Wedding Blog

I’ve been contemplating on how I can share my wedding day with you all. I don’t want to miss any details, and yet I don’t want to make it too long to read in one sitting. So I’ve decided to divvy it up in parts, and share my timeline with you as I go along. Creating a timeline was a headache and it took me two weeks of revising as I kept remembering things I had forgotten to add. Hopefully mine will make your planning go a tad smoother!

I strongly recommend creating one weeks in advance whether or not you have a coordinator…not only is it helpful for your vendors/bridesmaids/groomsmen (and the occasionally forgetful groom), but it kept my mind sane and I never had to wonder, “Did I forget to do something?” or “What am I supposed to do next? Where am I supposed to go?”

Morning of…

7:00 - Wake-up call for Bride, wear button-down shirt; gather overnight bag, emergency kit, purse, shoes/jewelry/veil

7:20 - BMs meet at Alice’s house

7:30 - BMs leave Cupertino to pick-up Bride; wear button-down shirts and bring dresses/shoes/makeup

8:00 - BMs meet Bride at home in Foster City; head to Lavish Hair & Makeup Studio

-At 8am, they still hadn’t arrived, and I was kind of wondering where they were. I ended up making myself some toast and was eating it when they called and said they had arrived.

-Here is my bridesmaid Alice, scared that I was going to kill her for being 15 minutes late. I was actually nonchalant, since I had scheduled tons of time in between our schedule “just in case” something went wrong (I’ve heard stories about brides with flat tires).

-Here I am, sleep-deprived and laughing as I get into the car. My contacts usually irritate me after 10 hours of wear, so I decided to wear glasses until the last possible minute (before I had makeup on).

9:00 - Bride and BMs arrive at Lavish.

-As it turned out, we were ahead of schedule here! So we stopped by Le Boulangerie in SF (one of my fave bakeries) for coffee and nourishment…

-This bride did not care about her diet that morning. I ogled the pastries before finally settling on a salmon-caper-cream cheese sandwich. Mmmm…

9:30 - BMs begin hair/makeup with Annette Avila, followed by the bride

-Alice is getting her hair done as I’m taking a picture of her. I had no idea my hair had gotten so long! Good thing, since curling it makes it shorter.

-My hair looks crazy here. Annette, the hair stylist, is setting in the curls.

….To be continued!