Weddingbee Blog

Early on the Saturday morning of our wedding, my eyes snapped open. As I lay in bed in my parents’ house, I listened closely to the sound of Mr. G snoring quietly next to me, birds chirping, and not much else. I got up and opened the blinds quickly…beautiful blue skies! The storm that had passed over Los Angeles in the night was gone quicker than those silly weather people had predicted. I ran downstairs to the backyard, still in my pajamas, and pulled off all of the garbage bags that had been protecting the rented tables, chairs, and chafing dishes from the rain.

Mr. G joined me in cleaning up the garbage bags eventually. I knew that we had a lot of work to do before the wedding—more than expected because we hadn’t been able to set up a lot the night before due to the storm.

I hit up Target in a last-minute dash for supplies with my girlfriends from England that were staying at the house. While we were doing that, Mr. G and my dad were doing the grunt work—setting up lights and bringing the heavier things from the garage.

Meanwhile, my mom was busy arranging the centerpieces and the flowers for our wedding arch.

(guest photo)

We ordered pizza for lunch while everyone worked. The Glasses wedding was a true labor of love, as friends started to stream in to help set the tables and put up decor.

With the tables set, we placed the centerpieces down the long, rectangular tables.

With everything in place, eight of us stood back to admire our handiwork.

The scene was set. The shadows were growing longer, and 4:30 was fast approaching. It was time to say goodbye to Mr. G, get ready, and start having some fun…

All photos (except where noted) by our fab photographer, Tam Nguyen