Weddingbee Blog

Let’s set the way-back machine for June: we were knee-deep in wedding planning but still had to tackle Mr. G.’s green card. Finally, the day had come for our interview at the U.S. Embassy…

It is fist pumps all around here today! Fist pumps, slammin’ a Bud, and blasting Party in the USA! Only me, of course. Mr. Glasses is still English, despite being the proud owner of a new green card.

We were approved today after four months of frustration, mountains of paperwork, quite a lot of money, and two interviews. It feels so good. Like a huge weight off my chest. Honestly, wedding planning is stressful enough, but at least we have control over those plans. It was so surreal to sit in that crowded lobby, waiting to hear if we would be approved to enter America—my own home country. Everyone was really nice, though, and it all went smoothly this time around.

The stress if far from over now. We still need to pack up our things to be shipped to my parents’ house in L.A. We need to book a flight home. We need to sell off the furniture and big things we’ve acquired while living here (a futon/sofa, the Wii, rice cooker, etc.). And then, when we get to America, we need to register Mr. G. for the Selective Services (wtf!), change my name, find an apartment, find jobs…

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Oh yeah, and have a wedding.

But seriously! Getting a green card had to be one of the hardest of all the things we have to do this year. I feel like Superwoman now! All of our upcoming wedding projects will be done at the snap of a finger! Our e-mails to prospective vendors will be done with the wave of a wand! We’ll come in well under budget with effortless ease!

…OK, now I’m daydreaming. We really do feel on top of the world and feel like we can tackle anything else that comes our way now.

Have you had any recent victories?