Written by Royal David
There are different events of our lives from time to time, from birthday parties, to matriculation and convocation party, to wedding event, celebration of a new baby, house, promotion, chieftaincy title, successful projects and what have you. But none of this various occasions or events requires more of the celebrants’ attention like a wedding ceremony.
Can you remember how your aunt or sister, brother or friend was preparing for their wedding? Can you remember how they would run to and fro, trying to get things done and take pain reliever some of the nights? You know this was entirely different from when they were preparing for other events of their life. This is because it’s indeed an important occasion in ones life, one that draws the attention of most guests. They want to see who and how the bride or groom looks like, they want to see how stylish or classy the event would be, and it’s an opportunity to meet with old skool friends and alumni of different groups. You can not afford to let this special occasion be treated likely so as not to get things ruined, as you are also trying to meet expectations or at least your parents (you know what I mean, your folks trying to show off with your event to their friends especially mothers)
From previous article we had made ourselves conversant with the importance of proper, prior, planning and budgeting of our wedding event. But I must tell you that wedding preparation involves a lot of attention. But you are not going to cease from your duties at work because you have a wedding to prepare for, you boss wouldn’t listen to that, trust me! If I were the one I wouldn’t too, except you take your vacation or work leave for that period, else the work will suffer.
Now that you know you must do other things, you need support, someone to fill in the gap for you. Support is simply aiding the cause or interest of someone or something either as a complement or supplement. One way or the other every person needs support and it is true that you’ll get support from family and friends, but here I’m talking about professional support, one backed up with acquired skill, knowledge and experience.
In this part of the world where I come from, most people find it difficult to pay for services they think they can do by themselves with little or no stress. Some years back I have heard or even seen some ladies braid their hair by themselves, with both hands and a mirror for guidance, but the problem was that it wasn’t easy as the hands often gets weary and feel pains, and they were also limited to a particular hair style (an African hair weave called “all back”) Time passed and other more lovely but complicated hair styles that required the use of hair-extension (attachment as it is popularly called in Nigeria) were formed and then they needed the assistance of an hair stylist. Thank God for the advent of global civilization and technology, people have come to welcome paid services. Hardly would you find a lady make up herself for her wedding (gone are those days), apart from the glamour associated with it, most ladies employ the services of a make-up artiste because they need quality and want to be at their best with a special sparkle feeling, that only a professional can give.
So if you are still saying I can do it all by myself, you are just going to give yourself some serious stress, fatigue and probably a low quality and satisfaction. Common! “Let the children have their bread” these guys are trained for these to give you quality, full utility and excellence.
“Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is Wise, Risking more than others think its Safe, Dreaming more than others think is Practical, and Expecting more than others think is Possible” – Ronnie Oldham.
Ladies, get a make-up artiste, get a hair stylist get a wedding planner, and get all the professional help you can get for your wedding event. They can do it better than your sisters, brothers, mother or friends except they too have been trained with the basic skills and knowledge in that field. These service providers are here to make your job easy with excellent delivery, just like your washing machine and fruit blender, think of it as a professional support and it’s far cheaper and safer than trying a novice or proletarian.
Remember everyone needs support as no man is an island of himself. Am trusting that as knowledge come to you, you are no longer rigid as to getting such service providers for your beautiful wedding no matter the cost, because you deserve simply the best for that occasion.
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