So yesterday I went to a bridal expo.
Hold the batphone, you say. Aren’t you married? Like, for a thousand years?
Yup, true.
Then why did you go to a bridal expo? you ask.
Research, I say. Research.
Let me ‘esplain.
For NaNoWriMo this year, I’m penning a new romance series about a family in the wedding business. To add some truthfulness into the narrative, I said to myself, “Self? Why not contact a wedding planner?” And then when I was driving to the gym the other day, I happened to hear a commercial about an upcoming bridal expo at one of my favorite places in New Hampshire, Alyson’s Orchard.
As soon as I got home I emailed the manager of Alyson’s. I introduced myself, told her I wasn’t a bride-to-be (Not even close!) but that I wanted to do some bridal industry research for my new romance series. Luckily, she said, yes, I could come to the expo!
It was so much fun. I met some very lovely wedding planners, got some ideas about what’s involved in putting together a dream wedding nowadays – since I did get married a millennium ago, things have really changed – and basically had a blast talking all things bridal with the vendors at the expo. One of my favorite people? Wedding officiant Jane E. Rokes. We talked for quite a while on all things officiant-related.
God, I love research!!!!
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Peggy Jaeger, Author 