Running around like crazy...

Busy day today...Got up early, took my better half to the DMV to get her a replacement driver's license, then drove her to work. Swung by McKinley High School to help the auditorium manager sort out some technical issues with the theatre sound system. (In my spare time, I help keep the theatre technical stuff [lighting, staging, rigging, audio, etc.] in working order, because it's much more expensive to fix if it breaks...). Stopped by Wal-Mart afterward to pick up some stuff, then checked the mailbox for any goodies.

Then I had a meeting at the Kamehameha Shopping Center Starbucks with KALANI & MARISA. They are an awesome couple getting married next month, and they are very excited about the wedding. I'm helping them design a very interactive, fully engaging party for their DAYTIME reception. Since most of the guests probably won't dance at the end of the formalities, it is necessary to capture their attention and hold it throughout the program with a variety of elegant yet fun activities. For example, instead of having a professional photographer shoot the reception, they are having disposable cameras on each table. The fun begins when we use the cameras in a scavenger hunt! There would be a list of items and events (e.g., the cake-cutting, bouquet toss, specific toasts, etc.) next to the camera, and the guests will be encouraged to take as much photos as creatively as they can. Once the photos are developed after the reception, awards (probably in the form of copies of the photos) will be presented to:

• The table that was able to shoot the most items on the list;


• The table who took the most creative photos for each event on the list.

It's just another way of getting the guests involved, having fun, and participating throughout the night in a very elegant, non-cheesy way!

After the meeting, had lunch with the Better Half at the UH School of Medicine's cafeteria, then went to the Ward Starbucks to update Marisa & Kalani's Wedding Reception Planner with all of the details from our conversation.

Tomorrow: after a quick run to the office to prep for the day's meetings, it's a jaunt over the Pali for two meetings. The first is at Luana Hills Country Club to meet with SHELLY, their delightful catering director, regarding JEN & MARK'S reception at Luana Hills on Saturday. Then afterward, a meeting at Starbucks Kaneohe with JEN & MARK themselves, just to put the final touches on their celebration and to get together with them in person before the day of the wedding!

Tomorrow should be hectic, but very exciting!