22 Years Later — Laurie Hartwell Sits Down with a Past Client

In this episode, Laurie Hartwell sits down with Amber — a bride from one of Laurie's weddings she planned back in 2004 — to ask a question most couples never think about until much later: what do you actually remember?

Before Pinterest, Instagram, and TikTok told brides what they were supposed to want, wedding planning depended on trust, clear choices, and the right vendor team. Amber's answer is refreshingly honest. The tiny details people obsess over? Not what stuck. What stayed was the feeling of being calm, cared for, and completely present.

Amber wanted a "kick-a** party" — great music, nonstop dancing, and a reception that felt effortless. What Laurie delivered was something deeper: blind trust. The kind where the couple never has to carry the stress because someone qualified is already handling it.

They cover the DJ moment Amber's friends still bring up decades later, the bar cap decision that kept the party alive, and what it really means to lead with quiet confidence instead of ego.

For wedding planners, Laurie breaks down why attracting your ideal couple starts with intentional messaging, how certification protects the couple's investment, timeline, and emotions, and why unqualified advice is one of the biggest threats to this industry.

If you are wanting to create a lasting legacy years later, and if you are interested in building your wedding planning business the right way — this one is worth your time.

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Transcript

Meet A Bride From 2004

SPEAKER_00 0:00

Welcome to the Wedding Planner Society podcast. My name is Lori Hartwell, and I'm the founder and CEO of the CWP Society. And today I have one of my clients from 22 years ago with me to talk all about her experience. So let me set the scene. It's Florida 2004. No Pinterest, no Instagram, no TikTok, just a couple, a vision, and a wedding planner they trusted. So what does a client actually remember 22 years after their wedding day? Let's find out. And she was my client 22 years ago down in Central Florida. And listen, Amber, I remember your wedding so fondly. I want you to kind of tell us a little bit about who were you back then? Who were you in 2004?

SPEAKER_01 1:07

A 24-year-old looking for the best direction for our wedding. And we were newly engaged, overwhelmed with choices, and probably a few arguments with a new, you know, engaged couple. And it was overwhelming the whole process.

SPEAKER_00 1:26

It can be so overwhelming for couples. And I what I remember when I met you guys and when you walked into my office that first time, instant connection. I absolutely loved you guys so, so much. You and Greg make such a perfect couple. There's like such an amazing balance between the two of you because he was quiet and you were the life of the party. When you were looking for a wedding planner, first of all, how in the world did you find me way back in 2004?

SPEAKER_01 1:53

So I think it was just one day driving on US1, and this cute, quaint office sat on the right side as we were headed down, and there was a sign and information. I said, We're calling. We're gonna give this a shot. We're doing it. What do we've got to lose? Let's go. And the rest is history.

SPEAKER_00 2:12

Well, so what were you even looking for? I mean, you guys had been planning for probably about a month or so since he had proposed. And what were you looking for in a wedding planner? Did you even know what I mean? Because I mean, think about it. Back in 2004, there was a ton of wedding planners all over the place, right? So, what were you thinking you were going to find in a wedding planner? What were you hoping to get out of it?

Finding A Planner By Chance

SPEAKER_01 2:34

Someone to take control of this overwhelming process, help guide us to choose the very best what we had in Brevard County, basically. Or even extending it to Orlando if we had to. And I felt confident meeting you right off the bat. I knew it. I walking into that office, I was like, OMG, like the quaintness, every little detail. I'm like, yep, she's super detail oriented. Here we go. This is our gal. And I knew it. And you were warm and you offered us wine, and it was beautiful. And every time we had a meeting there, I felt even more confident just going forward. I knew this was the best decision.

SPEAKER_00 3:13

I always looked forward to all of our meetings. Every time you'd come to the office, I just knew it was good. It didn't feel like work, you know, when I was hanging out with Greg. It just didn't feel like work. We just had a blast planning your wedding. Tell me and tell everybody who's listening, kind of, you know, this is 22 years later that you and I are having this podcast uh since your wedding, where has life taken you? Tell everybody where where things are today, where things stand.

