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W<br />
orry not<br />
by Patti Samar<br />
gillian (CANN) Poretta<br />
formerly of port huron<br />
married charlie poretta<br />
on September 16, <strong>2017</strong> in port huron<br />
Who planned your wedding?<br />
I did it all myself. I had a “day-of” coordinator. The day-of<br />
coordinator is definitely a more affordable option than hiring a<br />
wedding planner. I created a schedule for everybody and for her.<br />
She helped us coordinate the walk down the aisle and she made<br />
sure all of the vendors were there and set up. She took care of the<br />
little things so I didn’t have to. At the end of the night, she made<br />
sure everything was cleaned up and taken care of. It was perfect.<br />
The day-of coordinator took all of the stress away. She hid all of<br />
the issues from me and made sure we were on time the whole day.<br />
It was great.<br />
What kept you organized:<br />
I created a bunch of spread sheets. We had a budget meeting<br />
with our parents. I’m really careful with money and I wanted to<br />
make sure we were getting a good deal. Overall, we were pretty<br />
frugal.<br />
What is she glad she spent money on:<br />
The photo booth. That was worth it. Also, our reception was<br />
at the Blue Water Convention Center and I wanted to create an<br />
intimate feel on the dance floor, so I designed a suspended bistro<br />
lighting system and had it hung from the ceiling. I think it was<br />
really worth it. I’m also glad we had real flowers. They added a<br />
really nice touch.<br />
dress shopping:<br />
It was the fourth dress I tried on. It was on the half off rack. I<br />
put it on and that was it.<br />
gillian poretta<br />
Warren, Michigan<br />
Photo: Megan Block-Brewer and Kathryn Bessette<br />
of Mulberry & Sage Photography<br />
words of wisdom:<br />
Communicate with everybody involved. The spread sheets were<br />
helpful in keeping track of everything. Just be organized. It was<br />
extremely stressful, but that’s what planning a huge party for<br />
300 people is. If you don’t sweat the small stuff, then things will<br />
go wrong. If I was to do anything differently, I’d try and stress<br />
less. I’m high stress anyway. You just have to focus on a solution<br />
to any issue that comes along. It was all worth it, though because<br />
the day-of was absolutely perfect. I’m just so happy with the<br />
way it all turned out. It was perfect. It all felt just right. It just<br />
came together.<br />
12 <strong>winter</strong> <strong>2017</strong> BlueWaterWoman.com