Weddingbee Blog

This weekend we will celebrate our first wedding anniversary.

For the past twelve months, we have been creating a home together, sketching out a future, and calling each other husband and wife.

On several occasions I have thought to myself, ‘Wait a second, we have no clue what we’re doing!’

But somehow, some way, we are growing up.
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I had just sauntered down the aisle, and met up with Mr. G under the beautiful arch at the end. Here is a complete shot of the room.

See how all the lights are on? My original vision for the ceremony room was to have dimmed lights. I wanted it to be romantic and dreamy with only twinkling candles to light our way. That obviously didn’t happen. But, after looking at the great pictures our photographer got, I am actually happy the lights were left on. Post-wedding bridezilla tantrum averted.
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I knew that I wanted to walk down the aisle to Canon in D. Zero points for creativity, but I just knew that’s what I wanted. In my search for the perfect version, I came across George Winston’s Variations on Canon. George Winston’s music holds a lot of meaning to me. The string quartet agreed to play it; and even though it sounded different than the piano, it was absolutely amazing!

Listen to the George Winston version to capture how it felt to really be there. (If/when you have the time, I suggest listening to the whole track. It’s so beautiful!)

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Hey, hive! It’s Mrs. Glitter. Remember me? Is this thing on?

It’s been a while since I last wrote about our wedding. Time has gotten away from me. But I figure now is as good of a time as any to continue my recaps. Let’s start the new year off strong, right?

When I last left you I was up in the bridal suite. We stayed upstairs while the finishing touches were put on the ceremony room and the guests were beginning to arrive. The bouquets were ready and waiting anxiously to be walked down the aisle.

The bridesmaids’ bouquets

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I’ve never seen Mad Men, not because I’m not interested, but because there are only so many hours in a day, and I already watch way too much TV. Guilty as charged. But I’m thinking that I may need to cave and finally add Mad Men to my ridiculously long DVR wish list - if only to drool over all the retro fashion goodness.

Christina Hendricks of Mad Men recently got married in real life, and please note her awesome vintage-clad bridal party.

Source: InStyle Weddings via Once Wed

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I received our highlight video from the super talented Digital Princess Productions, (a vendor rec from Mrs. Meatball!) and it made me so happy. I got butterflies in my stomach, and I was transformed back to that sweet day. Since then, I can’t stop watching it. It’s actually pretty fun to see the whole event on camera! If you can swing it, I’d highly recommend hiring a videographer or asking a friend to follow you with their camcorder for the day.

By watching the video closely, you might discover a few details I have yet to talk about in my posts or recaps. For example, a performance from a Los Angeles-based Korean drumming team, a beautiful pictoral tribute to generations of family, and a surprise performance by my husband!! Unbeknownst to me, Mr. G worked for months with a local musician to write a song. He sang it to me in front of 250+ guests: a moment I will never, ever forget.

Enjoy this little slice of our day!
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I’m a big fan of dresses with sleeves (Didn’t know?… Check out my wedding dress). I think many strapless dresses are gorgeous, so absolutely no offense to them. But I was toying around with the idea of bridesmaid’s dresses with sleeves. Having a fall/winter wedding? Bridesmaids worried about revealing too much of their arms? Or you’re just interested in a look that is chic and sophisticated? It’s a bit of a departure from the norm, but awesome nonetheless.

Anthropologie

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I had successfully connected with my inner-bride. Score! However, my outer bride was late. So late, in fact, that I missed my pre-ceremony portrait session in the lobby. Oops. There was a snafu with the bridal suite and we couldn’t start hair and makeup until much later than originally anticipated.

So the guys were ready… but the girls were way behind.

I was surprisingly calm about the whole thing; probably thanks to my photographer (who kept reassuring me that we were good to go with the 500 pictures he had taken thus far).

This is one of many pictures of people fastening my bustle. It was a complicated task that involved touching my backside quite frequently. And that’s really all I remember about it.
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I woke up, the same as every other morning, next to Mr. G. Except the date was June 27, 2009, and something very important was about to go down. We were getting married.

For the most part, I was virtually useless on the morning of my wedding. I couldn’t be bothered with anything. I felt nervous, giddy, overwhelmed. Yet, I wasn’t feeling overly romantic, glowing, or bridal.

It was all good, though. I didn’t have to be the sharpest tool in the shed; especially when I had an entourage of awesome people helping me, and basically putting me together. Without further ado, I’ll let the pictures tell the story of my wedding morning.

Black and white photos are the best friends of this makeup-less girl.

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Wedding gifts can sometimes be an awkward subject. There is always chatter about guests who give registry gifts, non-registry gifts, cheap gifts, strange gifts, or maybe none at all. Some couples don’t want or need wedding gifts. Others do. And how many times can I say “gifts” in this short paragraph?

Anyway, I thought I’d share with you a few of the most heartwarming and thoughtful items we were given. Just thinking about all the generosity and love from our guests gives me warm fuzzies!

Art: Our friend/mechanic (who also happens to be an art collector) gifted us an amazing watercolor painting. How cool is that? He often combs flea markets and estate sales to find little jewels - which is how he came across this one. It makes me want to go on Antique Roadshow and find out the history behind it!

