Weddingbee Blog

Last weekend was our bridal shower, and it rained big buckets of lurrrve here in Los Angeles! It was torrential, actually.

And totally amazing.

Remember when I wrote about my dress and how I’ve been overcome with gratitude while planning this wedding shindig of ours and blah blah blah? Well folks, during our shower the gratitude reached critical mass, and now my heart has swelled so big it just might burst right out of my chest! I’m not sure how I’m gonna make it through the next three (three!) weeks, and I certainly hope it doesn’t affect the fit of my dress. I’m just saying…

You need a few examples? No worries. I got examples.

My mom sat in the airport for almost 12 hours just to get a flight to Los Angeles. My mom was here, you guys! I don’t even have words for this, but it made me SO happy. And I think she had fun, too:

Bridesmaid J (and her bun) drove all the way down from San Francisco and turned our house into a delicious French wonderland.

Lil’ Stripe left her new puppy at home (I finally met the pup, and trust me, this must have been super hard) to organize and wrangle our friends into a fantastic party.

And our RAD friends and family showed up to celebrate our awesome (and imminent) wedding. The love, support, excitement and champagne pouring from our friends and family was truly amazing and something I wasn’t all together prepared for.

And the smiles. There were lots of smiles:

And presents! We got to open presents! (Which to be honest is a little awkward when everyone is watching, but whatever, we got presents!)

And the pups got to have a little fun, too:

And the flowers were gorgeous:

And the favors were yummy:

And we received my favorite non-registry gift ever:

It’s a vintage statue/vase of two little girls. Gal pals, if you will. On one side is carved “I heart D” and on the other side, “S hearts D.” Pretty awesome, right? A little lesbeean history in our living room, perhaps? I sure like to think so! And this little gem will definitely be making an appearance at the wedding…so big thanks, D!!!

And then it was over. So. Damn. Quick.

We spent the two days afterwards talking about how much fun it was and what this person said, or how happy we were that person came, and then it hit us: The wedding is going to be just as amazing, just as fantastic and overflowing with love, and over just as quickly. Gulp.

And so as we enter these last few weeks leading up to our wedding it’s sure to be crazy, but we’re gonna do our best to actually be present and squeeze every last bit of joy out of every single moment.

What about you guys? Were you crazy surprised at how fast it all was over? Any tips for staying present and enjoying the moments as they fly by?