The Right Wedding Venue

When you start to plan a wedding, finding the right venue can be
a challenge with so many options and locations to choose from.
The most popular locations are the ones that can offer packages
for an indoor and outdoor wedding. Many brides will choose a
location for it’s beauty and location. Sure every Bride wants a
beautiful wedding and it starts with the location. However don’t
let the looks of the venue be the only deciding factor. I highly
recommend you ask about the service and get a good feel about
who is running the venue. Do they really care about your wedding?
or do they just care about your money. Will they listen to your
concerns and take care of your needs after you sign a contract?

It still surprises me when I see the venue coordinator leave after
the food is served or even after the ceremony is over. Some venues
don’t even offer a wedding coordinator so they can sell their venue
for a cheaper rate. Are yo really getting a good deal?
When you visit locations ask about coordinating, and if somebody
will be there every step of the way to help ensure a smooth flow.
If the site coordinator is inexperienced and may exit early, you may
want to consider hiring a professional day-of coordinator.

Good coordinators make my job much easier for many reasons.
I recently performed a wedding ceremony and reception for the first
time at Corta Bella.
This is a new and very nice venue located in Sun City. The ceremony
area has a great view overlooking a lake, and the ballroom is very
inviting with many windows. But the one aspect of this venue I noticed
right away was the service. The staff was friendly and the on-site
coordinator was on top of his game the entire time to make sure
everything ran smooth.
Fred Hernandez at Corta Bella is one of very few coordinators I’ve
worked with that will stay all night to ensure everything and everyone
is taken care of.
What a concept! You can tell Fred really cares about his job and his
guests.

A bride has enough things to worry about the day of her wedding. She
shouldn’t have to work to coordinate her own wedding. How can you
enjoy one of the biggest days of you life with family friends.
Same goes with wanting to DJ your own wedding using an IPod. Who
wants that stress for their wedding?

When you decide to take the venue tours for your wedding, make sure
you ask about the service too. does that coordinator really care? or are
you just another date filled on the calendar?

Mark Sanchez
www.PhoenixDJ.net

A Paradox of our Time in History

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings,
but  shorter  tempers;  wider freeways,  but  narrower  viewpoints,
We  spend  more,  but have less;  we buy more,  but enjoy it less.
We have bigger houses  and smaller families; more conveniences,
but less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more  know
ledge,but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more
medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh
too little, drive too  fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late,
get up too tired, read too seldom, watch TV too much, and pray too
seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life; we’ve added years
to  life,  not  life to  years. We’ve been  all the  way to the moon and
back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor.
We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space.
We’ve done larger  things, but  not better  things. We’ve  cleaned  up
the air,  but  polluted  the  soul. We’ve split  the atom, but  not  our
prejudice. We write more, but learn less.
We plan more, but accomplish less. We’ve learned to rush, but not to
wait.
We build more computers to hold more information to produce
more copies than ever, but have less communication.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; tall men, and
short character; steep profits, and shallow relationships.
These are the times of world peace, but domestic warfare; more leisure,
but less fun; more kinds of food, but less nutrition.
These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; of fancier houses,
but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers,
throw-away morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills
that do everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.
It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in
the stockroom; a time when technology can bring this letter to you,
and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to
just hit delete.

-George Carlin

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they
are not going to be around forever.
Remember; say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in
awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your
side.
Remember; to give a warm huge to the one next to you, because that
is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn’t
cost a thing.
Remember; to say “I love you” to your partner and your loved
ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt
when it comes from deep inside you.
Remember; to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that
person will not be there again.
Give the time to love, give the time to speak! And give the time to
share the precious thoughts in your mind.
And always remember; Life is not measured by the number of
breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.