She was a challenge, and not a bad way by any means, it’s just that when I had met her and found out who she was as a girl, I saw that it didn’t quite match what she wanted for her wedding, which was “shabby chic.”

She had a tragic thing happen to her at the very young age of four–her mom was murdered, which is talked about in the show. And I realized that what she was really striving to do, event though she didn’t know herself, was that the things she wanted for her wedding were all things that made you feel comfortable as if you were at home. I think that subconsciously she lost that at an early age and she wanted that to inspire this new chapter of her life. So while she wanted “shabby chic,” I retitled it “Candice chic,” and the things that I created for her were all the eclectic elements of a very casual and comfortable home which still made for a very beautiful wedding.

One of the amazing moments for me was when she walked towards me in her dress and I handed her a bouquet of–no flowers–but an eclectic collaboration of items: vintage broaches, pins and pearls, and it even included a little picture frame of her mom which she had shown me on her table when I met her… and she just broke down. You saw that simple little thing, that trinket that made the difference to her entire day… her big day.

Candice and Ken, her fiance, were an absolutely adorable couple. One of my surprises for them was that I decided we would go zip lining because I wanted them to step outside the arena of planning of their wedding and to just enjoy the moment. I tend to do things for my brides that I think are necessary for them, and in the behind-the-scenes, I didn’t realize until we were standing at the edge how absolutely frightening it was for ME! I still think it’s so funny how when I got there, I was like, “Oh no…what did I get myself into…” So Ken jumped, Candice Marie jumped, and then I was the one to second guess myself and thought, “Can I do this?,” but I did it–and I did it for them.