Advice for a couple newbies?

Hi all. First post. Hope this is the right forum.

Next week I'm meeting a woman to give her a spanking. This will be my first time to do something like this. I have had numerous women over my lap, including this one, for playful swats, but never meeting just to spank. I'm very excited about it but want it to go well and so am seeking advice from those that have gone before.

First, we're friends, still getting to know each other, but very comfortable together. We're not romantically involved and not looking for it. We're interested in exploring playful, erotic, sexual spankings by hand. She is a self-professed "girly-girl" and isn't into the hard stuff. I'm not into it either. She hasn't had much more experience than I- just fooling around with boyfriends. She says that spanking is a "turn-on". I'd say the same thing. I love caressing, touching, slapping her sexy little hinnie... just thinking about it...well, makes me wanna do it!

So, I guess what I'm looking for is advice to a couple newbies like us that will help us enjoy this first time to the max. If you could relive your first time what would you do again? What wouldn't you do?

Thanks.