and take it one step at a time. If it is your second time, what an opportunity to start all over and have a blast!

I hope to get to know you and hopefully meet some of you in the course of blogging. If there is anything pertaining to wedding planning and you think we can help, please do no hesitate to contact us via email. We would love to hear from you.


Happy wedding planning and congrats!
Boomie Dimas on behalf of TPD