Pass me that pink slip please!
“I’m free at last! I’m free at last! Thank the Lord, I’m free at last!” – I thought it was more upbeat than “Take this job and shove it!” 
I have finished up all of my Firefly and assisting jobs for the time being! I’m completely client-less! While I love (almost) every client I’ve ever had and I really enjoy my job, I’m taking a break. I’m doing this for a lot of reasons. First of all, Noah. I have never just been a stay at home mom. I’ve always been juggling that job along with my job of catering to clients needs, vendor requests, timelines, phone calls, emails, what’s for dinner - whew! It’s been crazy but most of all it hasn’t been fair to Noah. I worked up until two weeks before he was born and I had several weddings in process even then. I only took 4 weeks off before jumping back in and getting to work. So from now until October I am just Noah’s mom. I promise to enjoy every minute of undistracted fun with him. He’s at such a great age right now and his imagination, vocabulary and curiosity are so entertaining. I would like to try new things, go to new places, have more play dates and enjoy our time together, just the two of us.
I also didn’t want to waddle through the summer with a hustle and bustle schedule when my body just doesn’t seem interested. Standing on my feet for 14 hours seems more than inconvenient when your center of gravity and the sensitivity in your feet just isn’t what it used to be. It’s so hot here in South Florida too that I knew this was a good time to bid adieu.
Lastly, I’m not sure what the future holds. I don’t know if having two children will make me want to spend all my time at home, or if it will make me want to go running to every wedding I can find. So I’m just waiting for Kate to arrive and our schedule to set before I start committing myself to others. I find this decision to be very comforting and I am relived at the stress I know I won’t have (at least from that).
This all being the case I would like to just say thank you to all of my clients. I really have enjoyed being able to do what I could to help make your day the best I could. It has been an honor to witness your vows and share in your special celebration with your family and friends. Thank you to my colleagues and family as well for helping me to create, establish and maintain a thriving business. I never thought Firefly would grow this big this fast and I have definitely enjoyed the ride!
My last event was on 5/17 at Mar-A-Lago (Donald Trump’s Palm Beach palace) as an assistant to my friend and colleague, Lori Kelly. It was by far the most beautiful event I’ve ever seen and it was such a pleasure and a treat to have a hand in making it as amazing as it was. The last client that I was to have has unfortunately cancelled their wedding just three weeks before it was to be. While it was very unfortunate I wish the couple nothing but the best and hope they are able to figure things out. It’s always best to know if something isn’t going to work out or make you happy before you jump in with both feet but it is sad nonetheless and I hope things work out.
Sorry this has turned into a novel but thank you for reading my thoughts and for sharing your support. Oh, and let’s do lunch!
I leave you with just a few of my favorite wedding couple and photos -
