I Love Love: wedding celebration crew

I was honored to be part of Melissa’s prep crew for her wedding this weekend. I spent Saturday morning with Kasey, Sheila Houston, Shelly Stoker, and Jane Farnsworth setting up tables and decor at the venue. We popped over to the temple, and then we went back out in the early afternoon to meet Meredith Featherstone to do flowers, and then got a call from Stacie Pabst to see if we could help her, Jadene Hughes, Pauline, and Amy Adams to cut up fruit and cook hundreds of wontons. 

Spending the day with these wonderful women? A dream. It was extra great to visit with Featherstones, who are still in the trenches of a post-house fire insurance claim. I can relate to this niche stressful, tedious form of misery so much and will absolutely be taking Meredith to lunch to celebrate when the claim is finished. It took me 2 years to do mine and it was one of the most excruciating and mentally taxing burdens I’ve ever born. Massive props to her and Pablo for their grace through is part. It’s the worst. 

Between restocking the food tables, boba drinks, and ice cream, we were designated hype crew for dancing. This is an easy ask for me. Hot take: always always always dance at weddings.  You will never find me holding up a wall at a wedding if there is dancing at a wedding or birthday. It’s the best day of the couples life—they deserve to be celebrated. Be vulnerable and go wiggle it for the honored guests of a party. I mean, who  wants to remember looking out at uncomfortable or awkward guests at their wedding reception or birthday party? No one. And who can sit still to Earth Wind and Fire or Waka Flocka Flame anyway?  Let yourself loose and show the newlyweds some love and appresh. 

 ❤️. 

What happens when you put 5 white ladies in charge of cooking dumplings? Bless Pauline for stepping in to show us how it’s done. And Bless Chris’ brother and sister Randy and Amy for showing up with hundreds of potstickers from Lins. 

Chris’ sister Amy. I wish I had a photo with Mercedes, she could be Chris’ twin. 

My new besties, Kendyl Kelsea and Adam Richard pleasure making bobas with you. 

Other new besties. The “Harnonies” as Q calls them. Grandmas Chree and Betty. Betty can dance. We boogied it up and she got down on that dance floor. It was clear the apple did not fall far from the tree when Gangnam Style dropped. Grandma knows ball.