Takin control like a PRO at Rehearsal... or a stressed crazy person. Its a fine line. (Photo by Brooke Jensen)
So it had originally been the plan to do a big caravan type situation to drive down to California but the variety of problems that arose from trying to make that happen were to say the least, epic. So Joey and I ended up driving down in a separate cars with my parents. This was actually kind of nice because it meant I got to have a little bit of bonding time with my mom on the drive down. Also, Joey and I had been planning on spending one night apart before our wedding and this way way we would actually have 3 apart, which means all the more swoony and romantic we would be when finally were united. This was actually a bad idea, because as the weekend went on and things got more stressful, we didn’t have each other for direct support line unless it was by phone. So friends out there in blog world… don’t do that. Haha.
You may be asking yourself what was so stressful, well there were a number (a large number) of various issues that arose that weekend, all of which in hindsight were easily solvable and unimportant, except for one which was weighing heavily on everybody (except Joey, that cool cucumber). The Weather. This entire weekend was planned outside, and up to that weekend I had been sort of nonchalant about rain. I actually love the rain, and prefer an overcast day to a sunny one. I kept saying that if it rained we’d all use umbrellas, and we’d still have a great time. But when faced with the actual prospect of it on multiple occasions, with low sleep and blood sugar levels, it ended up being a major issue. However I saved my big rain freak out for later (stay tuned!)
Joey and his family with our Officiant Michelle at Rehearsal (Photo by: Brooke Jensen)
On Saturday afternoon, our wedding party descended upon Orange County, checked into our hotel compound and then headed to Corona Del Mar State Beach for the rehearsal. Once we arrived, we realized that our original planned location on top of the rocks was not going to work for our elderly guests so we changed the location to a park on top of the cliffs, looking over the beach, which logistically made a lot more sense. We briefly ran through how the ceremony was going to play out, but we tried to keep it as brief as possible since it was a very chilly October evening by the ocean, and there were the ever present rain clouds looming.
Our FANTASTIC officiant did a good job of keeping things light and breezy and making people laugh in spite of some serious chills and obvious stress factors. Once we made sure everybody felt comfortable with the procession and placement, we hustled back to the wedding compound (hotel) for the rehearsal dinner.
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