Weddingbee Blog

A few weeks ago I attended what could possibly be described as one of the most fun days of my life. I wore a pretty dress, and so many of my friends were there. There was delicious food and drinks, and it was at one of my favorite homes in all of Maryland (MOH MB’s mother’s house).

Although it was supposed to be a surprise, as with most surprises, I ruined it. I have a horrible tendency to ruin surprises, and it doesn’t matter if they’re planned for me, by me, or I’m just invited - they get ruined. If you want anything to be a surprise, keep me far away from it. On the plus side, I showered and looked nice for the “surprise” shower. On the negative? I ruined all the hard work MOH MB had put in trying to keep it a surprise.

Even though it had been raining the whole week, the skies cleared so we could have drinks in the garden before heading inside for food and presents. Before we could open the gifts however, I had to answer a few questions about Mr. D. For each incorrect answer, I had to chew a piece of Bazooka Joe bubble gum. What didn’t help in this little game is that Mr. D straight up answered questions to fool me. He doesn’t actually have a favorite color, but told MOH MB that it was “light green”. When asked the question, “What was his longest drive?” I answered New Orleans, LA to Orlando, FL—our first road trip together. Mr. D’s answer? Heysham Golf Course, 295 yards, par 5. Sooo funny.

Can you see the fear? So, with a huge mouthful of chewing gum I tried to soldier on, but being on the spot had worked me into a bit of a tizzy. I found myself uncomfortably hot and sweaty, and nervous!

So when it came time to open the gifts (sans giant wad of gum) I began to get a bit worried about how you were supposed to open presents in the “correct” way. What if I didn’t display one long enough? What if I didn’t thank someone enough!? I was overly and unnecessarily concerned, but it did take me about 15 minutes to fully relax after the gift opening part was finished.

Despite my momentary mini panic, I had the most fun afternoon of my entire life. At a few points, my mother and I started to well up with tears, but we were thankfully able to hold them back. Being surrounded by my friends and family with so much love and kindness was genuinely overwhelming. I think it touched me especially close to the heart because I had been away from the area for quite awhile, so being able to be around so many different groups of friends was just lovely.

I just wanted to take a second and give a big shout out to my MOHs, bridesmaids, and mother, who organized, cooked, prepared and until I ruined it, kept it all a surprise from me. I had no idea a day could be so perfect. Thank you so much for being my friends and bridesmaids.

(I don’t have the photo of all the bridesmaids and me, but I do have one of my fantastic mom!)

Did you have any gift opening anxiety at your shower?