SPEAKER_01 3:38

It's great. Four children. I have a 20, a 18-year-old, 17-year-old, and a 14-year-old. We're moving, we moved out here in 2010. We came out west to Denver, Colorado. Absolutely love it. This is home to us. We love the mountains, the climate. Um, it's been amazing. I can't believe I almost have another one in college. This is crazy. But Lori and I are the same age, by the way. We didn't age one bit.

SPEAKER_00 4:04

We did not know. We're still very, very young. Yes. Uh we're definitely some 20s for sure. For sure. Uh, and you and Greg are going to be celebrating your 22nd wedding anniversary this October, which is so huge, so huge. Phil and I are going to be celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. That's crazy. I mean, we're I guess we have to consider ourselves adults now, which is odd. Like, I you know, I feel like we are, but like, do we act it all the time? Not really. No, I don't think we're supposed to it's so questionable.

SPEAKER_01 4:40

And that's okay, right? We keep it real.

What Couples Want Most

SPEAKER_00 4:45

Yes, we do. We do, and it's okay if we decide it's okay, Miss Amber. Uh, but so let's kind of let's go back. So I want to take this next part about kind of what you thought you wanted back then. So I kind of want to go back into the planning process. Okay, 22 years ago. What were you absolutely convinced that you had to have? What was the most important element?

SPEAKER_01 5:08

I wanted a kick butt party. I wanted it to be nothing but fun, no worries, no stress. I wanted dancing. I wanted amazing music. Those were top, top, top priorities. And alcohol. There had to be alcohol there. Thank you so much.

SPEAKER_00 5:31

Yeah, I remember, you know, going through a lot of my questions for you guys early on. And I knew right away I needed to make sure that you had the very best entertainment provider out of the gate. Like there was no settling for you guys. I needed to make sure you had someone with high energy, who had a great personality, who was really focused on bringing everybody to that dance floor and creating the party that you guys were looking for. Amber, after all these years, he is still putting all these amazing events on. And he is still, in my opinion, one of the best DJs I have ever had the privilege of working with. I just love him.

SPEAKER_01 6:09

He was amazing. And everybody still talks about him. Your DJ, your DJ, this. They set the tone for the party. And he, right out of the gate, introductions. My God, so cool. The details with the music. I mean, phenomenal. Nothing but perfection with that. That man. He is perfection.

SPEAKER_00 6:29

He is. I just he I could not have thought of a better fit for the two of you than him. Because I mean, and you guys are still talking about it, just like you said. So was there anything that you guys pushed for that I pushed back on uh during the wedding planning journey? I feel like I honestly know.

SPEAKER_01 6:48

I feel you always had several options, um, very open-minded, gently guided us, and we felt so confident with you and your expertise that we didn't question that. We felt so confident, and we knew Lori knows what she's doing, and she knows all these people and the connections, and it was just mind-blowing to us sitting here. We were we're like, why didn't we talk to her sooner? Why didn't we call sooner? We should have. That's probably a regret. I think we should have contacted you immediately.

SPEAKER_00 7:20

Well, yeah, I don't think you knew. Yeah, I mean, you probably didn't even realize I don't feel like a lot of couples know right out of the gate, oh, I think I need to hire a wedding planner. A lot of, you know, what I'm I'm noticing is that so many people go their entire planning journey. They have the wedding, and there's no help, no guidance, and it was so stressful. And then at the afterwards, they're like, oh, I wish we would have hired someone. And well, by that time, it's too late. There's no going back. So you said that I I gently guided and things of that nature. You know, a lot of wedding planners are listening to this, Amber. And there are some planners that are a bit forceful. They say it has to be this way. And, you know, I remember back in 2004, and I kind of want to walk my my wedding planners back into that era. What was really popular back then was head tables. And I remember saying, listen, you guys deserve better than that. What if we did this, this, and this instead? And you were so open to hearing all of the options. And I just remember really just appreciating that about the two of you. You guys were so fun to plan for because you were really receptive to any of the different suggestions and ideas that I had. What helped you guys feel comfortable to kind of take the guidance?

