Happy Post Valentine's Day

Good morning. I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine's day with your sweetheart. I spent mine with my wife snuggled on the couch eating chili and watching the Olympics. Way to go Canada on getting its first home turf gold medal!

Here I am again after a long hiatus to work on my blog again. I think I have come to realize something about blogging. I was under the mindset that I needed to have earth shattering ideas and stories about how to make your wedding ceremonies better. I still feel that is part of my goal with this blog. However, I have come to realize that maybe part of this blog is not so much for me to be this all knowing ceremony guru, but to allow you to get to know me better as a person and wedding officiant.

So, that is my goal as I restart my focus on the blog and many other things in life. The question is where do I begin? Baring one's soul for the whole world to see is pretty daunting and makes me a little self conscious. I am also not the greatest speller or grammatical person and I apologize for that up front. I guess the best place to start is with today.

Today I have 3 ceremonies that I need to create rough drafts for and send back to their respective couples. I need to follow up with several potential clients whom I have not heard back from. I also need to get in touch with couples who need to begin working on their ceremonies. Wedding season is around the corner; I have already performed 2 civil ceremonies this year and my first full ceremony is coming up on March. I have 21 confirmed ceremonies with another 5 potential as of today. I have unfortunately had turned down at least 6 or more ceremonies because of prior bookings. Couples are being smart and booking services WAY in advance. I already have one booked for February of 2011.

It may not seem like a long list and I could probably complete it in a day, but on top of it I also have a Case Study do for class tonight and a 4-page paper due for class tomorrow night. I'll let you know how things are going tomorrow.