My youngest daughter, Rachel just got married in North Carolina with a wedding planner that had an aproach quite similar to yours.
And of course we had the proud parents.
Woops, we are Texans after all.
She kept the costs down and gave us a fabulous ceremony. We were supposed to be on a mountain (plan A) but a snowstorm closed the road. Then we had an alternative mountaintop (plan B) that we could drive to but it rained hard on the wedding day. Then we tried for a bed and breakfast in the historic district of Ashville (plan C) but it could not be booked on such short notice. We finally got lucky (plan D) and our daughter still had her outdoor wedding and was married outside under a porte-cochere of a historic building surrounded by trees and her friends and family. She is so resilient she never complained once as we scrambled in the face of adversity. The wedding planner was an absolute gem. You have a very important job @erinparis and your photos show you do it well. Welcome to Steem!
Thanks so much for the warm welcome Clay! It's funny because a lot of people ask me if I get a lot of bridezillas and the truth is I don't! Most of the brides that hire me are a lot like your daughter in the sense that they go with the flow. The most important thing is that the two people who are promising themselves to one another get to do so in a way where they can do so with all their heart and it sounds like your daughter got that. :) You have a beautiful family and I love that story! Lol such a cute picture with the boots. I'll be a Texan soon too! Not sure if I'll adopt the boots but I admire people who look as good in them as your daughter does. :) So much love and Aloha! Erin
I almost forgot, I do not know if you noticed but my wife is half native Hawaiin. Also, welcome to Texas. Rural Texas can be difficult if you are a free spirit. Full disclosure, I am. Austin, Houston, and San Antonio are an Oasis, if you will, from the limitations imposed by Redneck ideology. Good luck!