Gentle Guidance Builds Real Trust

SPEAKER_01 8:39

I think your whole demeanor. I mean, Lori, you've you come across just you have it together. You always have, and your expertise, and you never made us sit there and feel like second guessing at all. It was confidence, confidence, confidence. Your warmness, your friendliness. It was it was meeting a friend. It was like meeting a friend for life now.

SPEAKER_00 9:01

And that's right now, missing that do not make me cry on my own podcast. It's not nice. I do not appreciate it. Uh, but no, that that was so, so sweet of you to say. I'm glad. So you felt it was just because somehow how I came across not pushy, but also with a level of confidence, but not arrogant at all.

SPEAKER_01 9:26

I mean, you were just not, it's just like that perfect balance of um, you know, a leader. You need a leader in these situations, but you need somebody to work with you too. And you never made me feel like um, you know, that my opinions don't matter. They did. And you took all that, all that in, and I mean you you created this perfect wedding for us.

SPEAKER_00 9:50

You know, I think wedding planners sometimes get lost, Amber, about they have in their mind what they think should happen. And one of the things that I've always loved doing is jumping inside of my clients' heads, seeing and watching and looking and watching that vision kind of come to life and thinking, okay, how can I make that happen? And sometimes there's ways to yes, even what you guys are thinking, right? But it's about you and Greg. It was has nothing to do with me as the planner or coordinator. And I feel like that's what a lot of wedding planners need a little bit more of is let's not force our ideas down our clients' throats. Let's not make them feel bad for an idea that they have because we don't know what if it's a sentimental situation for them because maybe their mom or dad had something to do with, you know, did that at their wedding. So it's really important that we back off a bit and really make this about the stars of the show, the true stars, which it's our couple, which you did, you did perfectly.

SPEAKER_01 10:53

I mean, and we always felt like we mattered, we were, we were the priority. But I mean, my goodness, you never made us feel that way. It was always such a great balance and so comfortable. We always felt happy about it. It was never a stressful time. It was we're planning this wedding and we have this amazing person helping us, and it was a team effort, and that's how it always felt.

SPEAKER_00 11:17

We giggled a lot too.

Wedding Memories That Last

SPEAKER_01 11:19

We just a lot peeing. I think I peed my pants once or twice. I think so. I mean, my whole family loved you. My mother adored you.

SPEAKER_00 11:32

Um, I loved them too.

SPEAKER_01 11:34

Rest in peace, Linda. But she she thought you were the best thing ever. I mean, honestly, she was like, everyone needs a lorry to plan their wedding.

SPEAKER_00 11:43

Oh my gosh. Oh, I remember uh I was lining you and your entire wedding party up to get formally introduced into the reception. And your mom, your sweet mama, walks over to me, and under her little jacket, she pulls out a bottle of wine and she's like, Lori, let me pour you some a glass of Pinot Grisco. I'm like, woman, I am working. Go stand back in line. What are you doing? We were just giggling so hard.

SPEAKER_01 12:16

She wanted you to have a good time too. She was really concerned. She was right. You were in the zone, man. In the zone. Like, don't, don't even. And Phil was there too. I mean, it was it was fantastic. People still talk about you guys. You guys were there and the support. It was just incredible. And nobody had a worry in the world. And I think that's how weddings should be. You know, we showed up, everybody had their part to play, and but we also had a damn good time. And it was like that's how it should be. No stress. And if there was stress, if there was things going wrong, we never knew about it because you were handling it behind the scenes. That's right. You're I was like, so it's fine.

