A year ago, our guest on today’s show, Jordan Hager, reached out to Michelle with a story you won’t want to miss. Her email was titled: “My wedding story when all vendors cancelled.” She shares once-in-a-lifetime experience which begins on the day Texas, experienced the worst ice storm the state had ever seen. Jordan’s story is one of hope and a powerful reminder to those of you planning a wedding that yes, you will experience stress and drama during the process of getting married, but keeping your focus on the end result of marrying your sweetheart is really what it’s all about. Jordann Hager is 27 years young and currently lives in Colorado Springs with her husband Matt and their sheepadoodle puppy, Bodhi (bo-dee). Jordann spends her days working in Pediatrics & Family Support Services and her nights working as an associate wedding planner. Jordann is known for her love of pink and her quick wit and is often referred to as “The Actual Elle Woods”. Big Takeaways * In the intensity of everything changing, and needing to be adjusted last minute, Jordann was able to stay optimistic, and work with her people to create a magical wedding day. * Having a wedding planner was ultimately the only way her wedding was able to still happen. Amanda, her planner, put out fires, found last minute substitutes, and never stopped working. * Jordann’s biggest advice for staying sane on the big day is marry your best friend. The goal of the day is to get married, and in the end, if that happens that it was a successful day. * Choose a wedding planner that you would want around you if everything went wrong. Links We Referenced instagram.com/jordann.hager (https://instagram.com/jordann.hager) instagram.com/dovetail_jordann (https://www.instagram.com/dovetail_jordann/) dovetailweddings.com (https://dovetailweddings.com) instagram.com/dovetailweddings (https://www.instagram.com/dovetailweddings/) instagram.com/makeupbymaddz_ (https://www.instagram.com/makeupbymaddz_/) saloneforte-hair.com (http://salonforte-hair.com) themansionatcolovista.com (https://www.themansionatcolovista.com) instagram.com/themansionatcolovista (https://www.instagram.com/themansionatcolovista/) austinstuartphotography.com (https://www.austinstuartphotography.com) instagram.com/austinstuartphoto (https://www.instagram.com/austinstuartphoto/) kalocatering.com (https://kalocatering.com) instagram.com/kalocatering (https://www.instagram.com/kalocatering/) hellotara.com (https://hellotara.com) instagram.com/taralyonsphotography (https://www.instagram.com/taralyonsphotography/) Quotes _“I see her name’s Amanda, she’s like, ‘So we have a little problem...’ ‘Oh no.’ She’s like, ‘So...’ and she opens the door and everything is completely white. I can see ice everywhere of this parking lot of the little cottages we’re staying at on site.” - Jordann “When people say, ‘I don’t know what wedding planners do,’ I’m like, ‘Okay, have a seat, I’m going to tell you this is what happened and it was beautiful.’” - Jordann “The big advice I tell people is marry your best friend.” - Jordann_ Plan your wedding using The Big Wedding Planning Master Class (https://www.thebigweddingplanningmasterclass.com/). A self-paced digital course created with love for you by Christy & Michelle. The Big Wedding Planning Podcast is... * Hosted and produced by Michelle Martinez. * Edited by Veronica Gruba. * Music by Steph Altman of Mophonics (https://www.mophonics.com/). * On Instagram @thebigweddingplanningpodcast and be sure to use #planthatwedding when posting, so you can get our attention! * Inviting you to become part of our Facebook Group! Join us and our amazing members. Just search for The Big Wedding Planning Podcast Community on Facebook. * Easy to get in touch with. Email us at thebigweddingplanningpodcast@gmail.com or Call and leave a message at 415-723-1625 and you might hear your voice on an episode * On Patreon. Become a member (https://www.patreon.com/thebigweddingplanningpodcast) and with as little as $5 per month, you get bonus episodes, special newsletters and Zoom Cocktail Hours with Michelle!