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Interview with Mrs. Hristova, Fina Style

• Mrs. Hristova, you are the owner and manager of Fina Style Massage Centre

(http://finastyle.dir.bg/bg/index.php) and as a business lady you have a very busy schedule. How did you coordinate your professional activities with your wedding preparation?

- I was lucky enough to meet a charming wedding agent, who has become a dear friend of mine ever since. Just like all brides, I wanted to enchant my guests with a wonderful wedding. I wanted to find the perfect restaurant, which would be beautifully arranged and decorated, and would offer delicious dishes, and of course, I wanted to look stunning on my Big Day. However, I realized that managing all this would not be an easy task. There was no way to know whether I had bought the best product at the most reasonable price or whether I had missed some fancy boutique or if something really amazing and interesting had come into fashion. I came to the conclusion that searching the whole market for wedding decoration, restaurants, dresses, beauty saloons and hair dressers etc. would be an unattainable task for me even if I worked only part time months in a row before the wedding. Then I met Geri – my wedding agent. It took me no more than a couple of minutes talking to her to realize that I needed her. She was an overflowing source of original ideas and wedding information about tiny little details which had never come across my mind. I firmly believe that without a wedding agent I would have forgotten about so many things and it would have cost me great efforts to organize everything, even if I had the chance to take a long leave of absence. So, the only thing I had to take care of during the wedding was to look beautiful and be happy. Geri took care of everything else.

• What do you think the groom’s role in the wedding preparation should be? Should the bride be expecting specific suggestions and actions on his part or would his moral support be enough?

- I still haven’t met a man who dreams of the perfect wedding when he would look stunningly handsome. Let’s face it – it is the bride’s role to take the hard task of wedding preparation off the groom’s shoulders. I also preferred a great part of the reception to be a surprise for my husband and I succeeded in impressing him. I would recommend the groom to take part in the organization only if it is really necessary, especially if he suddenly had cold feet.

• Is there anyone else whom the bride can count on for the wedding? Do you deem the active participation of the relatives old-fashioned? What would the young family gain if they assign the relatives only a minor role in the reception?

 - Every bride pictures her wedding day in a particular way and there should not be any people around her, even close relatives, insisting on other suggestions, which she “could simply not turn down.” When you work with a wedding agent you only have to describe her what you want and for how much money and, unlike relatives, she would tell you how to get it without trying to change your opinion or preferences. I believe the relatives should not be engaged in the preparations. Let the reception be a pleasant surprise for them too!

• Since the bride is at the heart of the event and all the attention, she should look gorgeous. Did your professional experience help you in this respect? Being an expert in beauty care what would you recommend the would-be brides? (you can say here how exactly  Fina Style can help)

 - Of course my experience and knowledge, as well as the colleagues I work with had been of great help to me. Unfortunately, there is no universal recipe or procedure which I could recommend. Just like every person is unique, so every bride has her own individuality and it is only after I meet her that I could recommend a particular procedure. One may need slimming, another one firming, yet another - just relaxation.

I really recommend the would-be brides and grooms not to skip the massage centre, for it is not only effective, but also a profound source of pre-wedding delight.