SPEAKER_00 12:57

Yeah, you have such blind trust in me. And I that's how it's supposed to be. That's exactly how every single couple, and I want planners to really, really hear me. Every single couple is supposed to feel exactly that. You are not supposed to on your wedding day, especially when you've hired uh, you know, a wedding planner who is supposed to be taking on all of the things. You are not supposed to have one worry in your head, not one iota thought of what's come, what comes next, because you already knew we'd already planned it out, we already had all of the meetings. You knew going into this wedding, Lori's got this covered, and I get to have the time of my life. Which we did. I remember watching you and Greg, just I you were grinning from ear to ear, both of you, from the moment that that day started until I said goodbye to you guys at the end of the night. I also remember uh you got up on um the riser that night and you asked Shane to give you the microphone, and you said something to the entire crowd about me, and you were just thinking me. And I just remember thinking, oh my gosh, what that meant to me. Because see, wedding planners pour every single ounce of love and care into their couples and into their day. I mean, we can't walk for days after a wedding, we just can't. Yeah. We we're what we're willing to do is take like a really dull butter knife at the end of the night and literally saw off our feet. They hurt that bad, typically. I bet. I bet we pour so much love and for a couple to recognize like, thank you, thank you, Lori, thank you for all that you did. And we just love you, and we're gonna remember you forever. And here we are 22 years later. Because you and I didn't know each other at all. When you walked into my office for our first initial consultation, you didn't know me. I didn't know you. Love you face this way. Oh my god, I knew it.

Why Experience And Certification Matter

SPEAKER_01 14:59

I was like, yep, this is this is the girl, she's amazing. And the life, like it was just so fun. I mean, the humor, and now we have inside jokes that it's like that built a lifetime to create, and it's amazing.

Friendship And Legacy After The Wedding

SPEAKER_00 15:12

It's amazing, but it is something that we felt right away, and that's how it's supposed to be. And that's kind of you know, we always talk in the industry about who's your ideal couple, right? Well, that's that's Amber and Greg, as far as I'm concerned. Gregal couple, and so I want wedding planners and coordinators to always think to themselves, who are my ideal? Have I already had an ideal couple? And then how can I duplicate that over and over and over again? And a lot of times it's our messaging, how wedding planners are wording their website, wording their social media posts, how they are presenting themselves at initial consultations when they're meeting a couple for the very first time. We are supposed to make sure that everything that we say has intention so that we are attracting the exact right couple that we are going to love planning the wedding for. Now, here's the reason why. I have to be your your everything for sometimes over a year. So that means we are going to be in close proximity. We are going to be dealing with some high emotions. It's going to be a roller coaster of a ride. You need to make sure that you trust, just like you need to trust me as your wedding planner. Wedding planners have to trust our couples with that process as well, with our joy. We have to trust that you're going to also step up and do the things that I can't do for you. You only you guys can do. And we can't always do that. You know, not every couple fits that mold. So uh, so that's the a lesson that I want wedding planners and coordinators to kind of walk away from uh just listening to this, because you know, one bad couple, that experience can actually ruin your entire reputation. And your career could be over in a split second. So you we have to be really intentional about the types of couples that we are inviting into our business and inviting into our world. So Amber and Greg are my ideal couple uh for a number of reasons. Number one, I really felt like you truly listened to the guidance, but uh it was never like guidance where you have to do it this way or else. It was here's my thoughts. What are your thoughts? And then a lot of times it was a collaboration. I felt like it was a mutual collaboration. And then also, is this gonna be are they gonna make it fun? You know, and you guys made it a lot of fun because there are some debut downers, and um, you know, it's like whoo, this is not as exciting as it could be, right? Take a child, you know, you know you're planning the best day of your life, right? So why aren't you happy? So there's a lot that could go wrong. But so when you think about your your wedding day now, what was the first memory that comes to mind? What's the first thing you think of when you think about that wedding?

