Weddingbee Blog

I’m happy to report that Mr. Lemon was highly successful in his mission and returned to Los Angeles feeling fulfilled from his journey. He had a rough start thanks to some puppy ills, but made his way up north in good time. He decided on a rehearsal dinner venue in Carmel, visited multiple florists and DJs, and managed to help my Dad with the wireless computer system all in one day. On his downtime he also got to bond with one of my brothers and my nephew (and ringbearer!) Gavin.

On Sunday, he met with the Catholic priest who has helped us with finding a deacon to officiate our ceremony. Fr. Roy treated Mr. Lemon to coffee and tea, and from the email I was cc’d on this morning, it looks like they got along quite well.

As for the tricks on how to turn your fiance into a wedding fanatic… I’m not sure what to say. This trip was prompted by a severe “Oh my gawd! I’m going crazy with this stuff!” freakout, and it was offered as genuine appeasement. Yet, he’s also the guy that completely vetoed my ceremony program design and was very insistent on the “no poufy dress!” rule. He’s very into the wedding and planning, but he always gets really excited about the things that I like. It’s worked so far for Disneyland and college football, next task is college basketball…