Before you charge money, plan a “practice event.” Invite three friends and serve store-bought guacamole. Use it to test your timeline, your vendor spreadsheet, and your ability to stay calm when someone spills red wine on a white couch. Fail now, when the stakes are low. It’s like learning to parallel park in an empty lot—embarrassing but reversible.
I did a “mock wedding” for my sister. I forgot napkins, the cake slide off the stand, and the DJ played the wrong first dance song. She still loves me. Your real client? Not so much.
