The Ride of Our Lives: The Day I Became a Hubby part. 1
January 6th, 2010 by The Fresh Hubby
With all the last moment emergencies the month leading up to our wedding was a stress fest! And if I thought the last month was stressful the last week was a Stress-mare! I woke the morning of our wedding with a goal: “I won’t stress out about a thing. I will live and love every moment of today.” And here is how it went…
Fresh Hubby Tip Numero Uno for the MONTH of your wedding: Watch your cell bill and add minutes if necessary.- The past week felt like I was on the phone answering a vendor’s or guest’s question more than I was off the phone. Don’t believe me? Well if you can get T-mobile to remove the FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN OVERAGES for the month of May, we will be besties for life. I knew I needed to slow down the Bullet Train of Wedding Planning and turn it into the Soul Train of Wedding Loving. Its one thing to have a goal, its another to have a plan.
- This thing won’t stop ringing!
Fresh Hubby Tip Numero Uno for the DAY of your wedding: You need to mentally and physically stop and relax. The planning has ended and now it’s time to be fully present in the day.- Hellooooo Massage. If you live in L.A. you may know the joy of Pho Siam. A beautiful calming location where a nice Thai lady will stretch you like a rubber-band and walk all over you for only 40 bucks an hour. I told my brother and Best Man that was how we were going to start the big day, and surprisingly *wink* he had no objections. For the first time in a week the cell phone was being turned off. I was now on the Wedding Soul Train and nothing was gonna mess up my groove.
- This may be the rehearsal dinner but you can see my Best Man is a relaxing guy
Fresh Hubby Tip Numero Dose for the DAY of your wedding: Give your best man your cell phone. Just because my cell phone had been turned off does not mean the calls stopped coming. When I turned my phone back on I had to play catch up. Everyone respects that the bride needs to be left alone on the wedding day so EVERYONE turns to the suit for answers. Today you are Vinny Chase and you have an Enterouge for a reason. Turn to them.
- My Crew has Balls!
Fresh Hubby tip Numero Tres: Do something fun and simple with the Fellas for bonding and relaxing- My Best Man and I both emerged from Pho Siam, with a calm confidence and we were ready to get our wedding on. But it’s only 12pm. Good thing we planned to go bowling with the Groomsmen and other men of the family. I had thought about golf, but getting there and back on time would have harshed my mellow, man. Bowling was just a block away from our out of towners hotel The Magic Castle I.E. Groomsmen Prep. Headquarters.
- Aye! When it comes to bowling my Pops in-law and I don’t mess around.
Fresh Hubby tip Numero Quattro and Cinquo: Make sure you eat something, and if a friend is your second shooter, make sure its a very reliable friend- Bowling was a blast. Groomsmen, Groomslady, and the Pops/Bros In-laws having a good time. Lounging around with a spread of bowling appetizer grub surrounded by some of my closest gents (and lady) in my life was a very good way to smoothly start building the momentum of the day. But where the heck is our second shooter who is supposed to be documenting all this brotherly love?! I get a call from our awesome D.O.C. Sharlene and she asks, “Do you know where the heck your second shooter is?!” She has been trying to reach him forever. Mellow Harshing Alert! Man, I’m just trying to keep it groovy here, ya dig. Our second shooter was a friend who was emphatic about taking pics for our wedding. We had given him a billion oppurtunities to simply be a guest at the wedding, but he insisted. So where the heck is this guy? Thankfully my groomsmen stepped in. Between my Best Man and Groomsman Nick, our second shooter magically appeared. A little sweaty, but in time to get some good pics. Let the soul train roll on.
- Nick’s got my back… and my boobs
Bowling has been so fun but I’m kind of in the mood to lay by the pool because it’s only…YOWSERS It’s later than I thought! We need to get changing and S.T.A.T.! We are in the final countdown to the ceremony and all of a sudden the Wedding Soul Train is going to EXPRESS!
Catch the Wedding Soul Train at it’s next stop Grooms Men Headquarters in, The Day I Became a Hubby part. 2
