People would ask constantly, âare you nervous?â The answer from both of us was always a resounding, âno!â I didnât usually stop to reflect on why I wasnât nervous. Now that the wed...ding is over, the reason was obvious, and her name is Mirela.
From the very first meeting with Insigniaâs wedding coordinator, Mirela, instilled in us a sense that she had our backs. Anything to be thought of was accounted for. A wedding might be the event in life with the single most amount of moving parts. Between florists, musicians, bakers, decorators, photographers and officiant, thereâs so much to think about, and these are things with which most grooms like me have no expertise. None of that mattered though because it was obvious that Mirela not only knew who to set us up with, but that also if we wanted to go in a different direction from any of her lineup of pros, that she would still be able to point us in the right direction. She is your first point of contact, she checks in with you periodically to make sure everything is going smoothly with the planning, and sheâs on site during the wedding to make sure everything is now going exactly as according to plan.
Walking through the large sets of double doors, youâre instantly gobsmacked by the long, decorous bar and the towering wine cellar, where the newlyweds are granted access for photo opportunities on the big day.
We were shown three menus of different price points, and your guests would be lucky to have any of them. We ended up going with the âmiddle menu,â but there was zero sense from us or our guests that this wasnât the best food at a wedding that weâd ever had. That comment was the same from almost every departing guest at the end of the day, âI think this was the best food that Iâve ever had at a wedding.â Sometimes people talk up the newlyweds at that moment, but I knew they were being truthful because I felt the same way. As a personal anecdote, the flaming/torched bacon add-on was maybe my favorite food of the day. I know personally that Iâd never been to a wedding with so many menu options. In addition to what is overtly listed on the menu, I had guests asking me questions leading up to the wedding about their needs for being gluten free or vegan or having a digestive system that can only practically tolerate plain pasta, and when I inquired about this, Mirelaâs response was that Insignia can accommodate any dietary restrictions and that guests needed only to inform the waiters.
A question Iâve received several times from both guests and well-wishers in the days since the wedding followed something of the form of, âthereâs always something that goes wrong on your wedding day, even if itâs the tiniest thing. What was that thing for you?â As I sweep through the internal collage of warm and exciting memories, there are zero complaints to be found, and if you know me, I often leave the smallest parties I throw, kicking myself for a laundry list of dumb little things that could have gone better. And so, I guess thatâs the magic of having the perfect wedding planner throw your wedding in the perfect wedding venue is that none of those things could go wrong. I sincerely look forward to returning to Insignia in a year for an anniversary dinner, and if I ever receive a wedding invitation to Insignia, even from the most estranged acquaintance, I will be canceling all plans to have the proper guest experience that I know my guests received beyond a shadow of a doubt.