Handmade dish towels and wooden spoons: As part of her gift, my awesome friend from grad school handmade these adorable little dish towels (which we use frequently). She also gave us two wooden spoons and wrote us a special message. I loved it so much, I thought I’d share it with you all.
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When planning our wedding, I read a lot of interesting articles about how to plan a “green”, eco-friendly event. In general, I am always open to learning new ways to reduce my carbon footprint.

I was sifting through the latest issue of Parade Magazine yesterday. In the “Ask Marilyn” section, Marilyn vos Savant made an interesting comment about efforts to greenify weddings these days. She pointed to air travel as one of the main reasons that weddings have a larger footprint than other events their size. Her suggestion: “To really go green, couples could invite only local guests and beam the event to everyone else via webcam.”

For me, it posed some thought-provoking questions, and I’d love to hear what others think about this. I am not one to judge anyone for their choices. My maid of honor and bridesmaid flew from New York to LA to attend our wedding. Mr. G’s aunt flew from Korea to LA to attend. A few other friends flew from out-of-state. The remainder of our guests were local.

Would you sacrifice having your long distance loved ones attend your wedding, for the sake of reducing your carbon footprint? And as long as we’re on the subject, would you trade a lavish international honeymoon to stay local and “green”? Where do you draw the line?

As a newlywed, everyone asks you, “How does it feel? Do you feel different?” My response is usually, “Not much has changed.” Mr. G and I lived together before marriage. We pay bills in the same manner that we always have. We’re a unit. But when a friend told me a story the other day, my thought process made me realize that maybe I am different.

One of my friend’s coworkers, an ambitious, single woman, is having an affair with a boss at their company. They’d been flirting and carrying on for quite some time, and then a fellow coworker saw them out at a bar one night being more than friendly with one another. Now the whole office knows and talks about it at the watercooler. Oh, and did I forget to mention, the boss is married with small children?

I have never been accepting of the idea of cheating. But, in my younger years, I wasn’t super judgmental about it, either. When a girlfriend of mine was fooling around with a married man in college, I didn’t approve. But, on the other hand, I didn’t necessarily throw a fit and break off our friendship, either. I thought that I shouldn’t be judgmental of her and her relationship. People were often unhappy in their marriages. Maybe my friend and her married companion really were meant to be? It was a stretch, but, at the time, I gave her the benefit of the doubt.

However, now that I am married, I’m on the other side of that fence.
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I have gotten quite a few requests to write a post about my wedding dress, and I am happy to oblige! Before I tell my story, I want to thank you for all of your thoughtful compliments on my dress. I didn’t share any details about it until after the wedding, and I was a little worried that my big reveal might be a let down. But I am so happy that you all loved it, and even more ecstatic that you have embraced a dress that strays a bit from today’s “norm”. You guys rock! Anyway, moving on…

When I was about twelve years old, I thought I had found my wedding dress. I clipped it out of a Neiman Marcus advertisement in the newspaper. While I have long since lost that newspaper clipping, its image has remained fresh in my mind: simple, form fitting, and classic. However, when it came time for dress shopping, the more dresses I tried on, the more I realized that I wasn’t fulfilling my vision. I tried on several simple, form fitting, and mostly strapless gowns. All beautiful, but none of them were “it”.

So I hopped online in hopes of finding something, and I found that the possibilities were endless and overwhelming. I did the majority of searching on brides.com, theknot.com, and various wedding planning blogs. Then I found the holy grail for those interested in bridal fashion: Fashionbride’s Weblog. The blog, owned by a former beauty magazine editor, introduced me to a plethora of wedding designers from around the world that I had previously never heard of. While scrolling on its pages, I found my dress.

The dress is made by Spanish designer, Novissima, and featured in its 2008 Adagio Collection.

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We are now almost one month removed from our wedding day. Where has the time gone? In the midst of writing thank you notes, chillin’ with friends and family (everyone wants to hang out with the “newly married couple”), and getting back to work, I am trying to regain some semblance of my former life. Yet, the question continually looms (and haunts), “When and where will we honeymoon?”

Before the wedding, Mr. G and I made the decision to postpone our honeymoon. Mr. G had just started a new job and he hadn’t accrued much vacation time. So we happily agreed to put off the honeymoon until September or October. I say “happily” because, at the time, the thought of travel planning (on top of wedding planning) seemed like a chore.

Well here we are, it’s almost August, and we have no plans to speak of. The truth is that I’m having second thoughts. The whimsical, romantic side of me says, “Go on your honeymoon. It’s a once in a lifetime chance to spend blissful moments with Mr. G.” The practical side of me says, “Honey, hold on to the extra cash, and save it. It could go toward a future house.” Mr. G said he’ll go along with whatever I want. In other words, he’s stumped too.
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Our photographer, Toby Morris of Toby Morris Photography, recently revealed some beautiful pictures from our wedding. I am so pleased! Do I smell the Glitters’ re-caps in the air?!? I think I do! Stay tuned! ’Til then… feast your eyes on these.

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