Los Angeles Times Magazine Special Wedding Issue Forgot Professional Organizers

If you’ve checked out last weekend’s Los Angeles Times, you may have seen their cool special wedding edition in the Magazine.

In Love and Marriage, writers profiled wedding branding, Meetup.com, ultraluxe and eco-chic gowns, eye popping gifts and the hottest honeymoon destinations.

But one section really got our attention— Meet the Experts, where they profiled a bridal down expert, a caterer, a wedding planner, a photographer, dance instructor, filmmaker and a honeymoon specialist. Just about everything you need to kick off a special life with that special someone.

But what did they forget?  A professional organizer— yes.  So this undersight prompted a kind response to the editor, which we sent off Sunday evening.  Many thanks to Claire Flannery, our colleague here in Los Angeles who helped us draft the letter:

Professional Organizers to the Rescue

"Loved your special Wedding Magazine, but you forgot one thing: what to do with all those wedding gifts, videos and photographs, not to mention that incredibly expensive wedding dress that needs to be cleaned and stored professionally. And just who will write all those thank you notes? Enter the professional organizer, sometimes referred to as a “merge manager.” While the newlyweds may disagree on what stays and what goes, a professional organizer will work with them in the delicate consolidation process. Two dogs maybe, but how many dog dishes, leashes, toys do they need? Your Wedding issue was lacking in the one thing that can truly bring newlyweds marital bliss forever and that is getting organized. And staying that way."

John Trosko
President, National Association of Professional Organizers, Los Angeles Chapter
(www.napola.org)

photo by Elizabeth Stewart and L.A. Times

So readers, do you think being organized makes a difference in a successful relationship?  We know touch question.  What are the ways you cope when your spouse is organized, or not organized?  Do you secretly toss their "junk" when they’re not at home?