A Sunday Kind of Love: Guy Things

Let's be honest, the time it takes for guys to get ready is merely a fraction of what it takes for the girls, at least in most cases. This was true for the guys in our wedding (Keep in mind, they only needed ONE room to get ready in, compared to our 3 room penthouse), so I had no problem sending Mr. Ly and his groomsmen all around Philadelphia to run some errands (we may or may not have forgotten all our money for the day of and needed to go to the bank to get cash... on a Sunday of all days) and to build the chuppah while the ladies were getting their hair and make-up done.

A friend of Mr. Ly's had delivered the chuppah to the Curtis Center on Saturday during our rehearsal lunch, but it still had to be built between the hours of 9 & 11, Sunday morning. This made me slightly nervous, but I knew with all the guys we had there to help, it really shouldn't be a problem.  I got the occasional picture message with progress of the chuppah throughout the morning:

Personal Photo

Personal Photo

There was no need to worry, my brother and his father-in-law had built this for his wedding back in October, so they knew exactly what they were doing. They put it together in no time, thanks to the help of all my brothers-in-law, father-in-law, and Mr. Ly of course. Once it was set the guys headed back to the hotel to wait for the photographers and start getting ready.

Once the photographers arrived, the guys got dressed, and just were their goofy selves for the camera. They are just your typical guys, doing their typical guy things.

All photos by Mike Landis Photographer unless otherwise noted.

'Guy Things' include - looking pensive,

drinking lots of whiskey

making sure they have fresh breath, 

telling ridiculous stories, with lots of laughs,

and looking longingly (Don Draper style) out the window with a glass of whiskey. 

Of course we have our very typical moments of the morning too, with Mr. Ly getting ready:

Spending a special moment with his dad:

Getting flowered:

He gifted each of his groomsmen cufflinks to match their tastes and personality:

It's hard to tell, but they were a mix of sports, movies, games, and superhero themed cufflinks

Mr. Ly's brother sporting his Ghostbuster themed cufflinks

Overall, I'd say the guys had a pretty good morning.  Yes, they had to work a bit, but I think they were in great company the whole time, and had a really fun morning from what I can tell.

Anyone else give the groom some chores on the day of the wedding?

I pre-capped our recaps with a big announcement!
Recaps began with our Same Day Edit video.
I needed to get some perspective the week of the wedding.
Personally brewed beers gave our rehearsal lunch a special touch!
I spent a fantastic last day as a Miss.
I shared some gifts for my bridesmaids. 
The girls spend an easy and relaxing morning getting made up.