We met with a couple of young girls who were very eager to tour our location. Most of our tours call in advance, which gives us the opportunity to “qualify” them with respect to their wedding date, how many guests they were considering, and so on.

We were not expecting these young ladies; they just stopped by out of the blue. Luckily for them, we did have a few minutes to chat and show them around.  The girls really liked the look and feel of the chapel, and were most interested in our wedding arch and ceremonial parlor setup. The chapel wedding arch was very beautiful, adorned with lots of floral swags, twinkling lights, and bows. Each side of the arch was flanked with an antique, lace-covered table and glorious flower basket full of roses and lilies. It was never a wonder that most folks were indeed pleased with what they saw.

We sat down with the girls and tried to chat, but were not able to glean much specific information. It turned out that these young ladies didn’t have a wedding date picked yet. Further complicating the issue, neither did they have fiancés, nor even boyfriends! We were not completely surprised—we have had a few tours in the past where single women will stop by and look around the chapel to “plan” their future weddings. These girls were having fun doing just that. I guess it’s a good thing for individuals to be positive that, one day, they will get married and have their fully realized dream wedding. You do hope they leave your location with positive feelings that they might then share with friends and family. Who knows… maybe they will refer someone they know to your facility.

The girls ended their tour, asking if they could take some photographs of the chapel. We let them take a few pictures before they left, and hoped that someday we would see them again, that time, as future brides.