Right before they popped off to the land of tea & crumpets, Jim and Ben stopped by for one last in-person recording session to talk about their wedding. Apologies in advance to the Brits for our terrible English accents. Moral to the Story: Marriage has to be based on fake news otherwise no one would do it. Other Fun Topics Discussed: Ben explains the arduous emigration process. Tamu & Mallory cried at the courthouse wedding video. San Diego Shout Outs: To the wedding venue, Bahia Resort Hotel and the runner-up, Top of the Bay. Deep Sadness Moment: Mallory learns Orlando Bloom is engaged to Katy Perry. WTF Moment: Ben learns Orlando Bloom is English! Ben loves Katy Perry so much she is the only artist he listens to offline. Mallory's elvish journals. Ben is taking his Tolkien collection to England. Ben feels that Elijah Wood should be English and/or gay. Question of the Day: Do the English speak proper English? Speaking of Weddings: Joelle of Mouse and Weens had close to 200 people at her wedding. Ben's dream wedding came to fruition, the feeling was not mutual for Jim. Friends/guests forget a wedding is not about them. Jim & Ben spent 10 hours putting together their seating chart to avoid "landmines". For Jim, the bigness of the wedding (84 guests) was overwhelming . Jim's 80-line excel spreadsheet. Jim, the Consummate Wedding Planner: Jim broke all of the wedding activities into 15 minute increments. Toast strategies for when you have four (4) of them. Would they do a big wedding again? No, however, for each of them watching one another walk down the aisle with their respective families made it worth it. Lessons Learned: Jim will now be a horrible wedding guest. All about the music: Jim's OCD came out creating the reception playlist and Tamu felt a way about being excluded from the music selection. Shifting Perspectives: Ben's parents' progression from him burning in hell to full acceptance of his being gay. You get 1 min: Jim's explanation for the champagne toast. A moment of Zen: Jim's mani/pedi relaxation moment. Tamu won't be allowed into Britain with her bad cockney accent. Jim & Ben's Guide to Wedding Survival: Clearly communicate your needs and wants. Decide the size of wedding up front and do not deviate. Agree together on how scripted you want things to be. Don't sweat the small stuff. Don't freak out about your friends being idiots, they are just excited. Don't settle on venues. Take time and look around. Podcast Shout Outs from Across the Pond: Check out The Thirst Podcast for pop culture, news, reviews, and discussion. Listen to Her Moment in History where hosts Grace and Michelle give famous, infamous and not-so-well know women a time to shine.  

Right before they popped off to the land of tea & crumpets, Jim and Ben stopped by for one last in-person recording session to talk about their wedding. Apologies in advance to the Brits for our terrible English accents.

Moral to the Story: Marriage has to be based on fake news otherwise no one would do it.

Other Fun Topics Discussed:

• Ben explains the arduous emigration process.
• Tamu & Mallory cried at the courthouse wedding video.
• San Diego Shout Outs: To the wedding venue, Bahia Resort Hotel and the runner-up, Top of the Bay.
• Deep Sadness Moment: Mallory learns Orlando Bloom is perry-orlando-bloom-engaged.html">engaged to Katy Perry.
• WTF Moment: Ben learns Orlando Bloom is English!
• Ben loves Katy Perry so much she is the only artist he listens to offline.
• Mallory's elvish journals.
• Ben is taking his Tolkien collection to England.
• Ben feels that Elijah Wood should be English and/or gay.
• Question of the Day: Do the English speak proper English?
• Speaking of Weddings: Joelle of Mouse and Weens had close to 200 people at her wedding.
• Ben's dream wedding came to fruition, the feeling was not mutual for Jim.
• Friends/guests forget a wedding is not about them.
• Jim & Ben spent 10 hours putting together their seating chart to avoid "landmines".
• For Jim, the bigness of the wedding (84 guests) was overwhelming .
• Jim's 80-line excel spreadsheet.
• Jim, the Consummate Wedding Planner: Jim broke all of the wedding activities into 15 minute increments.
• Toast strategies for when you have four (4) of them.
• Would they do a big wedding again? No, however, for each of them watching one another walk down the aisle with their respective families made it worth it.
• Lessons Learned: Jim will now be a horrible wedding guest.
• All about the music: Jim's OCD came out creating the reception playlist and Tamu felt a way about being excluded from the music selection.
• Shifting Perspectives: Ben's parents' progression from him burning in hell to full acceptance of his being gay.
• You get 1 min: Jim's explanation for the champagne toast.
• A moment of Zen: Jim's mani/pedi relaxation moment.
• Tamu won't be allowed into Britain with her bad cockney accent.

Jim & Ben's Guide to Wedding Survival:

1. Clearly communicate your needs and wants.
2. Decide the size of wedding up front and do not deviate.
3. Agree together on how scripted you want things to be.
4. Don't sweat the small stuff.
5. Don't freak out about your friends being idiots, they are just excited.
6. Don't settle on venues. Take time and look around.

Podcast Shout Outs from Across the Pond:

• Check out The Thirst Podcast for pop culture, news, reviews, and discussion.
• Listen to Her Moment in History where hosts Grace and Michelle give famous, infamous and not-so-well know women a time to shine.