SPEAKER_01 18:05

Oh my goodness, it's the weather was glorious. The backdrop of the sky was it was such a royal blue, not the sky, and it was Florida. So it's gonna miss on weather, and oh my we couldn't have ordered up better weather, I feel.

SPEAKER_00 18:23

Oh my gosh, it was it wasn't that crazy humid feel that Florida typically is. It was just this really beautiful October day, and it was glorious, it was glorious.

SPEAKER_01 18:35

The the temperature was in the mid-I think mid-60s, nobody was sweating, it was so phenomenal.

SPEAKER_00 18:42

No, it was amazing, but karma, right? When you put good out there, it's gonna come back every single time.

SPEAKER_01 18:49

I believe in that. I believe in that, Lori. Yes, I think that's one of the first things I I think of. I think of that, and um everybody's smiling, and nobody nobody had that stressed look. It was true, just the tone of the days was just so it was dreamy, just dreamy.

SPEAKER_00 19:08

I loved it. I loved it. What are some of the details that you and and friends or family still kind of talk about that were some of your favorite elements for your own day?

SPEAKER_01 19:18

Um, I loved that we went with the black and white theme. I think that was so timeless, classy. Yes, yes. I think my sisters both have those dresses still because it was just like a black, simple dress, you know. Um the flowers, just very, very simple but elegant. Um the partying, I mean the dancing on the dance floor. Um the props we were given, just hilarious. It was you coming up to me and saying, You've already, you know, very kindly and gently, you've already reached your your limit on your alcohol package. And Greg and I looked at each other and we're like, Al just keep going. You did everybody. We're letting down. It's fine. It's fine. That's funny. I think that was.

SPEAKER_00 20:09

I want to kind of point out what you're saying is because you guys decided to go with a cap on your bar. Like, okay, we're willing to spend X amount of dollars, and it was not a small number. Uh, you guys had a very healthy number going in, and you know, but I still let you know in advance. Okay, so when it becomes a little close, I'm gonna approach you. Hopefully, we won't have to do that, but if I do, you just be prepared to give me an answer. And a lot of times, and I kind of walk couples through this all the time. Kind of depends on what time of night it is, you know. Make that determination because if it's really close to being the end, maybe you want to throw some more at it. If it's, you know, four minutes into the reception, we have bigger problems, right?

SPEAKER_01 20:52

We bigger problems.

SPEAKER_00 20:55

But it's always you guys were so so cool about it. Now, was there ever a moment on your wedding day where you thought, gosh, I'm so glad that I have these wedding professionals and this wedding planner? Like, did you do you think about on that that on your wedding day, or do you do you think about that more on the day after? Like, what where does that sit with with couples?

SPEAKER_01 21:14

We've been to, you know, quite a few weddings, I feel like, in these past years. And I'm always Greg and I always turn to each other and we're like, they needed a Lori. Because you see the cluster, you see the stress in the bride's face. I mean, we recently had a family wedding um a year and a half ago. I could see how stressed she was, and just certain details. I'm like, you know, with Lori, that that stuff doesn't happen. You know, you don't worry about that stuff. It's I was more worried about, okay, I need to go reapply my lip gloss. That's all I was concerned with. That's all I didn't worry about anything. And I think that was portrayed in our smiles, like you said. I mean, Greg and I were so relaxed. And you know, you're spending all that money. You're hopefully only doing this once. You should you should do that. You should be relaxed. You should have the time of your life. And we did. I have no regrets at all.

SPEAKER_00 22:08

No. I love looking back on it because it wasn't necessarily all of the details that mattered for you guys. For me, it it was this feeling. When I think back, I don't think about the details. I think about the feeling I had being your wedding planner and how just fulfilled I am. Because this is a very thankless job. And so when you are in it with a couple and you're on you're there on the wedding day, I can tell you with all honesty, wedding planners are standing there at the end of the night going, either I want to go home so bad, I can barely stand it, or I could be here all night long and my my face would not change with a smile. And that's how I felt. That's how I felt. I felt that many, many times through my career. But for you and and Greg, I just felt obviously this amazing connection with you guys. And that's how it's supposed to feel. Now, what would you, Amber, tell a wedding planner about what matters most to couples and that you think wedding planners just should absolutely know and take with them to every single wedding experience so that more couples would feel what you were feeling?

