Decorator and presenter of LNT program New space Baiba Prindule-Rence or Little Feja became the wife of her husband Agri this fall. She herself admits that after eight years of friendship, it was a logical and understandable continuation. However, Baiba is not one of those brides who call the wedding day the happiest and most beautiful day of her life. She was happy, yes. Beautiful already, but much happier and more beautiful are yet to come.

How do you feel about becoming a wife from a girlfriend?

In my opinion, this was such a logical and understandable step after eight years of friendship. Even after all this madness , I call my friend that way - friend. I'm really not one of those brides who can say that their wedding day was the happiest day of their life.

I think that people put such high expectations on the wedding day that they are afraid to tell how it was in reality.

Everyone automatically assumes that it is the happiest day of your life and that the topic of conversation is closed. Just like no one wants to talk about making love on their wedding night. It's definitely a cool day, but I don't know if all of that - the confusion of your parents, the fact that everyone expects something from you and stuff - can make it the happiest day.

Look from which side you want, but if you make a big wedding, it will never be a day just for you.

It will be a day for everyone. Therefore, I think that this day was even happier for the guests than for us. I have already said that the time before the wedding, or preparation for the event, seemed to me many times more beautiful than the day itself. Getting ready isn't just about finding a dress and other practical things. It is the preparation of your parents that their daughter will become a wife. After all, it is the feeling of self-awareness that it will happen. Undeniably, the wedding day goes by very quickly. Looking back today, I feel like I should have gone through all of this much sooner to understand the brides I was working with. I was very confused on my wedding day and now I know how brides feel.

How did you arrive at your wedding concept and style?

There was no such separate concept or style at our wedding, at least it was not written or invented, there was only a process during which everything was created. I focused on my wedding a week before September 24, because I am firmly convinced that everything can be done quickly and with concentration. Of course, I'm not talking about the basic things - place, food, music, photo, cake, but all other details were created in seven days.

I took all my favorite things and plants from my warehouse to Nītaure mill. And that's how it came about - green with black, like a greenhouse under the stars.

Although I am a decorator, content is more important to me than form. There was no host of the evening at our wedding, because it was clear to me since I was a child that there would be no one to distract me from my wedding. Already after the wedding ceremony, while driving to the place of celebration, a little panic crept into me - what are we going to do, what are we going to say, how are we going to introduce everyone to everyone. Moments before entering the territory of the guest house, we quickly discussed the plan for the evening, verbally tried our first dance for the first time. I thought to myself - classic! We. We are generally like that. Born on the same day, I'm only a couple of hours older. We got married on my parents' wedding anniversary. And on Agra's name day. That's exactly what our wedding day was like - a big celebration.

How easy or vice versa was it to organize this big celebration if you know the wedding industry so well on a daily basis?

I guess I won't be objective when answering this question, because I really thought everything was easy. I could say that I had the right people and partners by my side, but at the same time, I know that I have sprinkled enough salt in other couples' weddings to know what I can and cannot do myself. What pays off and what doesn't. What is needed and what is not needed. Of course, it was not easy to understand how I wanted to look. We couldn't think of a first dance or content for the evening, but at the same time I know we have fantastic friends and family who don't expect a show and surprises from us. We are so involved in other people's projects, works and advertisements every day that we rarely get to spend time with our own,

so our wedding was a time to just be together. And truly - so to tears together.

What was the most memorable moment from your wedding for you personally?

I would like to say that it is a series of events with small and funny details. He had rented me a small black Mini cooper early for the wedding preparation, which is my immense dream car, which will never be in our family's possession due to its small dimensions. I drive all week and realize that on all the dirt roads that have to be measured to the place of weddings and celebrations, this little car shakes me so much that it makes me sick. Of course, it also happens on the wedding day itself. I drive myself to church in a black, old Mini cooper . At the church, we realized that the matron couldn't get out because the door was broken, so we both climbed out on my side. On the other hand, when we had to sing songs in the church, our leader had mixed up the sheets and was singing a different song, Agris started shaking next to him, I thought he was cold, it turns out that he is just quietly laughing.

It sounds like the wedding day was full of non-standard events and different emotions...

Definitely! We danced all night, each in our own rhythm and orbit. These weren't any sweet couple dances, but crazy ritual dances of being together. My dad was still dancing with my girlfriends at five in the morning and the DJ left the dance floor only to change the song. In a word,

day lived itself - we just enjoyed it. It was a bit confusing and chaotic and definitely one of the fastest days of my life. Completely different - and that's the best.

My wedding was the way I wanted it. And I deliberately say - my wedding. I'm sure Agris would be much happier if we hadn't spent so much money and gone on a further trip instead. I really did everything for myself and lived out my desires and knew that if I liked it, he would too. And I liked it myself. We were preparing and decorating until midnight the night before and I wasn't tired at all. I was happy.