bobbi+mike

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Lodi, Calif.

coordinator  • Laurel Anderson, Esla Events
hair •  Stephanie Pace (Bride’s Friend)
makeup •  Jill Briggs
florist • Crimson Horticultural Rarities
ceremony & reception •  Oak Farm Vineyards
officiant •  Sanford Marshall
cake •  Freeport Bakery
ice cream •  The Velvet Grill And Creamery
graphic artist • Leigh Okies Events
dress •  Amy Kuschel
tux •  Bar III by Macy’s
tie •  Ben Sherman

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their songs

processional
Family, bridal party + Groom • I Should Have Known Better –The Beatles
Bride • Mendelsohn’s Wedding March – Performed by all 90 of their guests on kazoos
recessional • Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows –Lesley Gore (also the theme of their wedding!)
introductions  • Eye Of The Tiger –Survivor
first dance  • Moon River –Andy Williams
father/daughter & mother/son • What A Wonderful World –Louis Armstrong
cake cutting  • I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) –The Four Tops
last dance  • God Only Knows –The Beach Boys

molly+glen

What was the most memorable moment of your day?

molly: Just one? Pffft!1) Kazoos — more on those in a second. 2) Having the people who mean the most to me in this world (some of whom live far from my heart) all in once place and getting to love on them all day. 3) Hanging out just before the processional, listening, dancing and singing along to all of my favorite old songs being played for our guests while they waited. 3) The kazoo practice round, which really had to be experienced to be appreciated. 4) My dad forgetting to give me away! (He said he just wasn’t ready to let go yet. :)) 6) My dad’s super long speech!  All of our speeches, really.  7) Surprising Glen after the ceremony with custom ice cream from a local creamery. (We eat a LOT of ice cream together.) 6) Dancing like a fool. And oh yeah,Marrying the best fellow I know.

glen: The kazoos were definitely a uniquely memorable moment. After our family friends instructed all the guests on how to use the kazoos, there was a trial run while the wedding party was hidden away getting lined up for the procession. When everyone started playing “Hear Comes The Bride” it sounded like the wedding of a giant swarm of bees. It was hilarious and phenomenal and the entire party burst into laughter. It also was a great moment because you never know how wacky things like that will work with a crowd—but it couldn’t have gone better and it really set the tone for the second half of the party, which was that we were all there to have a great time

Any advice for future bride/grooms?

molly: 1) Fly Bobbi+Mike to your wedding.  Duh.  2) Hire a good team if it’s practical for you.  Our wedding coordinator and florist / designer MADE our wedding.  Thanks to them it was beautiful, joyous and easy.  3) Consider eating dinner first!  Food and relaxation were important to us, and we wanted to get married on full stomachs, so we ate before our ceremony.  It made for some extra considerations on the logistical side of things (like attending all my wedding dress fittings after a big lunch!), but the end result was a jolly, laid-back atmosphere that flowed through the rest of the day.  4) Embrace crazy ideas if they make you happy (like kazoos!). 5) Ignore your DJ when he says he knows your and your guests’ musical preferences better than you do. 6) Wait to get married until you’re old enough to know that very few people on planet earth dance well, so that you’ll be more likely to dance the night away with no shame or pretense and love it.  And finally, 7) Be happy happy happy!

glen: Make your wedding day fun for you and your guests — and then actually have fun!

Funniest memory from your wedding day?

molly: Hands down, being serenaded down the aisle by all 90 of our guests playing “Here Comes The Bride” on Kazoos.  Backstory: We REALLY procrastinated on picking a DJ.  Finally my mother proclaimed that since we were running out of time to find someone, she was just going to buy a box of bulk kazoos and we’d have the guests hum the music all night.  GENIUS!  The processional was the part of the day I was most nervous about (I’m not a center-of-attention woman), and I wanted to make it lighthearted and spread the attention around. Oh my great goodness, did I succeed — it was outstanding.  By the time I made it to Glen, I was crying from laughing so hard that the officiant had to give me a good minute to recompose myself.  My only regret is that we don’t have this on video!

glen: Kazoos!

If you could do it all over, would you change anything?

We would have eaten more!  Specifically: BBQ + ice cream.  Otherwise, not a thing!

Where did you go on your honeymoon?

We just bought a house, so we postponed our “real” honeymoon until next year.  Instead, we spent a few days in Yosemite National Park, and we’ll save three weeks in China and Tibet for our first anniversary!