SPEAKER_01 23:20

I think making that initial connection and taking the time to get to know your couple, um, making them feel welcomed and warm, being in being open to all, you know, their requests. Like you said, even if it's super simple to you, it's it's a big deal to them. And that's exactly what you did. And it reflected in the whole night. I mean, from every little aspect, crossed all the T's and dotted all the I's, Lori. And I think you listened. You listened with an open heart and open mind. And I think that's the most important thing. You're magic, Lori. Well, thank you, darling. I appreciate it. It's worth every penny. I don't know why, like, that's always my number one, even when people don't really want to hear it. I'm like, hire a wedding planner, make sure they're qualified, experienced. You know, you want somebody, this isn't their first rodeo, and this was not your first rodeo, and you could tell right off the bat, for sure.

SPEAKER_00 24:16

And that is actually why we created the certified wedding planner society. It looks so easy on the outside. It also looks like it would be a barrel of monkeys, just so much fun, right? But a lot of people don't realize that this is actually this job is rated the third most stressful job in the world. And there's a reason for that. And it's because there are there's thousands and thousands of details that wedding planners have to keep track of and tons of emotions that we have to moderate all the time, make sure that everything is okay with everybody. We have to really be intuitive of someone's body language. And okay, let me, she's not saying something out loud that she's upset, but she just crossed her arms. Let me investigate, but gently and maybe quietly, and maybe alone, what's going on? You know, but there are a lot of people that don't know what to look for, and they're in the industry. They they say that they're wanting to be wedding planners, and that's why this the certified wedding planner society exists, is because it is so important, especially how crazy things have changed since 2004 when you got married. Yes. Uh, it's just it's a crazy, crazy time because now couples are thinking, you know, they're getting advice from TikTok, they're getting advice from Instagram, and there's a lot of planners after only, you know, planning weddings for maybe a few years that pop up and go, Oh, I'm now going to educate other wedding planners. I'm like, ooh, slow down. You haven't even experienced what what you're going to experience yet. Like just absolutely. And that's why the Certified Wedding Planner Society is so dedicated to ensuring that anybody who wants to be a wedding planner needs to get the education behind them so that they do not have an opportunity to mess up weddings. You know, think about that. What if you had hired someone who had no experience, not gotten their education in any of this, and just was winging it? There probably would have been a million things that have that could have gone wrong. Oh, yeah. Right.

SPEAKER_01 26:26

And that's scary because that's a once-in-a-lifetime situation. Yes, I can't imagine. I mean, you do hear stories, you know, and we've known people. Oh, my aunt's gonna handle it, or you know, my sister's, you know, she's in charge. And I'm like, ooh, like, what do you say? Like, is that really the way you want to go? I mean, it that's one day you you want to be set up for success. Yeah, you're you're investing this money, you're hopefully, like I said, doing this once. You want it to be memorable and stress-free as much as possible, and that's why, oh my goodness, going with you was the smartest, the smartest decision we ever made during that time. He was definitely hesitant. Remember that? Gage was. I do. Greg was, oh, I don't know. Do we really need yes, we do need that, honey? And he listened to me. He's like, Well, let's go check her out, let's go talk to her. And I mean, he was sold immediately. He's like, Yeah, this is this is it. I mean, she's got all the referrals, she knows the right contacts. Um, this isn't her first rodeo. This is going to be enjoyable because we're deciding to hire her. And it was, it was enjoyable. We looked forward to it. I think some people and some couples cringe at, you know, planning a wedding. It's but it wasn't that way with you at all. It was smooth, it was fun. Um, we looked forward to seeing you every single time and going over all the details. And it was just, it was so organized. And we didn't have to go home and be stressed about anything at all.

