Weddingbee Blog

It’s 1:00 a.m. on the day of our wedding, and I’m writing this from my hotel room. Party Person N is asleep nearby and junior party person M is asleep in the living room (yes, my hotel room has a living room!), yet here I am so amped up that I can barely even fathom the thought of closing my eyes. I know I need to sleep, but I feel this intense need to keep my eyes open and take all of this in—like sleeping for even a second might mean missing out on part of this crazy-wonderful-magical time. I’ve been sensing the ’wedding bubble’ around me all day today, and I know that the feeling of this moment won’t last forever. I’m trying very hard to take the sage advice offered in my bee twin Miss Seal’s last post, and just breathe and stay in that moment for as long as I can.

Tomorrow morning I will wake up and do a little bit of a decoration set-up, then I will sit back and wait for all the rest of the meticulously planned pieces to fall into place. To say that I’m thrilled wouldn’t even begin to cover it.

To the hive:

Thank you so much for all of your help, advice, support, and kind words over these last few months. Sharing our planning with you has been an amazing journey, and I’ve learned so much about myself along the way. I look forward to having some time post-wedding to write more about the personal aspects of our planning process, and of course I can’t wait to show you how all the details come together!

To Mr. FW: Tonight when you teared up as I was reading my vows at the rehearsal, I was reminded of why I’m marrying you - because you are deeply touched by this commitment we are making to each other, and I know you don’t take that for granted. Right now those vows are just words on a page, but you know that those words are truly written in my heart and that this little wedding thing we’re doing tomorrow is just the incredible celebration of a love that’s already rock solid. After so many months and years of planning and preparation for this day, I am ready beyond words.

And with that, I’m finally turning in for the night. See you all on the other side!