"We're jumpin' it!"

I'm incredibly lucky to be marrying Mr. Oyster, a man who has embraced my culture and traditions wholeheartedly. He has been very excited about our wedding broom, and it has just arrived!

I mentioned a while back that I might like to have the broom be something passed around the family or on to future generations, or at the very least, displayed on our wall somewhere. But first, I had to get one. I thought Michaels might have one, or a craft store, but I was completely wrong. I even considered getting one from a costume shop (hello, witches!) for a deep discount.

But Mr. Oyster, noting my concerns about the "heirloom broom," got very interested in this, and decided to take charge of this Matter of the Broom. I did not anticipate that he would take it so seriously, but I love that he did.

Mr. Oyster looks so proud of his find:

And then he promptly began chasing me around the kitchen with it.

Well, at least it's good for something.

We got ours from "Brooms by Chris," who provided excellent, personalized customer service, (Mr. Oyster spoke to Chris himself), even if it was not particularly quick. Mr. Oyster says the broom took about 4-6 weeks to arrive, but I think it's worth it for a handmade broom!

I initially planned to decorate the broom myself, but after speaking with our florist, and seeing that he's done some brooms before, I just decided to hand it over to him to work his magic on. I explained that I wanted to keep the broom for the future, so we asked that it be decorated with silk flowers instead of real ones. Our florist is a great guy and, luckily, was not offended by our request. I'm so glad to take that off my to-do list!

It was a great feeling to see the broom that I'm going to jump with my husband. It's like, real, tangible evidence that a wedding will happen. The best part was when we "tested" it and Mr. Oyster said, "Woo-hoo! We're jumpin' it!"

What was something that made your wedding "real" for you?