SPEAKER_00 27:57

I wish other couples could feel what that feels like as well. And that's why it's so important to hire a certified wedding planner. I do remember meeting Greg in that first meeting, and he very engineer brain, okay. Uh, and he's very meticulous, extremely analytical. And I remember thinking, okay, so so I had always been kind of trained to make sure that you're talking other people's language. So I knew you spoke one language, but your husband talks a completely different language. I remember like he was like, Well, can you can you tell me exactly how this is going to benefit us? How is hiring you going to make a difference in the rest of, you know, and I, of course, I know how to talk. And he asked all the right questions. And it was so great to actually hear those questions because a lot of what I experienced back then has actually shaped how I teach wedding planners today. Because you've got to know how to answer questions like that. It's not an attack. What he's doing is he's trying to protect his investment, he's trying to protect his experience for him and his bride. And that was so, so important. And I saw it and I felt it and I heard it and I understood it. And that was really important. Uh, and and then speaking to you, uh, you're just, you know, you're the life of the party. So you're you're much more like, whoa, let's just try it, let's just go for it, right? You had all of that. And I remember too, and and here's where I love that our story took a turn. We knew nothing about each other before that. Then I planned your wedding. I was very, very particular. I used to never, ever, ever become buddies or friends with my clients because I don't like to cross that line. But the second that October wedding was done, solid friends. And and since then, I I remember when you uh got pregnant with your firstborn, Miss Ava. And I remember anytime I'd I'd have to teach out in Denver, I would make sure to stop by and see you guys. I remember going to the mall with you guys and your littlest uh at the time, who's now I believe 14, uh, he would took my hand and he walked me through everything.

SPEAKER_01 30:18

And they know you, they still bring you up, and you know, it's you've been along for the journey.

SPEAKER_00 30:24

I love it.

SPEAKER_01 30:25

That is priceless.

SPEAKER_00 30:26

And you were at my 50th birthday party, and it was so fun.

SPEAKER_01 30:31

That was wildly fun.

SPEAKER_00 30:33

It's just, but that's to me, that is the kind of legacy that we should be thinking about when we are doing anything in our world is what kind of impression are you making on others? Are you opening yourself up to the opportunity to welcome really cool and amazing people into your world? And I am so grateful, so grateful that you and Greg have turned out to be some of our dearest friends, people that we love so much.

SPEAKER_01 31:04

Yes. Ditto, ditto, ditto, ditto.

SPEAKER_00 31:08

Is there, do you have any final words for wedding planners that are wondering what could I do to have that kind of impact on my coupled?

SPEAKER_01 31:18

I think I, you know, I think it's definitely a personality trait. I think you were blessed with that for sure. Um, we admire you as a human being. I mean, Lori, you were an amazing, amazing person. Um, we still talked about you weekly. Just look at Lori's done, look what she's built. You put everything into what you're doing, a hundred and ten percent. And it always shows. And I think that's the type of people you want for a wedding planner. You want someone who's gonna give it your all heart, body, and soul. And you did, and you do, and you've done it for so, so, so many people. I if we could clone you, that would be I, you know, ideal. I'll do work on that. Um, yeah, yeah, no, gotta get on that, girl.

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SPEAKER_00 32:05

Well, thank you so much for joining me today, Amber. And thank you for sharing your stories and and what your experience was with all of our amazing listeners. It means so much to me that you were even here. You're kind of this amazing reminder of exactly why I got into this work and why I've spent my career training other wedding planners to show up for their clients. Just thank you for saying yes to me 22 years ago. And thank you for joining me on this podcast today. Uh, I I love you so, so much. And if any of you are interested in gaining your wedding planning certification, go ahead and check us out CWPsociety.com.