The Ingenious Solution--Rain or Shine.

Every time I have a garden wedding event, especially in Paco Park, clients always ask me the question, "What do we do if it in case it rains?" Then I answer we can order tents at the latest, one day before the event. Then the next question is "How much for one tent? and how many tents are needed?" Then I answer, P2,500 per tent and you'll probably need 6 to 10 tents depending on your number of guests... That's a whopping P25,000 on top of their already booked garden venue rental!

Being the caterer, we are the one that is the most affected when the rain comes or even when its just a drizzle and there is no tent. During situations like these, my mother would always say let's just make the most out of it and do the best that we can.

Last March 10 at Paco Park, we had a wedding event and I was the emcee. The day before and during the setup there was no sign of any rain or drizzle at all. Then came the reception and it started to drizzle. People had to go back inside the chapel for cover while others took cover under the trees. The drizzle was going in and out and my staff were running around taking away the table napkins, turning the water goblets upside down and tilting the chairs so that the seatcovers won't be entirely wet. The bride and groom were starting to feel worried about the situation and I was feeling the same. When the drizzle stopped for a little while, I decided to start with the program already before the guests start to go home.

I started the program, introduced the sponsors and welcomed the bride and groom. After people had their pictures taken, it started to drizzle again. People didn't leave their seats but they had umbrellas over their heads while eating their dinner. And I have to say, it was a quite a challenge to be happy and perky as I emceed while embracing the rain.

At that moment, an ingenious solution came to my mind. Why not have umbrellas with our company name and company tag line on it?! It's perfect! Now I have an alternative solution to my clients who are caught unaware with the sudden rain! And an alternative solution to some clients who really do not want to spend on the tents. Having our company umbrellas with our tag line, "Caring is the True Product of Our Business" is just absolutely perfect!

One week after that, March 17, we had a wedding event at Paco Park again. And guess what, during set-up it started to drizzle again! This time instead of taking out the table napkins right away, we huddled up together and started to pray. Yes, we all prayed, "Please Lord, No Rain." Later I found out that even the bride and groom and a whole lot of people were praying for no rain. The rain stopped and somewhere in the middle of the wedding program the sun started to shine so bright and was now the opposite of rain.. cause its now scorching hot... haha.. God surely heard the prayer of no rain... That's the power of prayer eh?!

So now my ingenious solution still worked! Cause when we started bringing out the beach umbrellas (*which by the way incidentally had the same color motif as their wedding) we saw the faces of the guests lit up. They were laughing and happy of such an ingenious idea.. ahem ahem... And later I found out also, that the bride and groom during their picture taking per table were wondering where the umbrellas came from... hehehe... they were of course pleasantly surprised that their guests were taken cared of by us..

Although the umbrellas were originally intended for the rain, it turned out even better as a shield from the scorching sun.

After the wedding, my clients' Bernard and Amiegen do a silhouette kiss pose with the ingenious beach umbrella.

It was a job well done.
I have turned my emceeing-in-the-rain-experience into a positive ingenious solution! Yey!

Smiles all the way up to my ears.