Weddingbee Blog

Mr. Grasshopper and I recently moved to a new apartment in Brooklyn. I would be lying if I said part of the motivation for the pre-wedding move, was not about having a bigger place to get ready the day of the wedding (not recommended by the way: invitation addressing and mailing the same week as packing and moving was a good marriage readiness test). We had to move eventually, but it probably could have happened after the wedding.

Three days after we moved in, I walked by the mailboxes in the hall one morning to find a sign that read “Block Party September 9th! Planning Meeting, Thursday Night”. WHAT?! That’s the day I am getting married! They can’t have a block party THAT day. That’s my day. But they can and they will.

I am expecting a cross between this:

And this:

And maybe a little of this:

Who doesn’t love busted fire hydrants when one is wearing her wedding gown? While I could easily get ready in a hotel suite somewhere, I really wanted to be home that day because I thought it would be more relaxing for everyone (read: me). I have come to terms with the block party and I have actually learned to embrace the additional festivities of the day. I suppose you just have to shrug and say “that’s fine” sometimes. I just hope the neighbor kids let me jump in the blow up castle that day.