The new inquiry arrived on Monday in the form of a folder that Jana had prepared with her usual precise efficiency: company background, event specifications, preliminary budget, a note from Chari that said *this one matters* which meant it was the largest inquiry they had received since the Andrada wedding and that Chari had already decided we were taking it.
I read the folder over breakfast at Rosie's table.
Marciano Pacific, a Manila-headquartered shipping company, celebrating their fortieth anniversary. December fourteenth. Three hundred guests, Cebu venue, full catering and entertainment package. Their Cebu office manager had made the inquiry based on a recommendation from one of the Andrada wedding guests.
The Andrada wedding generating a referral.
I set the folder down and though
